Letter from Herbert Asquith [later Lord Oxford and Asquith] (10 Downing Street) to WSC reporting that the Chancellor of the Exchequer [David Lloyd George] is anxious that nothing should yet be said about unemployment policy which would commit the Treasury to expenditure.

Letter from Herbert Asquith [later Lord Oxford and Asquith] (10 Downing Street) to WSC on an amendment [declaring that the proposals in the King's Speech are inadequate for dealing with unemployment] to be moved by George Barnes. John Burns will defend the Local Government Board, but Asquith asks WSC also to be ready to defend Government policy.

Letter from Jesse Herbert (Liberal Central Association, 41 Parliament Street, London) to Mr Clark stating that George Renwick did not put forward Tariff Reform as a complete remedy for unemployment in his election address in Newcastle-on-Tyne and enclosing a leaflet on the leading Tariff Reformers' views on the subject [see CHAR 2/35/28].

Leaflet published by the Liberal Publication Department showing that the leading Tariff Reformers have discarded their promise that Tariff Reform would lead to full employment. Sent with CHAR 2/35/27.

Letter from Herbert Samuel (Bedford Hotel, Brighton, [Sussex]) to WSC praising his speech of the previous night on unemployment and arguing for a comprehensive state system to deal with the problem, including technical training to correct the imbalance between skilled and unskilled labour caused by mechanisation.

Letter from J A Spender (45 Sloane Street, London) to WSC warning against the Government building up too high a sense of expectation about its measures against unemployment.

Letter from Charles Masterman (House of Commons) to WSC asking to talk to him before the meeting of the Unemployment Commitee and asserting that unemployment is the main current issue. Advocates the introduction of a bill allowing local authorities to fund relief work for the unemployed.

Letter from Charles Masterman (Casa Biondetti, Venice, [Italy]) to WSC asserting that the Liberals will cease to be a force in the country if they do not tackle [?the problem of unemployment] and pointing out the danger of the "supine" Government losing the Newcastle-on-Tyne by- election due to working men voting for the two "remedies" of Socialism and Tariff Reform. Invites WSC to meet him for a discussion.

Letter from Charles Masterman (Hotel Restaurant Cavalletto, Venice, [Italy]) to [WSC] on the gravity of the unemployment situation and the limited ability of John Burns [President of the Local Government Board] to tackle the problem through Distress Committees. Sees strikes in Lancashire as obstacles to the provision of relief work and the operation of labour exchanges and calls for bold Government action. Illustration of hotel in letter-head.

"The out of work and old age pensions considered. A simple solution." Manuscript copy of a pamphlet.

Letter from Sir John Jarvis MP to WSC, on his work for the "distressed areas". Reporting that he was organising a "Jarrow Day" at Question Time in the House of Commons, hoping that WSC would attend.

Letter from [Percy] Malcolm Stewart, Commissioner for the Special Areas (England and Wales) to Lord Wolmer (later 3rd Lord Selborne), enclosing carbon copy of his third report to the Minister of Labour.

Copy of a letter from WSC to King George V describing events in the House of Commons, including discussion of the "Right to Work" Bill, and WSC's opinions that public works could be used to combat the effects [on unemployment] of fluctuations in trade and that there are "idlers and wastrels at both ends of the social scale". Manuscript in the hand of Sir Arthur Bigge [later Lord Stamfordham, Permanent Secretary to the King].

Letter from T B Johnston (The Bristol Pottery, Fishponds, Bristol) to WSC (Colonial Office) enclosing copies of letters he has written to [David Lloyd George] on unemployment and the collapsed exchanges [see CHAR 2/116/73-74 and CHAR 2/116/75-80].

Letter from T B Johnston (Bristol) to David Lloyd George (Gairloch, [Ross and Cromarty], Scotland) arguing that unemployment has been caused by currency restrictions and that the problem can be addressed by a departure from the Gold Standard accompanied by a regulation of prices brought about by the organisation of industry into a number of industrial councils co-ordinated by a national council. Typescript copy sent with CHAR 2/116/72. Leaves filed in wrong order.

Pamphlet: "Industrial peace: capital, labour and consumer: a basis of co-operation. A paper delivered before the British Association . . . by T B Johnston." Advocates a system of industrial councils.