Tuesday, July 28, 1914

Cloudy

Correspondence (1 of 2)

Letter #107Time not recorded
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We had a Cabinet yesterday . . . mainly to talk about war & peace. I am afraid that Grey's experiment of a Conference à quatre won't come off . . . As you would see, we had a real rough and tumble debate in the evening.

Asquith discusses the Cabinet meeting on war/peace, Grey's proposal for a conference, and the "rough and tumble" debate in the House.

Mentioned:Winston Churchill • Sir Edward Grey • Bonar Law • Birrell • Sir John French

Metric Analysis

Romantic Adoration6/10
Political Unburdening7/10
Emotional Desolation3/10

Thematic Tags

War crisisConference proposalIrish debateArmy appointments
H.H. Asquith
Londonⓘ
HIS DAYCabinet. Debate. Interviews. Dinner at home.
Venetia Stanley
Penrhosⓘ
HER DAYWrote to Asquith. At 'the rocks' (seaside)

Official Register

1914-07-28

Top News

Daily Edition

Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia. The First Fleet is ordered to Scapa Flow.

Cabinet Council

NO SESSION
No Minutes

Parliament

IN SESSION

>>Topics: Road Board Chairmanship, New Clause Further Power To Stop Supply, Income Tax, Special Reserve, Lancashire Education Committee, Income Tax Laws

Witness Observations

Maurice Hankey
Maurice Hankey

"Accordingly on July 28th I wrote to Nicolson to urge that there was danger in further delay, in the hope that he would advise Grey to ask the Cabinet to sanction the putting in operation of the Precautionary Stage."