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Letter from Sir Herbert Maxwell to WSC on his support for Chamberlain's scheme for Imperial preferential tariffs.

Letter from Sir Michael Hicks Beach [later Lord St Aldwyn] to WSC, suggesting question to be put to Joseph Chamberlain, Colonial Secretary, asking whether representatives of Canada had expressed the opinion that Britain was not sufficiently protecting the Empire against German discrimination and that Britain should retaliate by imposing duties on German goods.

Letter from Andrew Hogg, Edinburgh Conservative Working Mens' Association to WSC, cancelling his speech to the Association on 11 November because of his opposition to Chamberlain's tariff reforms.

Letter from WSC to Andrew Hogg, Edinburgh Conservative Working Mens' Association, on cancellation of speaking engagement, commenting on intolerance and prejudice among Conservatives in Edinburgh on the question of fiscal policy preventing them from discussing the subject freely [ts copy].

Letter from W.J. Willis to WSC, asking how the introduction of preferential tariffs would raise prices in Britain and why Britain should not adopt preferential tariffs while other countries did so.

Letter from J. Moore Bailey to WSC on free trade.

Letter from Lord James of Hereford to WSC on free trade.

Letter from G.S. Pawle to WSC, congratulations on campaign of opposition to the Government on free trade, also on the taxation of foreigners trading in Britain, also commenting on meeting John Churchill [WSC's brother] at the Stock Exchange.

Iain Hogg, Unionist Free Food League, to WSC, on the work of the league.

Letter from Sir Sidney Low to WSC, on Canadian desire for an English Preference Party, also commenting that if free traders wanted good press coverage one of their millionaires should buy or start a newspaper, listing the likely attitudes of the press, most of whom would be hostile to the cause.

Letter from F. Maddison, Cobden Club, to WSC, on the Co- Operative Society's opposition to preferential tariffs.

Cutting from the Evening Standard, report of interview with John Charlton, Canadian High Commissioner in London, on Canadian views of preferential tariffs.

Letter from Lord Rosebery to WSC, on the Opposition's failure to capitalise on the Government's weakness over tariff reform, also on the position of the 8th Duke of Devonshire "... a very bad resigner. He has more than once been in the position when he should I think have resigned, but he is easily persuaded to stay".

Letter from Lord James of Hereford [earlier Henry James] to WSC, on the need to recruit Houldsworth for the Free Trade campaign in Lancashire.

Letter from Lord Hugh Cecil [later Lord Quickswood] to WSC, on his inclination to give up politics, advising him not to trust Sir Alfred Harmsworth [later Lord Northcliffe] and the Daily Mail over free trade, listing possible future events in order of preference (his favoured solution was for Joseph Chamberlain to resign as Colonial Secretary.

Letter from Lord Hugh Cecil [later Lord Quickswood] to WSC, reporting statement by Sir Michael Hicks Beach [later Lord St Aldwyn] to the Unionist Free Food Committee that he had reason to believe that Arthur Balfour [later Lord Balfour] and Joseph Chamberlain, had split over the preferential tariff issue.

Letter from John Morley [later Lord Morley of Blackburn] to WSC on free trade.

Letter from Goldwin Smith to WSC, on the failure of the Canadian harvest, and on opposition to protective tariffs in Canada.

Letter from Goldwin Smith to WSC, enclosing cutting from the Toronto Globe, on attitude of Canadian woollen manufacturers to protective tariffs.

Letter from Lord Hugh Cecil [later Lord Quickswood] to WSC on ministerial resignations, particularly expressing surprise at the resignation of George Ritchie [later Lord Ritchie] as Chancellor of the Exchequer, and the 8th Duke of Devonshire's decision not to resign as Lord President, also discussing future tactics of the Unionist Free Food League.

Letter from J. Moore Bayley to WSC on free trade.

Letter from Sir John Stirling Maxwell to WSC on free trade.

Letter from L.A. Lucas to WSC on free trade.

Letter from J.W. Bradley to WSC, suggesting formation of an Imperial Federal Council, enabling the "free trade" party to appeal on popular lines to the Colonies and the "man in the street" annotated by WSC ack - a valuable suggestion".

Letter from Joseph O'Dell to WSC, expressing support for free trade.