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Parliament and the control of British foreign policy 1900-1914: with special reference to the European alliance systems
No full textIn 1900, when the other European great powers were already involved in two antagonistic alliance systems, Britain remained uncommitted and isolated; in 1914, she entered the continental war on the side of one of those alliances and against the other. This thesis studies this evolution from isolation to commitment from the perspective of Parliamentary opinion, discusses what the opinion of Members of Parliament was on this momentous transition, and seeks to elucidate the question of the extent to which Parliament was informed of the objectives and methods of British policy, and the extent to which it was able to influence or control them. The main primary source used is therefore Hansard, The Parliamentary Debates (4th and 5th Series). A full discussion is offered of all of the main debates in the House of Commons between 1900 and 1914 on foreign policy, and particular attention is paid to Parliamentary opinion on the 'balance of power' in Europe and on Britain's evolving relations with the two European alliance systems. The important question is raised of the extent to which Parliament was adequately informed of important developments such as the developing military commitment to France, the growth of the Anglo-Russian connection, and the failure to reach an understanding with Germany; and the extent to which it was therefore able to influence the vital developments which led to Britain's entry into the war of 1914. An argument is offered to show that, although there was from 1909 onwards a spirited Radical campaign in Parliament against the government’s policy, the majority on all sides in Parliament supported that policy and was in favour of the balance-of-power policies which led Britain into war in 1914
[Cunningham family] Lanyon, Christmas, 1914 [picture].
No full textInscription: "Lanyon Xmas 1914." -- on mount below photograph.; In the album: Mrs W.A.S. Dunlop (Mary Paule Cunningham of Lanyon) [photograph album, c. 1904-1914].; Title devised by cataloguer based on inscription.; Also available in an electronic version via the Internet at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-vn3070832
Labour and the municipality : Labour politics in Leeds 1900-1914
No full textThis thesis examines the emergence of the Labour Party in Leeds, from
its establishment as the Leeds Labour Representation Committee in 1902
up to the outbreak of the First World War. This will include a description
and analysis of the very different political features of the Labour Party in
Leeds in the parliamentary and municipal elections in this period.
While only able to have elected one member of parliament before 1914,
the Labour Party was to obtain a presence on the City Council in 1903
and by 1914 became the second largest party.
The success of the Labour Party in municipal politics was due to the
willingness of most trade unions in Leeds to join with the Independent
Labour Party in giving it political and financial support. This was
achieved by the Party's advocacy of municipal government as a vehicle of
social reform. In particular, they argued in favour of using the trading
profits of municipally owned services for the financing of these reforms.
A powerful voice in the Leeds Labour Party was provided by the unions
organising municipal workers. As a result, the Labour group was to act
as their defenders on the City Council in the face of a hostile
Conservative-Liberal majority. However, the Party in Leeds was to
establish a broad base of support from the trade union and socialist
movements in the city, which enabled it to survive relatively unscathed
the defeat of a general strike of municipal workers in 1913 and 1914
Tenth biennial report of the Attorney-General of the state of Iowa for the term beginning January 2, 1913 and ending December 31, 1914.
No full textThis report includes business transacted and official opinions by the Iowa Attorney General during the years 1913 and 1914
Harbour life in Genoa, Italy, 1914 [picture] /
No full textTitle devised by cataloguer based on the inscription.; In album: German Concentration Camp Australia, album of internment camps on Rottnest Island, Western Australia and at Trial Bay and Holsworthy, New South Wales, 1914-1918.; Inscriptions: " Hafen leben in Genoa"--In ink below image.; Condition: Yellowing, silvering.; Also available in an electronic version via the Internet at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-vn4703393-s3-a3
The schooner Ayesha, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, November, 1914 [picture].
No full textPart of collection: German raid on Cocos (Keeling Islands) and sinking of SMS Emden by HMAS Sydney, November 1914.; Title from inscription on reverse.; Also available in an electronic version via the Internet at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-vn3261941. Inscription: "The schooner 'Ayesha.' The Emden's landing party are just setting sails"--In pencil on reverse.Photograph of the schooner 'Ayesha' which the stranded German soldiers from the SMS Emden used to leave the island
Campo Santo in Genoa, Italy, 1914 [picture] /
No full textTitle devised by cataloguer based on the inscription.; In album: German Concentration Camp Australia, album of internment camps on Rottnest Island, Western Australia and at Trial Bay and Holsworthy, New South Wales, 1914-1918.; Inscriptions: "Camp Santo in Genoa"--In ink below image.; Condition: Discoloured.; Also available in an electronic version via the Internet at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-vn4703393-s3-b2
Under the German flag, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, November, 1914 [picture].
No full textPart of collection: German raid on Cocos (Keeling Islands) and sinking of SMS Emden by HMAS Sydney, November 1914.; Title from inscription on reverse.; Also available in an electronic version via the Internet at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-vn3291231. Inscription: "Under the German flag. Prisoners of war under martial law"--In pencil on reverse.Photograph of British officers on Cocos Islands under armed guard by the German landing party from the SMS Emden
Emden's launch grappling for cable, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, November, 1914 [picture].
No full textPart of collection: German raid on Cocos (Keeling Islands) and sinking of SMS Emden by HMAS Sydney, November 1914.; Title from inscription on reverse.; Also available in an electronic version via the Internet at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-vn3291336
Sailing boat, Port Said, Egypt, 1914 [picture] /
No full textTitle devised by cataloguer based on the inscription.; In album: German Concentration Camp Australia, album of internment camps on Rottnest Island, Western Australia and at Trial Bay and Holsworthy, New South Wales, 1914-1918.; Inscriptions: "Ein [?]bischen Segelboot von Port Said"--In ink below image.; Condition: Yellowing, silvering.; Also available in an electronic version via the Internet at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-vn4703393-s3-c1
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