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FRIDAY, MARCH 19, 1915

Last week H. C. Brewster, leader of the Lib-
eral party in British Columbia, issued a mani-
festo to the provincial electors. This was before
Sir Richard McBride discovered that he was in
wrong with the people and with the party and
was: forced to postpone the election.
opening remarks and a reference to re-distribu-
tion and the proposed further Ican of seven: mil-
lions to railways, ‘Mr. Brewster took up the sub-
ject of agriculture. ‘He said:— a

“The new Agricultural Aet to which the pre-
mier refers.as.‘an earnest’ of the policy to be pur-
sued by the government in the future, contains a

principal to which he was “pledged when elected”
in 1900, and on which he renewed his pledge in

1908, and it has taken 15. years to, in any measure
implement his promise by legislation, And, even
at this late dat it would not have been dealt with,
were it not for the agitation on this subject by
the Liberals, which, backed up by the strong
pressure of public opinion, makes him afraid to

again meet the electorate without taking some.

steps to claim progress in this’ direction, ©

“While the principal of the act, so far as it
provides aid for agricultural development, is eco-
nomically sound, the machinery to be used in,and
the methods of, its enforcement are decidedly ob-
jectionable.- Though it may be necessary to ap-
point the members of the commission by an order
in-council, their appointment should be subject. to
ratification by the legislature.

members of the commission, the appointment of
the superintendent and deputy-superintendent by
the lieutenant-governor, and the fact that the
personnel of the official staff of the commission,
has to be approved by the lieutenant-governor-in-

Frank C. McKinnon

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After his.

The deputy min-

ister of finance and agriculture becoming ex-offico |.
‘cord, and you should: make a thorough examina-

‘ment: for: years:

counell, together with | the further fact: that the

superintendent i is the active member of the, com:
mission, and the only’ one “required ‘to ‘give his

whole time to the work, shows conclusively that
the actual working” of the act will be controlled
by the government of the day, and if ‘the govern-
ment of Sir Richard is returned to power, this'act
will‘be used for. party purposes, and its failure to
bring about. ‘the desired reform in agricultural
conditions will be thus assured,

“There are many other objectionable. features
in the act. - The salaries of the commissioners
should be fixed by ‘statute, and not be left. to the

caprice of the lieutenant-governor-in-council, who
| may fix the salaries at an exhorbitant figure, and
‘give the positions, as rewards for political service
rather than because of fitness for the positions.

“Another objectionable feature is that it
authorizes the loan of money to those who intend
to acquire land simply for speculative purposes.
This element has already been too well protected
by the government, which has made it possible

for them to escape payment of ‘either’ interest or|

taxes, or indeed for the land so acquired.

“We maintain that no policy of state aided

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‘sible to transportation facilities, are in the hands | &
of the speculative holders, and that it is the first}
duty of the government to resume, upon just and|E
equitable conditions, possession of these agricul- i

tural lands, to the end that the benefits be de-
rived: from: state aid may go to the people them-
selves and not to speculative holders.

_“& comparison of the agricultural act with |
the recommendations of the Royal Commission on if
Agriculture, shows that very many of their re-|§
commendations haye been entirely overlooked or |fi

rejected.

“The fact that it was publicly announced but

a short time ago that it was not the government’s
intention to pass this legislation this session,
coupled with the further fact that it is now pro-

vided that it shal! only be brought into force upon

the proclamation of the lieutenant-governor-in-
council and may, therefore, be deferred indefin-
itely, must cast grave doubts upon the sincerity
of the government in’ this matter.

- “We insist that any commission charged with

the operation. of an. act of this nature should be

removed entirely. from the sphere of partisan
control. Otherwise it is foredoomed to failure,
“The government appeals to you upon its re-

tion into that record. -

“Tt has assisted the speculator to acquire emil-
lions of acres of the best agricultural lands in the
provinee, by means of powers-of-attorney in de-
fiance of the laws of the country and in amanner
proclaimed fraudulent. by the courts of the land..
It has assisted and relieved these speculators from
the necessity of payment of either principal, in-

terest or taxes on these lands.
“It has repurchased worthless lands, includ-

ing mountain tops, from railway corporations, af-
ter all the sections of value had been sold or re-
served by them, and thus placed a heavy burden
on the provincial treasury. So

“It has alienated by license, which carries

{ with -it the right to purchase, practically every
‘acre of known coal lands in the province, and has

ignored entirelv its pledge to reserve & portion of
every coal acea to the province.
“It. has: made‘no reasonable effort to establish

industrial production i in the province.

“Tt has failed in its enforcement of the erim-

o inal. laws of-the provinee, permitting the escape
| of murderers,’ bank robbers, hold-up men-and

others of like class, :
- “Its failure.to enforce. the coal mines 8 regula-

. tion act in the mines owned by the Canadian Col-
| Jieries,..and:.controjled. by. Messrs. Mackenzie. &
. -Mann;. brought about: the most. ‘serious. industrial

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dollars into a deficit of many mil-
lions and increased the bonded
indebtedness of the province from |
nine millions to twenty-one. mil-
lions. Has pledged the credit of
the province to an amount in’ ex-
eess of eighty millions behind
railway corporations, as well as|
incurring a liability of over three

‘}and a half million annually, for

interest on railway bonds. And
all of this huge expenditure has
been carried on without the seru-
tiny of an independent auditor
with power to check illegal -pay-
ments or correct. charges that
may have been wrongfully made.

| “The. wholesale alienation of
the timber wealth of. the province

by. the McBride government,

without regard to. the require-
ments of the industry, or the pro-
tection of the forest wealth, has
brought about a. condition unpro-
fitable. to the. timber owner and
‘operator as ‘well as to the gener-
al public. .
“We call public attention to
the recent exposures . of malad-
minstration by this governme ,
‘|as shown in their utter. lack
supervision and control ‘of act
financial institutions as: the Do-
minion Trust, with which the at-

torney- general had such an. inti:
mate. association. .
tion, of ministers. of the crown

The. connec:

with the illegal acquirement,, of

crown, lands: the.trading. in gov-
ernment. ‘property :by.. ministers

themselves; the refusal of the
attorney- general to allow the in-

learceration of criminals con vieted |
Toy. ‘the. court; alll go: to sh W:

citizens to assist us in “smashing
the machine,”’

wee ALG: _BREWSTER, :
Leader of the Provincial Liberal“
Party.

- That “‘voters lists not being my

premier’s excuse, butif there had *:
not been a more vital reason the
voters lists would not have Wwor- .
ried him for. a minute:

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