991. WINSTON S. CHURCHILL (1874 - 1965) British Prime Minister who led England through the Blitz and orchestrated the British liberation of occupied Europe and Germany. Churchill is today considered perhaps the greatest statesman of this century. Fine content T.L.S. "Winston S. Churchill" with holograph salutation and subscription on his Chartwell letterhead, 1p. 4to., Nov. 5, 1930 to Conservative Parliamentarian Sir John Milner (1840-1931), a staunch supporter of veterans of the Boer War (of which Churchill was included). In part: "...I am very glad to hear from you again, and I heartily congratulate you upon attaining your eightieth birthday. I do not like the political outlook much and I am afraid that the undue prominence given to food taxes may rob us of our victory. All is well with us at home...". Folds, very light soiling, else very good. In May, 1929 the Labour party defeated Churchill's Conservatives by a narrow margin and, with the addition of votes from minority parties, Ramsay MacDonald became Prime Minister. Following the October, 1929 Wall Street crash, the Depression hit England hard and Labour was unprepared for the onslaught of devalued shares and massive unemployment. Conservatives saw their opportunity to unseat Labour, and here Churchill corresponds with an old ally, setting forth his fears that the food tariffs which had long plagued the English public would swing voter opinion back toward Labour. He needn't have worried — in the 1931 elections, the Conservatives swept all comers. $2,000 - 3,000