Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 20, 1940, Winnipeg, Manitoba Freedom of Trade Liberty of religion Equality of civil rights free press printed and published Winnipeg free press campany. Limited. 300 Carlt ii Street. Winnipeg. Manitoba. J. Dafoe. Victor .sif1un, Geneia manager registered a the general Posi office London Cor transmission through the Post in the United kingdom at the newspaper rate postage. Winnipeg thursday strengthen the government there Are at present three vacancies in the Dominion government counting the new portfolio which to be established and there May be other positions to be filled if the need for spreading of responsibility for the direction of the i country War Effort requires further enlargement of the and j ministration. I the country ? need for a government of maximum Cafici which will command in the widest sense the Confidence i of the people. No question whatever of political association or j interest should enter into considerations affecting these appoint the government at present constituted Able. Patriotic my devoted and there seem to be no grounds for Attri 1 but int to it any disposition to give the slightest consideration to party inti res. But to acceptability to the Public limited in Sonio decree by the fact that every member of the government. Inn to fitness for his office which certainly the Case with respect to the great majority of the ministers has required in addition the qualification essential of course in a party government. Of effective service in the cause of a single political party. I thus an association of politicians. Or. Hanson. The Leader of the conservative party said in parliament on tuesday that this makes the government at present constituted something less than the National government which the desires in this emergency. This True and it creates a Corr Ihnn which or. King in his striving for an instrument of that will typify the Unity of the country will bounced and whose sincerity need not be people of that kind who will be expected to appreciate it. Of course no intelligent person believes that the Atlantic monthly influenced by its advertisers. Everyone knows that the valuable news service of the new York times and its editorial leadership Are an asset to the United states in spite of its very Large Revenue from advertising. And Are the Church papers including the Chris Tian science Monitor a daily newspaper corrupted by their advertisers but since there Are some people who think that paid advertise ments have n corrupting influence on publishers a few magazines and now one newspaper Are accepting no advertisements. It a Rule of salesmanship that the customer always right. Evening at Shilo Camp or. Hanso i. Who spoke with Reserve and sober Ness made hat he was not asking for the creation of a Union gov n the Ordinary meaning of the term. A government Lich a coalition of parties one which has to be put together on some basis a hich makes matters of party service and political orc tic considerations of moment in Many cases the deter mining Factor. This the very situation which in strengthen .5 the government it desirable to avoid. There ought to be i these appointments not a Trace favouritism political or personal and the fitness of a Man for the task to which he aligned should be so self evident to ensure Universal approval of his appointment. I in order to go further and to say that if any present minister replaceable by someone whose greater fitness for the ask without question the Transfer ought to be made and doubtless it could be made without difficulty or friction. This if not a time when personal in Normal times properly be to have a featherweight of Power against the Public interest. This not a War which being conducted by a political party on behalf of the country a Saint the enemy it a War for existence against the Powers and principalities of darkness and every Man must be in the place if i can be determined whore he can make his maximum contribution. The abandonment of political and personal considerations r. He summoning of men to High and responsible duties must of course apply to the individual Well. That acceptance of a summons that involves intimate association with other men differing political backgrounds has no political future significance in times like these. The Liberal party a political functioning along traditional lines submerged or the duration of the War in a vast National movement and this fact apply Well to the conservative party though it i that it could usefully continue an Agency of con criticism and helpful co operation opportunities the cannot be in our War parliament if it to make a contribution either a government or an opposition organized but even a government so fully represent of the Best that Canada has of ability and character that it to accepted by All a National government will not be above profiting by criticism suggestion and reminders from floor of parliament if these Are advanced in the proper spirit. Ii known that an enlargement of the government to be announced and it in the knowledge of these facts that the free press makes bold to submit these