... Music and the Gold Standard The intricacies of high finance are no.fi easily understood, even the business man, and the move off the gold stand-: ard, though it affects everybody in; many ways, is a subject that few can explain explicitly. We know the ...

... formed. That purpose, according to their own declarations, was to kecr on the Geld Standard They had not kept us on tie Gold Standard. So far from tfcat, wc were oft gold, an in the three weeks of futile 6fTori which the Government had mad*, Lad incurred ...

... awarded to:—' A, J. 37, Lowerhouse-lane, the: joke entitled: *' That Gold Standard. THAT STANDARD.—Overheard Bark. What does us ,gfoin' off 4 ' gold standard, Bill Bpj-t' *' Gold standard! gold lf aw get some brass off t 1 wife at aws't off t* bloom in' ...

... pressed, was charged with evasion. Mr. Henderson attempted counter-attack. He complained that his pledge regarding the Gold Standard Bill had not been observed the party* This led to further fireworks. Mr. Thurtle declared that was not satisfied with that' ...

... the mark had slumped 16 thousand million to the £. And the Chancellor went on to say that that wa« what going off the Gold Standard meant. And he that the country did n ot realise how close the edge the precipice had b*en. No one, the Chancellor said ...

... INTERNATIONAL CO-OPERATION Their proix>sals wore not important or less urgent because of our departure from the Gold Standard. I hi the contrary, he would show, ,their urgency, had been increased. Whit was th« policy which these eminent perrons had The ...

... destroyed the balance of the world economic machine. And because, on top that, the international credit system built on the gold standard, had almost ceased to work. Some people seemed to think that these world forces were beyond control, that there was nothing ...

... the end of last| week that emergency measures had introduced, the Government deciding on the temporary suspension the gold standard. the first two days this week the Stock Exchange was closed a precautionary action to prevent further the liquidation ...

... their estimates of our national stability, which are now fluctuating. that time the effects of the departure from the gold standard will he better known. By that time, too, the impending financial crisis in Europe will have taken a definite turn, and ...

... abetted by financial interest, because the country was afraid was guing to lose the gold standard. Having bad three weeks in office, the National the country off the gold standard, all the newspapers said, This the most wonderful thing that ever happened; ...

... abort goods. afraid, however, he said, it has been a bit too sudden, and we shall steady down a little. Going off the gold standard won't do us any harm. I am fully convinoed that we shall benefit from it manufacturers, employers and employees, the cotton ...

... confidence anyone else. No one believed, lent abroad; that would get back. We must recognise that with the credit system the Gold Standard system, which underlay it, had broken down, because three-quarters the gold had been absorbed by a handful of nations. ...