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1 TheSocialCrediter, Saturday, April19, a NewspaperPostage(homeandabroad) , Weekly.' hadlongto waitfor the benefitsof 'stripto exportis to be increasedfrom50!to 75 per centat expenseof thehomeconsumer, ,whichis incidentallyattackingthiscountrywherever possible,willmakemoremillionsof dollarsat our Stracheyhas arrangedfor an increasedallocationof barleyso thatthe countrywilllosethe barleyas wellas the whisky,.andthedollarswillgo to the reductionof ourAmericanoverdraft, willdisappear,It justshowswhatyoucando withbulkbuying,bulkselling,andpolitician sof theStracheytype. NotmanyBritishperiodicalssinkto the levelof beingcastigatedon technicalmattersby a popularAmericanjour-_ nalsuchas theSaturdialyEveningPost,butwe thinkthe~ extractfromTheNewStatesmanand Nationquotedin ".'publication'seditorialof February22 demandsthe attentionit Socialistweeklywrote: "In1946newhouseswerebuilt'almostexclusiv elyfor thosewhoneededthemmost-theworkingclasses ;interestrateswereforceddownfor the benefitof the localauthoritiesand to the detri-mentof the reniiers,; everyschoolchild,deprivingthe betteroff of theircreamanx1: brief,therewasa LaborGovernmentin power,, the wage-earner,andactingprimarilyin his interest.

2 "(Ouremphasis)..It wouldbe difficultto compressintoshorterformthe conceptionof politicsexpressivelytermed"thepork-barre lracket"-youvotefor me,andwe'llsoakeveryonewhovotesagainstus , and sharethe standa continuousdietof the NewStaiesmanbutwe shallbe happyto giveoccasionalpublicityto its ex-pressionsof classhatred,if sentto us by lessfastidious'readers. ,the Agriculture, beenseriouslyim-pairedby soil erosion,and 282 POO,OOOacreshas doubtmanyfactorshavecontributedto this situation;but we are solidlyconvincedthatit is impossibleto withdrawfromtile earththe immensequantitiesof energydiffusedbyflowingrivers,andto divertit fromits naturaleffectsby-'. '" immensehydro-electricschemes, identified,thereiseveryreasonto suspectthattheyplayan importantpartinsoil ~---.~--------~.TheChiefRabbiof Palestine,IsaacHertzog,Broad-castingfrom Palestine,said,"1 believethemisfortunesbefallingBritain[si o] thiswarninghas beengivenher.

3 "Anyonewhoregardsthatstatementas Jewsand"Britain";the certaintythatwhatthe Jewswantis notonlythe willof God,but will provokehis activeinterferencein theirfavourat the expenseof Arabsor anyoneelse;andthedisregard,amountingto contempt,foranydifficultieswhichmightari seif "Britain:"merelykeptthe ringwhilethe Arabsandthe Jewsfoughtit all thesethings,andthenponderon the problemonerace,if it isone race;is presenting,to the worldwhileworkingtoothandclawto crushwhatit callsracialism.'FreedomandSecurityforOne andAll'Thesubstanceof themaidenspeech01 M. REALCAOUETTE, Pontiacin Quebec,deliveredin theCanadianPorliamen:on February4, 00the theSpeechfr01flthe ,Youwillunderstandthe emotionI experience-onspeak-ing for the firsttimebeforetheParliamentof the ,rememberingthatwe havein thiscountrya peopledesirousof a governmentwhichwillservethem,thatfeeling fadesa littleandI am profoundlydisturbedat Canadiansin the Addressfromthe Throne.

4 [Afterreferringto. thestrikethenin progressat theNorandaMines,in the countyhe represents,in whichissuehe supportedthe demandof the minersfor securityfor them-selvesandtheirfamilieswhiledeprecat ingthedemandofthe Miners'Unionthatcontributionsto the unionbe stoppedfromthe men'spayat source,he continued:] ,I havebeenelectedto representthe countyof Pontiacin thisHouse,andI oweall thanksto the electorsof my countywhochoseme to mightalsothankall the HonourableMinistersof the Liberalpartywhocameto the countyat the timeof the as withouttheirhelpI honestlybelievethatI havebeenelected,I say,to makeknownto Parliamentthe, properlyexpressedwillof my electors,andnot the pro-grammeof a ,April19, :Ah, Caouette:Theonlymotiveof Parliamentaryactivity,andof politicalandeconomicactivityin our countryshouldbe the no the dignityofthe , ,is composedof twoelements,whichare:matter,the body,whichclaimseconomicsecurity;andthem ind,thesoul, allandeachthusformthe subjectof 'my securityandfreedomfor oneandall makeup thetruedemocracy,let us see whatit is thatstopsthe realisationof thisidealin willquote, ,a passagefroma speechof the RightHonourablePrimeMinis-ter ( )on theoccasionof theGeneralElectionin 1935:"Whena nationhaslostcontrolof its moneyandcredit,itmatterslittlewhomakesit s moneyandcreditisrestoredto the Governmentandby it recognisedas its mostclearandsacredduty,it is uselessandfutileto talkof democracy!

