Afforestation, 315, 335, 367
Agriculture, 315 sqq., 335 sqq., 368

sq.

Akers-Douglas, A., on workmen's

compensation, 20, 32 sqq.
Alden, Percy, 3, 19, 185

Anglican Church, in House of Lords,
5, 7, 388 sq., 390 sq.
Anglo-French Convention on work-
ingmen's insurance, 72 sqq.
Anson, Sir William, on the Lords'

veto, 421, 460 sqq.

Asquith, H. H., 14; on child welfare,

107; on old age pensions, 131, 134
sqq., 138 sqq.; on the budget, 350
sq.; on the Lords' veto of the bud-
get, 358 sq.; on the Lords, 423;
on parliament bill, 426 sqq., 430,
432 sq., 436 sq; and the parlia-
mentary conference, 430 sq.; on
national insurance, 510, 568 sqq.
Australia, social politics in, 3; Sec-
ond Chamber in, 461

Austria, sweated labour in, 233; town
planning in, 286 sq.

Babœuf, 2

Back-to-back houses, 275 sqq., 284
sq.

Balfour, A. J., 11; on old age pen-
sions, 133, 151 sqq.; on minimum
wage for sweated industries, 219,
236 sq.; on the budget, 349; on
the Lords' veto of the budget,
359; on powers of the House of
Lords, 421, 449 sqq.; on parlia-
ment bill, 428 sq., 433; and the
parliamentary conference, 431
Banbury, Sir Frederick, on labour
exchanges, 186; on minimum
wage, 218, 225 sq., 230; on de-
velopment bill, 325 sq.

Bankers, protest against the budget,

351 sq., 394 sq.

Barnes, G. N., on workmen's com-
pensation, 20, 34 sqq.; on land
development, 268, 329 sq.; on the
budget, 349

Beauchamp, Earl, on housing, 266,
278 sqq.

Birmingham, Bishop of. See Gore,
Charles

Birrell, Augustine, 14; on meals for
school children, 109, 116 sqq.;
and the parliamentary conference,
431
Bismarck, 3, 363, 544

Bonar Law, A. See Law, A. Bonar
Boyd-Carpenter, William, on old age
pensions, 133, 165 sqq.

Bristol, Bishop of. See Browne,
G. F.

Browne, G. F., on the budget, 357,
388 sqq.
Bryce, James, 14

Budget of 1909, introduction of, 361
sqq.; adopted provisions of, 408
sqq.; public demonstrations on,
352 sqq.; and land monopoly, 265
sqq.; and the Lords' veto, 423
Bureaucracy, dangers of, 285 sq.,
288, 562 sq.

Burns, John, 14; on old age pen-
sions, 131; on housing and town
planning, 265, 269 sqq.
Buxton, Sydney, 14; on old age
pensions, 132; on national insur-
ance, 507, 536 sqq.

Campbell-Bannerman, Sir Henry,
14, 18, 131; on trade unions, 78;
on land development, 330; on
powers of House of Lords, 421,
438 sqq.

Canterbury, Archbishop of. See
Davidson, R. T.

Carrington, Earl, 14; on land devel-
opment, 269, 330 sqq.; on reform
of House of Lords, 426
Carson, Sir Edward, 13; on trade
unions, 77 sq.; on parliament bill,
436

Cecil, Lord Robert, on trade unions,
77; on infant mortality, 109, 122
sqq.; on old age pensions, 132,
149 sqq.; on land development,
268, 314 sqq.; on national insur-
ance, 510, 561 sqq.
Chamberlain, Austen, on the budget,
351, 356; on parliamentary con-
ference, 431; on national insur-
ance, 507

Chamberlain, Joseph, on workmen's
compensation, 20, 36 sqq.; on old
age pensions, 130, 164; on tariff
reform, 347; on the House of
Lords, 472

Children Act (1908), 109, 124 sqq.
Child welfare, 107 sqq., 136
Churchill, Winston, on unemploy-

ment, 186, 191 sqq., 212, 506; on
minimum wage for sweated labour,
219 sqq.; on the budget, 349 sq.,
355; on the Lords' veto, 422, 464
sqq.

