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ENGLISH HISTORY. SUMMARY: CHAPTER II
1938
Anglo-Italian Agreement (pg. 28-29). The Budget (pg. 29-30). Criticism in the House (pg. 30-31). Purchase of Food Stocks (pg. 31). The Essential Commodities Reserves Bill (pg. 31). Food Control Plans (pg. 31-32). The Eire Agreements (pg. 32). Premier's Statement (pg. 32-33). Feeling in the Commons (pg. 33). French Ministers' Visit (pg. 33). Results of Visit (pg. 33-34). Premier on Anglo-Italian Agreement (pg. 34). Labour Opposition (pg. 34-35). British Statement at Geneva (pg. 35). Lord Halifax on Non-Intervention (pg. 35). Lords' Debate on Abyssinia (pg. 35-36). “Arms for Spain” Agitation (pg. 36). Labour Executive and a “Popular Front” (pg. 36-37). Support for the Idea (pg. 37). Labour Executive's Hesitation (pg. 37). Effect of By-election Results (pg. 37-38). Criticism of Air Ministry (pg. 38). Debates in Parliament (pg. 38-39). Ministerial Changes (pg. 39). Defence Ministry Proposed (pg. 39-40). Labour Demand for Air Inquiry (pg. 40). Premier's Refusal (pg. 40). Workers and Rearmament (pg. 40). Trade Union Council and Mr. Chamberlain (pg. 40-41). Coal Bill in the Lords (pg. 41). The Bressey Scheme (pg. 41-42). Transport Minister's Statement (pg. 42-43). The Economic Situation (pg. 43). Shelving of Van Zeeland Report (pg. 43-44). Australian Delegation's Report (pg. 44). Prime Minister on Conscription and National Register (pg. 44-45). Air-raid Precautions (pg. 45). Essential Commodities Reserves Bill Passed (pg. 45-46). Second Defence Loan (pg. 46). Britain and the Czechoslovak Crisis (pg. 46). Agreements with Turkey (pg. 46-47). British Ships Bombed in Spain (pg. 47). Government Inaction (pg. 47-48). Labour Criticism (pg. 48). Premier's Reply (pg. 48-49). Mr. Lloyd George's Rebuke (pg. 49). Further Labour Protests (pg. 49). Premier's Statement (pg. 49-50). Bishops' Appeal to the Government (pg. 50). Activity of Non-Intervention Committee (pg. 50). Revised British Plan Accepted (pg. 50-51). Details of Plan (pg. 51). Government and Official Secrets Act (pg. 51-52). Home Secretary's Statement (pg. 52). Proposed Amending Bill (pg. 52). Mr. Sandy's Question (pg. 52-53). His Interview with the Attorney-General (pg. 53). Speaker's Ruling (pg. 53). The Breach of Privilege (pg. 53-54). Committee of Inquiry Set Up (pg. 54). Committee of Privileges Report Accepted (pg. 54-55). New Complication (pg. 55). Commotion Subsides (pg. 55). U.A.B. Report (pg. 55-56). Government and Family Allowances (pg. 56). Work of the U.A.B. (pg. 56). Jamaica and Palestine Troubles (pg. 56-57). Mr. Chamberlain on Police Bombing (pg. 57). Bigger Battleships Decided On (pg. 57). Austrian Loan Payments (pg. 57-58). Ministers and Parliament (pg. 58). Condition of Mercantile Marine (pg. 58). Premier's Kettering Speech (pg. 58). Indignation of Farmers (pg. 58-59). Mr. W. S. Morrison on Condition of Agriculture (pg. 59). Finance Bill Third Reading (pg. 59-60). Question of the American Debt (pg. 60). Royal Visit to Paris (pg. 60). Lord Runciman's Mission to Czechoslovakia (pg. 60-61). Vote of Confidence in Mr. Chamberlain (pg. 61). Premier on Far East Situation (pg. 61). Home Secretary on A.R.P. (pg. 61-62). Promotion in the Army (pg. 62). Labour and the Spanish Situation (pg. 62). Premier on Suggested Welsh Office (pg. 62-63).
