ALBERTA'S "DIVIDEND"

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22612, 28 December 1936, Page 13

ALBERTA'S "DIVIDEND"

SOCIAL CREDIT PAYMENT NO LIKELIHOOD AT PRESENT [FROM OUR OWN CORRF.SrONDKNT] VANCOUVER. Doc. '.I Christmas is tho time set. by William Aherhart for tho payment of tho Social (Veil it dividend in Alberta. As the time approaches, it appears unlikely that any provision will ho made immediately for the dividend. In fact, tho Chambers of Commerce and Boards of Trade of the four largest Alberta cities have jointly petitioned Mr. Aherhart to abolish his scrip money, which they describe as a failure. An expert from the Greenshirts, an English Social Credit group, Mr. Halliday Thompson, travelled to Alberta to oiler his services, free of charge, to the Premier for two months, to enable him to devise means of paying the dividend. After granting the visitor an interview with the Cabinet, Mr. Aherhart declined the oiler. Mr. Thompson retaliated by publicly declaring that the Aherhart Government would not last three months. Ho added that there were three schools of Social Credit—the group headed by Major Douglas, founder of the world scheme; Mr. Aherhart, and tli£ Greenshirts. The last-named was the only one on tho right track, according to Mr. Thompson.