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The British State Telegraphs

The British State Telegraphs

by Hugo Richard Meyer

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Author
Meyer, Hugo Richard, 1866-1923
Title
The British State Telegraphs A Study of the Problem of a Large Body of Civil Servants in a Democracy
Credits
Produced by Adrian Mastronardi, Martin Mayer, The Philatelic Digital Library Project at www.tpdlp.net and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
Language
English
LoC Class
HE: Social sciences: Transportation and communications
Subject
Government ownership
Category
Text
eBook-No.
48118
Project Gutenberg
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/48118
Release Date
January 31, 2015
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.THE BRITISH STATE TELEGRAPHS
  2. 2.PREFACE
  3. 3.CONTENTS
  4. 4.CHAPTER I Introduction
  5. 5.CHAPTER II The Argument for the Nationalization of the Telegraphs
  6. 6.CHAPTER III The Alleged Break-down of Laissez-Faire
  7. 7.CHAPTER IV The Purchase of the Telegraphs
  8. 8.CHAPTER V None of Mr. Scudamore’s Financial Forecasts Were Realized
  9. 9.CHAPTER VI The Party Leaders Ignore Their Fear of an Organized Civil Service
  10. 10.CHAPTER VII The House of Commons Is Responsible for the Financial Failure of the State Telegraphs
  11. 11.CHAPTER VIII The State Telegraphs Subsidize the Newspaper Press
  12. 12.CHAPTER IX The Post Office Employees Press the House of Commons for Increases of Wages and Salaries
  13. 13.CHAPTER X The Tweedmouth Committee Report
  14. 14.CHAPTER XI The Post Office Employees Continue to Press the House of Commons for Increases of Wages and Salaries
  15. 15.CHAPTER XII The Bradford Committee Report
  16. 16.CHAPTER XIII The House of Commons Select Committee on Post Office Servants , 1906
  17. 17.CHAPTER XIV The House of Commons, Under Pressure from the Civil Service Unions, Curtails the Executive’s Power to Dismiss Incompetent and Redundant Employees
  18. 18.CHAPTER XV The House of Commons, Under Pressure from the Civil Service Unions, Curtails the Executive’s Power to Promote Employees According to Merit
  19. 19.CHAPTER XVI Members of the House of Commons Intervene on Behalf of Public Servants Who Have Been Disciplined
  20. 20.CHAPTER XVII The Spirit of the Civil Service
  21. 21.CHAPTER XVIII The House of Commons Stands For Extravagance
  22. 22.CHAPTER XIX Conclusion
  23. 23.INDEX

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