Baldwin Maintains No Change in British Non-Intervention Policy
In Commons Baldwin says breaches occurred on both sides but not enough to alter Britain's stance on non intervention. He condemns Communism and Fascism, touting democracy while criticizing Soviet charges against Portugal and stressing continued adherence to the non intervention pact despite calls for aid to Spain.
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Baldwin
London
House of Commons
Britain
Arthur Greenwood
Archibald Sinclair
Balearic Islands
Anthony Eden
Russia
Eden
Portugal
Spain
More Recruits Needed London War Secretary Says
Britain must train youths aged 14 to 18 in military drill as Alfred Duff Cooper urges increased forces. He criticizes opponents of defence plans and says the country must be prepared to yield to a stronger power, calling urgent the need for men.
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London
Alfred Duff Cooper
By-election Ordered in Grouard Constituency
Edmonton announces a by election in the Grouard provincial constituency for November 30 after Liberal MLA L A Giroux K C died in September. Nominations close on November 20.
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Edmonton
Grouard
Alberta
L. A. Giroux
K.C
Quebec Debt Conversion Measure Passes Legislature
The Quebec legislature adopted a debt conversion bill sponsored by Provincial Treasurer Martin B. Fisher. It authorizes substitution of debt securities without increasing capital, with holder consent or redemption required, and restricts terms to 30 years and interest to four percent. Premier Maurice Duplessis framed the measure as enabling potential future conversion to take advantage of lower rates.
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Quebec
Province of
Martin B. Fisher
Maurice Duplessis
Defends Capitalistic System in Canadian Club Address
H. J. Child, chairman of the Montreal Stock Exchange, argues that capitalism offers the greatest opportunity for human progress and security. He praises democracy and individual freedom from state control and says free enterprise under democratic institutions has proven the only system to provide abundance, warning other systems bring misery.
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Saskatoon
H. J. Child
Montreal Stock Exchange
Mr. Child
How Wars Are Won Chicago
General Frank Parker, retired after 46 years in the U S Army, dismissed air power theories. He warned future wars will start and end in the mud, stressing infantry supported by artillery as the decisive factor for capturing and holding territory.
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Chicago
Frank Parker
United States Army
Unemployment Records in Alberta Cities Rise
For the week ended Oct 24 Alberta reported 11 306 unemployed, a record high. Calgary accounted for 5 054, Edmonton 4 462, and Lethbridge 465, marking a 32 percent increase from the year prior.
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Calgary
Alberta
Alberta Government Employment Service
Edmonton
Lethbridge
Seattle fisheries chief warns on Japanese fishing in Alaska waters
United States fisheries commissioner Seattle Frank Bell says Japanese fishermen in sampans near six large canneries threaten Alaska salmon. British Columbia authorities also report Japanese boats off the coast, raising similar concerns.
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Seattle
Frank Bell
United States
Alaska
British Columbia
Northern Alberta Wheat Shipments Soar This Season
Officials estimate 3,500,000 bushels of grain, mainly wheat, valued at about $2,500,000 have already been marketed by farmers in northern Alberta this season.
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Edmonton
Northern Alberta Railways
Alberta
Acquittals in Non Intervention Charges Stir London Meeting
The international hands off Spain committee acquitted Italy and Portugal of violations of the non intervention pact despite Russian objections. Three votes found no proven violations regarding arms to Spanish insurgents, with Russia dissenting. The communique noted Portugal declined to accept Russia's port control proposal.
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London
Spain
Italy
Portugal
Russia
Earl of Plymouth
Ivan Maisky
Plymouth
Rescuers Receive Money in Moose River Distribution
Rescue fund committee chairman Norman Sommerville announces final distribution of 78544.44 to Moose River miners who aided in last April’s rescue. The fund, supported nationwide, declares 346 members entitled to shares and was administered at no expense.
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Toronto
Moose River
Norman Sommerville
K.C
Moose River Rescue Fund
Sommerville
Canada
Emigration Chief Obed Smith Recovers From Operations
Obed Smith former chief emigration commissioner for Canada in London is recovering from two serious operations. He was reported doing well.
