Economic conditions
Found in 1266 Collections and/or Records:
(Untitled), 26 [May] 1932
Letter from A S Darroch (97 Muswell Hill Road, [London]) to WSC arguing that the revaluation of gold is the only way of justly reducing the burden of all kinds of debt, attacking the banking system for protecting gilt-edged securities at the expense of risk-taking private investors, and setting out the means by which Britain should repay her war debt to the United States. Typescript copy at CHAR 2/187/77-83.
(Untitled), 26 [May] 1932
Letter from A S Darroch (97 Muswell Hill Road, [London]) to WSC arguing that speed of circulation is much more important than the size of the currency, proposing that the Bank of England should issue 100 million pounds worth of notes for capital investment, and urging WSC and David Lloyd George to take the lead in opposing the current supine economic policy. Typescript copy at CHAR 2/187/84-89.
(Untitled), 27 [May] 1932
Letter from A S Darroch (97 Muswell Hill Road, [London]) to WSC attacking the pre-war generation's adherence to out-moded economic beliefs and asserting that in the interests of internal circulation of money in Britain holders of stock of all kinds must make active use of their assets, with the Government making investment facilities available if necessary. Typescript copy at CHAR 2/187/90-98.
(Untitled), 28 [May] 1932
Letter from A S Darroch (97 Muswell Hill Road, [London]) to WSC stressing the importance of continuing investment in the capitalist system. Typescript copy at CHAR 2/187/99-102.
(Untitled), 02 Jun 1932
Letter from A S Darroch (97 Muswell Hill Road, [London]) to WSC arguing that a conference with the United States about the settlement of war debts should precede the Lausanne Conference and outlining the advantages he believes would be derived from the devaluation of gold by 50 per cent and the provision of interest-free gold loans for reconstruction. Typescript copy at CHAR 2/187/103-106.
(Untitled), 20 May 1932
Typescript copy of CHAR 2/187/7-9.
(Untitled), 21 May 1932
Typescript copy of CHAR 2/187/10-13.
(Untitled), 23 May 1932
Typescript copy of CHAR 2/187/14-19.
(Untitled), 23 May 1932
Typescript copy of CHAR 2/187/20-23.
(Untitled), 24 May 1932
Typescript copy of CHAR 2/187/24-28.
(Untitled), 26 May 1932
Typescript copy of CHAR 2/187/29-34.
(Untitled), 26 May 1932
Typescript copy of CHAR 2/187/35-38.
(Untitled), 27 May 1932
Typescript copy of CHAR 2/187/39-45.
(Untitled), 28 May 1932
Typescript copy of CHAR 2/187/46-48.
(Untitled), 02 Jun 1932
Typescript copy of CHAR 2/187/49-51.
(Untitled), 22 May 1932
Letter from Evelyn Toulmin (24 rue des Capucines, Paris, [France]) to WSC arguing for the establishment of an International Exchange Clearing House to facilitate world trade.
(Untitled), 26 May 1932
Letter from Oscar Hobson, editor-in-chief of the "Financial News" (20 Bishopsgate, London) to WSC enclosing CHAR 2/187/110 and offering to print any comment WSC may wish to make on it.
(Untitled), 26 May 1932
Cutting from the "Financial News" : article by Oscar Hobson arguing that Britain should pursue a bold policy at the forthcoming Lausanne Conference. Sent with CHAR 2/187/109.
(Untitled), 26 May 1932
Letter from Sir Robert Horne [later Lord Horne of Slamannan] (72 Devonshire House, London) to WSC returning CHAR 2/187/112 and CHAR 2/187/113 and commenting that they form a good text for WSC's speech in the City of London on 15 June.
(Untitled), 12 May 1932
Letter from Rene Leon (115 Broadway, New York, [United States]) to WSC enclosing CHAR 2/187/113 and commenting on the damaging pursuit of opposite monetary policies by the United States Federal Reserve and the Bank of England.
(Untitled), [May] [1932]
Resolutions to be presented to the United States House of Representatives calling for an international conference to consider means of raising commodity prices and for the reintroduction of silver into the monetary system. Sent with CHAR 2/187/112.
(Untitled), [May] [1932]
Digest [by J F Walton of a book by Arendt] calling for the reintroduction of silver into the international monetary system.
(Untitled), [May] [1932]
Letter from J F Walton recommending the solutions to the world economic crisis put forward in Arendt's book and arguing that none of the factors which helped the United States recover from previous depressions is available now. Carbon typescript copy.
(Untitled), [May] [1932]
Memorandum calling for the relation of the world's currencies to gold, which should itself be related to a commodities price index.
(Untitled), [May] [1932]
Cutting from [? the "Wall Street Journal"]: article by Thomas F Woodlock criticising the United States Government and Congress for refusing to countenance the reduction of debts owed by other countries to the United States.