Chapter III: Part II: Government Labour Policy

XII War-time Labour Regulation and Its Effects 133

Co-operation between Employers and Unions at Beginning
of War—The Unsettling Effect of Shortage of Labour—The
“Treasury” Agreements of March, 1915—The Limitation of
Employers’ Profits—Failure of Compulsory Arbitration—Effect
of Relieving Employers of Responsibility for Labour
Management—Increases of Wages and Prices—Relation of Wages
to Cost of Living.

XIII Normal Government Labour Policy 142

Government Departments Concerned—Conciliation and
Arbitration—Whitley Councils—Industry’s Own Conciliation
Machinery—State Conciliation Machinery—Statutory Minimum
Wages—Employment Exchanges—The Work of the Ministry of
Labour.

XIV Government Labour Policy for the Coal Industry 155

Pre-war Conditions—The South Wales Strike of
1915—Government War-time Control—The Sankey Commission—The
Mining Industry Act, 1920—The Strike of October 1920—The
Strike of April 1921—The Failure of Part II of the Act of
1920—Royalties—Summary of Government Policy.

XV Government Labour Policy for Railways 164

Pre-war Conditions—Government War-time Control—The Wage
Agreement of March 1919—The Railway Strike of September
1919—The Wage Agreement of March 1920—The Railways Act,
1921—The Railway Conciliation Machinery of 1921—Sectional
Railway Councils—Railway Councils.

XVI Government Labour Policy for Agriculture 171

Government War-time Control—Government’s New Policy in
1921—The Establishment of Joint Conciliation Committees
in England and Wales—The Work of the Conciliation
Committees—Agriculture and Unemployment Insurance.

XVII Government Policy for Unemployment 175

1. State Unemployment Insurance.—The Present Scheme
of 1920—Emergency Provisions—Temporary Act of March
1921—Temporary Act of July 1921—Temporary Provision for
Dependents’ Act of November 1921—Temporary Act of April
1922—The Efficiency of the State Scheme 176

2. Construction Of Works of Public Utility.—Unemployment
Grants Committee—The Scheme of 1920—The Extended Scheme of
1921 187

3. Expedited Road Schemes.—The 1920-21 Programme—The
1921-22 Programme—The Special Metropolitan Schemes—The
Provincial Schemes—Conditions Attaching to Grants 191

4. Poor Law Relief.—Principles Governing Administration of
Relief—Ascertainment of Applicant’s Income—Assistance to
Guardians to Carry out Works—Funding of Cost of Relief—Help
to Poorer Metropolitan Unions—Assistance to Guardians to
Raise Loans 195

XVIII Government Policy for Unemployment 199

5. Guarantee of Loans.—The Trade Facilities Act,
1921—Policy of Advisory Committee—Difficulties of the
Committee—Guarantees already Given 199

6. The Export Credits Scheme.—Specific Guarantees or
Credits—General Guarantees or Credits 204

7. Other Miscellaneous Schemes.—Summary of National
Expenditure 207