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ENGLISH HISTORY. SUMMARY: CHAPTER II.—THE NEW PEACE FRONT
Italian Occupation of Albania (pg. 35-36). Premier's Condemnation (pg. 36). Assurances to Greece and Rumania (pg. 36-37). Government and Russia (pg. 37). Lords and “Appeasement” (pg. 37). Premier and Roosevelt's Message (pg. 37-38). The Speaker's Seat (pg. 38). Government Rejects Deep Air-raid Shelters (pg. 38). Access to Mountains Bill Passed (pg. 38). M.P.'s Privileges and Official Secrets Act (pg. 38-39). The Budget (pg. 39-40). Reception in the House (pg. 40). Decision to Create Ministry of Supply (pg. 40-41). Decision to Introduce Conscription (pg. 41-42). New Mobilisation Procedure (pg. 42). Opposition Anger with Premier (pg. 42-43). Debate on Conscription (pg. 43-44). The Military Training Bill (pg. 44). Labour Party and Conscription (pg. 44-45). Second Reading Debate (pg. 45). Amendments to the Bill (pg. 45-46). Trades Union and Conscription (pg. 46). Trade Agreement with Rumania (pg. 46). Agreement with Turkey (pg. 46-47). Premier on New Foreign Policy (pg. 47-48). Opening of Negotiations with Russia (pg. 48). Opposition Suspicions of Prime Minister (pg. 48). Statements in the Commons (pg. 48-49). Britain and League of Nations (pg. 49). New Proposals to Russia (pg. 49-50). Government and the Bank of International Settlements (pg. 50). Premier and Spanish War Material (pg. 50-51). Palestine White Paper (pg. 51). Colonial Secretary's Defence (pg. 51-52). Criticism in Parliament (pg. 52). The Finance Bill in Parliament (pg. 52-53). Supplementary Estimate for Buying Ships (pg. 53). Lords Debate on Alness Report (pg. 53). Report on Railway Rates (pg. 53). Problem of Young Men on the “Dole” (pg. 53-54). Ministry of Supply Bill (pg. 54). Criticism in Lords (pg. 54-55). Labour on Army Organisation (pg. 55). Labour Party Conference (pg. 55). Criticism of Government (pg. 55-56). Case of Sir S. Cripps (pg. 56). Resolutions on Foreign. Policy, etc. (pg. 56-57). Report on “Labour and Defence” Adopted (pg. 57). Mr. H. Morrison on “Popular Front” (pg. 57). Mr. Greenwood on Labour Programme (pg. 57). Loss of Thetis (pg. 57-58). Agricultural Development Bill (pg. 58-59). Poultry and Milk Bills (pg. 59). Milk Consumption Figures (pg. 59-60). Government and Foreign Publicity (pg. 60). Barter Agreement with U.S. (pg. 60-61). Improvement in Export Trade (pg. 61). King and Queen Leave for Canada (pg. 61). Public Interest in the Tour (pg. 61-62). The King on his Impressions (pg. 62). Parade of Civil Defence Workers (pg. 62). Protection of Militiamen (pg. 62-63). New Armaments Profits Tax (pg. 63). Premier Disclaims Idea of “Encircling” Germany (pg. 63-64). Lord Halifax on Anglo-German Understanding (pg. 64-65). Naval Treaty Denunciation Protest (pg. 65). Lord Halifax's Warning to Germany (pg. 65-66). Public Approval (pg. 66-67). Prime Minister on Danzig (pg. 67). Progress of Anglo-Russian Negotiations (pg. 67-68). New Exports Credit Bill (pg. 68-69). Help for Poland (pg. 69). Rumours of Loan to Germany (pg. 69). Trouble at Tientsin (pg. 69-70). Premier's Statement (pg. 70). Counsels Patience (pg. 70). Opening of Negotiations at Tokio (pg. 70-71). The Anglo-Japanese “Formula” (pg. 71). Mr. Chamberlain's Explanation (pg. 71). M.P.'s Pensions Bill (pg. 71-72). Cotton Industry Reorganisation Bill Passed (pg. 72). Civil Airways Merger (pg. 72). Suspension of Jewish Immigration into Palestine (pg. 72-73). The National Expenditure (pg. 73). War Risks Insurance Bill (pg. 73). Merchant Shipping Subsidy (pg. 73-74). Premier on Old-age Pensions (pg. 74). Bill for Combating I.R.A. (pg. 74-75). Home Secretary's Statement (pg. 75-76). Amendments to the Bill (pg. 76). Bill Passed (pg. 76-77). Opposition Suspicions of Mr. Chamberlain (pg. 77). The Pro-Churchill Agitation (pg. 77). Other Opposition Moves (pg. 77). Premier on Foreign Policy (pg. 77-78). Arrangements for the Vacation (pg. 78). Opposition Anger (pg. 78-79). Lord Halifax on Foreign Situation (pg. 79). Premier on Relations with Japan (pg. 79). Progress of Civil Defence (pg. 79-80). Progress of War Preparations (pg. 80). Determination of the Nation (pg. 80).
