... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... below those of Tuesday—world markets are settling down to the new conditions raised by Great Britain ' s suspension of tho Gold Standard . The depreciation of the £ 1 in terms of franes is likely , it is expected , to have tho effect of causing an influx of ...

... tariff . A tariff . Sir John Simon said , is more important nnw than ever . The gold standard and a balanced Budget were Britain ' s twin anchors . Now that the gold standard has gone , it is necessary to control the balance of trade , because lt ^ cmi ...

... London yesterday , stato : — With Iho prospect of some diminution in foreign imports following tho departure from ( ho gold standard , wo desire to assure the public that New Zealand will make , an unprecedented elfort to increaso tho supplies of food ...

... exchange to he resumed in an atmosphere of calm and confidence . ITALY AND THE GOLD STANDARD An authoritative statement that . Italy does not intend to go off the gold standard is reported to have been recently sent- by the Italian Government and the Governor ...

... if an increasing number of the employers were willing to guarantee some basic or minimum wage . With Britain off the Gold Standard , there should be a stimulus to Lancashire exports , but in this pase account must be taken of the political problem in ...

... , since no decision has been made in regard to linking- sterling with the gold standard , and i 1 . I ( * I 1 purchasing shares merely on tho assumption that the gold standard will not be re-established is obviously in the nature of speculation . Nevertheless ...

... maintenance , of the Gold &tamlard as a monetary system of international exchange . It has now been decided to abolish the Gold standard , and this we are told has been done at tho request of the bankers themselves . '' Just as tho Government has been proved ...

... means it was hoped to keep on Iho gold standard . It wab , therefore , tempting to tho irresponsible —( Opposition cries of Oh )—outeido tho Houso—( laughter )—to retort that exactly seven days oflorwards the gold standard was suspended . Tho plain question ...

... evident to them , as io most other politicians , that only unforeseen developments arising out of tho suspension of tho gold standard will prevent an early election . Decisions are expected to be taken immediately after tho Primo Minister's xetiirn from ...

... sales wore not less than 10 , 000 , 000 lb . weight . Tho marked activity lias been stimulated by tho suspension of the gold standard , tho decline in the price of sterling , and the rise in tho price of silver . Since the end of last week the official ...