Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 22, 1940, Winnipeg, Manitoba Page eight Winnipeg free press wednesday 22, 1940 await sound of Distant Drums Ottawa May 22. War Effort will be limited Only by our strength and capacity to assist in meeting this the greatest world crisis of All Hon. J. L. Ralston min ister of finance. Lola the House of commons yesterday. Putting through the government measure authorizing expenditure of on War operations Dur ing the current fiscal year. Col. Ral Ston denied reports that it was pro posed to borrow the entire amount. It is True be Are taking adequate authority to borrow is much As May be the minister paid but the policy is still to pay As we go so far As that May be found pos sible. Taxation will be our first method and then we will borrow whatever amounts we must raise in that when col. Ralston concluded explanation of his War appropriation measure or. H. A. Bruce con., to Ronto Parkdale declared we will vote any amount of Money asked for to make the maximum War Effort and factories to difficult to estimate it was difficult to estimate the actual Cost of Canada s War Effort would be Lor any particular period. Col. Ralston said but it was necessary to fix a figure. It was estimated the army would Cost the Navy 000.000, the Royal Canadian air Force s100.000.000, the common wealth air training plan 000, the Canadian corps formation announced monday up to and the third division soon to be recruited s30.000.000. In addition to More than already spent on the Wai Effort commitments had been giver for As from sept 1, 1939 to March 31 1940. Or. Ralston said every Effort had been made to eliminate red tape to shorten procedure. Because he Felt the people of Canada would endorse his action he said lie had made commitments beyond the first year of the War and even the first fiscal year to Speed up the provision of War materials. Assisting United kingdom in addition to the economic Effort indicated in raising for War in 1840-41, Canada was also As sisting the United kingdom by pro j Viding a Market for Canadian Securi ties held in the United kingdom expanding British credits hero. The first redemption had been of of securities. Since then there has been a very sub Stantial accumulation of Sterling in Canada. A few Days ago or. Ral Ston said he had ordered 1 Urtheil accumulation of Sterling looking to further repatriation of Canadian securities. A few weeks ago an authorized arrangement had also been made for Sale in Canada of Canadian Pri vate securities held in Britain. Ride the Ultra modern 8-car twin zephyrs Between the twin cities and Chi Cago on your next f trip to Eastern can Ada or the United states. Enjoy the smooth quiet Speed and the luxurious comforts of these diesel powered stainless steel wonder trains. A a de luxe coaches cocktail lounge parlor cars dining car completely air conditioned. 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When British troops failed in Norway because they were not sup ported sufficiently by planes the Man who should have resigned was not in England but right he declared. Senator Meighen praised presi Dent Roosevelt As the mightiest and brai Niest of United states sons and a Man who sees the War Situa Tion As it May be big Factor Hon. Norman Mcl. Pater son Western Grain and shipping operator and new Liberal senator Tom fort William ont., said Boun Wiful supplies of Canadian Grain May prove a major Factor in an eventual Allied Victory Over Ger Many. Senator Paterson moved adoption of an address in reply to the speech from the throne and was followed is Seconder by Hon. Or. Aristide 31ais, new Liberal senator from Edmonton. Or. Meighen said he did not know of any event less creditable to our country than the recent Dominion election and he added he was not alluding to the of government supporters. An election on the party basis in wartime cannot be anything but a he declared. There was no need for an election or Dis solution. When history was written of this insolent dissolution by prime minister Mackenzie King said or. Meighen it will stain his entire would have reorganized govt. Senator Meighen said that if he iad been prime minister and faced with the War emergency he would have reorganized the government on the widest possible ing representatives of every element in the country which supported the War. Then i would have gone to the country for a said the conservative Leader. Senator Raoul Dandurand government Leader continued the de Bate with a narrative of the growth of the Canadian figh Ting forces giving slightly More detailed information in some respects than prime minister Mackenzie King gave to the House of commons monday night. Or. Meighen had objected to dissolution of parliament last Jan. 25, said or. Dandurand. The prime minister would have asked Disso Lution of parliament the Day follow ing the Ontario legislature s vote of censure of the Dominion govern ment said senator Dandurand except for a Promise made to or. R. J. Manion former conservative Leader that there would be no Disso Lution before a session was called. Ottawa. May 22. Word complacency As applied to the government s attitude toward the War was heard in the House of commons again yesterday coming from a supporter of the administration r. W. Maybank ilib., Winni Peg South in seconding the address last Fri Day. James Sinclair lib., Vancou ver North said the present was no time for complacency. I am not or. May Bank said condemning a suggestion from conservative Leader Hanson that n measure restricting every sit Ting Day to government business be postponed. Or. Maybank said the government s w a r programme should not be delayed a minute. Prime minister Mackenzie King said charges of complacency on the part of the government would not be made if the Public knew the full details of Canada s War Effort. To give the full Story to the Public was to give it to the enemy. The prime minister presented a Resolution which was adopted to deprive private members of their customary privileges of priority Dur ing Early weeks of a parliamentary session and restricting every sit Ting Day to government business beginning today. M. J. Coldwell . Rosetown said his group believed that in this critical govern ment business should be Given the get of conservative Leader Hanson said he would not oppose the Resolution. Too much talk we hear too much talk of Pri vate members rights where the Devil will private members rights be if to lost this War .1 1 added Maybank. Fullest possible information