Wednesday, April 21, 1915

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Correspondence (1 of 2)

Letter #402Time not recorded
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. . . You wd. have enjoyed the spectacle: an audience of about 5000, all men . . . Almost as interesting was the visit paid this morning to Armstrong's works. They are making shells as fast as they can . . .

Asquith describes the Newcastle meeting and his visit to the Armstrong munitions works.

Mentioned:Meade Falkner • Nellie Hozier

Metric Analysis

Romantic Adoration4/10
Political Unburdening5/10
Emotional Desolation0/10

Thematic Tags

Newcastle meetingArmstrong's worksWomen in munitions15 inch guns
H.H. Asquith
Newcastle / Train / Londonⓘ
HIS DAYVisiting Armstrong's works. return to London.. Traveling from Newcastle to London. Cabinet meeting. House of Commons
Venetia Stanley
Traveling to Londonⓘ
HER DAYCannot go to London tomorrow - needed as bridge fourth. Received wonderful letter from PM this morning. Wrote to Asquith. Wrote to Edwin Montagu

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1915-04-21

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Witness Observations

Margot Asquith
Margot Asquith

"On April 1915 Elizabeth, Violet, Bongy, H. and myself went to Newcastle for a speech which H. delivered on munitions. The Tory Press have been attacking him violently for shortage of munitions."

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Frances Stevenson

"Wednesday, 21 April. Motion by Hewins calling for enlistment of all firms capable of producing munitions under a unified administration."

Cynthia Asquith
Cynthia Asquith

"Huge budget of letters... The doctor came unexpectedly and boulevered my whole present and future by saying quite definitely that I hadn't had measles but a colitic rash. I immediately wired Beb."

Venetia Stanley
Venetia Stanley

"My darling I’ve been in a terrible frame of mind all to-day... Were you rather disgusted by my letter yesterday... more so when this morning I got a wonderful letter from the P.M which shows me how wrong I was..."