considerations to the attention of the responsible Powers. Serving by saving there no need to advertise that Canada needs Money to pay for its War Effort but How that Money can be partly supplied through War savings certificates and Stamps has been very freely made known. Few persons can have omitted to see and to learn that they can obtain certificates or Stamps that allow them to serve by saving 1 the plan to enable citizens and children to contribute of their savings in a form that will be an investment has spread the know ledge. Agencies assist the Central War savings committee at Ottawa to make the details available and the certificates and Stamps pro curable. This done from the National committee at Ottawa assisted by a secretariat at the conscription and Quebec by h. A. Steel. S a organization of the chinese army of the political significance of the japanese army of soviet relations with the far East of italian policies in the Pacific and so Forth. Those Are but a few of the facets be the Pacific area front they refer to the position of Canada. Information on these facets and answers to a great array of ques ions concerning them will be 5 Force. I found in the Institute of Pacific the Dominion government has relations series. Students Public prisoners to Canada v it highly desirable to 115 ?.s a noisy British children sole to the safety on this Side it the Atlantic the British gov Canada to give German prisoners Rinrix interned aliens who would be Hurt Here for custody because of dangerous part they might in Britain in aiding an agr to this but no reason Why the Chil Idron should not be brought Over and care of also soon i their transportation can be a . That the Only possible i difficulty. There no conflict sch vein these two services that i Canada can Render at this time of peril 1o great Britain. Speakers educational authorities All serious citizens in fact Are commended to them. Series of Short despatches reaching the free press tuesday and wednesday from All its Many news sources strongly suggests that violent undercut Bank of Canada and operating of thought and action through nine provincial commit tees which in turn direct local committees. This extensive organization has insured that no one missed. The dealers acting for the War savings everyone docs so on a voluntary basis include Post offices chartered tanks 1500 investment dealers and 125 _i5t and loan companies. Approach any of these to be Given full information and advice about the War savings certificates. Cigar Chance the War savings com Mittee says to serve by Are sweeping along beneath the uneasy surface of the negotiations for an armistice and peace that have been going on since sunday col stores drug stores and Chain stores in All aggregating More than. Have War savings Stamps. Through the War savings com Mittee and provincial ministers of education probably every school principal in Canada has been told now to further the National War need by disposing of savings Stamps through school children. Every firm in Canada employing fifteen or More persons has had the employer employee co opera Tive plan explained to it. By a simple plan of salary deductions every employee enabled to Pur Chase certificates by instalment payments. Canada has a pressing need now that it making its maximum War Effort and in its crisis expects help from All who can assist by investing part of their savings in the National in vestment. It gives everyone the was unintelligible. He said he Between the French and German governments. A Survey of the available facts produces some interesting speculations. It now fairly obvious that the British proposal for the immediate consummation of a solemn act of uni in of great Britain and France originated in the fiery imagination of Winston Churchill and in All probability met the approval of his hard hitting colleague in France Paul Reynaud. It May be surmised that Reynaud failing to carry he judgment of leagues or perhaps of the French High command resigned. He has taken no part in the new govern ment nor has his devoted admirer the determined Georges Mandel. Their whereabouts Are unknown but there some evidence of the continuance elsewhere of their last ditch readiness to carry on the fight in some of the news now reaching . Marsha Petain meaning marshal Plain who became Premier when Reynaud fell made an announcement to the French people which in some respects was prepared to seek peace with and other spokesmen talk Hon. Norman Rogers few people the death of Canada minister of defence a Creamer Shock than to his brother. D. B. Rogers editor of the Leader Post. Norman Rogers Atis his brother idol. there was a great Bond of affection a Nuveen the two. Or. Ropers Learned of his brother death Eairly monday afternoon and immediately arranged to Fly to Ottawa. In the Short sad minutes before the Depar Ture of the afternoon plan. He wrote lines of tribute to his t the Pacific front despite the manner in which i the grave situation in Europe commands the attention Cana Cjrr should not lose sight of the i i that there both economic military conflict in the a v civic area. This front much Canadian front