Book Chapter

ENGLISH HISTORY: CHAPTER I. THE GENERAL TARIFF

1932

Overview

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).

• Subject: Abnormal Importations Act / Addison, Rt. Hon. Dr. C / AIR estimates / AIR Force / Airships, British / Amery, Rt. Hon. L. S / ANGLO-SOVIET relations / Army Estimates / Attlee, Major / Baldwin, Rt. Hon. Stanley / Banbury, Lord / Bank of England / Bank rate / Bengal, India / Betterton, Sir Henry / BOYD-MERRIMAN, Sir F / Briand, M. Aristide (Fr.) / Bridgeman, Lord / BRÜNING, Chancellor (Ger.) / Buchanan, Mr / Budget / Burma / Chamberlain, Rt. Hon. Neville / Chapman, Sir Sydney J / Civil Aviation / Civil Estimates / Coal industry / Craigavon, Lord / CUNLIFFE-LISTER, Sir P / Davison, Sir W / DE Valera, Mr. (I.F.S.) / DU Parcq, Mr. Herbert / Duff Cooper, Mr / Elliot, Major Walter / EYRES-MONSELL, Sir Bolton / Flandin, M. (Fr.) / France / Germany / Gilmour, Sir John / Hailsham, Lord / Hoare, Rt. Hon. Sir Samuel / HORE-BELISHA, Mr. Leslie / Income Tax / Independent Labour Party / Inskip, Sir Thomas / Ireland, Northern Ireland / Irish Free State / Japan / Jowitt, Sir Wm / Kelly, Admiral / Lampson, Sir Miles / Lansbury, Mr. George / Lausanne Conference on Reparations / Laval, M. Pierre (Fr.) / LEITH-ROSS, Sir Frederick / Macdonald, Rt. Hon. J. Ramsay / Maxton, Mr / MAY, Sir George / Navy Estimates / Parliamentary Session / Ponsonby, Lord / Powell, Sir G. A / Reparations / Road Fund / Runciman, Rt. Hon. Walter / Samuel, Sir Herbert / Sassoon, Sir Philip / Simon, Rt. Hon. Sir John / Sinclair, Sir A / Sinking fund / Snowden, Rt. Hon. Lord / STEEL-MAITLAND, Sir A / Tardieu, M. (Fr.) / Thomas, Rt. Hon. J. H / Thompson, Edward / Unemployment / Unemployment Insurance Fund / United States of America (USA) / Wolmer, Lord / Young, Sir Hilton