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Newspaper

Cumberland Islander

Location

Cumberland, British Columbia, Canada

Date

Oct 25, 1919

Page

4

Chevalander Weekly Cumberland Herald Start

Saturday edition notes Cumberland BC publication under editor W H Youhill with Chevalander name on the masthead.

Attorney General questioned over soldier franchise voting rights

The 1919 Ontario debate questions whether veterans returning after the Municipal Act period can register and vote. The piece condemns the attorney-general for lacking a clear ruling and warns against class rule, urging clearer qualifications and decisive franchise policy before the next municipal election.

Great War Veterans’ Association Law

Ontario Electors Vote Out Hearst Government

Ontario voters rejected the Hearst ministry in a decisive general election turnout. The United Farmers appear poised to dominate the new Legislature, though their policy course remains uncertain as they assume power amid postwar change.

Ontario Hearst United Farmers’ Party United Farmers

Public utilities versus political expediency

The piece argues that true public utilities serve the people at all times and criticizes the Dominion telegraph service on Vancouver Island for outages and mismanagement. It urges cables across the Gulf of Georgia to Nanaimo, warns against using government services for patronage, and stresses supporting the Victory Loan to aid veterans.

Dominion Telegraph Service Vancouver Island Vancouver Cumberland Mother Earth Mainland Gulf of Georgia Nanaimo Ottawa Canada Empire

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