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... estimates on the assumption that no real industrial revival was to be expected for some years . Tlie departure from tho Gold Standard , coupled with the probability of a tariff , has , however , altered tho situation . The inclination now is to take tlie ...

Published: Thursday 24 September 1931
Newspaper: The Scotsman
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 249 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

COAL AND STERLING —?—Miners' Leader Thinks Industry Will Benefit THE T . TI . C . AND TARIFFS

... Federation , speaking at Bedlington , Northumberland , on Saturday , said that it was estimated that tho return to the gold standard in 1925 put 2 s . per ton on the cost of coal to the French importer . Since that time France and other countries had devalued ...

Published: Monday 28 September 1931
Newspaper: The Scotsman
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 422 | Page: 10 | Tags: none

L 0 M ) 0 N CITY NOTES THE GOLD SITUATION

... depression will find a newand substantially hisher leveL The Gold Standard On every hand the hope is being expressed thai nor ...

Published: Tuesday 22 September 1931
Newspaper: The Scotsman
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1672 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

HOUSE OF T . OKUS

... the gold standard would havo world-wide repercussions , and would increase tho dislocation and instability of international trade and finance , but thero was no need to exaggerate tlio difficulties . For seven years wo wero off tho gold standard during ...

Published: Tuesday 22 September 1931
Newspaper: The Scotsman
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1224 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

CO OPERATION OF THE BANKS

... position the country is sound. This position must be maintained. ULTIMATE RESOURCES ENORMOUS. It is one thing to go off the gold standard with unbalanced Budget and uncontrolled inflation; it is quite another thing to take this measure, not because of internal ...

Published: Friday 25 September 1931
Newspaper: Linlithgowshire Gazette
County: West Lothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1230 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

WEST LOTHIAN

... formation of a National Government, then the Budget of cuts and economies and now i the Government's decision to suspend the gold standard. Outwardly there would seem to be excuse for public uneasiness and alarm and yet the nation has accept. ed these changes ...

Published: Friday 25 September 1931
Newspaper: West Lothian Courier
County: West Lothian, Scotland
Type: | Words: 630 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

FROM PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE

... evidently unable to appreciate the difference' between a departure from the Gold Standard with the Budget m a condition or assured solvency , and being pushed off the Gold Standard while national finance under the management of their leaders was still in ...

Published: Tuesday 22 September 1931
Newspaper: The Scotsman
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 989 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

Mr Marcus , M . r ., on Unemployment Cut

... failed . It had been formed to keep the country on the gold standard , with ihe most wild and fantastic prophecies of both Mr MacDonald and Mr Snowdcn as to what would happen if we left the gold standard . None of these prophecies had . fortunately , been ...

Published: Monday 28 September 1931
Newspaper: The Scotsman
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 621 | Page: 10 | Tags: none

POINTS OF VIEW LETTERS FROM READERS

... indeman . 22 Young Sh-oct , Edinburgh , September 23 , 1931 SiE , —The country having taken tho plunge and gone off the gold standard , it is to bo hoped that there will bo no undue haste to get back to it . It is true that we could quite easily get back ...

Published: Thursday 24 September 1931
Newspaper: The Scotsman
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1112 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

KEEPING OUR HEADS

... elsewhere , brought about a . situation which had forced tho Government to take tho serious step of temporarily suspending the gold standard . Thoro is so much authoritative advice in tho Press this morning , added Mr Cree that I would only emphasise tho duty ...

Published: Tuesday 22 September 1931
Newspaper: The Scotsman
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 341 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

The Russian View

... The Russian View The Soviet Press ( according io a Reuter message from Riga ) says Great Britain ' s departure from tho Gold Standard is not only a crushing blow for tho world ' s bourgeosie , but a defeat for the Labour party acd for Mr Henderson and bis ...

Published: Wednesday 23 September 1931
Newspaper: The Scotsman
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1578 | Page: 9 | Tags: none