Note 38 — Chapter IX
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In 1909 the Labor Party claimed credit for the following measures passed during the Parliamentary session of that year:
"(1) The grant of an additional £200,000 ($1,000,000) for the unemployed, and the extraction of a promise that, if it was insufficient, 'more would be forthcoming.'
"(2) The passing of the Trades Boards Bill—the first effective step against 'sweating.'
"(3) The smashing of the bill authorizing the amalgamation of three great railways.
"(4) A discussion, protest, and vote against the visit of Bloody Nicholas, the Tsar. The Labor Party's amendments secured 70 supporters, whilst only 187 members of the British Parliament were dirty enough to support the Tsar's visit.
"(5) The introduction of the Shop Hours Bill and the extortion of a promise that it shall be adopted by the government and passed."—From a campaign pamphlet, The Labor Party in Parliament, p. 20.