Memorandum on unemployment insurance for agricultural workers. Sent with CHAR 2/167/52.

Cabinet memorandum by the Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries [Walter Guinness, later Lord Moyne] on unemployment insurance for agricultural workers. Sent with CHAR 2/167/52.

Analysis by [Sir Arthur Steel-Maitland] on the present unemployment situation and the prospects if a Conservative government is returned to power. Sent with CHAR 2/167/75.

Ministry of Labour pamphlet: "Facilities available to unemployed workers for training and transference including migration overseas." Sent with CHAR 2/167/83.

Weekly unemployment figures since 1921 issued by the National Union of Conservative and Unionist Associations to show the worsening position under Labour.

Syllabus of a conference course on unemployment and local government at Bonar Law College, Ashridge, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire.

"Parliamentary Debates" in the House of Commons, including discussion of the Unemployment Insurance (No 2) Bill.

Supplement to the "Ministry of Labour Gazette" containing graphs illustrating labour statistics.

Letter and statement from J H Wilson (Lord Privy Seal's Office) to WSC giving an analysis of recent unemployment figures in the cotton industry and other trades.

Letter from D C Robertson to [WSC] proposing that unemployment should be relieved by the provision of Government money to set up a school for the training of tradesmen and to facilitate emigration of "our surplus population" to the colonies. Refers to Japan's need to expand and expresses opposition to Protection. Copy sent with CHAR 2/132/32.

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.

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.