7 15, 1938.

THE PEOPLE’S

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The federal government in its
proposed public works scheme has
decided to eliminate to some ex-
tent the financing of provincial
party heelers by rigorously restrict-
ing grants-in-aid to the provinces.

What the various provinces re-
ceive in taxation is shown by the
accompanying tables. «.

From this it is seen that British
Columbia collects from its people
through combined municipal and
provincial taxes nearly double the
amount collected by Ontario with
its superior public services and
greater population.

Revenues received by the prov-
inces from auto license fees and
gasoline taxes are also shown in
the accompanying table.

With the exception of Prince Ed-
ward Island,, this province derives
less revenue in gasoline taxes and
car licenses than any Canadian
province. The answer is—bad roads.

There is undoubtedly a connec-
tion between good roads and bal-
ance provincial budgets. Nova Sco-
tia and Wey Brunswick have both.

Paved roads have been the means
of paying good wages to unem-
ployed from 1934 to 1937. In British
Columbia, Premier Pattullo has
obtained $3,000,000, two-thirds of
which has already been spent on
political highways, and a mild dose
of tar and pea-gravel spraying be-
tween Vancouver and Kamloops.
Even Garibaldi Park at Vancouver's
back door is still marooned, and
frantic appeals go from Victoria to
Ottawa for money.

From 1932 to 1936 relief camps
cost the public $1.34 a day to feed,
house, clothes and pay 20 cents a
day to single unemployed. From
1936 the federal government has
paid $3,000,000 te produce the pres-
ent chaos in BG.

The immediate building of roads
in BC to remedy the deplorable
state of the highways is the logical
beginning for the federal sovern-
ment in its proposed public works
scheme.

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OUGLAS:

RGEW WHSTMINSTER, BC,
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t outstanding affairs put on
any workers’ organization
us town, the Klondyke Nite
sed in the Lesion Hall last
ay under auspices of the
Westminster Labor Rep-
ntation Board, proved a,
t~ success.
nes attractive were all the differ-
booths and games, it was dif-
G | to pick favorites. At the
FLoadyke bar lemonade was dis-
envi of under various disguises,
re ou,’ “bear grease’ and
Ne not. At the Local 86, TWA,
sn two “gamblers” entertained
3 Spublic and took their pennies
} old-time games.
Ws in white uniforms, dressed
irses, operated on the pockets
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» and Restaurant Employees,
IS} 28; Division 134, BCE Work-
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fl, and the Ladies’ Auxiliary of
}Vorkers’ Alliance.
sr 1,200 tickets were sold, and
proceeds were over $200. All
Feements handled efficiently
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British Columbians Pay
Twice Ontario Taxation

Can the federal govermment meet the challenge of unemployment, without offense to pro-
vincial and municipal rights and jurisdiction?
Must there always be an endless circle of buck-passing in which the city council meets
with protestations of regret from Victoria and Premier Pattullo wears out first class cushions

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vincial taxes:

Per Capita Taxation In

Province $92.90 In 1937

Here’s what the people of Canada pay in municipal and pro-

(1931) (1936) (1937) Per Capita Taxes
Proy. Pop. Municip. Rev. Prov. Rev. Mun. Prov. Bi-total
B.C. —. 694,263 $ 36,400,748.37  $28,102,612.48 $52.43 $40.47 $92.90
Alta. -. 731,605  $ 12,533,935.87  $20,743,045.72 $17.13 $28.35 $45.48
Sask. —.. 921,785  $ 16,769,992.78  $116,526,393.36 $18.19 $17.93 $36.12
Man. -. 700,139 $ 18,342.869.39 $15,215,175.52 $26.34 $21.73 $48.07
Ont. 3,431,683  $121,825,930.00  $80,488,43995 $31.99 $2054 $52.53
Que. .2,874,255 $ 59,729,973.00  $46,280,019.46 $20.70 $15.04 $35.74
NB. —— 408,219 $ 6,603,096.35 $ 5,535,214.00 $16.17 $13.80 $29.97
NS. -... 512,846 $ 5,881,171.26  $11,096,227.34 $11.46 $2144 $32.90
OMT Ss so 8 OB OB Bi 3 var Sees $ 2,997,398.57 See = $34.04

