THE

ANNUAL REGISTER

VOL. 163-FOR 1921

LONDON, NEW YORK, BOMBAY, CALCUTTA, AND MADRAS.

THE

ANNUAL REGISTER

A

REVIEW OF PUBLIC EVENTS AT HOME

AND ABROAD

FOR THE YEAR

1921

EDITED BY

M. EPSTEIN, M,A., PH.D..

NEW SERIES

UMIV.

LONGMANS, GREEN, AND CO.

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CONTENTS.

PART I.

ENGLISH HISTORY.

CHAPTER I.

A PERIOD OF DEPRESSION.

Trade Depression, [1]. Government Proposals, [2]. Labour Policy, [3]. Irish

Situation, [4]. Sinn Fein Outrages, [5]. Ulster Unionist Council, [7].

Threatened Engineers' Strike, [7]. Further Attacks, [7, 8]. Incendiarism in

Manchester, [8]. End of Excess Profits Duty, [9]. Mr. Lloyd George on

Reparation, [10]. On Liberalism, [11]. The New Army, [12]. Opening of

Parliament, [12]. Debate on the Address, [13]. Increase of Unemployment,

[15]. Government's Insurance Bill, [16]. Decontrol of Coal, [17]. Increase

of Rates, [18]. Fresh Irish Outrages, [19]. Discussion in Parliament, [21].

Sinn Fein Outrages in England, [22]. Air Force Estimates, [23]. Army

Debate, [24]. Navy Estimates, [25]. Allied Conference in London, [26].

German Reparations, [27]. Government of Burma Bill, [28]. Resignation of

Mr. Bonar Law, [29]. House of Lords, [30]. Coal Mines (Decontrol) Bill, [31].

CHAPTER II.

THE COAL STRIKE.

Beginning of the Coal Strike, [32]. Conference of Government and Miners, [33].

Conference of Owners and Miners, [34]. Triple Alliance Strike Called Off,

[35]. Formation of "Defence Force," [36]. Breakdown of Negotiations, [37].

Murders in Ireland, [38]. Official Reprisals, [39]. Discussion in Parliament,

[40]. New Ministerial Appointments, [41]. Treaty of Peace with Hungary,

[42]. Resignation of the Speaker, [43]. The Budget, [43]. Meetings of the

Supreme Council, [45]. New Reparations Agreement, [46]. New Irish

Viceroy, [47]. Elections in South Ireland and Ulster, [48]. Continued Law-

lessness, [49]. Dublin Customs House Burnt Down, [50]. Continuation of

Coal Strike, [51]. Unrest among Transport Workers, [52]. Importation of

Foreign Coal, [53]. New Conference, [54]. Proposals of the Government, [55].

Railway Bill, [56]. Salaries of Members of Parliament, [57]. Safeguarding

of Industries Bill, [58]. New Unemployment Insurance Bill, [59]. Meso-

potamia, [60]. Economy Manifesto, [60]. Imperial Conference, [62]. Dr.

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