Letter from Lord Randolph Churchill (2 Connaught Place [London]) to [Lady Randolph Churchill] including the end of excitement in the French Chamber at the election of the new president; a meeting about the unemployed in [South] Paddington [London] which resulted in the establishment of a relief fund; his intention to see WSC when he visits Brighton [East Sussex] and an outline of his planned itinerary.

Admiralty memorandum to WSC, First Lord of the Admiralty, on alterations to HMS Lion; also suggesting that work should be given to the yards at Devonport [Devon], because of the political damage arising from the laying-off of men there.

Table showing the relation between falling prices of commodities and decrease of employment.

Minute from WSC to Sir Otto Niemeyer [Controller of Finance] marked "private and confidential" querying statements made by Niemeyer about the gap between Britain and the United States, bank rates and the 1.25 million unemployed, remarking "while that unemployment exists, no one is entitled to plume himself on the financial or credit policy which we have pursued".Carbon typescript.

Copy of a minute from WSC to Sir Ernest Gowers [Chairman of the Board of Inland Revenue] on opposition amendments to the Finance Bill, seeking figures to show that the majority of the relief will go to the industries where profits are lowest and unemployment is highest.Carbon typescript. Unsigned.

Draft of an introduction to a book on the employment exchange system. Sent with CHAR 2/204/5.

Letter from Charles Foot (Nayliring, Piesse Siding, Western Australia) to WSC explaining their proposals for inter-Empire agreements to carry out large public works schemes.

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 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 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.