British Columbia Received
$2,717,201 In Gas Taxes

and gasoline taxes in 1986:

And here’s what the provinces received from license fees

Percent of Total

Prov Wo. Prov. Licenses Gas. Tax Lie. Fees Prov. Rev.
BiG. 106,079 $ 2,717,201 $ 2,425,232 20.1
Alta te 97,468 $ 2,380,088 $ 1,722,964 24.4
Sask. 2. 102,270 $ 1,951,834 $ 1,475,940 “213
Wart 2 3eh 8 74,940 $ 2,051,200 $ 929,500 20.5
Ont ice 690,226 $16,049,857 $10,874,171 41.0

$ 6,272,064 $ 5,947,623 31.6

$ 1,149,129 $ 894,497 30.8

$ 1,760,209 $ 1,247,836 29.2

$ 200,854 $ 111,891 18.4

Street Railwaymen Give $76

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Grand Concert Planned

st Press Drive

the labor press by donating $76
union last Saturday; $20 more

309 new subs.

Around
The City

Summer Camp Reunion

Jubilee Children’s Summer Camp
reunion will be held on Friday,
April 22, at 7:30 pm, at Wkrainian
Labor Temple,-805 East Pender
street. A cordial invitation to camp-
ers is extended. There will be a
concert and refreshments. Tick-
ets on the draw for the hope chest
should be turned in to the commit-
tee before this date.

Prizewinners Announced

Prize winners in the drawing held
April 2, at the Ukrainian Tabor
Temple, were: First prize, gent’s
17-jewel watch, value $42.50, Mrs.
M. Hebel, ticket number 3470; sec-
ond prize, $5, T. Baschuk, ticket
number 5137; third prize, $2, G.
Davenock, ticket number 2333.

Mothers’ Council Meet

Vancouver Mothers’ Council
meets every Tuesday at 2:30 pm,
at O’Brien Hall, 404 Homer street.

District Press Drive Dance

Keep Tuesday, May 24, an open
date. It’s the district press drive
wind-up dance. Tickets are 25 cents
and sales will be applied to quotas
of press committees. Special feat-
ures will be draw for 400-day clock,

electrical appliances, hats, shirts

and other prizes.

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Vancouver street railwaymen showed their appreciation of

in a collection authorized by the
than their last response to the

Advocate-Clarion press drive in 1937. This was the highlight
of the past week, and to date the total stands at $723, including

A colorful musical spectacle, on
an even greater scale than last
year’s event, is promised by the
joint Cosmopolitan Goncert Gom-
mittee, to be staged at the Empress
Theatre, Sunday, April 24.

The Grand Cosmopolitan Concert,
tickets for which are 25 cents, will
be entertainment equal to, if not
better, than many of the high
priced professional affairs. Fea-
tures include a mixed choir of
100 people, gymnasium display, 60-
piece string orchestra, songs, mu-
Sical selections, dancing and com-
edy.

Something like a sensation was
caused at press drive headquarters
when $2.25, obtained on a collection
sheet arrived from Goat River, a
small community located 121 miles
east of Prince George. W. Ravenor,
drive manager, opined there are
hundreds of such supporters who
need only to be contacted.

Trade unions are coming to the
fore. The press committee of the
Inland Boatmen’s Union has
turned in 15 new subs; Local 28
Hotel and Restaurant Employees,
has raised $22.50, including 9 new
subs; Woodworkers’ Union, $13.30;
and new subs, credited to the
Fishermen’s Union, continue to
come in.

The progressive Jewish organ-
ization, ICOR, first to reach its
quota last year,

today — closely followed by the
Transportation committee with 79
per cent.

Vancouver East committee leads
the city with 49 per cent of its
quota raised. Ol’ Bill boasts of 44
per cent; Salmon Arm, 38 per cent;
Lettish Workers’ club, 37 per cent;
Vancouver Centre, 36 per cent; Re-
lief Project Workers’ union, 33
per cent. :

The East End Joint committee,
which has already turned in $101,
including 53 subs, plans an ambi-
tious affair this month with a
Grand Cosmopolitan Concert.