Clynes, J. R., on workmen's com-

pensation, 21, 43 sqq.
Commission on Housing of the
Working Classes, 264
Commission on Physical Deteriora-
tion, 107 sq., 126

Commission on Poor Law, 131, 133,
160, 163; report of, 185, 187 sqq.,
192 sq., 197
Committee on Sweating System,
217, 226 sqq.
Commons, House of, debate on
workmen's compensation bill, 20
sqq.; trade unions and trade dis-
putes bill, 77 sqq.; payment of
members, 79, 102 sqq.; old age
pensions bill, 132 sq., 140 sqq.;
power in financial matters, 164;
labour exchanges bill, 186 sq.,
191 sqq.; trade boards bill, 218

sqq.; housing and town planning
bill, 265 sq., 269 sqq.; develop-
ment bill, 267 sq., 314 sqq.; the
budget, 349 sqq., 360 sqq.; con-
flict with the Lords over the bud-
get, 358 sq.; resolutions of 1907,
421 sq., 438 sqq.; parliament bill,
426 sqq., 434 sqq.; national insur-
ance in, 507 sqq., 511 sqq.
Conference on relations between
the Houses of Parliament, 430
sqq.

Conservative party, achievements
of, 8 sqq.; in House of Lords,
18, 440 sqq., 467 sqq., 472; on
workmen's compensation, 32 sqq.,
41 sqq.; on child welfare, 108; on
old age pensions, 130, 132 sq.; on
unemployment, 186 sq., 206 sqq.;
on sweating and minimum wage,
218, 236 sq., 245 sqq.; on housing,
266; on land development, 268,
314 sqq.; on finance, 347 sqq.;
on the Lords' veto of the budget,
359 sqq.; on parliament bill, 433
sqq., 497; on national insurance,
507, 509 sq., 555 $99.
Conspiracy and Protection of Prop-
erty Act (1875), 79, 82, 98 sqq.
Corruption in politics, 150, 318 sqq.,
567 sq.

Cox, Harold, on meals for school
children, 109, 112 sqq.; on old
age pensions, 132, 143 sqq.
Crewe, Earl of, 14; on the budget,
357 sq.; on the parliamentary
conference, 430; on parliament
bill, 431, 474 sqq.

Cromer, Earl of, on old age pen-

Fabian Society, 12
Factory and Workshop Act, 31
Finance Act (1909-1910), debate on,
348 sqq.; statute, 408 sqq.
Forestry. See Afforestation
Forster, H. W., on national insur-

ance, 507 sq., 510, 555 sqq.
France, social politics in, 3; work-
men's compensation, 39 sq., 72
sqq.; meals for school children,
117 sq.; old age pensions, 162;
labour exchanges, 193; sweated
labour, 228; afforestation, 367;
Second Chamber, 425, 461
Free Trade and old age pensions,
148; and sweated labour, 236 sq.;
and land development, 328; and
finance, 347, 386 sq.
French Revolution, 1 sqq.
Friendly societies and national in-
surance, 512, 514, 528 sq.

George, David Lloyd. See Lloyd
George, David
George, Henry, 351

George V, 430
Germany, social politics in, 3, 363
sq.; workmen's compensation,
38; old age pensions, 139, 141
sq., 545; labour exchanges, 193,
196 sq., 211; sweated labour, 228,
232, 242; town planning, 286 sq.;
taxation, 350; insurance, 363 sq.,
506, 517 sq., 543 sqq.; afforesta-
tion, 367

Ghent system of insurance, 539 sq.
Gladstone, H. J., 14; on workmen's
compensation, 20 sqq., 45 sq.; on
minimum wage, 218

Gladstone, W. E., 10; and the
House of Lords, 473

Gore, Charles, Bishop of Birming-
ham, on housing and town plan-
ning, 266, 287 sqq.; on the bud-
get, 357, 395 sqq.

