Premier Aberhart of Alberta public radio address during this past week, admitted to his people that he has failed to bring the principles of social credit into operation within the lime which he and his associates sot for themselves at the election, Eigh= teen months have passed. and still there has been no sign of the basic dividend that was so much talked of fat the time of the election of the frst Social Credit government tu the world, Mr. Aberhart scorns to be nothing if not honest, and there isno denying that he hay had plenty of difficulties to contend with, This he admitted said, in eighteen months remised our supporters." he
would try to establish Social Credit in Alberia and if, for some reason 1 was unable to to so T would toll them frankly and eave the matter their hands whether T should eon tinue my efforts further oF resign.
"The eighteen. months have passed and, as you know. in spite of all our efforts we have boon unable to in= troduce Social Credit as we had hoped. Probably the reasons for our failure sire more of less evident. 10 you, Conditions "were somewhat corse than we expected, Opponents and blocking tactics have been morn determined than we millions, End railway deficit of $51 millions, which with other small items, made 4 total deficit of $160 millions, $8617 there was a surplus on the Grdinary accounts. of $51" millions, Special expenditures amounted lens, eaplta} "expenditures to ddefieit to Sickness, resi causes have disturbed. our planning Be that as iL may, however, fact romains we are unable to necomptish what we had hoped in the time Premier then went on tv say hat he wished to leave the next step actions had not met with their Proval he wanted their opinion, ax the Social Credit constituency associations. However. hho suggested that no actual vote these groups be taken until. June. as he fell they ought to know fest what legislation is to be introduced at the forthcoming session of the provincial he to iada'y trade during the past year.
While the total. inter= mal trade Of the world is esti-nated to have increased by about per cent. Canada's trade has "This. country her place as the fifth nation the world in total trade. but moved up from fifth {0 fourth place in respect of export trade. Me. Dunning believed that ax onthe the present val too, was the ing regarding ist trade ila. Estimates that have been made show that there wag an in=
Crease of over 20 per cent, Ju the volume of tourist traMe last year; these visitors are said 10 have spent about $250 millions, and when' the estimated expenditures of Canadian tourists aprond have been deducted, fiver remains a net credit balance for. $165 millions on this account Efforts are to be made to revi the trade pact with Great Britain, and a number of changes in the made on this basis, This Mr, Aberhartis opponents are ealling for q showdown at once by demanding "that he resign. Onlookers the rear of Canada afe somewhat certain. rogueding. what, titude tte. tu the Eastern provinees, parle Calary there has twas been good fal of sumpilon of what mht be done In the'newer setiemente othe West. "And. the et that. Alberta fae been defaulting on bond Interest Fecelly hay certainly ut pteludiced the intnelrs of Toronto and Mone trea in favous of the prevent ad. pink me off might do just as badly, sal however i that another: government
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