Britain Plans to Place Nation on a War Basis
Britain’s government outlines a wartime plan to mobilize civilian life through voluntary service and compulsory national registration. Aimed at rapid mobilization, the scheme would move key industries, build a national service structure, and offer contracts for volunteers while coordinating with employers and workers.
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Britain
London
John Anderson
Privy Seal
House of Commons
Sir John
National Service
John
Opening Of Parliament Announces January Opening Date
Prime Minister Mackenzie King announced Parliament will open on January 12, choosing the date for member convenience and time to prepare a legislative program. With King George and Queen Elizabeth arriving next May 15, prorogation or adjournment may be needed to accommodate the royal visit and riding duties. The session will start with the Canada United States trade agreement discussions. The government will have four years in office by next October, guiding election timing considerations.
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Ottawa
Mackenzie King
Canada
King George
Queen Elizabeth
Canadian Youth Congress Plans Ottawa Conference
The Canadian Youth Congress announced a conference of youth and adult leaders in Ottawa to present a positive plan for a national youth administration to the Dominion government. Date for the meeting was not set.
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Toronto
Canadian Youth Congress
Ottawa
Dominion
German editor rejects second class eagle award
Cincinnati editor F W Elven of The Cincinnati Freie Presse, named by the German government for a second class eagle award, said he refused to accept the citation.
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Cincinnati
F. W. Elven
Cincinnati Freie Presse
Crerar Calls Canada’s Tax Burden Unbearably Heavy
Hon. T. A. Crerar, minister of natural resources, told the chamber of mines at Montreal that taxation is heavy due to services for a population of 11 million. He urged wiser future spending to boost productive wealth and cited Canada's rich mineral deposits as a stabilizing factor against U.S. downturn, noting mining’s growing contribution.
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Montreal
Canada
T. A. Crerar
Chamber of Mines
Board of Trade
United States
British Demand Immediate Release Of Greek Ships
The British government demanded the immediate release of two Greek ships seized by Spanish insurgent forces on November 23 and 26. Richard Butler announced in the House of Commons that the cargoes were wheat bought by Britain in Roumania and that the vessels were taken to Palma Bay Mallorca.
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London
Richard Butler
House of Commons
Roumania
Palma Bay
Mallorca
Butler
Burgos
Sourdoughs Favor Ice Cream On Winter Flight
Pilot Harry Winnig of Canadian Airways carried five gallons of ice cream aboard his plane when flying from Edmonton toward a mining settlement on the eastern shore of Lake Athabaska, a winter trip noted by reporters.
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Edmonton
Goldfields
Sask
Harry Winnig
Canadian Airways
Lake Athabaska
Exports Down Ottawa Report Shows October Farm Equipment Sales
The Dominion bureau of statistics reports Canada exported farm implements and machinery in October totaling 340,196 dollars, down from September's 439,747 and October 1937's 671,632. Argentina led buyers with 140,004 dollars, followed by the United Kingdom at 57,027 and the United States at 45,675.
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Ottawa
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Canada
Argentina
United Kingdom
United States
Yangtze River Closed to Foreign Shipping by Japan
Japan announces the Yangtze River will remain closed to all but Japanese shipping until China is conquered and reorganized under Japanese control. A joint army and navy communique says protests by Britain, the United States and France would be unavailing as operations continue to topple Chiang Kai-shek's government and enforce Japan's Far East order.
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Shanghai
Japan
Yangtse
China
Great Britain
United States
France
Chiang Kai- Shek
Far East
Wheat markets key to western Canada’s survival says economist
Dr. Jacob Viner of the University of Chicago told the Dominion provincial relations commission that Canada must seek tariff concessions and world trade agreements to restore prairie wheat markets. He warned that without expanding demand the western population could face malnutrition and rising poverty as tariffs and self sufficient policies destroy export prospects. He argued against subsidies as a solution, urging Canada to make wheat a respectable commodity in global negotiations.