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ENGLISH HISTORY: CHAPTER I. THE GENERAL TARIFF
The Financial Problem (pg. 1). Taxpayers' Effort (pg. 1-2). Economic Position (pg. 2). Unemployment Returns (pg. 2). Government and Reparations Conference (pg. 2-3). Postponement of Conference (pg. 3). Public and Disarmament Conference (pg. 3-4). British Policy in Manchuria (pg. 4). Burma Round-Table Conference (pg. 4-5). Report of Cabinet Economic Committee (pg. 5). Differences in Cabinet (pg. 5-6). The “Agreement to Differ” (pg. 6). Sir H. Samuel's Justification (pg. 6-7). Prime Minister's Defence (pg. 7). Wheat Quota Scheme (pg. 7). Government and Ottawa Conference (pg. 7). Dartmoor Mutiny (pg. 7). Resignation of Sir W. Jowitt (pg. 7-8). Repayment of Loan to France and United States (pg. 8). The Soviet and British Claims (pg. 8). Government and Shanghai Hostilities (pg. 8-9). Town and Country Planning Bill (pg. 9). Results of Abnormal Importations Act (pg. 9-11). Tariff Resolution Introduced: Chancellor's Speech (pg. 9-11). Sir H. Samuel's Criticism (pg. 11-12). Mr. Runciman's Defence (pg. 12-13). Sir H. Samuel on his Position (pg. 13). The Constitutional Question (pg. 13-14). Import Duties Bill Exemptions (pg. 14). Government's Agricultural Policy (pg. 14-15). Import Duties Bill Second Reading (pg. 15). Premier's Eye Operation (pg. 15). Report on Dartmoor Mutiny (pg. 15-16). Juvenile Offenders Law (pg. 16). Reparations Conference Fixed (pg. 16-17). France and British Coal (pg. 17). Post Office Committee Appointed (pg. 17). Labour Protest against Means Test (pg. 17-18). Parliament and the Far East (pg. 18-19). Import Duties Bill Passed (pg. 18-19). Import Duties Advisory Committee (pg. 20). Committee on “Sky-writing” (pg. 20). Estimates for coming Year (pg. 20-21). Position in India (pg. 21-22). Wheat Bill Second Reading (pg. 22-23). Naval Estimates (pg. 23). Army Estimates (pg. 23). Air Estimates (pg. 23-24). The “Gold Rush” (pg. 24-25). Revival of Confidence (pg. 25). Cost of Living (pg. 25). Chancellor on Currency Fluctuation (pg. 25-26). Mr. Baldwin's Optimism (pg. 26). Mr. Chamberlain's Warning (pg. 26-27). Sir John Simon on Sino-Japanese Dispute (pg. 27). Lotteries Bill Introduced (pg. 27-28). National Accounts for 1931–32 (pg. 28). Trouble in Lancashire Cotton Industry (pg. 28-29). I.L.P. and Labour Party (pg. 29). Breach with Ireland over the Oath and Annuities (pg. 29-30). Four-Power Danubian Conference (pg. 30-31).
