——— ABBOTSFORD, SUMAS AND MATSQUI NEWS What Dr. Tolmie And the Conservative Party Intend To Do When Elected Capital and Taxation— The Conservative Party declares it-|- self in favor of the encouragement of investment of capital in British Columbia to assist in the development of our great naturla resources, to establish industries, thus providing Payrolls, and to ensure good b Waterpower— Coupledwith the survey of our forest resources, a survey and investigation of our waterpowers resources must go hand in hand. The subdivision of forest reserves must necessarily be based upon the extent of the power re- in HAS So complete was the labour and Social legislation of the Conservative Party during’ thirtesmsyears of office, that when the Liberal Party appealed to the people in 1916, their platform contained only one piank dealing with social legislation. That platform was conditions generally for citizens. Every effort will be made to reduce taxation and to keep it as low as the Progress of the eountry will permit. Succession Duties And Income Tax— “High rates of succession duties and central and thi points. * Mining is recognized as one of the most important industries in the Pro- vince and must be developed with an active, policy. All un- income tax are ext detri to the influx of capital for of our great resources and discourage id in this Provii and the Conservative Party pledges it- self to reduce such taxes to a more equitable basis as rapidly as practic- able. Agriculture— The Conservative party realizes the vital importance of placing agriculture in British Columbia on a sound, stable, Prosperous basis, and will exhaust every effort to achieve this end, giving Particular attention to better markets, marketing facilities, marketing meth- ods and marketing education. The necessity for cheap loans, good roads, cheap transportation and the lowering of the farmers’ taxation burden as much as possible are -all fully appreciated and will receive close attention, Land Policy— The Conservative Party is strongly in favor of a vigorous land policy which will put our idle acres to work, - and enable us to provide those com- modities from our farms which we are now importing in large quantities, It will co-operate with the Ferderal Goy- ernment, with the British Government, our railways, and any other corpora- tions in the settlement of our lands under satisfactory conditions with good settlers: Education— The Conservative party believes that our ch should be ed to be true Canadians, that our aim should be to fit them for the duties and respon- sibilities that confront them in their ~ Own country; and that our educational system should be in harmony with our Policy of development so that Cana- dian brains trained in Canadian in- stitutions will be used in Canada and devoted to the advancement of our own country. Civil Service— A more serious and sympathetic to the of civil civil service of this province with a view to stabilizing the position of civil servants, of safeguarding their rights to and their promotion, of preventing as much as possible the importation of outsiders to fill the higher positions. Labor— It is the policy of the Conservative Party to encourage in every possible way the manufacture into the finished article within our own borders of the Taw products of our province, and to facilitate the establishment of such new industries as may be advantageously developed here. The settlement of labor disputes by conference and arbitration will be en- ‘couraged. Maternity Benefits and Health Insur- ance— Sympathetic investigation with a view to the introduction of maternity benefits and investigation into health insurance on a contributive basis, Mothers’ Pensions— The principal of mothers’ pensions ‘Was approved by a Conservative con- vention held in the City of Vancouver in September 1919. At the following session of the Legislature in 1920, leg- islation was passed giving effect to that Principle. Old Age Pensions— Old age pensions should be a federal obligation and paid entirely from the Dominion treasury, so that every per- son in Canada qualifying for a pen- sion should be able to obtain it, irrespective of which province they lived in during the required residence period. Pacific Great Eastern— The policy of the Conservative party, as laid down in 1912, has always been to complete the P. G. E. from Van- couver to Prince George. Under a ‘Conservative administration this would hhaye been done long ago. The Oonservative Party will con- tinue to press agressively and vigorous- jy for a satisfactory conclusion of these claims for the return of the Dominion Belt, the Peace River Block and the water, timber and mineral resources therein, and our claim for an increased Provincial subsidy, Roads and Trails— The public opening of tenders and the abolition of the cost plus system except where clear benefits