Army
Found in 755 Collections and/or Records:
(Untitled), 09 Jul 1904
Cutting from The Spectator, article Shall the Militia Be Abolished?.
(Untitled), [1904]
Notes on Lord Esher's scheme for Army reform.
(Untitled), [1903]
2 sets of duplicates for CHAR 2/4/61 - 73.
(Untitled), [1903]
Duplicates for CHAR 2/4/117 - 126.
(Untitled), 14 Jan 1903
Letter from Leo Amery to WSC on Army reform. advocating an imperial army, 160,000 strong, together with a cheap national militia, voluntary or compulsory.
(Untitled), 03 Feb 1903
Letter from J. Moore Bailey to WSC, on national expenditure and army reform.
(Untitled), 14 Feb 1903
Letter from James Butterworth to WSC, praising his stand on army reform.
(Untitled), 23 Feb 1903
Letter from Lord Rosebery to WSC, praising speech on army reform.
(Untitled), 24 Mar 1903
Letter from Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman,Leader of the Opposition, to WSC, on House of Commons debate on Army reform and the need to secure stricter rules governing the admission of recruits.
(Untitled), 30 Mar [1903]
Letter from Henry Labouchere to WSC on army reform.
(Untitled), 25 Apr 1903
Letter from F.W. Saberton to WSC, on opposition to Broderick's army reform scheme.
(Untitled), 03 May 1903
Letter from Robert M. Sagar-Musgrave to WSC, enclosing cutting from the Yorkshire Post, reporting speech by the Duke of Argyll on army reform, mentioning WSC.
(Untitled), 13 May 1903
Letter from Henry Johnson, Secretary, Manchester District Liberal Unionist Association, to WSC, asking him to address meeting on the administration of the War Office.
(Untitled), 04 May 1903
Letter from WSC to Henry Johnson, Secretary, Manchester District Liberal Unionist Association, accepting invitation to address meeting on the War Office, commenting on hopeful signs of change at the W.O. Ms copy in the hand of A. Anning.
(Untitled), 17 Jun 1902
Letter from Lord Charles Beresford [later Lord Beresford] to WSC, asking him to be in the House of Commons to support his efforts to control waste and extravagance in the armed services.
(Untitled), 12 Oct 1903
Letter from J.J. Bisgood to WSC on Army reform.
(Untitled), 19 Nov 1903
Letter from George F. Shee to WSC, asking him to support National Service League, advocating reduction in regular forces and the introduction of National Service.
(Untitled), [1903]
Letter from WSC to George Renwick, agreeing to address meeting on Tyneside, provided he was given the freedom to deal with the Army question and the state of public expenditure [copy].
(Untitled), [1903]
Letter from F.A. Wynter to WSC on Army reform.
(Untitled), 20 Feb 1904
Letter from Major-General Harcourt Bengough to WSC, on War Office reform, enclosing cutting , letter on the subject to the Morning Post.
(Untitled), 26 Mar 1904
(Untitled), 02 Apr 1904
Letter from J H Peet (The Ridges, Farnborough, Hampshire) to WSC referring to Peet's earlier letter about the debt owing to him by Captain Christie and expressing his determination to expose the system whereby "the Heads of H.M. Army" condone such debts.
(Untitled), 12 May 1904
Letter from J Last (Curriers Lane, Princess Street, Ipswich, [Suffolk]) to WSC thanking him, as a working man, for his efforts in favour of "free food" and attacking Joseph Chamberlain's policies and rich capitalists who underpay their workers. Asserts that the inability of working-class people to afford decent food is the reason for the large number of undersized recruits rejected by the military authorities.
(Untitled), 15 Jun 1904
Letter from Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman (House of Commons) to WSC on the forthcoming vote and debate on colonial trade and the collapse of the government's proposals for reform of the army.
(Untitled), 17 Jul 1904
Letter from John Seely [later 1st Lord Mottistone] (Villa Adria, Langenschwalbach, Germany) to WSC expressing the hope that WSC will not allow Arthur Balfour [later Lord Balfour] to put off the colonial vote and approving WSC's resolution on the new scheme of army reform. Mentions his horse rides through the mountains of the area and the fact that the local people think he is a spy.
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