Memorandum by G Wallace Carter on a proposed scheme of Free Trade instruction classes followed by examinations and public demonstrations for the award of prizes and certificates. Signed typescript. Sent with CHAR 2/54/46.

Memorandum by G Wallace Carter to WSC on the continuation of the National Free Trade Lectures until the end of 1911. Signed typescript. Originally attached to CHAR 2/54/59- 63.

Memorandum from W E Dowding to G Wallace Carter on proposals for Anglo-American exhibitions illustrating how protection has increased the prices of certain items in the United States. These are to be made available to every branch office of the Free Trade Union. Signed typescript. Originally attached to CHAR 2/54/51- 58.

Letter from G Wallace Carter, secretary of the National Free Trade Lectures (8 Victoria Street, Westminster, [London]) to WSC (Home Office) promising to prepare a definite scheme for Free Trade instruction classes and examinations to be controlled by Eliot Crawshay Williams. Signe typescript.

Letter from G Wallace Carter, secretary of the National Free Trade Lectures (8 Victoria Street, Westminster, [London]) to WSC (Home Office) enclosing and commenting on estimates of the costs of carrying out the scheme of Free Trade instruction classes and examinations [see CHAR 2/54/68-69] and suggesting that Eliot Crawshay Williams be made honorary secretary to the National Lectures. Signed typescript.

Estimates of the costs of carrying out the scheme of Free Trade instruction classes and examinations in districts throughout Britain. Typescript. Sent with CHAR 2/54/65-67.

Letter from W W Champness (Free Trade Union, 25 Victoria Street, Westminster, [London]) to Edward Marsh (Home Office) asking on behalf of G Wallace Carter whether anything has been heard from James Caird about Carter's recent memorandum on the proposed scheme of Free Trade instruction classes and examinations. Signed typescript. Annotated that a reply was sent approving the scheme and that Eliot Crawshay Williams is to undertake it.

Letter from James Caird (Dundee, [Angus, Scotland]) to WSC approving the scheme for Free Trade instruction classes and examinations to be undertaken by Eliot Crawshay Williams. Encloses a report from Dr Robert Caird on the Glasgow Unionist Free Trade Club [not present], which shows that Free Trade does not always mean Liberalism, even in Scotland. Expresses interest in the idea of local parliaments under the general control of the Imperial Parliament.

Letter from Eliot Crawshay Williams (5 Aubrey Road, Holland Park, [London]) to WSC enclosing Free Trade pamphlets and articles by George W Gough [see CHAR 2/54/79-86] and asking WSC to write a preface to the book now being printed which brings them all together and which will be used in the Free Trade instruction classes. Refers to the death of his (Williams's) father. Signed typescript. Annotated by WSC that he has too much else to do.

Letter from Eliot Crawshay Williams (House of Commons) to WSC reporting on progress with the arrangement and financing of the scheme of Free Trade instruction classes, examinations and prizes, in which WSC is to give his particular attention to London and Birmingham. Signed and annotated typescript.

"Five fiscal fallacies" by George W Gough. [Published by the Free Trade Union.] 2,63,[3]p. Sent with CHAR 2/54/75-76.].

"Five more fiscal fallacies" by George W Gough. Published by the Free Trade Union. 2,87,[3]p. Sent with CHAR 2/54/75-76.].

Proof sheets of fallacy 15 of "Five further [fiscal] fallacies", a series anti-Tariff Reform articles by George W Gough. [Published by the Free Trade Union.] Sent with CHAR 2/54/75-76.

"Five further fiscal fallacies": articles by George W Gough published in the "Free Trader". Sent with CHAR 2/54/75-76.

Letter from James Caird (Roseangle, Dundee, [Angus, Scotland]) to WSC agreeing that the National Free Trade Lectures should be continued for 1912 and asking if WSC would approve his giving £10000 to help the Liberal campaign for Irish Home Rule. Caird will also be glad to help on the issue of Home Rule for Scotland.

Telegram from Prime Minister of Canada [Mackenzie King] to WSC marked "Secret" suggesting that the world is drifting in the direction of economic blocks discriminating against outsiders; and pointing to the detrimental effect of the United Kingdom and the "rest of the sterling area" adopting a policy of discrimination against exports from North America. Photocopy.

Telegram from WSC to Prime Minister of Canada [Mackenzie King] marked "Top Secret and Personal" thanking him for his telegrams [on future trade policy]; explaining that these matters are being considered; and assuring him that the United Kingdom will give "the fullest weight to Canada's wishes and interests". Photocopy.

Letter from WSC (105 Mount Street) to J Moore Bayley including discussion of the difficulties of settling preferential tariffs which will satisfy the colonies; the undesirability of taking "the slippery path of protection"; international trade; and the possibility that the Free Trade issue will divide the Unionist Party. He asks Bayley to inform him about feelings in Birmingham and the Midlands. Manuscript in the hand of Annette Anning. Signed and annotated by WSC. See CHAR 28/115/17-18.

Letter from WSC (105 Mount Street) to J Moore Bayley in which he invites him to dinner, discusses the likelihood that the Protectionists will be blamed for dividing the [Conservative] Party and asks him to consider whether WSC and [Lord] Hugh Cecil [later Lord Quickswood] should address a meeting in Birmingham. Manuscript in the hand of Annette Anning signed by WSC. See CHAR 28/115/17-18.

Letter from WSC (35A Great Cumberland Place [London]) to J Moore Bayley in which he says that he believes that [Joseph] Chamberlain does not approve of his proposed visit to Birmingham and discusses South African affairs and the importance of patience. Signed manuscript in the hand of WSC. See CHAR 28/115/17-18.

Copy of a letter from WSC (Dunrobin Castle, Sutherland [Scotland]) to [Alfred] Harmsworth [later Lord Northcliffe] marked private in which he predicts that the [Conservative] Government will be defeated by a landslide; discusses the treatment of the issue of taxation of manufactured goods [in the Daily Mail]; suggests that he should consider the Free Trade arguments and that a "great central Government neither Protectionist nor Pro-Boer" might be established.

Copy of a letter from WSC (Guisachan [Beauly, [Inverness-shire, Scotland]) to [Alfred] Harmsworth [later Lord Northcliffe] in which he asks him to discuss the establishment of a press bureau to disseminate information from the Unionist Free Food League with Henry Hobhouse, suggests that Harmsworth should commission articles about the "working man" in Germany and makes observations about "J C" [Joseph Chamberlain].

Copy of a letter from WSC (Invercauld, Ballaster, Aberdeenshire [Scotland]) to [Alfred] Harmsworth [later Lord Northcliffe] in which he makes observations on the political situation and expresses disapproval of Harmsworth's acceptance of a pamphlet by [Arthur] Balfour.

Copy of a letter from Jennie Cornwallis-West [Lady Randolph Churchill] (Crichel, Wimborne [Dorset]) to P Smith declining an invitation to a meeting of the Randolph Churchill Habitation of the Primrose League which is to be addressed by J Ratcliffe Cousins, secretary of the Tariff Reform League, as only one side of the argument on Tariff Reform is to be presented. Typescript.