... departed trout the Gold Standard the value of the pound depended entirely upon the confidence other counties had in the financial stability of this country. Had no steps been taken to balance our Budget before we departed from the Gold Standard the pound might ...

... BANKS ALL RIGHT. We were off the gold standard throughout the war, and seven years afterwards; for it was not till 1923 that the old system was restored. We know, therefore, what to expect. The change OFF THE GOLD STANDARD-WHAT IT 3IEANS—THREAT AN ELECTION ...

... wan - introdueed it Mated that the steduotions would have to be made to enable England to keep the gold standard. Now we had gone off the gold standard, and it was nee:aimed as the moat fortunate thing that could have happened. The Party was to ask for ...

... supply. Wholesale prices are very low; a rise is over-due. There is the further rise which will follow abandonment of the gold standard. As Protectionist duty would be the third Increment, the people wouldn’t stand it. A circular appeal is to be made to members ...

... Chamberlain, Sir Samuel Hoare. and Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister—are entirely agreed that the temporary suspension of the gold standard has not made the necessity for an emergency tariff any the less urgent, and that only by an appeal to the country as soon ...

... menth aship of the club. Mr. S . nowilen broadcast an aildreita on Monday dealing with &damn of the Government to the gold standard. il mad that the fineneial position of tibia emery was quite sound a result of the balancing of the Budget. and that the ...

... bought abroad, we may have to pay, say, one pound and a fifth. But I am not sure that the temporary withdrawal of the gold standard will not, in the long run, be of benefit to the country. Lte effect should to enable us to compete more favourably with ...

... decline over last night's close, but within five minutes paces dropped 43 points un reports that Japan was going ott the Gold Standard causing heavy selling by cotton firms with Japanese interests, and a decline in the rate of Exchane for the pound sterling ...

... if our balance of trade is to be restated. He blamed the Opposition and the incidents in the Navy far our leaving the Gold Standard. Had we not showed that we intenited to balance our Budgie the pound. he said, by now• might have been almost worthless ...