5 Andthesovereigntyof Parliament." :Hear, Caouette:Thereis nothingin the SpeechfromtheThronewhichdealswiththisreg ainingof passinglawsto regulatemen,womenandchildren,the Governmentoughtto havemoney, haveno money,.we warmoneywasfoundfor makingcannon,aeroplanesandshells,andto equipsoldiersandsendthemtothe warmoneycannotbe willnowtalkaboutthe programmeof the the newmemberfor Pontiac,thathe shouldtakehis placebesidethe Caouette:Mr. Speaker,the SocialCreditprogrammecorrespondswiththe programmeof the Unionof whyI sit Electorsis madeup of Liberals,Con-servatives,andsupportersof all ,notaboutthe party,northe group,northepartyleader,butin theendof Electorswantsprogress;andthatis whyit wantsin Parliamentrepresentativesof theelectorsandnotre-presentativesof the :Hear, Ca0uette:Whyam I besidetheSocialCrediters?Youknowtheanswe r,or am50wellcontentwiththe thinkit is theonlygroupwhichallowseachof its membersto thinkdifferentlyfromthe leader, hopethatthe Unionof Electorswillbe usefulin thisHouseandthatbeforelongwe shallrepresentin thisParlia-mentall the electorsof the Electorsis clearandaimsat the goodof Unionof Electors'presentsa clearandcon-creteprogrammewhichforwardst he desiresof one and all ,the firstpointon our programmeis thatall incomesof less than$3,000a yearbe electorsis in favourof thispartof our am certainthatmanyelectorsdo not forgetthatthe.

6 'shavevotedthemselvesan increaseof $2,000a year, themselvesthatif thatisgoodfor theirrepresentatives,it wouldalsobe goodfor admitthattheyare it is goodfor us, the Mem-bersof Parliament,I say thatit is goodalso for the electorswhohaveelectedus the firstpointon a pensionof $60a monthat the age of 60 andthatwithouta moreChristiananda paythe old folkinsteadof payingthe :thirdpoint:$60a monthto the infirm,the sick,fromthe ageof 21 no lawin thecountrywhichguaranteessecurityandlibe rty,to a burdenon his lawprovidesfor his Thelast pointon our programmeof economicsecurity, ,is the mostimportantandpleasantfor all thenation:it is the nationaldividendof $20a :Hear, Caouette:Of $20a dividendbasedonthe discrepancybetweenthe totalproductionin the countryandthe totalpurchasingpowerin the handsof the consumersin balancedby an equiv-alentpurchasingpoweranddistributed to everyonewithoutdistinction,evento ' :Hear, Caouetce:A said,andcertainpeoplehavejustsaidit at Pontiac-thata nationaldividendis is saidthatif peoplereceivemoneyfreelytheywillall is saidthatitwouldstopthemfromworking,thatt heywouldno longerwantto work,andthatlazinesswouldbecomethe greatestevilin ,in thePontiacelection,theseatwhichI occupyat this'0moment,andwhichis seatandits remuneration,not a singleSaturday,April19, 1947.

