incident incident occurred alberta canada pamphlet discovered advocating men identified men opponents government premier elected platform giving monthly blamed banking system failure follow pledge leader men named raised concern pamphlet alberta police raided headquarters whip advisor arrested charged criminal libel murder convicted libel charge justice sentenced hard labour background won substantial victory alberta provincial election strength promise implement social credit economic theory proposed british engineer social credit held poverty great depression fault kept cost credit extension production high solution involved things monthly credit failure implement progress implementing social credit suspect unwilling unable belief combined suspicion properly understand douglas theories led revolt outcome revolt number government powers chair travelled united_kingdom asked douglas come alberta serve advisor douglas declined sent board mandate educate public social credit end whip assigned write educational materials response saw radically anti business views government alberta mainstream opposition parties chiefly liberals conservatives began cooperate auspices newly formed october conservative leader rose alberta draw attention pamphlet distributed legislature building called read follows child hard things god snakes creepy poisonous things abuse prevent demand result want month lower cost live pamphlet listed men identified lawyer president lawyer president liberals constituency association lawyer member attorney general alberta lawyer president conservatives constituency association investment broker lawyer member conservatives provincial executive lawyer secretary lawyer member member mayor list names words prevent demand result want month lower cost live october police raided office seized copies pamphlet pressed charges criminal libel murder trial premier attorney general tried prevent trial proceeding withdrawing crown prosecutor assigned trial judge justice peace countered appointing private prosecutor case ahead defendants held bail hired lawyers represented retained acted prosecution october men appeared police magistrate preliminary hearings criminal libel charge murder charge dropped opted jury trial elected tried judge trial proceeded november testified ordered pamphlets paid government circulated publication united democrats fictitious organization listed address home according text minus named individuals provided sent printer exactly form surprised list names final version testimony vague apparently admitted destroying copies day police raid convicted dismissing role affair boy sentenced months hard labour trial proceeded immediately testimony contradicted said claimed list names pamphlet expected list organizations individuals found testimony credible convicted november sentenced months hard labour recommended deported native united_kingdom following sentence appeals men conviction sentence unsuccessful aftermath case attracted considerable media attention mixed reactions toronto spokesman protested arrests called united maintained men jailed basis harmless political humour encouraged federal government grant prime minister canada william king responded engage direct interference federal executive free proper functioning courts night drove fort men held support february legislature passed resolution calling men release douglas reacted deputy arrest anger telling reporters proceedings asking great deal trouble likely december wrote king tell invited come alberta provide advice asked arrest king responded long douglas unlike running criminal code fear end sentence members legislature celebrated snake dance released early march attempt king bolster liberals chances election day election won celebration followed communists expressed solidarity voters giving overwhelming defeat forces reaction left canada immediately release paid alberta government thanks services august police magistrate presided prosecution dismissed cause provincial gibson believed dismissal government resentment action case fact hold blame fact accused men sent jail elected reduced majority provincial election remained premier death defeated labour candidate angus lived january remains remembered involvement incident
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