Page Four THE PEOPLE’S ADVOCATE Surrey Faced With $40,000 “ ALL EXCEPT RELIEF ROAD WORK HALTED Delegation May Go To Victoria To Demand Lifting of Municipal Burdens (Special to People’s Advocate) CLOVERDALE, BC, Oct. 27. —Wiith the municipality $40,000 in debt to the Bank of Montreal, it is probable that delegation, representative of all organiza-— tions in Surrey, will go to Vic- toria to seek a better deal from the provincial government. “The limit of taxation has been reached,” Councillor Pe Binne, elected with labor and progressive support at the last elections, told an Advocate representative this week, “and it is imperative that the municipalities should be re- leased from some of their burdens.” Fraser Valley reeves are meei— ing in New Westminster this Firi- day afternoon to discuss demands they propose to make on the pro- vineial government. Chief of these is a proposal that the provincial sovernment accept responsibility for 380 per- eent of unemployable relief costs. ast April the burden of provid- ing for relief recipients classed as unemployables was thrust upon the municipalities by the provincial government. In subsequent nego- fiations the government finally agreed to pay 40 percent of these costs, bui this 40 percent has not been paid. Additional relief costs, it is held, are partly responsible for the financial difficulties Many Mmu- micipalities are now facing. A special meeting of Surrey eouncil to discuss the municipality's financial plight was held on Thurs- day of last week and a further meeting was held on Monday. At these meetings a decision was reached to shut down all road work on November 15 for the remainder of the year. As a result, 11 road foremen, four truck drivers and four grader drivers will be thrown out of work and onto relief Re- lief recipients however, will con- tinue to work out their relief on the roads. Councillor Binnie opposed this decision, suggesting that road fore- men should continue to work, drawing their arrears of wages at the beginning of next year when the municipality will be able to borrow approximately $160,000 against 1939 taxes. We pointed out that not only would road work be disorganized, but the danger of fills washing out would be increased. One fill washed out, he said, would cost more to repair than the amount of a fore- man’s yearly earnings. Reeve Hunter however, stated that the incoming council should not be saddled with the burden of back wages and the suggestion was rejected. CLOVERDALE, BC, Oct. 27— Progressive organizations in Sur- rey are discussing joint electoral support of progressive candidates in the forthcoming municipal elec- tions. Suggested planks of a pro- gressive platform include proposals for relief of overcrowded conditions in the schools and a drainage scheme. A plebiscite om construction on a new junior-senior high school i5 expected to be taken at the elec- tions. Beef Grading Goes Into Effect Nov. Zi VICTORIA, BC, Oct. 27 The new British Columbia beef-grading regulations, of which the House- wives’ League obtained a revision some weeks ago, will become effec- tive Nov. 21, it was intimated here BC Indians Own Organization To Advance Welfare Form VAN ADAMS, the writer of this article, is press agent and organizer for the Native Brotherhood of British Columbia, an organization formed hy the BC Indians themselves to protect their interests and better their conditions. Adams, is president of the Brotherhood. His father, Alfred neath the waters of the Pacific. They speak of the Indians almost! as they would speak of the van-| ished Tasmanians as a race that has disappeared. They forget there are still thousands of ndians in BC, herded on reserves or sScat-} tered throughout the province seek- ing to eke a poverty-stricken exis- tence from the land or the sea. Tt is time that somebody raised a voice in protest against the mis-| erable conditions endured by the Imdians.- It is time that the many articles written depicting the In- dians in a false, glamorous light, content with their lot on govern- ment reservations, gave place to the truth. The Indian people, my people, are not happy. They have many griev- ances. Their lands have been taken from them, the natural re-| sources of the province which form- erly furnished them with a living have been greatly depleted, free- Gom is denied them. The better educated of them rea- lize that these changed conditions were inevitable with the coming of the white man, the development of the west and the growth of mod- ern industry. In the course of this development the numbers of the Indians have dwindled, largely from disease, and the new eondi- tions have not elevated the Indians’ lot. We realize that there is no re- turning to the old order of things for us, nor, I think, would many of us want to return. We realize, however, that our lot lies with the common people of the province, with others who want progress and better conditions. MASSETT, Queen Charlotte Islands, BC, Oct. 27._The In- dians of British Columbia are part of an ancient race, so old that their origin is lost in the mists of time. For years ethnologists have argued among themselves as to whether the Indians came to the Pacific Coast across the Behring Straits from Asia or whether their origin was in some legendary continent lost be- ' are out of sight, out of mind. Those | who visit them, after permission We, too, must struggle to obtain relief, as the stories published in the Advocate on the complaints of the Indians in the Interior have