Commons Hears Canada Policy On World Affairs
Prime Minister Mackenzie King told the House of Commons Canada would avoid overseas conscription while planning and coordination would be necessary if war involved the nation. He warned against automatic fights for democracy and urged unity, accuracy in profits control, and readiness to defend Canada without sacrificing liberty or unity.
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Ottawa
Canada
Mackenzie King
House of Commons
Europe
R. J. Manion
Manion
Asia
General Franco Seizes Spain and Shifts Capital to Madrid
Franco's victory ends Republican resistance as Nationalists claim all major towns including Valencia and the Cartagena naval base. Madrid is declared the new capital while Burgos broadcasts the war's end. Miaja and aides flee to La Senia airport near Oran with staff and officials in tow.
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London
Franco
Great Britain
France
Europe
Spain
Valencia
Barcelona
Madrid
Cartagena
Burgos
Associated Press
Jose Miaja
la Senia
Oran
Algeria
Miaja
Ottawa finance minister cites press claims to undermine government
In the House of Commons Hon. Charles Dunning warns against published statements aimed at weakening confidence in government and parliament. He cites a Winnipeg Free Press article alleging commissions paid to a Canadian agency for British engine purchases, while Hon. Ian Mackenzie accessory notes the writer has spread similar falsehoods, including about the honorary air council.
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Ottawa
House of Commons
Charles Dunning
Winnipeg Free Press
Ian Mackenzie
Grefence
Honorary
Air Council
W. A. Bishop
Mail volume doubles on Trans-Canada Airlines
The daily mail carried over the Trans-Canada Airlines system has doubled since the service began a month ago. Postmaster General Norman McLarty informs the Cornwall Board of Trade.
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Cornwall
Ont
Trans-Canada Airlines
Norman McLarty
Cornwall Board of Trade
Canada February imports fall from 1938 totals
Ottawa reports February imports dropped to 40,380 234 dollars from 46,951,618 in February 1938. The United States remains the leading supplier to Canada per the Dominion Bureau of Statistics.
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Ottawa
Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
United States
Britain Increases Territorial Army To Wartime Basis
Prime Minister Chamberlain announced in the commons that Britain would nearly triple the Territorial Army to about 340000 men through a voluntary enlistment drive. The force now stands at 130000 on peacetime terms as diplomacy shifts toward military prep. Queen Elizabeth listened from the Commons as the plan surfaced amid talks with France and Britain seeking a united front against German expansion.
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London
Great Britain
Europe
Chamberlain
Commons
Queen Elizabeth
House of Commons
Daladier Urges Italy to Move Toward Settlement
Premier Edouard Daladier urged Italy to take the first step in settling their territorial dispute with France but warned the French people would unite against any threat to liberty or soil. He refused concessions in the Mediterranean and said France would negotiate only on the 1935 accord with Italy.
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Paris
Edouard Daladier
Italy
France
Mediterranean
Daladier
Europe
Bill Approved Ottawa Third Reading Prairie Farm Act
The senate gave third reading to the government bill amending the Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Act. The measure principally grants the minister of agriculture authority to perform duties incidental to operating the act.
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Ottawa
Senate
Minister of Agriculture
Glacier snow depth nears record with heavy snowfall
Has Plenty Of Snow Glacier British Columbia reports 437 inches of snow this winter in the Selkirk mountain village east of Revelstoke. The area’s all time record is 480 inches, or 40 feet.
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Glacier
B.C
Revelstoke
British Columbia
Selkirk Mountain
France to Trial Proportional Representation System
The French chamber of deputies voted overwhelmingly to abandon single member constituencies and adopt a proportional representation system. The move aims to empower minorities in each district and crosses party lines, with both extreme ends of the spectrum supporting the electoral experiment.
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France
Paris
French
Chamber of Deputies
P.R
Western grain for livestock industry in the east
S J Chagnon extension director of the Quebec department of agriculture urged eastern Canada to absorb western grain as livestock feed to build an eastern industry. He framed a national grain marketing policy with bonuses as a temporary measure and warned against persistent bonusing. Agriculture Minister Gardiner forecast steps to improve the dairy sector and urged stronger producer organization over reliance on government support.
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Montreal
Western Canada
East
Eastern Canada Agricultural Conference
S. J. Chagnon
Quebec Department of Agriculture
Canada
Chagnon
J. G. Gardiner
Dominion
Butter Trade Regulation Suggested for Canada
J A Marion president of the Quebec Chamber of Agriculture urged Canada to empower butter makers to regulate the market. He cited an 8.7 million pound surplus that left about 150 000 producers "helpless" and compared it with Australia where export-based pricing shifts losses and boosts income, saying Australian creameries share export losses even if not exporting.
