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The Social. Credit Challenge for Political and Economic Realism The Social. Credit Challenge For Political and Economic Realism SubacriptiOn: $5.00 yearly Volume 1 - No.2 Edmonton, Alberta, April 22'nd, 1948 (Including Information Service) IIPRETEXT" REFUTED Chairman Discloses Five Points From Byrne's Last Report To Alberta Social Credit Board SOCIAL CREDIT BYRNE REPORT DETONATORS ACTION GROUPS RECOMMENDED: What Are Social Credit Action Groups? • Electoral Reform IN 'PASSING- " ... a long farewell They arc groups of Social Credit- • Maximum Individual Freedom to the S.C. B. (Social Credit Board) and ('J'i' who band themselves together for iLs reports; there'll be many dry eyes the purpose of: • Tax Reduction at its passing-."-Edmonton Journal. (a) Exposing the enemie~' of • Gov't Out of Buainess What Iiner tribute could the faithful human freedom-the Communist- • Encourage Local Concerns members of the Board expect? The Zionist-Monopoly Finance plot to en- Journal has always been considered the sla ve the world. The following is the substance mouthpiece of those very interests who (b) Combatting Communist and feared Social Credit; and it is still a other subversive activities in their of a release given to the press good rule that the people can know their localities, and exposing those engaged on April 13th by A. V. Bourcier, friends by their enemies. The S.C. in such treason. Board did a fine job, it made many rela- (c) Helping electors in their dis- M.L.A., chairman of the Alberta tive val ues clear at last, We wou Id not trict to organize themselves into a Social Credit Board: have wanted the Edmonton Journal tv nion of Electol'" unit, irrespectiye' !lIOUI'Il; but we do hupe that the Alberta of party, to ~ain obedience fl'OI11 lheil' A" Chairman of UH' Alh"rta Sociul electors, whom the Board served so well, representatives in Partiameut, their Credit Hoard at the time, ! find it IH'- will realize what a loss they suffered 'PI ovincial Legislature alid their local cessary to comment 011 an unjustified with, the passing of that institution and Council. editorial attack on Mr. L. D. Byrne by will have profited enough from the grim How Can I Form an Action Group? an Edmonton newspaper in connection lessons of our days to ensure that the Contact the Social Creditors in with the report submitted by him and seed sown by the Board fell on good your district, call them to a meeting; which provided the pretext for the Ca- ground. discuss this issue of The CHAL- binet asking for his and Mr. Ansley's LENGE; and those who want AC·· resignation. TION should then form themselves MAN - YOU'VE HAD into an action group. (1) The report in question Was not Having done this, write to this of- made by Mr. Byrne as deputy minister YOUR lAST CHANCE! fi~e for any information you want. of Economic Affairs, It was made in How Will the Action Groups Operrate 7 his capacity as technical adviser to the ocial Credit Board. Are yOu one of these people who has In each area-preferably in every be.en meaning to send in a subscription constituency-there will be set up a (2) The report was not made io the branch of a Provincial Institute for tv THE CHALLENGE and OUt' infor- Cabinet, but was Mr. Byrne's final re- mation service, but just keep putting it Political Action. This will be respon- port to the Social Credit Board which sible for serving al'[ action groups- off? he was required to make in the course seeing that they receive reliable in- of his duties as adviser. As a matter of Do you realize the need for action formation, secure the assistance of routine procedure a copy of the report in your district and do nothing about speakers and are instructed in organ- was handed to the acti.ng minister ill . it '/ izing Union of Electors units properly the absence of the minister. (Please turn to page 3) Are .you still hoping that a miracle (3) The newspaper in question ae- will keep YOUl' fami'ly out of war-e- cuses Mr. Byrne of "acute anti-Semi- lather than face the fact that only your tism" on the _grounds that any criticism efforts can strengthen this country and SPEAKERSAVAI LABlE of pol itica'l Zionism, which has spawned revitalize it? At the request of anyone interested Communism and the present turmoil iii Are you shirking your duly 110w'! ill furthering the work of. the Douglas the world, constitutes "anti-Semitism." Giving YOUI'loyalty to some [leader when Social Credit Movement (which in- This is a Communist smear which has it should be given to truth? Quibbling cludes Union of Electors' activities) the been effectively exposed by the coura- over nothing ? Hesitating because you D.S.C. Council of Edmonton is prepared geous American Jew and anti-Zionist, are afraid? Leaving it to others to make to send capable speakers and organizer