shown. We, too, must work for poor wages in the canneries or at- tempt to make a living on small farms. We know, too, the efforts that are made to prevent us from realizing these things and organ- izing. On the reservations the lot of the Indians is bad. There they has been obtained from the Indiaiu agents, do not have time to probe into real conditions. Labor organ— izers are not permitted on the re- servations. All these things, of course, are presented to the In- dians as being in their own best interests, but many of them are beginning to doubt. We have our just grievances. Blind Indians, widows and destitute Indians are given $6 a month pen-— sion or relief. The moment it is suspected that the Indian in re- eceipt of such assistance is earning a few dollars, the assistance is cut off. Tt is to combat these evils that the Wative Brotherhood of British Columbia has been formed. Its purpose is toadvance the general welfare of the Indians. As yet its membership is small, but with the assistance of other progressive or- eranizations it is hoped to build an organization representative of all the Indians in the province. In concluding, Adams states that either he or his father, Alfred Adams, will be glad to furnish in- formation to Advocate readers who are interested in the problems of the Indians. He asks ~eaders to write to him at Masse. BC. Redistribution Proposed Deficit TYLER URGES ORGANIZATION OF FARMERS Labor Behind Demand For Combine Probe, Says President Of Federation. ALDERGROVE, BC, Oct. 27. —Organization of farmers to se- cure a fair return for their products and cooperation with organized labor was urged by Fred * Tyler, president of the British Columbia Federation on Unemployment at a meeting here Monday night. Higher wages for industriai workers in the cities obtained through trade union organization, Tyler stated, meant a better mar- ket for farmers’ products. “The farmer,” he said, “must look to the city for his market. Tf, through lack of strong trade union organization, low wages pre- vail, the farmer is forced to sell his products at a price unprofit- able to himself. But if, through organization, industrial workers are receiving decent wages, then pthe farmer can ask and get a price that will give him a fair return on his labor.” Orgenized labor, Tyler de- elared, was behind the demand made by various growers’ organi- zations for a thorough investiga-— tion ef combime charges. During the question period one former in the audience stated that farmers were allowed to buy up to ten boxes of powder a year for blasting stumps. When the re- ceiptS were™=sent to Victoria the provincial government made a 40 percent rebate. This arrangement, however, still left farmers to lay out the money required to purchase thepowder and mace it difficult for them to get their land cleared. Tyler advised farmers to press for a 60 percent rebate on powder costs and suggested that they ask for an extra days road work a month to provide money for pow- der. These proposals were adopted by the meeting. Farmers and ratepayers were also urged by Tyler to take up the question of a Selfliquidating works scheme for Matsqui with the municipal council in order to take advantage of federal loans un- der the Municipal Improvements Assistance Act. Aiberni Mayor Committee To Consider | Constituency Changes { electoral district problems and Appointment of the committee is in line with the government's an- nounced intention of bringing in a Redistribution Bill this session re- defining certain provincial consti- tuencies but not, it is stated, re- ducing the number of members. Changes as proposed by the gov- ernment are merging of Saanich and the Islands ridings to form one constituency and separation of Alberni-Nanaimo into two ridinigs. Until merged by the Tolmie Conser- vative administration, Alberni was formerly a separate constituency. Salanich is now represented by N. W. Whittaker (Lib), Speaker of the House, the Islands by Macgre- gor Macintosh (Cons.), and Alberni- Nanaimo by Minister of Labor George S. Pearson. In the opinion of the government, this latter seat is no longer “safe.” The committee appointed will re- view the entire electoral machin- ery. this week. Members of the committee are: VICTORIA, BC, Oct. 27—Appointment of a select standing committee representative of all parties in the House to consider recommend changes was an- nounced by Fremier Pattullo on Wednesday. GCG. S. Leary, Lib, Kaslo-Slocan; W. T. Straith, Lib, Victoria; Fred Crone, Lib, Vancouver-Centre; E. T. Kenny, Lib, Skeena; H. G. T. Perry, Lib, Fort George; C. H. P. Tupper, Lib, Similkameen; Prank Putnam, Lib, Nelson-Creston; R. L. Maitland, Cons, Vancouver,Point Grey; Herbert Anscombe, Cons, Victoria; Harold Winch, CCF, Van- couver Fast; and Colin Cameron, CCF, Comox. VICTORIA, BC, Oct. 27—R. L. Maitland, KC, newly-elected lead- er of the Conservative party, was recognized as leader of the oppo- sition by Premier Pattullo when the House opened Tuesday, thus ending speculation as to which party, Conservative or CCF, would form the official opposition. Harold Winch was again chosen GCF whip. The Liberals chose C. S. Leary and Howard forrester, the Conservatives, Macsrezor Mac- intosh. Addresses Friends PORT ALBERNI, BC, Oct. 27.— At a meeting held last Sunday in the Workers Hall here, a local branch of the Friends of the Mac- kenzie Papineau battalion was set up, headed by Mrs. Ethel Conger. Principal speakers were Mayor Ww. GC. 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