to the Pro- vince are to be gained. Standard wages will be paid to road workers and fair treatment given—a standard wage scale shall be inserted in all govern- ment contracts and contractors made to live up to the same, Game— The Conservative Party fully realizes {the value of game in this Province and will do everything to preserve and in- crease this valuable asset. Forests— One of our greatest assets consists of our timber. This will be admin- istered with the utmost care and the interest of the people protected. Forest protection will be vigorously Prosecuted and a thorough investiga- tion made with a view to the conserva- tion of this great asset in perpetuity. Tourists— British Columbia possesses assets for the attraction of the tourist second to no other country in the vantage of to attract as much of this lucrative trade as possible, y should be removed (Continued on Back Page) —_ a _—————E——E—EE——E— eee " Suffrage, which had been already dealt with by the Conservative What The Conservative Party DONE for the Workers The Liberal Party has manipulated Social legislation to secure political }advantage. 1904: Coal Mines Regulation Act— Establishing the FIRST 8-HOUR DAY in British Columbia. 1905: .Woodmans’ Lien for Wages Act Extended to workers in the lumber- ing industry the right to file liens for Wages against lumber as well as logs, 1905: Di Wages Act Witness the foll Le; enacted by Conservative governments from 1903 to the year 1916— 1904: Mechanics’ Lien Act— Protected the worker in enforcing Wage d ds, by ab fees for Party—the granting of a being one of the last Acts of the Con- servative Party at that time. Since then, not a single bit of social legislation has gone through without support from the Conservative Party, and most of it was first suggested in filing of liens and limiting the cost of actions for enforcements of liens due. 1904: An Act re Settlers in E. & N Railway belt— Gave to these pioneer settlers their just rights as to surface and under- P that wages due d Factory Wi H Protecting all factory workers as to their health and safety, providing for rie the yt of children in. 1910: Inspection of Electrical Plants— Providing for strict inspection of all works, wires and appliances used in Workman be paid to widow to extent of three months wages free from debts of deceased. 1907: 8-Hour Day in Smelters Established the SECOND 8-HOUR DAY in British Columbia. 1908: Shops Regulation Act— Empowered municipalities to enact regulations establishing one or more half holidays in any week, hence -our and supplying el 7 of Sch For the saf of the health and welfare of child life of the pro- vince. 1911: Juvenile Court Act— f h F for special ‘ing in pri- vate, instead of treating them like cri- minals. 1911: Health Regulation in Camps— For safeguarding workers in lumber, Conservative conventions, HON. DR, J. D. MacLBAN, Premier surface rights to their land. Bee On JULY 18th... Election Day ... All Canada must be shown by the support Hon. Every vote for a Liberal Candidate is a vote for Dr. MacLean. This vote will be an official declaration that we of British Columbia intend to continue to lay the foundation for the prosperity of every man, woman and child in this Province. Let us show Canada by our votes that British Columbia is in earnest . . . that having won recognition for equalized freight rates ... increased and unre- stricted use of the Panama Canal... and with labor contented and capi- tal unafraid to assist the development of our natural resources . . . we are enthusiastically determined to carry on the development and growth of our ° Province . . . so splendidly evidenced during these busy twelve years of Liberal Administration. Hon. Dr. MacLean and his government are fighting for and successfully estab- lishing the fundamentals of prosperity. we give the Dr. J.D. MacLean that we are determined to’make British Columbia grow and expand! This will insure for us factory payrolls -.. markets for agricultural products, the development of potential produc- tion which will benefit every person in our province. Hon. Dr. MacLean, the head of the Liberal Government, has the ear of the Hon. Mackenzie King, the head of the Liberal Government at Ottawa; and when we in British Columbia demon- strate by our votes that we areein accord with Dr. MacLean’s sane, safe and sensible policy, we will benefit to a far greater extent than we would if the reins of the government were handed over to the inexperienced hands of Dr. Tolmie. Voting is a serious matter. Disregard petty issues and personal sentiment. For the welfare of this Province ... for your own best interest .. . return Hon. Dr. MacLean and his able government to Victoria on July 18th. e VOTE FOR Hon. E. D. Barrow Your Liberal Candidate Vote Liberal half holiday every week. (Continued on Back Page) Give the Man at the Helm a Good Crew!