7 :THESOCIALCREDITERPage3oneof themwereafraidof growinglazyon the moneythattheydrew, ,not us. is good:but for the people,money,no!Theywouldgrowlazy .. In the Norandamineandin eachof thecountiesrepresentedby the honourableMembers,of thisHouse,thereare whodo 'and fewerdays'workbecauseof the thusa dragon production,on workitself,andthatis whyI suggestthatall incomesof less than$3,000shouldbe exemptedfromtaxation,andthatthemeasurebe passedin thissessionso is objectedthatGodsaid:"Thoushaltgainthybre adby the sweatof thy brow."Yes,but the Governmenthas no rightto arrangeso thatthe workmanandthe minerhaveto earntheirbread500timeswiththe sweatof their'browbeforebeingallowedto eat it evenonce!Since1935theGovernmentof Albertahavepromised$25a monthto the citizensof thatprovince;andtheyhaveneveryet giventhis$ thrownup as an is nevermentionedthatit is the faultof the ,one mustn'tsay that!It is nevermentionedthatthe laws,of Albertadesignedto producethedividendweredisallowedby ,onemustnot say that;it mustsimplybe ,PrimeMinisterof Albertaat thattime,madea completefiascoin ,if the doctrineof SocialCreditis no good;whyhas not the FederalGovernmenthelpedthe Governmentof the Provinceof Albertato try it out in practice,so thatit shallbreakits neckat onceandthusbothmimeandtheoryof SocialCreditbe doneawaywithfor everin Canada?

8 Butno;insteadof allowingAlbertato adoptSocialCreditmethods,oneobstacleafte ranotherhas been'thrownin thewayof Governmentknowverywellthatif SocialCreditis put intopracticeandgivesresultsin Alberta,it longerbe politicalparties,nordivision,but agovernmentresponsibleto the people,a governmentwhichwillnot be afraidto givethe '. ,we havefoundmoreandmorein 0\11"province,whichin the lastfewyearswe havecometo knowwell,thatthe populationis unitedas neverbeforenot abouta partyor an election,butabouta programme:andtheprogrammein questionis thatwhichI havejustoutlinedto you,In theelectionat Pontiacwe hadnothingto regret, "[M.'Caouettewasherecalledto order,as the matterof the disturbancesat Richelieu-Verchereswassub judice.].. At any rateone thingis the dayafterDecember23, the Unionof Electorswenton organisinginthe countyof Richelieu-Vercheres,and willtakeits organisa-tionnot merelythroughoutQuebecbut throughoutthe wholeof Canada;andbeforemanyyearshavepassedwe shallseein.

9 Our countrya governmentwhichknowshowto ;it is notfinancedfromelectoralchestsbutby the :Hear, Caouette:.. Lastly, ,thePresidentsof the Unionsof Electorsof QuebecandOntariohavesentto all theseprovinces,a letterdrawingattentionto the statementI quotedbefore,madeby the electoralcampaignof thedeputiesapproveandsupportthe demandsformulatedby the electorsof the approvethemunreservedly,becausewe wantto rid ourselvesof financialdictatorshiptogainfreedomandsec urityfor ,thequestionof We are in favourof autonomyfor the provincesandof goodunderstandingbetweenprov-, federalgovernmentis nothingmorethantheresultof usefulto havea centralgovernmentdeterminedby do notbelievethatthe centralgovern-mentwouldhavebeenableprope rlyto giverise to provinceswhichexistedbeforeit questionof federal-provincialagreements,we thinkthattheprovincesshouldmeetto-gether ,shoulddrawup andconcludethe agreementsand thenpresentthemto the.

10 Theconfederationis formedof nineprovincesofCanadaandtheseninemusthav etheirwordto say on allagreements,becausethe confederationarisesfroma pacttowhichall thesenineprovincesthe federalgovernmentowesits ourattitudeas regardsagreementsbetweentheFederalGovern mentandthe provinces.[ an endof controlson pro-ductionanddistributionandon conclusionheagainreferredto the incidentsat Richelieu-Vercheresandbythe rulesof the Housewascalledto :]I cannot[he said]congratulatetheseconderof becauseI do notlikeeitherthe manneror theissueof thiselection.(Translatedfromthe textin VersDemainthe officialEnglishversionnotbeingavailable. )TheMeptberfor Richelieu-Vercheres, groupof QuebeccitizenshavecalleduponM. GerardCournoyer,Memberof Parliamentfor Richelieu-Vercheressincethe recentbye-election,to resign,in viewof the admittedieregulaririesin the conductof the electionat Sorel.'In the courseof theirlettertheysay,."If youdo notwishpublicopinionto accuseyouofbeingtheaccomplice,if nottheinstigator,of the assaults,violenceandmanoeuvresattributab leto yourelectoralor-_ganisation,but to believethatyouare ashamedof it, yourdutyis necessary.