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London
Obed Smith
Canada
Belgian fascists press for Belgium exit from League
Belgian Fascists and Flemish Nationalists demand Belgium withdraw from the League of Nations after Foreign Minister Spaak promotes a policy of complete independence and a military push. They accuse Spaak of deviating from King Leopold’s neutrality stance, while Rexists leader Leon Degrelle labels Spaak the Hitler of Belgium.
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Brussels
Paul van Zeeland
Belgium
League of Nations
Paul Henry Spaak
Leopold
Spaak
Rexists
Leon Degrelle
Hitler
Labor and unions back aid to Spanish government in civil war
In a joint session the Labor party and the trades union council agreed to aid the Spanish government against the Fascist insurgents. This marks a shift from the party’s earlier non intervention stance, urging Britain and France to lead an international plan to restore Spain’s full commercial rights and allow munition purchases.
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London
Labor Party
Trades Union Council
Spain
Prairie retail sales rise across Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta
Dominion bureau of statistics reports prairie retail sales totaled about 585 million dollars in 1935, up six percent from 1934 and sixteen percent from 1933. Manitoba led with 137.5 million, Saskatchewan 119.1 million, and Alberta 128.2 million, all higher than the prior year.
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Ottawa
Prairies
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Prairie Provinces
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Madrid Begins Food Rationing Amid Siege Threats
Madrid faces a dire war crisis as 1.5 million mouths require sustenance. An emergency provisioning committee works day and night to dole out food while refugees roam the capital.
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Madrid
War Ministry
Talavera
Paris
Navalcarnero
el Escorial
Peguerinos
Would Amend Criminal Code Montreal
Judge Amedee Monet supports amendments to the Criminal Code noting that the law can be shaped by judges in certain cases. He contrasts penalties for small theft with large fraud against a widow, highlighting disparity between a 25 cent theft and a 10000 dollar loss.
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Montreal
Amedee Monet
Bennett Seeks Broad Canada Australia Trade Ties
Hon. R. B. Bennett Canadian Conservative leader voiced hope for the broadest possible Canada Australia trade development during a Commonwealth Club luncheon toast. He spoke in Adelaide, stressing strong economic links between the two nations.
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Adelaide
Canada
Australia
R. B. Bennett
Commonwealth Club
Unrest in Holy Land To Be Probed By Royal Commission
London reports that 309 people were killed in Palestine during months of disorder, including 28 British soldiers and police. A royal commission will investigate Arab Jewish unrest while British garrisons are reduced. In Bombay riots 60 killed and 500 wounded. some flogging occurred under magistrate authority. The mandated Palestine population totals 1,335,000 with Arabs majority. Foreign Secretary Eden notes limited Italian advances in Ethiopia during the rainy season amid tribal unrest.
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London
Palestine
William Ormsby- Gore
House of Commons
Royal Commission of Inquiry
Holy Land
R. A. Butler
India
Bombay
Char
Ellen Wilkinson
Labor
Butler
Ormsby-Gore
Eden
Wilfred Paling
Abyssinia
Militia Reorganization Set for December Change
Ottawa says non permanent active militia units in 11 districts will switch to a new basis from December 1. Officials caution on broader defence plans for navy and Royal Canadian Air Force, with no comment on PM Mackenzie King’s reported empire coordinated defence scheme. The overhaul, long overdue, follows postwar studies of militia composition.
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Ottawa
Defence Headquarters
Royal Canadian Air Force
Mackenzie King
Canada
Executives Sentenced in Russia for Film Funds Abuse
Three former Eastern Film Trust executives in Moscow were given prison terms for misusing state funds in film production. The manager received four years, the director two, and a bookkeeper one, on charges of buying a bad script, approving inflated costs, and wasting money on talent searches.
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Moscow
Hollywood
Russia
Eastern Film Trust
Diefenbaker Chosen Leader of Saskatchewan Conservatives
Regina convention names J. G. Diefenbaker K C a 40 year old Prince Albert barrister as provincial party leader replacing former premier Dr J T M Anderson whose resignation was accepted at Regina city hall making Diefenbaker one of the youngest to assume the top post in the party.
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Regina
Saskatchewan
J. G. Diefenbaker
K.C
Prince Albert
Diefenbaker
J. T. M. Anderson
Saskatoon
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