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ENGLISH HISTORY: CHAPTER I. PREPARATIONS FOR THE WORLD ECONOMIC CONFERENCE
1933
Position of the Government (pg. 1-2). Trade in 1932 (pg. 2). President Hoover's Invitation (pg. 2). Mr. Chamberlain on War Debts (pg. 2-3). Sir R. Lindsay in England (pg. 3). Mr. Chamberlain on the Currency Question (pg. 3-4). Railway Wages Board Reports (pg. 4). Rejection by Men (pg. 4). Waterloo Bridge Decision (pg. 4). Imprisonment of Tom Mann (pg. 4-5). British Disarmament Proposals (pg. 5). Mr. Eden on British Guarantees (pg. 5-6). Anglo-Persian Oil Company Arrangement (pg. 6). The Totalisator Problem (pg. 6). Labour Demonstration on Unemployment (pg. 6-7). Liberals and the Government (pg. 7). The Building Subsidy (pg. 7). Parliament and the Austrian Loan (pg. 7-8). Kenya Native Rights (pg. 8). The Crown Lands Commissioners (pg. 8-9). Government and Local Authorities (pg. 9). Government's Unemployment Policy (pg. 9-10). Conservatives and India (pg. 10-11). Parliament and the B.B.C. (pg. 11). The Arms Export Embargo (pg. 11-12). British Air Disarmament Policy (pg. 12). Estimates for 1933–34 (pg. 12-13). Parliament and Taxation (pg. 13). Government's Financial Policy (pg. 13-14). London Passenger Transport Bill (pg. 14). Housing Bill (pg. 14). Discussion of Service Estimates (pg. 14-15). Government and Disarmament Conference (pg. 15-16). Prime Minister and Sir J. Simon at Geneva (pg. 16). At Rome (pg. 16-17). Mr. MacDonald on his Visits (pg. 17-18). Mr. Churchill's Criticism (pg. 18). Mr. Eden's Defence (pg. 18). Agricultural Bill (pg. 18-19). Mr. Runciman on Most-Favoured-Nation Clause (pg. 19). M. Bonnet in London (pg. 19-20). Movement for “Wise Spending” (pg. 20). Mr. Chamberlain's reply (pg. 20-21). Government and Distressed Areas (pg. 21-22). Slum Clearance Campaign (pg. 22). White Paper on India (pg. 22-23). Commons Debate (pg. 23-24). Lords Debate (pg. 24-25). Joint Select Committee Appointed (pg. 25). Anglo-Russian Crisis (pg. 25-26). Prohibition of Russian Imports Bill (pg. 26-27). The Moscow Trial (pg. 27-28). Prime Minister's Visit to Washington (pg. 28). Parliament and the Nazi Outrages (pg. 28-29). Road and Rail Traffic Bill (pg. 29-30). I.L.P. and Communists (pg. 30). Accounts for 1932–33 (pg. 30-31).
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ENGLISH HISTORY: CHAPTER 3. THE DISARMAMENT PROBLEM
1933
Political Calm (pg. 64). Plight of Livestock Farmers (pg. 64). Moyne Committee Report on Housing (pg. 64-65). Closing of Empire Marketing Board (pg. 65). Textile Delegation to India (pg. 65). T.U.C. on Dictatorships (pg. 65-66). Trade Union Congress (pg. 66-67). Labour Party Programme (pg. 67-68). Labour Party Conference (pg. 68-69). Left Wing Motion (pg. 69). Mr. Henderson on Disarmament (pg. 69-70). Co-operation with Communists (pg. 70). Conservative Party Conference (pg. 70-71). Discussion on Indian Policy (pg. 71). Mr. Baldwin on Armaments (pg. 71). Professor Einstein in London (pg. 71-72). American Debt Negotiations (pg. 72). Trade Agreement with Finland (pg. 72). Prime Minister on Government's Record (pg. 72-73). Mr. Chamberlain on Financial Policy (pg. 73-74). Cabinet and Disarmament (pg. 74). Attitude towards Germany (pg. 74-75). Growing Pessimism (pg. 75). Sir J. Simon's Geneva Speech (pg. 75-76). Premier's Appeal to Germany (pg. 76-77). Government Accused of War-mongering (pg. 77). Mr. Eden's Defence (pg. 77-78). Cabinet Solidarity (pg. 78-79). Debate on Disarmament Problem in Commons (pg. 79-80). In Lords (pg. 80). Premier Again Appeals to Germany (pg. 80-81). Archbishop of Canterbury's Deputation (pg. 81). Labour Party's Disarmament Scheme (pg. 81-82). New Cruiser Programme (pg. 82). Government and Slum Clearance (pg. 82). Married Women's Disabilities Bill (pg. 82). Japan and Lancashire (pg. 82-83). Health Insurance Arrears (pg. 83). Road and Rail Traffic Bill Passed (pg. 83). Restriction of Bacon Imports (pg. 83-84). Relations with Irish Free State (pg. 84). Text of New Unemployment Bill (pg. 84-85). Liberal Party Decides to go into Opposition (pg. 85). Parliament Prorogued (pg. 85).
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