History of the Labour Research Department History of the Labour Research Department

By R. PAGE ARNOT

LABOUR RESEARCH DEPARTMENT x62 Buckingham Palace Road S.W.I CONTENTS Page Chapter One THE ORIGINS OF THE DEPARTMENT '

Chapter Two WAR-TIME CHANGES 9

Chapter Three GUILD SOCIALISM U . ' Chapter Four A VITAL ORGAN OF THE LABOUR. MOVE­ 16 MENT

Chapter Five POST-WAR DEVELOPMENTS 2.1

Chapter Six THE SPREAD OF RESEARCH 2.6

Chapter Seven PRODUCTS OF RESEARCH-AND BY­ PRODUCTS

Chapter Eight THE NEW TASK 37

Appendix' I.. MEMORANDUM BY SIDNEY WEBB 39

Appendix II. THE PRESENT CONSTITUTION

Appendix III. PUBLICITY WORK IN RAILWAY STRIKE OF 1919 45

Appendix IV. LIST OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEM­ BERS, 19 I 3-2.4 '2.

Appendix V. AN ACCOUNT OF THE HONORARY OFFI­ CERS OF THE L.R.D. 54

Appendix VJ. BIBLIOGRAPHY OF ALL PUBLICATIONS 55 NOTE I have to thank. Mrs. Margaret Cole for help and maf!J suggestions in the preparation of this skftch. R.P.A. APPENDIX IV.

LIST OF MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE RESEARCH DEPARTMENT IN ORDER OF THEIR ELECTION, TOGETHER WITH THEIR TERMS OF SERVICE

SmNEYWEBB 1913-19, 191o-:n MRS. SIDNEY WEBB 1913-18, 1919""""11 G. D. H. CoLB 1913-1S and 1916-14 W. S. SANOERS 1913-16 and 1917-18 H. D. HAR11EN 1913-16 G. BERNARD SHAw 1914-11 W. MELLoR 1913-1S and 1918-19 BEATRICE THOMSON 1913-1S Mas. E. ToWNSHEND 1913-1S MRS. BARBARA DRAKE 1913-10 and 1911-n c. M. LLOYD 1914-1s and 1919-1:4 Mrs. G. R. S. TAYLOR 1913-1S R.P.FARLBY 1913-14 H. J. GILLBSPm 1913-14 G. P. BLIZARD • 1914-16 J. S. MIDDLETON '91 S-19 MABEL ATKINSON '9' s-17 CLIFFORD ALLEN 19IS-I6, 1919-10 and 1911-13 A. L. BACHARACH 19Ij-16 LAURENCE WELSH 191j-I6 }.}.MALLON 1916-_10 J. W. NIXON 1916-19 H. H. SLBSSER 1916-11 F. s. BUTTON 1916-17 MRS. MONICA EWER 1917-18 M. B. RBCKITT 1917-18 G. H. STUART-BUNNING 1917-18 EvA C. RBcKITT 1918-10 D. CARMICHAEL 1918-1j w. J. BAKER 1918-1j A. GLASSPOLI! 1918-~o joHN TURNER 1918-19 and 1921-~3 A. HAINSWORTH 1918-19 F. HALL 1918-~1 T.Cox 1918-~0 DR. ETHEL BENTHAM 1918-19 RoBERT WILLIAMs 1918-19 MADELINE SYMONS 1919-U JoHN ScuRR 1919-~o and 1921-~4

G. A. RAMSAY 1919-~0 SusAN LAwRENcE 1919-u W. H. HUTCHINSON 1919-~6

MRS. M. I. CoLE 19~o-u

ARTHUR GREENWOOD 19~o-u

R.H. TAWNEY 19~o-~1 ELLEN C. WILKINSON 19~o-~6

W.R. RAB 19~o-~1

EMILE BURNS 1 9~o-~s

W. M. CITRINB . 19~o-21 G. BuRGNEAY 1921-~6

W. M. HoLMES '9~1-23 J. F. HORRABIN 1921-21 w. T. KELLY 1921-~6 W. H. THOMPSON 1911-~6 R. p ALMB DUTr 1921-~6 ]. T. WALTON NEWBOLD 1921-~6

