ABSTRACT

This book, first published in 1913, examines in detail the Tariff Reform crisis of January 1913. The sudden abandonment of decades of established policy was one of the most surprising events in British domestic politics.

chapter I|3 pages

The Tariff Reformers

chapter II|6 pages

The Albert Hall Concert

chapter III|11 pages

Mr. Balfour in Covert

chapter IV|10 pages

Tariff Reformers off the Scent

chapter V|17 pages

Tariff Reformers and the 1909 Budget

chapter VI|26 pages

Tariff Reformers and the Lords

chapter VII|38 pages

The Fall of Mr. Balfour

chapter VIII|39 pages

The Policy of Mr. Bonar Law

chapter IX|14 pages

The Caucus Takes Charge

chapter X|8 pages

The Panic of Tariff Reform

chapter XI|12 pages

Free Traders and the Future