Benjamin H. Freedman. to Alberta. points. (Those outside A'I- all the sucrif'icc or time, work and (4) The nature of Mr. Byrne's report money? berta requesting such aid will be ad- d!;ed as to where it may be obtained.) run be judged by his recommendations If you are, there is lime to make As far as possible, those interested for non-partisan action in the provincial amends-but this is ze r o hour for free in securing such speakers should try field in order to strengthen OUI' demo- people everywhere. Before you read to make arrangements for boarding and, cratic social structure. I quoie verbatim what is being written now, some free where necessary, transportation to the from the report in question: people, somewhere in the world, will next district. "In Alberta, where a Government have fallen into serfdom and terror. Why not investigate the matter now'! pledged to the policy of Social Credit Make no mistake about it-if you do Get action in yOU)' districts! is in office, all provincial powers should not act, your day is coming. Write directly to THE SOCIAL CRE- be used: Write now. Act now. Join freedom' DIT CHALLENGE, Suite 12, 11402. " (a) - to reform the electoral sys- cause and play ,your part. 95th Street, Edmonton, Alberta. (Please turn to page 3) THt.: "Perhaps a few weeks ago you Alberta and across Canada? How is it heard something to the effect that that the Zionist organ of Great Britain Social Credit Challenge the week'ly paper. 'Canadian Social is so well informed on this matter? Then Official organ of the E4monton Crediter,' had decided upon a new again, on the evidence of the Canadian Council of the Douglas Social Credit editorial policy. From now on, we Jewish Chronicle, it is apparent that Movement of Canada which is a Non- were told, the anti-Jewish writings the utmost influence and pressure at class, non-party organization devoted to of Norman Jaques, Major C. H. the highest 'level have been employed political and economic realism in Canada Douglas and certain others, all so by the Zioniata to bring about the ob- Subscription (including Information reminiscent of the Nazis, will be bar- jectives laid down by th~ Communiate Service) $5.00 per year; foreign, red from the paper. It appears also at their Alberta convention a year 50c extra; six months, $2.50; that a new editor was appointed, and earlier. single copy, 20c further, that the former editor and As informed Social Crediters are Address subscriptions and correspond- others on the staff of the paper I'e- aware, International Communism and ence to: signed. Now none of us were sorry International Finance (Kuhn, Loeb and The Social Credit Challenge to hear this news . Co., the Rothschilds, et al ) are centred Suite 12 " ... The anti-Semitic, anti-Com- in international political Zionism-a 11402-95th Street munist and pro-Fascist utterances of fact which should have been brought Edmonton, Alb.erta this group aroused not only disgust ttl the attention of Canadians very for- Published twice monthly at but anger and active opposition cibly by the espionage trials. Edmonton, Alta. among the, people of Alberta . The evidence is al'l too plain that the It. exposure by the Labor-PrOgres- promoters of the concerted attack on the sive Party and otlher groups made it Social Credit Movement concurrently in The Plot Against Us a source of great political ernbar- Canada, Australia and New Zealand The latest information to reach us rassment to the provincial govern- were_nd al'e-the enemies of free- indicates that the efforts being made ment and to Premier Manni.ng." dom and the enemies of Social Credit; to disrupt the Social Credit M,ovel11~nt (Emphasis is ours.) the Communist-Socialist-Monopoly Fin- in Canada are reflected by similar tac- Now read the last paragraph again ance-Pclitical Zionist combine. tics in both Australia and New Zealand. and get its full. significance. Did Ben But we have to face the ugly fact It is now evident that we have been Swankey write that? Well ... ! that this attack on the Movement has witnessing a carefu1ly planned and well- been engineere.j to attempt disruption timed attempt to sabotage the growing Next we come to the rea1 prize ex- from within. That is to say, while it is influence of the world-wide Social Cre- hibit. It. is taken from page nine, The plain that this offensive has been pro- elit Movement. Jewish Chronicle (of England), Febru- moted and influenced by the very forces Fortunately, lhe plot has not only ary 27th-just one week after Ansley which the Social Credit Movement i failed in its purpose, but it has back- and Byrne were ousted: combatting, y.et the attack On Major fired, to the very obvious discomfiture "The Social Crediters, supporters Douglas, on those informed Social Cre- of its promoters.
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