1. Work or Maintenance.—The Manchester Resolution of 1917—The Memorandum on War Aims, 1917—The Memorandum on Unemployment after the War, 1917—The London Resolution of 1918—The Prevention of Unemployment Bill, 1919—Labour’s Recommendations to the Industrial Conference, 1919—The Right Hon. A. Henderson’s Addendum—The Southport Resolution of 1919—The Resolution of September 1919—The Recommendations of the Joint Committee on Cost of Living, September 1920—Vote of Censure in Parliament, October 1920—Resolution of December 1920—Labour’s Refusal to Co-operate with the Government, 1921—Labour’s Statement of Policy for Unemployment, 1921—Manifesto on Unemployment, 1921. XI The Labour Party’s Policy for Unemployment 124 2. Its Impracticability.—The Unsoundness of the Right to Work—The Failure of Work or Maintenance in France—Impossibility of Providing Suitable Work—Employment Depends Primarily on Demand—The Farm Colony Fiascos. 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