re Garding the National War Effort will be Given members of parliament prime minister King assured the House although some information might be of such a nature it could Only be Given to a select closed representative of All groups in the House. Says King should resign a demand that prime minister Mackenzie King emulate the example of Neville Chamberlain and resign his office to some other Mem Ber of his following was made in the House by Alan Cockeram con., York South j. I do not desire to offend and there is no malice in my he said. I say this in the firm convict cancelled sending Canadian of oops to Ottawa May 22. Battalions and certain specialized units from the 1st Canadian division were selected equip Ped and actually on their Way to embark from the United kingdom for Norway when the plan to attack trondheim was dropped Hon. Norman Mcl. Rogers minister of defence told its slender nozzle poked eagerly toward the Midnight sky this British coast defence 3.7-Inch anti aircraft gun is manned by a Crew Over Alert Tor the sound of approaching enemy bombers. If the German air Force should attempt a Blitzkrieg attack on England it would be forced to Fly through or Over a curtain of exploding shells hurled skyward by hundreds guns such As this one. Tion that such action is necessary j for the Success of Gui War Effort. J the prime minister has among his followers others better Able to Lead. Let him sacrifice Iii personal ambitions for the Good of the Thomas Vien lib. Montreal Outremont i was elected Deputy speaker of the House. His election was moved by prime minister Mac-1 Kenzie Kins and carried without debate or opposition. Transient remanded on assault charge Donald Phillip Young transient was charged with assault with in Lent to Rob in cily police court tuesday morning. Phillip is suspected o the at tempted theft of a parcel from Henry Rogers 65, of 97 Pacific Avenue who received a broken nose and cuts and bruises to the face. Air training plan leaders at Brandon Brandon May 22. Special Ottawa May 22. Up prime officers of the Western admin Isern minister Mackenzie King yesterday announced in the House of commons the government s intention to appoint Hon. C. Power present postmaster general As minister of National defence for air. At the prime minister s request the Resolution was expedited and the Bill Given first Reading. The prime minister said the pres ent defence minister would continue to administer affairs concerning both the army and Navy. Official word that or. Power would receive the new appointment was received the House with Hearty applause from All sides. Live staff of the Commonwealth air training scheme made an official inspection trip to Brandon tuesday. Included were Squadron leaders k. Little and g. Lacey. And Wing commander d. Bonham Carter. It was intimated the Campbell and Fergusson building May be utilized for another Branch of the air training plan when administrative personnel vacate the building and move into the Arena. A new York state Amateur astronomer invented a twin Tele scope that enables children to see the same stars that he is watching. The House of commons last night. The two battalion selected were the Princess Patricia s Canadian Light infantry and the Edmonton regiment. These Canadian soldiers were in a port in the North of Scotland ready to proceed to Norway when it was decided that the Landing operations at trondheim was not to take accordingly they re. Turned to Aldershot. There was therefore no Canadian the minister continued hich actually served in the operations in or. Rogers said. This govern ment has always Felt that Canada s War Effort must be fitted into the plans of the United kingdom government. While Canadian troops May act in units for formations under the command of Canadian officers the real strength of our assistance can Only be utilized if those actions Are properly related to the disposition of the British and Allied armies. This constitutes no derogation from the undoubted right of this government to exercise final control Over the employment of Canadian troops. It is simply a matter of arriving at the Best pos sible understanding and producing the most effective striking although this operation required Only a part of the Canadian Divi Sion and although it was definitely limited in extent Canada ready to assume its share the proposed operation. British authorities did not hesitate to say that Here were nowhere available any troops who were so Well fitted to carry Cut the particular task. As Lime went on the original plans were altered by the joint staff committee of the United kingdom government in the Light of changes in the military situation. The abandonment of the frontal attack on tron Cim was due solely to certain military considerations which were explained to the British House of commons by or. Churchill on wednesday May 8. Or. Churchill was thu first lord of 1he the United kingdom govern ment has signified ils highest appreciation of the manner in which the Canadian battalions were made available with the utmost Speed to take part in this proposed opera quarters to be erected on Corydon Between Hugo and Cockburn Street. Will come for considerate m at a general meeting of the club. Thurs Day at 8 . They will meet at the clubroom Daly Avenue and Fleet Street. An electric razor is released for before a Well lighted Mirror when a Coin is dropped into a a bought a Iamb and two sucking Chine designed for Public places. Pigs auctioned far 1ho red Cross. Use Norman h. Mcleod retired. Farmer Dies at Kenora aged 78 Kenora Henry Mcleod aged 78 years died yester Dav morning a i Kenora general hos Pital. Or. Mcleod has resided wins his son William Mcleod of 11. Wendigo mine staff for the month. He had previously reside in Brandon with his daughter and until retirement in 1938, had been a Farmer in Well yrs District sask previously he had worked with . At Brandon. Surviving his son William of wendigo two daughters mrs. Don Lawrence of wendigo. And mrs. A Macel Lau of fort William. The body is being forwarded 1o fort Wilham for burial on thursday. His exhibition prize London his Chibi lion match at West Herts Golf club Henry Cotton Well known golfer s. A. Small. Toronto general manager of the White sewing machine company of Canada limited arrived Over trans Canada airlines tuesday to Confer with the com Pany s dealers. J. L. O Brien to Ronto in charge of the firm s Wes Tern sales arrived Over Canadian Pacific lines. 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