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JZemand Ottawa act in
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‘This is the condition of the
North Daketa border.

drought

The drotight on the prairie provineés is cléarly a.

national calamity, says a statement issued July 13 by the
National Executive of the Communist Party.

The statement reads:

“The drought and now the! —the provision of generous

@rasshopper plague which has
6truick almdst all the agricul-
tural lands 6f the prairie pro-
vinces is clearly a national
calamity. Réccéenition is grow-
ing fast that it can spéll the
ruin especialy of thousands of
small farmers.
“Already many farm families
are faciiig Bréat ‘hardships.
The sharp drop in their in-
come will hit hard the prairie
towns and cities, and add to
the already grave problems of
the Canadian economy. The
already existing crisis in. rural
municipal finances will be
greatly aggravated. There is
acute: danger «that the prairie
!cattle industry will be crippled
\for years to come as a result
.Of the destruction and forced
‘gale of brééding stock.

“In this situation, the fed-
‘eral goverhment must delay
‘mo jiongér im declaring the
prairie provincés a national
disaster are; and in calling
je representative conference of
all farm Organizations and
{rural municipalities to work
Out a comprehensive program!
‘to meet this Crisis, |
» “It is evident that this pro-
grdm must include actions By
‘the federal gdvVernment such as

acreage payments to maintain
farm ineémé, supplemented by
the extension 6f low cost gov-
ernmeént eredits.

—tirm federal and- provin-
cial government guarantees of
adequate stipplies of feed and
fodder, which must involve
the subsidization of the cost
of these livestock. foods; to-
gether with measures to main-
tain the price of livestock to
the farmer. If necessary the
federal government must be

est to fully underwrite the
cost of moving cattle.to other
parts of the country where
ample pasturage is available.

—action to greatly speed up
the construction of the South
Saskatchewan. dam, together

- stricken prairie farm land on the Manitoba:

prepared in the national inter-,

ment of many. othér latge and

small irrigation projécts . t¢
guarantee a permanént and
liable supply of livestock feéa
on the prairies,

“The Communist Party ‘iniist
point out that there is ampié
fodder and feed in the country
and plenty of money available
to finance thésé mwieasutes {6
save our western farmers frény
the effects of this  terripié
drought. We'urge the divérsion
for this purpose Of 4 portion
of that money now Being
squandered on armame #t’s
which far from defending us
put our country in even déeper
peril.

Our Party calls upon all
farm organizations to unite in

a common: effort to win: poli-|}

cies of this: kind, and urges
the labor. movement across
Canada to fully support the
western farmers in their de-
mands for. prompt and far-

with the immediate develop-

reaching actions.”

Theté's more for the rich .

the following:

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THE NEW BUDGET

it cuts the Cadillac tax... and shifts the onus... .

To the old man’s pension . . . atid the baby bonus. =,

While Wo skiinp on peace... and spliitge oh War.

.. and less for the poor...

. SJ, -SiWallace.  -

c budget results: |

o ° es
rising prices, more tax@

___ Effect of the new Tory budget in lowering the e
Stardards of the Canadian people is already to be ny qa |
early reports. During the last few days the following
reported in the press: —=—-

adian dollar to 90 ©
mean taxpayers ee 250)
dig up an additional 7
pies taxes to pay UST wilt
lenders. This is the eq"

> of about one mill.
® Robert M. Shaw,*. ye |
Business writer, quote it |
business man as sayiné ion

valuation is “most infl@ ‘oti?
in that it puts up pric®

ports and we must have
imports.” He added, 2) js”
say yet that the DUGe™ a |
stimulating to busines?”

® Coffee prices -in major
Vancouver stores took a two
‘cents, a pound jump. Whole-
salers blame devaluation of the
Canadian dollar for the ‘in-
crease,

© ‘Three major oil companies
inthe Vancouver atea have
raised. gasoline. prices one cent
a gallon. The thrée companies
| are Standard; Home and Im-
;perial. Spokesmen for other
major companies indicate they
will iso increase prices.
© Financial experts predict

that the Canadian dollar will
drop to 98 cents in telation to
the UWS. dollar. In terms of
Vancouver taxes, each one cent
| drop will be $25,000 more in
payments. to New . York ‘city
bondholders. Drop of the Can-

ally.” Een |
Where the budget nas it a]
considerably is in 7 one
possible for US. } oust
to buy up Canadian int eit

and resources at © JF
prices. -

debate over Shaughnessy,
Shaughnessy Golf Course continues to occuny of
civie spotlight with an exchange of blows between Moy
Tom Alsbury. and Provinee city hall reporter Bud Fi
and Jack Phillips, secretary of the Civic Employees —
Outside Workers, seactmereeae. #
Both Alsbury and Elsie ac-
cused: Phillips, whose union op-
posed the by-law on June 21
to purchase the Golf Course
oo the C.P.R. for §2.2 mil- d
Hon, of distorting the tacts. woul
Bud Elsie challenged him to ihe her ahd MAVOE Tom ile
sell his holise on the same basis bury rn ihe bargain, if’ 1° Ot
the mon proposed the C.P.R. get half this amount Bei
should sel] Shaughnessy, house”, :
In his reply Phillips points “By all means, let © pay
out that the price of the house | the park for the people
re ives in would be §6,800' Council should expropriat ©
based On 172 percent of its | offer a fair price. soci
assessed value — which is the! The Civic Reform baa
formula proposed by the union tion, which opposed we gi
‘for the city acquisition of Shau-| chase of the park at © iB
ghnessy. He estimated that this million figure, is urging oe
is approximately what the supporters to write oF is Ca
the mayor asking steps ate” |

Phillips proves point in

‘lives in wére to sell oF sf ;
basis the city proposes”. js

Shaughnessy — 7, ae ;
assessed Value — the fot th J
would receive $29,500 “ag |
Phillips suggests that the "ig

house would bring on the open

market. sure the retention of §
if however, the

nessy as park land.

house ‘he

© REMEMBER !

LABOUR FARMER PICNIC
SUNDAY, AUGUST 6 —- 11 A.M.

_ Bear Creek Park ~~
(King Geo. Hwy. — between Whalley & Newtom)
cultural Program = sports - swimming
g00d food = prominent speakers - fun

=-— so oy

all wweleome

admission free

a ee wore.
July 21, 196i—PACIFIC TRIBUNE—PA#