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Ottawa
Prairies
Jacob Viner
University of Chicago
Dominion Provincial Relations Commission
Canada
Viner
McGill University
MacKay
Professor Viner
West
Problem Becoming Serious Ottawa
National committee to study care for non-residents and migrants in Canada approved by Canadian Welfare Council board of governors. Agencies nationwide report relief access issues and rising non-resident family problems, with a possible Ottawa conference planned for 1939 after the royal commission report.
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Ottawa
Canada
Canadian Welfare Council
Council
Royal Commission On Dominion
New Czech Leader Hacha Elected President
Dr Emil Hacha elected third president of Czechoslovakia by the national assembly as the only candidate. He will be called president of the Czecho Slovak republic, signaling equality of Czech and Slovak peoples. Rudolf Beran named prime minister, expected to push a pro German course. In New York, American Christians and Jews raised at least 2000000 dollars for German refugee relief in just over two weeks.
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Prague
Emil Hacha
Supreme Court Administration
Czechoslovakia
National Assembly
Rudolf Beren
Eduard Benes
New York
Valuable shrub provides jobs in Courtenay B C
A thorny coastal shrub known as Devil's club supports six workers in Courtenay. A New York clinic has ordered half a ton of its roots to use in diabetes treatment.
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Courtenay
B.C
Devil’s Club
Coast District
British Columbia
Vancouver Island
New York
Craving For Security Ottawa
Governor General warns at St Andrew’s banquet that fear of standing alone leads people to seek security in crowds or dictatorial power. He cautions Scots independence and condemns modern ideologies as dangerous false doctrines posing a threat to freedom.
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Ottawa
Lon
Daladier Crushes Nation Wide Strike in France
Premier Edouard Daladier ordered three year economic mobilization after a one day general strike was declared a total defeat. In Toulouse Clermont Ferrand Lille Lyon Nantes Dieppe Marseille and Grenoble clashes between strikers police and mobile guards left injuries arrests and damaged property.
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Paris
Edouard Daladier
Toulouse
Clermont Ferrand
Daladier
Lille
Lyon
Nantes
Dieppe
Grenoble
Marseille
France
Ottawa urged to take over all relief costs
Manitoba treasurer Stuart Garson told the royal commission that if the Dominion administered all relief and social services Western Canada losses to investors could be avoided with no major tax rise. He urged Dominion funding of provincial debt while Ontario and others warned relief needs would persist. The commission closed after Winnipeg sittings with officials noting potential reopens if needed.
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Ottawa
Dominion
Western Canada
Stuart Garson
Manitoba
Royal Commission On Dominion
Ontario
Garson
Canada
Commission
Winnipeg
John Bracken
Joseph Sirois
Dominion Treasury
Quebec
Chester Walters
Mr. Garson
Permier Mitchell Hepburn
Maurice Duplessis
Japan Buys Scrap Steel in U S Trade Push
Dow Jones reports Japan placed a new order for 170000 tons of steel scrap to ship in December and January at about 15.50 dollars per ton for No 1 scrap. The purchase follows an earlier November order for 150000 tons from the United States, signaling strong demand in Asia.
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New York
Dow, Jones and Co
Japan
United States
Seaboard
Ataturk Estate Valued At Four Million In Ankara
Investigation in Ankara into Kemal Ataturk estate shows property valued at 4 060 000 dollars. He left a substantial monthly allowance to his sister and five adopted daughters and education funds for General Ismet Inonu’s two children who followed him as ruler of Turkey.
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London
Ankara
Turkey
Kemal Ataturk
Ismet Inonu
Naval appointment in Canada names Brodeur to Esquimalt post
Ottawa announces Captain W. G. Brodeur as captain in charge of Royal Canadian Naval establishments at Esquimalt British Columbia and commanding officer for the coast of British Columbia under the department of national defence.
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Ottawa
W. G. Brodeur
Royal Canadian
Esquimalt
B.C
British Columbia
Department of National Defence
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Duke of Atholl
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