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Newspaper
Cumberland Islander
Location
Cumberland, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Jun 14, 1924
Page
7
The text speaks of efforts to cripple the system as preparation for dismemberment of the Canadian National Railway. It notes Sir Henry Thorn as a major figure, with tactics aimed at making the railway intolerable to anyone lacking respect for himself.
An editorial from The Manitoba Free Press warns that constant parliamentary probing would politicize the railway, destroy discipline, morale, and initiative, and turn the CN into a decaying state service. It argues the railway must remain a corporation controlled by Canada's people through business directors, not politicians.
A playful verse notes a young lady named Astor whose tight clothes fail to fit she sneezes and feels a cool breeze signaling disaster. The poem ends with a greeting to London.
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