The British State TelegraphsFront matterReading editionChapter navigation24 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterTHE BRITISH STATE TELEGRAPHSPREFACECONTENTSChapter I · IntroductionChapter II · The Argument for the Nationalization of the TelegraphsChapter III · The Alleged Break-down of Laissez-FaireChapter IV · The Purchase of the TelegraphsChapter V · None of Mr. Scudamore’s Financial Forecasts Were RealizedChapter VI · The Party Leaders Ignore Their Fear of an Organized Civil ServiceChapter VII · The House of Commons Is Responsible for the Financial Failure of the State TelegraphsChapter VIII · The State Telegraphs Subsidize the Newspaper PressChapter IX · The Post Office Employees Press the House of Commons for Increases of Wages and SalariesChapter X · The Tweedmouth Committee ReportChapter XI · The Post Office Employees Continue to Press the House of Commons for Increases of Wages and SalariesChapter XII · The Bradford Committee ReportChapter XIII · The House of Commons Select Committee on Post Office Servants, 1906Chapter XIV · The House of Commons, Under Pressure from the Civil Service Unions, Curtails the Executive’s Power to Dismiss Incompetent and Redundant EmployeesChapter XV · The House of Commons, Under Pressure from the Civil Service Unions, Curtails the Executive’s Power to Promote Employees According to MeritChapter XVI · Members of the House of Commons Intervene on Behalf of Public Servants Who Have Been DisciplinedChapter XVII · The Spirit of the Civil ServiceChapter XVIII · The House of Commons Stands For ExtravaganceChapter XIX · ConclusionINDEXBeginning of this editionNext chapter →THE BRITISH STATE TELEGRAPHSAll chapters and sections (24)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsTHE BRITISH STATE TELEGRAPHSPREFACECONTENTSChapters12345678910111213141516171819Other sectionsINDEXA transcriber’s note follows the text.◇THE BRITISH STATE TELEGRAPHS →