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Union of Democratic Control

Collection: Conscientious Objection During World War 1    Volumes    Union of Democratic Control
The Union of Democratic Control (UDC), as its name implies, was primarily concerned about the lack of democratic accountability in the making of British foreign policy. Its prime target was what was seen as the processes of 'secret diplomacy' which had drawn Britain into the war. Beginning with the publication of its manifesto in 1914, it campaigned throughout the war and continued to press its case during the inter-war years and beyond. It developed an extensive local organisation, with at least 100 UDC branches across Britain and, by 1917, had more than 10,000 members. Its credibility was further reinforced by the presence on its Executive Committee of men and women who were at the heart of national politics - Charles Trevelyan MP, Arthur Ponsonby MP, Ramsay MacDonald MP, Philip Snowden MP, Helen M. Swanwick, Norman Angel and campaigning journalist E. D. Morel who was its first Secretary.
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View document: UDC pamphlets (U DDC/5/146 - 172).

UDC pamphlets (U DDC/5/146 - 172)

U DDC/5/146 'A League of Nations', by J.A. Hobson (x2), c1915; U DDC/5/148 'Labour and the Costs of War', by J.A. Hobson (x2), Jan 1916; U DDC/5/150 'The Peace Debate...

Date:1914-1924
Contributor:Hull University Archives
Identifier:73006b-06
View document: UDC pamphlets (U DDC/5/85 - 145).

UDC pamphlets (U DDC/5/85 - 145)

U DDC/5/85 'Why should Democracy control Foreign Policy', 20th century; U DDC/5/86 'Why you should join the Union of Democratic Control', 20th century; U DDC/5/87 'What is the Balance of...

Date:1914-1919
Contributor:Hull University Archives
Identifier:73006b-05
View document: <i>The UDC</i>.

The UDC

The monthly journal of the Union of Democratic Control, The U.D.C. began publication in November 1915 and was published consistently throughout the war. The issues collected here cover the period...

Date:1915-1919
Contributor:Hull University Archives
Identifier:73006b-04
View document: UDC books.

UDC books

U DDC/5/1: Democracy and Diplomacy by Arthur Ponsonby, 1915, 198pp. U DDC/5/2: The ABC of the UDC by B N Langdon-Davies, c.1916, 72pp.U DDC/5/5: The Future of Constantinople by Leonard...

Date:1915-1918
Contributor:Hull University Archives
Identifier:73006b-03
View document: Papers of E D Morel.

Papers of E D Morel

One of the most influential campaigning journalists of his generation, Edmund Dene Morel first established himself in 1906 with a shocking exposure of the atrocities committed by the Belgian authorities...

Date:1910-1935
Contributor:Hull University Archives
Identifier:73006b-02
View document: UDC minutes.

UDC minutes

U DDC/1/1: Minute book of General Council with some secretary's reports, constitutions, accounts and minutes of annual general meetings, 17 Nov 1914 - 8 Mar 1919. U DDC/1/2: Minute book...

Date:1914-1938
Contributor:Hull University Archives
Identifier:73006b-01
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