Europe even though its concern May not App Aras immediate. Some indication of the nature this situation found in a comprehensive series volumes studying the problems of the far the series sponsored by the Institute of Pacific relations distributed in Canada by the Canadian Institute of International affairs. Each volume the work of an accredited scholar 5rid the scope of the entire series quite remarkable. Canada with an important door the Pacific May Well and matter of salesmanship j there have been Many original experiments in the publication of magazines in recent years but now rather unique Experiment being made with a new daily the government will look after it an evening paper the prisoners and families All Over suitably called pm and it Canada will receive and care smaller than the usual the Young refugees. Most Cana j tabloid size. D sons arc anxious to help in any there Are no advertisements no every Way they can. Editorials and no comics in this new daily. For the women in formation published without i pay about goods in the new modes and which women Are known to be interested. While there Are no editorials the policy of the paper was announced in Advance. The pro Moter who has had experience on some of the new and novel Maga Zines said in part we Are against fraud and deceit and greed and cruelty and we will seek to expose their practitioners. We Are for people who Are kindly and courageous and to which a commentator in Eastern Canada has remarked so Are we but we do not notice that it makes particularly distinct profitably be apprised of the problem or japanese Trade expand on of German interests and policies in the far East of the the idea Back of this new Experiment seems to be largely one of salesmanship. A certain num Ber of people Are known to think that newspapers Are influenced if not corrupted by their advertisers. Some do not wish to read their editorials. Well then a Bright newspaper whose High purpose has been an m Ost try to steel our selves against the shocks and disasters of War. It becomes a duty to look squarely at tragedy to stand tip to death even when it comes a great per Sonal loss and carry on Best we can. But the blow none the less hard none the less difficult for the individual when it comes. The tragic death of Canada minister of defence. Hon. Norman Mcl. Rogers comes a grave Shock to the entire nation and to those who knew him most inti mately it a blow hard to recon Cile even in the midst of War. From his earliest years Norman Rogers dedicated his life to Public service. He was born to serve and he lived to serve. That he now has died in the service of his coun try in keeping with his Noble idealism and his lofty Conception of life. His one regret will be that he could not have lived to serve longer. Norman Rogers gave of himself unstinting by at All times. Fort was measured by Only one do the Best that he could. He worked always to the utmost limit of his strength and his ability guided constantly by the highest of principles. No detail was too Small for him to give his personal attention to. In his contacts with the Public he was always willing to offer his time and strength. Deeply human in his own instincts he had an abiding Faith in human nature and governed his conduct accordingly. Norman Rogers had a splendid philosophy of life a great sense of responsibility. His actions were gauged by a Long Range Point View. He was Able to meet the immediate in its relationship with the eventual. To him Public life was not p. Career it was a Call. He cared nothing for the Honor of office or its emoluments. To him Cabinet position was simply an Opportunity 1o Render greater service than otherwise would have been possible. Criticism he accepted part of the task. When his motives were impugned he knew that his con science was Clear and carried on. When his methods were questioned lie was always ready to re Check course. If he was con Vinced he was right he pressed on. If he 1 found he was wrong he was always ready to admit it and alter his course accordingly. In parliament he was deter mined but never stubborn. He was emphatic but never dogmatic. He Vas meticulous to rules of procedure courteous in debate but forceful Cool headed in the face of attack keen in rebuttal and Elo quent in expression. Few men who have Ever sat in parliament have had a finer command of the eng Lish language. The study of words a Hobby with him. Both in his speaking and in his writing his style was Clear like Crystal and clean the Mountain air. The deeply sympathetic and wonderfully understanding Side of his nature made friends for him wherever he went in whatever circles he moved. He was intensely Loyal to his family his friends his associates his country and his religion. The pathway of duty stretched Ever before him and never once in his life or in his career did he stray from that Stern course. Ing freely despite the rigid censor ship let it be known that France did not propose to accept an abject surrender. But All frenchmen know that the nazis Rose to Power on the Hope of vengeance and they must know that the Chance of get Ting anything but the most Savage relentless