Author : HMSO
Release : 2012-09-03
Genre : History
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Official History of the Ministry of Munitions Volume V: Wages and Welfare - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Official History of the Ministry of Munitions Volume V: Wages and Welfare write by HMSO. This book was released on 2012-09-03. Official History of the Ministry of Munitions Volume V: Wages and Welfare available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Volume V of XII. The foundation of the Munitions Ministry was a revolutionary step, coinciding with the 'shells scandal' in which the failure of a series of British attacks: Neuve Chapelle, Aubers Ridge, Festubert and Loos - was blamed on inadequate supplies of munitions. A press outcry was followed by questions in Parliament which threatened to bring down the Government. The Ministry was set up in response. Previously, the War Office had been responsible for designing, ordering and inspecting ammunition factories and stores. But a year of war on a scale never foreseen, the creation of armies larger than ever contemplated, and the demand for unprecedented quantities of matériel showed the absolute necessity of providing centralised direction of mass war production. The Great War completely upset normal industrial conditions. Preparing this history of the Ministry of Munitions was started during the War itself. It was felt that consulting the officials concerned whilst they were still in post was vital, particularly as many such posts were temporary, and while the questions with which the history would deal were vividly present in their minds. Volume V concerns: * Control of Men's Wages * Control of Women's Wages * Welfare: The Control of Working Conditions * The Provision of Canteens * Provision for the Housing of Munition Workers