Australian political pamphlet, issued by the Douglas Social Credit Association [D.S.C.A.] of New South Wales, outlining the history and political victories of the Alberta Social Credit Party from 1905-1939. Stamped in blue ink "Electoral Campaign (Non-Party) to Abolish Poverty, 81 Belmont St., Perth".
Contents:
Foreword [by John M. Macara, State President of the D.S.C.A. of N.S.W.].
Alberta's Victory [by Clifford Hugh (C.H.) Douglas].
Alberta's Case in Summary ["Real Assets of Province of Alberta, 1936-37"].
The Records Tell the Story - Progress Under the Social Credit Government ["The Legacy: Liberal Rule - 1905-1921"; "U.F.A. Rule - 1921-1935"; "The People's Legacy: Provincial and Municipal debt; Business failures; Unemployment; Inadequate health services; Wasteful school system"].
Social Credit Government Policies: "1. Curtail debt increases and save interest charges"; "2. Improve social services"; "3. Adjust private debts"; "4. Build better transportation and communication facilities"; "5. Encourage basic industries"; "6. Solve inequities of financial system by Co-operative Marketing and Moneary [sic] Reform".
Alberta's Debt; Social Credit Regime; Debt Comparison; Revenue Analysis; Forced Defaults; Debt Legislation; Debt Reduction; Education [Prior to 1935]; Health Services; Labour Legislation [A. Before Social Credit; B. After 1935]; Labour Administration; Industrial Progress; Benefits to Farmers; Roads and Bridges; Oil Administration; Co-operatives; Government Insurance; Marketing Board; Central Purchasing; Youth Training; Expansion; Northward Ho!; King's Printer; Civil Service.
The Interim Programme [by Hon. Solon E. Low, Provincial Treasurer] - Outlining the Background, Organisation and Purposes of the Treasury Branch System [1935 Mandate; Wealth is Here; Vicious System; Government Determined; Fascism; Face Realities; Not Banks; Important Feature; Maternal Benefits; Not Unorthodox].
Democracy Denied [Sovereignty Acknowledged, Democracy Denied]; Alberta Acts - Why Passed, What Happened, and What They Would Have Done [Credit of Alberta Regulation Act; Bank Taxation Act; Reduction and Settlement of Debt Act; Act to Ensure Publication of Accurate News and Information; Home Owners Security Act; Securities Tax Act - 1938; Credit of Alberta Regulation Act (1937 Amendment).
Progress in 1939 [In Retrospect; Purpose of the Interim Programme; Progress Under Interim Programme].
Included graphs:
Lands and Mines [Income Account Showing Net Revenue]; Petroleum and Natural Gas Prospecting Permits; Timber Production [From Berths, Sales, and Permits on Provincial and School Lands and in Forest Reserves]; Progress Oil Development [In In [sic] Barrels]; and Unemployment [January 1 to June 1, 1939].