draconian terms of. Peace out of Hitler so slight to be non existent. Why then did they make the statements they did was it to bring the French nation step by step to the accept Ance of Complete surrender or did they Hope that the terms offered were bad enough they would then be in a better position to carry on resistance the latter hypothesis hardly tenable. Or. Churchill in his speech on tuesday forcibly called attention to the fact that Britain had re fused to release France from the terms the solemn treaty signed Between them soon after the out break of War whereby each nation pledged its Honor to the other to sign no separate peace. This has significance for it Means that the British would regard the negotiations now supposed to be taking place an act of bad Faith on the part of the French government and would release them from any moral obligation to observe the terms of any such peace in any of its aspects. Its significance was increased by a broadcast made from London late tuesday night by a prominent French Soldier general de Gaulle personal Liaison officer for Paul Reynaud with the British govern ment. De Gaulle called upon All French soldiers sailors and air men to join British units wherever these could be found and to carry on the fight. His broadcast was followed by despatches from Mal Lorca and from Spain telling of continuous flights of French planes to Africa where they were being assembled in French colonies though under whose command and with what ultimate destination no one knows. Then on wednesday an exclusive despatch to the free press from its excellently in formed Chicago daily news for eign service came the information that the French Fleet was already under British under no circumstances would it fall into nazi hands. Shortly thereafter came a Mes Sage from Bordeaux saying that de Gaulle broadcast from Lon Don had been repudiated by the French government and that he had been recalled. From All these facts the Conlu birthdays George yes new York born Gibraltar. June 20. 1852. S. J. M.l.a., Winnipeg born Cardiff South Wales june 20, 1878. Frank. Toad. Winnipeg born Chesterfield. Derbyshire eng., june 20, 1874. G. G. Baird Winnipeg bom to Ronto. Ont. June 20, Alfred. P. Fisher. Saltcoats. Sask born London eng., june 20, 1859. Brief glory by Audrey Alexandra Brown there a Lovely change upon the faces of those who watch a ship evanescent Beauty strangely brightens Dull Eye and fallen lip of those who leaning on the sea Wall wait while the proud Craft with morning in its wings takes the sea a Bird the sky and swings into the shining Waters of the Strait. A foment and no More these trance gazers vanquished of the Battle with defeat Plain in stooped Back and sagging taste Victory find it Sweet. A moment theirs Are the enchanted lands for them the fiery petalled Rose unfolds and each Man holds and does not know he holds his heart like a. Poised Bird Between jul hands. Sion appears almost irresistible that important elements in France under the same kind of leadership that had been received from Rey Naud and de Gaulle bitterly oppose the decision of marshal Petain to try and negotiate a peace. They believe in All probability that a wholly different course should have been followed. The alternative policy what that course might have been May be forecast with some safety. It would have been built any French policy would have to be fact that France had suffered a staggering and Complete military defeat. But in Stead of asking the enemy for the Best available terms under which the French nation would be permitted to live in the future the French government would have withdrawn from French soil either to North Africa to great Britain or to Canada leaving to a group generals on the spot the galling and terrible task of military capitulation. These generals would be empowered Only to order and carry out what Lay in their Power to effect they could hand Over military material and equipment demobilize the army and co operate with the German conquerors in the re of civil government on French soil. But they would have no Power to hand Over the French Navy which would remain under the control of the exiled government. They would have no authority to hand Over colonies or externally held wealth. Were these demanded by the germans the. Only answer to be made to them would be that they must go and get what they wanted. Meanwhile the French govern ment still holding a Legal if in effective mandate Over the French people would effect an eternal act of Union with Britain and Merg ing itself with the British govern ment proclaim the future identity of the two Peoples. Did threats decide Issue the germans in the face of such a policy might threaten and carry out violent punitive measures against the French civilian popu lation decimating it by starvation murder and destruction. It May be that it was this Prospect that so appalled Petain and his col leagues when Reynaud and Chur chill discussed Union last sunday and everyone must make up his own mind whether their decision to negotiate with the nazis was right or wrong. The Choice a dreadful one to contemplate. But having refused the