Defies Schools Coercion Act 1904. President of the Board of Trade 1905. Fifth election at Carnarvon Boroughs (majority, 1224) 1906. Settles Railway Strike 1907. Becomes Chancellor of the Exchequer April 12, 1908. Passes Old Age Pensions Act July 1908. Visits Germany August 1908. Introduces Budget April 29, 1909. Thrown out by Lords November, 1909. Sixth election at Carnarvon Boroughs (majority, 1,078) January 1910. Passes Budget April 28, 1910. Becomes member of Party Conference June-November 1910. Seventh election at Carnarvon Boroughs (majority, 1,208) December 1910. Introduces Insurance Bill May 4, 1911. Carries Insurance Bill December 1911. Land Campaign 1912-1913. Great War opens August 4, 1914. Becomes Premier December 1916. Armistice November 11, 1918. General Election December 14, 1918. Peace Conference opens January 18, 1919. Peace ratified by Parliament July 21st, 1919. Peace ratified at Versailles January 10, 1920. APPENDIX B THE CRISIS OF DECEMBER, 1916 THE CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN MR. ASQUITH AND MR. LLOYD GEORGE _Memorandum of Mr. Lloyd George to Prime Minister, December 1st, 1916._ WAR OFFICE, WHITEHALL, S.W. 1. That the War Committee consist of three members—two of whom must be the First Lord of the Admiralty and the Secretary of State for War, who should have in their offices deputies capable of attending to and deciding all departmental business—and a third Minister without portfolio. One of the three to be Chairman. 2. That the War Committee shall have full powers, subject to the supreme control of the Prime Minister, to direct all questions connected with the war. 3. The Prime Minister, in his discretion, to have the power to refer any question to the Cabinet. 4. Unless the Cabinet, in reference by the Prime Minister, reverses decision of the War Cabinet, that decision to be carried out by the Department concerned. 5. The War Committee to have the power to invite any Minister and to summon the expert advisers and officers of any Department to its meetings. 10 DOWNING STREET, WHITEHALL, S.W. _January 1st, 1916._ _Secret_ MY DEAR LLOYD GEORGE, I have now had time to reflect on our conversation this morning, and to study your memorandum.