The standing of other commit-
tees is Atlin, $9.40; Quesnel, $7.55;
Shere, $1.00; Prince Rupert, $8.75;
Wanaimo, $11; Sointula, $1.00; Bur-

naby, $3.75; North Vancouver,
$15.55; Princeton, $6.00; Surrey,
$19.85; Trail, $3.00; Cranbrook,

$6.00; Mission, $1.00; Vernon, $3.00;
Gibson’s Landing, $4.30; Haney,
$1.80; Matsqui, $13.50; Blubber
Bay. Comparison of provincial
areas shows Greater Vancouver
leading at $491.78, or 30 per cent
of objective, followed by Southern
BC at 10 per cent, and Northern
BC at 9 per cent, with Vancouver
Island at 6 per cent.

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Nephew Of
CCF Leader
In Mac-Paps

John Offer, Promoted
To Rank Of Corporal,
Tells Of Experiences
In Spain

READS ADVOCATE

John Offer young volunteer
in the Mackenzie - Papineau
Battalion in Spain who has just
been promoted to the rank of
corporal, is a nephew of Wil-
liam Offer, prominent member
of the CCF in Vancouver and
one of the federation’s candi-
dates in Point Grey in the pro-
vineial elections last year.

Things seem to be moving pretty
fast all over, he writes. The situa-
tion in Germany and Austria will
be having quite an effect on the
war here, Hitler, in order to carry
out his plans must have more and
more wat material and the place
for him to get it is in those parts
of Spain under fascist control. So
I would not be surprised if Ger-
many and Italy start a big drive
here.

“But what ever they do, we can
go one better every day. The situ-
ation gets better. The army and
war industry is becoming better
organized. The food is getting bet-
ter every day, and the morale of
everybody is very high. So we have
no fears about what Franco or his
gang have up their sleeves, in fact,
Franco is the least of our troubles.

“I suppose the papers at home
have big headlines about Franco,
but do not believe half of them.
The fascists are making a big
drive, it is true, but we are not
laying down. I have been promoted
to the rank of corporal and have
been placed in charge of a light
machine gun squad. Quite a step-
up in the world for me. These
guns sure are wonderful weapons,
and so simple to fire and take
apart, and when one of them gets
into action it is just too bad for
the fascists.

“Tf only the borders leading into
Spain were open, we could get lots
of guns and ammunition and we
would then make a quick job of
this war. But while these nations
are talking the fascists get all the
material they want. However, the
Spanish government is making its
own guns and airplanes, and, as IL
Said before, things are getting bet-
ter organized all the time.

“Some of the Vancouver boys ar-
rived here the other day and one
of them had a copy of the Peo-
ple’s Advocate. This is the first
news I’ve had from Vancouver.”

Cowan To Conduct
Soviet Union Tour

Overseas Travel, Toronto, is of-
fering British Columbians, this
year, a summer tour covering
Scandinavia and the Soviet Union.

Conducted by J. Cowan of To-
ronto, well Known progressive, who
has visited the Soviet Union many
times and has conducted several
tours, travellers are assured. of ef-
ficient management and interesting
travel.

Priced at $415, the tour covers
England, Denmark, Sweden, Fin-
land and eight towns of the
Soviet Union. Berlin, Paris and
Warsaw will also be visited.

It is the intention of the spon-
sors to so conduct this tour that
individual members are given the
fullest freedom to see and enjoy
those things in which they are
particularly interested, Cowan de-
elares in a letter to the Advocate.
June 10 is the last day for registra-
tion.

Are Sceptical

NEW WESTMINSTER, BGC,
April 7. Residents here show
scepticism toward a report pub-
lished last week that 100 kegs
equivalent to 4,000 quarts of whis-
key were poured into a local, sand
pit and fired because customs and
warehouse charges had not been
paid. There is a suspicion that
such a prize would come in useful
at election. times.

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