Churchill proposal it becomes obvious that the French government now in no position to reject even the harshest terms of surrender. If it was in their minds to pick and choose they might Well have made up their minds in the first place to fight on on Churchill terms. But one thing certain. If the French Fleet now under British command and in British Waters no blackmail no threats of civilian bombing either 011 defenceless France or on Britain itself will change the determination of the British government to keep it. If they hand Over the French Fleet today in order to save frenchmen from death they must likewise hand Over the British Fleet Tomor Row to save englishmen from suf Fering. This surrender and it not Churchill policy to give up. What was the immediate j reaction in Quebec to the government decision to proceed immediately to conscription for Nome defence what did the Prin Cipal newspapers of French can Ada say when the lightning decision of or. King or. Lapointe and their colleagues was announced extracts from their editorials appear below be Devoir la Devoir the old nationalist Organ in Montreal look no Strong stand in its leading editorial wednesday afternoon. It draws its readers attention to article 3 of the mobilization Bill providing that men called out under the act will serve Only in Canada or its territorial Waters. Cat Olique l action cat Olique of Quebec usually taken an Organ of the roman Catholic Church starts its leading editorial wednesday with an Appeal for calmness and Cool consideration the mobilization measure. It goes on to say it True that our Federal Lead ers promised that there would be no conscription. We can regret that they did not foresee no More than All of did the present situation just we can regret that the european governments did not realize in Lime the Gigantic pro portions of the armament the spy system and the fifth column of the enemy. But that changes nothing in the present situation neither from the Canadian Point of View nor of the Christian or humanitarian Point of View. Opinions Are divided concern ing the dangers actually facing Canada. We believe we interpret the general sentiment in saying that our country less sheltered than formerly from attacks com ing from Europe or Asia. On the other hand the danger must no be exaggerated in order to profit from that to throw the country into a militarism a hich the future will show to be unreasonable the problem of the participation has been seen under a somewhat new Light for the last few weeks it must not be concluded that the people Are ready to accept every thing in this Domain. It the question of the defence of Canada that the government must before asking a final vote explain clearly. People would be astonished we believe at the re sults obtained by voluntary Effort organized for defence after com plete and satisfying explanations 1 la Presse la Presse the big French after noon paper with one of the biggest circulations of any paper in can Ada explains the reasons for the government action and outlines the measures announced tuesday in the opening paragraph its leading editorial wednesday after noon it says it not Only voluntary air which Canada called on to give to its allies in the present War it the Canadian fatherland itself which on account of critical circumstances makes an Appeal to All its sons in a general Way and asks them to assure the integrity if its territory the National liberties the survival. Of the democratic be Soleille Soleil Quebec City paper which Lias usually supported the liberals thoroughly said on tues Day before the Bill was announced that any form conscription would cause throughout the coun try an unrest More dangerous than the peril which it pretended to though the Day before the paper had called on the govern ment to take All responsibilities necessary in the present state urgency. No other comment available. Be Canada be Canada. Liberal. Party Organ in Montreal contented itself wednesday morning with pointing out the Good Fortune of the country in having the men it has in the government at such times of crisis. Tuesday morning before any announcement from Ottawa be Anada published an editorial calling for compulsory military service for Home defence. Wednesday morning be Canada said it known that in the present Cabinet the ministers rep resenting the province of Quebec Are those who have the most effectively contributed to maintaining a policy which would conciliate tendencies which Are too extreme and often opposed from different parts of the country. The exceptional measures imposed by the new threat which hangs Over our country must be applied in a just and equitable l illustration Nouvelle l illustration Nouvelle Mont real French language morning paper which supported Duplessis also or. Manion and violently anti Liberal attacked the govern ment this morning for breaking promises and for not preparing the Public for. New responsibilities. It said in part the liberals arc making a sudden about turn. The government messes. King and la Pointe sees itself obliged today to abjure All the promises made in the past. The liberals have to Swallow what they