A. G. GoSSLING 1921-~4

]. DICKENSON 1921-~4

H. W.REID 19U-~4

R. W. PosTGATE 19U-~4

F. THOMPSON 19%1-~3

GEORGE UNSBURY (did not sit) 19~3-~4 GEORGE HICKS 19~3-~6 M. H. DoBB 19~3-~6 H. POLLITT 1924-•6 A. J. CooK 19%4-%6 T. MANN I9ZJ-z6 A. A. PuRCELL I9Zj-z6 A. B. SwALES 192J-~6 APPENDIX V. t\N ACCOUNT OF THE HONORARY OFFICERS OF THE RESEARCH DEPARTMENT The fir~ Chairman was Mrs. Sidney Webb, with H. J. Gillespie as Honorary Secretary and Treasurer. In 1914 Bernard Shaw became Chair­ man, G. D. H. Cole Vice-Chairman, and G. P. Blizard Han. Secretary and Treasurer. Bernard Shaw continued as Chairman from 1914 until 1919, when he became Vice-Chairman for a year. G. D. H. Cole was Vice-Chairman for a year, when he was succeeded in this office by Sidney Webb. · Sidney Webb remained Vice-Chairman from the middle of19IJ till the end of 1918. In 1916 the office of Honorary Secretary and Treasurer was divided-J. W. Nixon being Honorary Treasurer for three years thereafter, and G. D. H. Cole taking on the Honorary Secretary­ ship, an office he retained until his resignation in June, 1914; when the office was abolished by the Annual Meeting. In 1919, W. ]. Baker, who had taken over the Vice-Chairmanship in the previous year, became Chairman for a year. A. L. Bacharach became Honorary Treasurer in 1919, and is~. W. H. Hutchinson became Chairman in 19zo and has remained in this office up to the present time. During his Chairmanship the following have been Vice-Chairmen :-In 19zo-1 and I9ZI-z, C. M. Lloyd; in 19ZZ-3, Emile Burns; in 1913-4, John Scurr; for part of 1913-4 and for 1914-6, George Hicks. ' APPENDIX VI. PUBLICATIONS NOTE.-Publications printed in italics are out of print. No. Narru~ Author Prict of Publishtr Year Series, etc. Rtmarlu Pagu I The Rural Problem Henry D. Harben 2/6 Demy Svo Fabian Society I9I3-I4 I69 Public "· Private Electricity C. Ashmore Baker I d. Demy8vo Fabian Society I9I3-I4 Fabian Tract Supply I9 No. I?J Co-operative Production and Sidney & Beatrice I/- Large 4to New Statesman I9I3-I4 Profit Sharing Webb 32 Working of the Health Insur- Committee of In- I/- Large 4to New Statesman I9I3-I4 ance Act quiry 32 The Co-operatiw Movement Sidney & Beatrice I/- Large 4to New Statesman 1913-14 Webb 36 ltulustriallnsurance Sidney Webb I/- Large 4to New Statesman I9I4-IS 32 ' StJJt<: and Municipal Enttrprise Sidney & Beatrice I/- Large 4to New Statesman I9I4-IS Webb 32 Suggutwnsfor tht Prevention of L. S. Woolf and In- 2/- Large 4to New Statesman I9I4-IS War temationalAgree- 32 ments Committee English Teachers and Tlreir Pro- Beatrice Webb 2/- Large 4to New Statesman I9IS-I6 .fessimuzl OrganisatUm 48 ' International Gooernment L. S. Woolf · 6/- Demy8vo Fabian Soc.& G. I9IS-I6 259 Allen & Unwin I Inttmational Government L. S. Woolf with I0/6 Brentano's, New I9IS-I6 i (American Edition) Preface by York I Bernard Shaw Un Gouvemement Intema- L.S. Woolf IZ frs. 363 M. Giard & E. I9IS-I6 I tional Translated by Bri~re Louis Suret I •How to Pay for the War Edited Sidney Webb 6/- Demy8vo FabianSoc.&G. I9IS-I6 27I Allen & Unwin • A State Insurance Dept. Parts of 11 How to I/- 35 Ditto . I9I6 Pay for the War " • A Public Service of Railway & I/- 59 Ditto I9I6 Canal Transport .. "The Development of the P.O. .. I/- 48 Ditto I9I6 No. Remark• Author Price of Publisher Year Seriu, ete. Pagu

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G. D. H. Cole 6d. Folio 7 L.R.D. 1917·18 L.R.D.Memo­ Standard Rates randum No.1 Ditto No. a The Rtlation ofHouri to Output H. P. Rathbone 1/- Folio 19 L.R.D. 1917-18 Barbara Keen 6d. Folio 6 L.R.D. 1917-18 Ditto No.3 Womm's Wages on Munitions Dhto No.4 WagesandPricesduringtheWar M. I. Postgate 1/­ Demy8vo L.R.D. 1917-18 16 Stott Control of Indwtry and G. D. H. Cole ,,_ Folio 16 L.R.D. 1917-18 Ditto No. s Commtru Duriag and After tht War ,,_ Ditto No.6 The Whitlty R.poru and thtir M. I. Postgate Folio 13 L.R.D. Application Gazetteer of Trade Union 3 vols. Large 8vo Printed Cor pri~ 1917-18 Branches, Trades Councils, 30/- 566 vate circulation etc., in the U.K.

Tlr4R.gu/ationofWag~tDuring G. D. H. & M. I. 1/r Demy8vo L.R.D. 1918-19 L.R.D. and After the War ·Cole z6 Memorandum No.7 A.n lnlr~tion to Trat/4 G. D. H. Cole 5/-& Demy8vo L.R.D. & G. 1918-19 T.U. Series Re-written by Urrimtism z/6 rz8 Allen & Unwin No.4 the Author aa u Organised Labour, (Labour Publishing Co.) in 1924

The Payment of Wages G. D. H. Cole 6/-& Demy8vo L.R.D. & G. 1918-19 T.U.Series ?-'6 155 Allen &·Unwin No.5 T1r4 Labour Y oar Book Edited}.S.Middle- s-& Crown8vo T.U. Congress, 1918-19 ton & G. D. H. 3/6 446 Labour Party & Cole L.R.D. Tho Milk Trust and tho Com- R. W. Postgate & 3d. Dem;Svo L.R.D. 1918-19 L.R.D. Me- munity A. L. Bacharach morandum No.8 Facts /rom the Cool Comrnis- R. Page Arnot 6d. Large 8vo L.R.D. & G. 1918-19 Issued jointly sion 40 Allen & Unwin with Miners' Federation of Gt. Britain Further Facts from the Coal R. Page Arnot 6d. Large8vo L.R.D. & G. 1918-19 Commission 47 Allen & Unwin The Legal Regulation of Hours R. Palme Dutt 6d. Demy8vo L.R.D. 1918-19 L.R.D.Me- 16 morandwn ,,_ No.9 'The Re-organisation of Local C. M.Lioyd, with Demy8vo L.R.D. & G. 1918-19 Local Govern- Government introduction by 46 Allen & Unwin ment Series Sidng,Webb No.1 Benefits/or Mernbm only G. D. .Cole Demy8vo Nat. Joint Com- 1919-20 (Privately IZ mittee of P. 0. printed) O_!B!!!isation

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