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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 18, 1914
Page
5
A Winnipeg based farm journal argues Western farmers contribute to national revenue via duties on inputs and proposes reinvesting those duties in the West. It suggests directing collected duties toward farmer loans, better farming instruction, and even affordable new farms to boost mixed farming, stock, and regional development.
Western freight rates dispute pits farmers against manufacturers and the Canadian Northern Railway. J B Walsh argues against circulars that push for rate reductions, saying they harm Saskatchewan farmers and delay needed construction. He notes farmers have subsidized railways and that readjustment is inevitable. Also mentions International Harvester plant in North Battleford, church and senate notes.
A Vancouver shipload of Hindu immigrants, described as British Aryans, faces admission debates highlighting racial and political tensions. The text argues Hindus are loyal subjects with strong customs, prompting white labor and democracy fears over governance, and questions U S influence and Asiatic immigration. It also contemplates implications for British Empire unity and equality ideals amid colonial context.
A discussion critiques taxation as a mechanism to curb ownership and scarcity. It notes dog taxes, compares to English window taxes, argues most goods and tools are taxed to raise prices, and suggests taxing land rather than plows to boost production. It cites Canada fire losses in 1913 and mentions suffragette book seizures tied to royal funding.
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