have been say ing to for 25 years to the effect that there would not be conscription or obligatory participation in european wars. There no going Back. The decision of our government Lead ers irrevocable. We will have conscription. It will be necessary to forget what has been preached throughout the province in the newspapers and in political meet Ings. It will be necessary to forget the guarantees the formal pro Mises of the Liberal leaders to submit to authority. But in submitting thus to authority it permissible to regret the conduct of these Liberal chieftains who. Have not lived up to their promises in not telling the truth to the Public in not preparing it to assume responsibilities which it knows now but at the very last books Are a finer world within the journal always provides its readers with a mental menu that both diverse and timely. Though it May hark Back to the past it never be Hind the times and variety the word for its Bill of fare drawn from the wide world. The june Issue a writer named Ivan Roe perhaps a pseudonym contributes the Centen Ary tribute to Hardy. Few great writers he says have chained their readers minds so firmly to one epoch in history and made the scene so for he grew up amid memories of Napoleon. In the quiet Humble Hamlet that was his Birthplace they had Long and Lively memories. The men of the ?7est country were seafaring men and lighters. The women watched and waited at Home while the old volunteers stood by beacons unlighted on the Cliffs expecting in Vasion by Napoleon. Hardy was a sensitive child and then began his spiritual equipment for the epic of his venerable years the his ancestors of Dorset and the Isle of Jersey belonged to the upper Artisan class they were diligent workers devoted worshippers and excellent per formers of Church music what instruments not mentioned. But the boy Hardy Learned to play the fiddle and the concertina. He would be moved to tears an infant by the hundreds of old tunes he like his father he was fond of playing for dances and Only once was he paid being deeply ashamed of it afterwards for it was t we say now. An exceedingly sickly he was cast aside dead at parents never really gained Faith that he would live until he was about six years old and then they put him to school. He began learning the dead languages in childhood and when he reached the age of sixteen was Given Choice of the University or some business. Gladly he chose apprenticeship in a profession and became an architect. Here we Are told that his desire to keep up his of greek and latin had at one time almost persuaded him towards holy orders. But he read Newman apologia and could not accept its premises. This appreciation by or. Roe i the Best i have read a Centenary Memoir. Of course there reference to Hardy first appearance in print being in Chamberss with a prose sketch How i built myself a March 1865. Written to amuse his colleagues in the architect office its publication was accidental. He had been writing verse to please himself for a Good while before that. True a Little piece had been printed in a local Dorset paper but whether verse or prose we Are not told. Sixty years after that first sketch Chamberss printed a notable contribution from the now great and famous the poem a Bird scene at a Rural or. Roe thinks with the second mrs. Hardy that the Success of the first piece strengthened his resolve to write a novel. And he wrote the poor Man and the lady by the poor never published for it was destroyed. Here or. Roe account of it Alexander Macmillan the pub Lisher read the manuscript and found it an Odd with too daring censure of society and the higher classes but showing prom ise and Power. He could not Lish it he told the author frankly at the same time enclosing some comment of Praise by John Morley. Chapman Hall would have published it but Hardy a Little later received Mere Dith advice to write the novel Over again his criticisms agreeing with Macmillan and Morley. Instead Hardy wrote a new one desperate published by Tinsley. He lost on it but the very writing and printing encouraged him to go on with creative prose. Bookman. From the Golden books to the invader of lord Dunsany lost and your act you have rightly said must affect germans for a thou Sand years. Lost lost for certain and not All your tears whether in anger or repentance shed can cleanse the German name. May none be bred Long hence to heed again what Prussia swears or to believe her treaties till appears the time you fixed and All those years Are sped. Till then the fool that trusts the prussian word will die like helpless things that poachers slay or live in sorrow like the caged Bird. Who trusts this word before that Distant Day will Trust the wounded Buffalo or make treaties with Africa most deadly Snake. In the sunday times today scripture from psalm 94 o lord god to whom vengeance belong eth o god to whom vengeance belong eth show thyself. Lift up thyself thou judge of All the Earth Render a Reward to the proud. Lord How Long shall the wicked Triumph and All the workers of iniquity boast them selves they break in pieces thy people o lord arid afflict thine heritage ;