Book Chapter

ENGLISH HISTORY. SUMMARY: CHAPTER II.—THE NEW PEACE FRONT

1939

Overview

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).

• Subject: Addison, Lord / Agricultural Development Bill / Agricultural Mortgage Corporation / Agricultural policy / AIR Raid Precautions / Albania / Alness Report on Road Accidents / Amery, Rt. Hon. L. S / Anderson, Rt. Hon. Sir John / ANGLO-GERMAN relations / ANGLO-GERMAN relations, Naval agreement / Anglo-Italian Agreement / ANGLO-JAPANESE relations / ANGLO-RUSSIAN relations / ANGLO-RUSSIAN relations, anti-aggression negotiations / ANGLO-TURKISH relations / Attlee, Rt. Hon. C. R / Baker, Mr. Noel / Beck, Colonel Joseph (Poland) / Benn, Mr. Wedgwood / Bevin, Mr / British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) / Brown, Mr. Ernest / Budget / Burgin, Dr. Leslie / Canterbury, Archbishop of / Chamberlain, Rt. Hon. Neville / China / Churchill, Rt. Hon. Winston S / Civil Aviation / Civil defence / Communist Party / Craigavon, Lord / Cripps, Sir Stafford / Crookshank, Captain / Dallas, Mr. George / Dalton, Mr. Hugh / Danzig / Danzig, Free City of / DE LA Warr, Lord / DE Valera, Mr. Eamon (Eire) / Death duties / DORMAN-SMITH, Sir R. H / Drummond, Sir Eric / Eden, Rt. Hon. Anthony, M.P / Elizabeth, H. M. Queen / Gafencu, M. Gringoire (Rumania) / Gainford, Lord / George VI, H.M. King / George, Rt. Hon. D. Lloyd / Germany / Greece / Greenwood, RT. HON. ARTHUR / Halifax, Lord / Henderson, Sir Nevile / Hitler, Herr (Germany) / Hoare, Rt. Hon. Sir Samuel / HORE-BELISHA, Rt. Hon. L / Hudson, Mr. R. S / Immigration / Income tax / Ireland, Northern Ireland / Japan / KOC, Colonel Adam (Poland) / LEES-SMITH, Mr / LEITH-ROSS, Sir F / Litvinov, M. (Russia) / Lloyd, Mr. Geoffrey / London Passenger Transport Board / Macdonald, Rt. Hon. J. Ramsay / Maisky, M. (Russia) / Maugham, Lord / Mediterranean / Ministry of Information / Molotov, M. (Russia) / Morrison, Mr. Herbert / Morrison, Mr. W. S / Munich arrangement / Munster, Lord / National Debt / Newton, Lord / Niemeyer, Sir Otto / O'NEILL, Sir H / Official Secrets (Bill) Act / Palestine / Perth, Lord / PETHICK-LAWRENCE, Mr / Poland / Publicity, Foreign / Roosevelt, President (U.S.A.) / Rumania / Rushcliffe, Lord / Samuel, Lord / Simon, Rt. Hon. Sir John / Sinclair, Sir Archibald / Spain / Stanhope, Earl / Stanley, Rt. Hon. Oliver / Swinton, Lord / Territorial Army / Turkey and Great Britain, relations with / United States of America (USA) / Wallace, Capt. Euan / Williams, Mr. T / Wohlthat, Herr (Germany) / Wood, Rt. Hon. Sir Kingsley