NEWS FROM 100 YEARS AGO : 13 February 1924

13 FEBRUARY 1924

In the House of Lords, the Lord Chancellor (Lord Haldane) made a statement on foreign policy and the armaments question, and declared that the Government aimed at a League of Nations that would include Germany and Russia and would ensure security in Europe.

The meeting of the National Unionist Association Council was addressed by Stanley Baldwin, the former Prime Minister, after which new proposals for the future organisation of the party were discussed. These include the setting up of a committee for the purpose of advising the leader upon any important point of policy.