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Montreal
Eastern Canada Agricultural Conference
J. A. Marion
Quebec Chamber of Agriculture
Dominion
Australia
To Resist Aggression London
Earl Winterton warned the UK Fire Brigade Association that Europe’s dangers will persist this summer and beyond. He urged continual readiness to defend liberty, saying there is no relief in the near future. Transport Minister Leslie Burgin pressed free nations to unite to deter aggression in any form.
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London
Europe
Earl Winterton
National Fire Brigade Association
Leslie Burgin
Transport
Britain Eyes New 25000-ton Liners From Vancouver Route
The House of Commons outlines a comprehensive shipping subsidy to fund two 25,000-ton liners built in British yards costing about 5.0 million pounds. The vessels would operate Vancouver to Honolulu Fiji Auckland and Sydney, with CPR possibly ordering replacements for Empress ships and expanding orders if conditions improve. The subsidy aims to halt ship losses and revive Britain’s stagnated merchant fleet as food demands rise.
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London
House of Commons
Oliver Stanley
Board of Trade
Vancouver
Honolulu
Fiji
Auckland
Sydney
Edward Beatty
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
C.P.R
Britain
Unification of Railways Might Solve Problem
Ottawa reports a senate special committee hearing on railway unification as the only path to solve current issues. C N and CPR representatives discussed cooperative economies and potential governance by a 15 member executive board drawn from labor, agriculture, commerce, and technical professions.
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Ottawa
Senate
Canadian National
Canadian Pacific Railways
Raoul Dandurand
C. W. Peterson
Calgary
Peterson
Arthur Meighen
Great Britain
Labor
Canada
Dandurand
C.P.R
CPR
Favor Prorogation Favored by Ottawa Conservatives
Conservative caucus members in Ottawa voiced support for proroguing parliament before summer. They lamented Prime Minister Mackenzie King’s plan to prolong the session and urged deferring controversial legislation to relieve ongoing parliamentary uncertainty.
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Ottawa
Caucus
Mackenzie King
King
Dominion News Service lauded as best in world
Ottawa Canada reports that Dominion News Service is described as the best cable news service in the world by J F B Livesay general manager of The Canadian Press before the House of Commons radio committee. He outlined sources including AP Reuters Havas and Press Association and noted watchfulness over Havas risks.
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Dominion News Service
Ottawa
Say
Canadian Press
House of Commons
Associated Press
United Kingdom
Reuters
Havas
London
New York
Livesay
H. H Stevens
Con
Kootenay East
The
Press Association
Hayes
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Bomb at London Bridge leads to arrests after near miss
Two men were arrested in connection with the bombing of Hammersmith Bridge. A passer by acted quickly after spotting a package on the roadway, tossing it over the bridge before it exploded in the water. No injuries reported, but a car driver escaped when a girder collapsed.
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London
Hammersmith Bridge
Scotland Yard
Hounslow
Barnes
Old Bailey
Irish Republican Army
Better Candidates for Parliament from Conservative Unionists
The central council of the National Union of Conservative and Unionist Associations adopted a resolution urging party groups to value ability over wealth in selecting MPs. Viscountess Astor supported the motion, condemning wealth driven practices and urging constituencies to rethink candidate selection questions.
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London
Central Council of
The
National Union of Conservative and Unionist
Assora
Viscountess Astor
Loan Granted to Saskatchewan for Unemployment Costs
An order in council tabled in the House of Commons authorizes a loan to Saskatchewan amounting to 1,170,041 dollars covering the province's share of unemployment reef costs from Sept 31, 1938, to Jan 31, 1939.
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Ottawa
House of Commons
Saskatchewan
German Regrets Over Cologne Broadcast Angers Belgium
The German government expressed regrets to Belgium after a Cologne broadcast in which a German speaker referred to Belgium's Walloon population as our Walloons, prompting diplomatic tensions between Brussels and Berlin.
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Brussels
Belgium
Cologne
Juan Negrin Reaches Mexico City, Mexico
The newspaper FE Mundo reports that Juan Negrin former premier of the fallen Spanish republic has reached Mexico City. The dispatch notes Negrin’s arrival marks a new phase in exile politics for the republican leadership.
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Mexico City
Fe! Mundo
Juan Negrin
Mexico
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British United Press
Ment
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Sir Maurice Drummond Peterson
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Holy Trinity Church
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Sions
London Bridge
Germany
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