Gorringe Case," 354

Grey, Sir Edward, 14; on the Lords'
veto, 428

Haldane, Viscount, 14

Halsbury, Earl of, on old age pen-
sions, 133; on parliament bill, 436
sqq.

Hamilton of Dalzell, Lord, on mini-
mum wage for sweated labour,
220, 241 sqq.

Hardie, J. Keir, 12; on trade unions,
78

Henderson, Arthur, on unemploy-

ment, 186, 209 sqq.

Home Rule, 425, 433, 436, 453, 478
Housing, 263 sqq.

Housing and Town Planning Bill
(1909), relation of, to child wel-
fare, 109; debate on, 265 sqq., 269
sqq.; statute, 291 sqq.; relation of,
to the Lords' veto, 423
Housing of the Working Classes
Act (1890), 270, 281, 283

Income Tax, 318, 372 sq., 417
Industrial Revolution, 1, 263
Infant Life Protection Act (1897),
125
Insurance. See National insurance,
and Unemployment insurance

Labour exchanges and finance, 347;
and national insurance, 538
Labour Exchanges Bill, debate on,
186 sqq.; statute, 213 sqq.
Labour party, establishment, II sqq.,
17, 19; on workmen's compensa-
tion, 34 sqq., 43 sqq.; on trade
unions, 77 sqq.; on payment of
members of parliament, 79, 102
sqq.; on child welfare, 108; on
old age pensions, 130 sqq.; on
unemployment, 186, 209 sqq., 329
sq.; on sweating and minimum
wage, 218, 238 sqq.; on housing,
266; on land development, 268,
329 sqq.; on finance, 318 sqq.;
on the Lords' veto, 360, 421, 425,
456 sqq.; on national insurance,

507 sq., 547 sqq.
Land, monopoly of, 5, 6, 264; de-
velopment scheme, 265, 267 sqq.,
314 sqq., 366 sqq., 423; develop-
ment and finance, 347
Land taxes, 318, 353 sq., 356, 375

Liberal party, achievements of, 3,
8 sqq.; in House of Commons,
18, 441 sq.; on workmen's com-
pensation, 22 sqq.; on trade
unions, 77 sqq.; on payment of
members of parliament, 79; on
child welfare, 108; on old age
pensions, 130 sqq.; on unemploy-
ment, 186, 191 sqq.; on sweating
and minimum wage, 218 sqq., 241
sqq.; on housing, 265 sq., 269
sqq., 278 sqq.; on land develop-
ment, 267 sq., 324 sqq., 330 sqq.;
on finance, 347 sqq.; on the
Lords' veto of the budget, 358
sqq.; on powers of House of
Lords, 421 sqq.; on parliament
bill, 431 sqq.; on national insur-
ance, 506, 511 sqq.; checked by
House of Lords, 467 sq.
Licensing bills, 18, 125, 134, 475
Licensing tax, 318

Lloyd George, David, 14, 131; on
payment of members of parlia-
ment, 102; on old age pensions,
132, 140 sqq.; on land develop-
ment, 268, 321 sqq., 331 sq.; on
the budget, 347 sqq., 361 sqq.; on
the Lords' veto, 422, 470 sqq.;
on the parliamentary conference,
430; on national insurance, 507,

510 sqq.

Lords, House of, 7, 18; workmen's
compensation bill, 22; trade dis-
putes bill, 79; old age pensions
bill, 133 sq., 160 sqq.; labour ex-
changes bill, 187; trade boards
bill, 220, 241 sqq.; housing and
town planning bill, 266 sq., 278
sqq.; development bill, 269, 330
sqq.; finance bill (1909–1910), 356
sqq., 361, 388 sqq.; parliament
bill, 431, 435 sqq., 474 sqq.; na-
tional insurance bill, 510; commit-
tee of, on sweating, 217; committee
of, on reform of, 422 sq.; danger
of dispute with House of Com-
mons, 163 sq.; a check on Liberal
legislation, 421, 465 sq.; debate on
reform of, 424 sqq.; Lords' veto
and the budget, 352, 355, 399 sqq.,