Word: crediteer
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...most distasteful chore of the week, the Dominion Premier, who holds his House of Commons seat from Alberta, made a Federal loan of $2,500,000 to that Province's newly-victorious Social Credit Premier William Aberhart (TIME, Sept. 2 & 16). Such seemed to be the price charged by Social Crediteers for withholding their attacks from Mr. Bennett personally in the election. Other provinces of Canada's West simultaneously ganged up for loans on the Federal Premier who finally approved last week provincial loans totaling...
...Alberta new Social Credit Premier Aberhart, having got his $2,500,000 loan, announced that he was leaving for Detroit to confer with Radio Priest Coughlin. Said William Aberhart: "I am going to see Father Coughlin because I am in search of the most expert advice on this continent! We do not need Henry Ford's assistance but I should like to talk to him also because of his interest in economics...
...Please!" Just where, Alberta wondered, was resourceful William Aberhart going to get the $25 he has promised to pay each bona fide citizen of Alberta every month after setting up the system known as Social Credit? Adolf Hitler's first moves when he reached power were adroitly Conservative, and so last week were William Aberhart's. The new Premier began by deprecating the hostility to King George of the previous Cabinet and Legislature which voted that His Majesty was not to appoint another Lieutenant Governor to Alberta. Mr. Aberhart will be glad to advise the King to send...
Next Premier Aberhart delayed the installation of Social Credit by resorting to the mails instead of the cables in seeking aid from London Engineer-Economist Major Clifford Hugh Douglas, ''Father of Social Credit." In about ten days or two weeks, said Premier Aberhart. he expects to get a letter from Major Douglas asking for information about conditions in Alberta, and after this has been supplied and cogitated the Major is expected to arrive at Edmonton...
...Government bureau in charge of coordinating all London transport lines within 30 miles of Charing Cross, has power over salaries, equipment, elimination of unneeded competition, establishment of new routes, etc., but leaves the actual management in private hands. Since the companies under its control gain cheap credit, stability, and profits proportionate to their value, the Board has been universally welcomed...