Canada Faces War Policy Amid World Crisis Speech
Prime Minister Mackenzie King told the Commons that national planning would be needed if Canada enters war but conscription overseas would not be enacted so long as his government remains in power. He warned against sacrificing liberty and unity, urged coordinated effort, and noted broad agreement across parties on avoiding compulsory service.
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OtTawa
Canada
Mackenzie King
House of Commons
Europe
R. J. Manion
Manion
Franco Wins Victory Surges Across Spain End of War Proclaimed
Nationalist forces complete conquest of Spain with Valencia Madrid and Cartagena falling in rapid succession. Burgos proclaims end of war as Franco solidifies control and moves the capital to Madrid. Jose Miaja and staff flee to Algeria aboard multiple planes with senior officials.
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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
National Defence Council
Ottawa ministers denounce article on defence contracts
In the House of Commons Hon. Charles Dunning cites a Winnipeg Free Press report alleging commissions to a Canadian agency for aeroplane engine purchases from a British firm. Hon. Ian Mackenzie rebukes the piece as another spread of falsehoods from the same writer who questioned the honorary air council.
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Ottawa
House of Commons
Charles Dunning
Finance
Winnipeg Free Press
Ian Mackenzie
Defence
Honorary
Air Council
W. A. Bishop
Mail volume on Trans-Canada route doubles since launch
The daily mail carried by the Trans-Canada Airlines system has doubled in a month since service began. Postmaster General Norman McLarty informed the Cornwall board of trade about the increased volume and its impact on operations.
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Cornwall
Ont
Trans-Canada Airlines
Norman McLarty
Cornwall Board of Trade
Canada February imports fall to 40 million
Ottawa reports Canada's imports in February declined to 40,380,234 dollars from 46,951,618 dollars in February 1938. The United States remained the leading supplier to Canada.
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Ottawa
Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
United States
Britain Increases Territorial Army To Wartime Peak
Prime Minister Chamberlain announced in the Commons that Britain's Territorial Army would nearly triple to about 340,000 men under a voluntary enlistment drive. The plan abandons conscription, relying on volunteers to recruit a wartime field army, with the peace time establishment at 130,000. Queen Elizabeth attended the session as Parliament debated defense changes. Britain also reportedly rejected a public Stop Hitler pledge while seeking aid against German expansionism.
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Europe
Chamberlain
Commons
London
Elizabeth
House of Commons
British United Press
Britain
Daladier Urges Italy to Propose Settlement in Mediterranean
Paris premier Edouard Daladier urged Italy to take the initiative toward settling the territorial quarrel with France. He warned that French resolve would unite if challenged and insisted France would make no concessions, negotiating only on the basis of the 1935 accord with Italy. He condemned totalitarian powers pressing for expansion and argued France is growing stronger in a tense European balance.
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Paris
Edouard Daladier
Italy
France
Mediterranean
Daladier
Europe
Senate Approves Third Reading of Prairie Farm Act Amendment
The senate granted third reading to the government bill amending the Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Act. The measure grants the minister of agriculture authority to perform duties incidental to the act’s operation.
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Ottawa
Senate
Minister of Agriculture
Glacier BC Sees Record Snowfall Near Selkirk Heights
Has Plenty Of Snow Glacier BC reports 437 inches of snow this winter in the Selkirk mountain settlement near Revelstoke, edging toward its record 480 inches. Local officials note the district continues to bear deep accumulations as the season presses on.
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Glacier
B.C
Revelstoke
British Columbia
Selkirk Mountain
Paris Chamber Adopts Proportional Representation
The French chamber of deputies voted by a large majority to abandon single member constituencies and implement a proportional representation system. The decision aims to give minorities in each district greater voting power, with party lines blurred as both extremes show support.
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France
Paris
Chamber of Deputies
P.R
Western grain for livestock industry in east
Montreal reports a proposed national grain marketing policy to export western surplus as feed to eastern Canada. J. S. Chagnon, extension director, touts benefits including jobs, reduced fertility export, and eastern farming growth, while warning against permanent bonus schemes. Agriculture Minister Gardiner predicts dairy reforms and urges producer cooperation alongside possible government action.
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Montreal
Western Canada
Eastern Canada Agricultural Conference
J. Chagnon
Quebec Department of Agriculture
Canada
Chagnon
J. G. Gardiner
Dominion
Regulate Butter Trade Proposed by Quebec Officials
J. A. Marion of the Quebec Chamber of Agriculture told the Eastern Canada Agricultural conference that Canadian butter makers should gain power to regulate their market as Australian producers do. He cited a 8,700,000 pound surplus and 150,000 affected producers, arguing export-linked pricing and shared losses boosted Australian revenue by 20 million dollars.
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Canada
Europe
Asia
Montreal
Eastern Canada Agricultural Conference
J. A. Marion
Quebec Chamber of Agriculture
Dominion
Australia
To Resist Aggression London
Earl Winterton warned the public that Europe’s troubles will not subside this summer and urged vigilance in the next months. Transport minister Leslie Burgin said Britons must deter aggression and inspire free nations to resist any insidious form proposed against them.
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London
Europe
Earl Winterton
National Fire Brigade Association
Leslie Burgin
Britain considers building two 25,000 ton liners for Pacific service
A proposed comprehensive shipping subsidy in the House of Commons aims to fund two 25,000 ton liners to run from Vancouver to Honolulu Fiji Auckland and Sydney. British yards would build them at about £5.6 million. The plan seeks to halt Britain’s wartime ship losses and revive the flagging merchant fleet.
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House of Commons
Oliver Stanley
Board of Trade
Vancouver
Honolulu
Fiji
Auckland
Sydney
Edward Beatty
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Cp.r
Britain
Unification of Railways Could Solve Canada’s Transport Problems
The senate special railway committee heard C N and C P railways advocate a unified board of fifteen with five from each line and five from labor agriculture commerce and professions. The plan aims to curb autonomy reduce costs and spur cooperation though critics note no arbitration use yet and warn of political entanglements.
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Ottawa
Senate
Canadian National
Canadian Pacific Railways
Raoul Dandurand
C. W. Peterson
Calgary
Peterson
Favor Prorogation by Ottawa Conservatives
Conservative caucus members favored prorogation of parliament before summer expressing regret at Prime Minister Mackenzie King’s plan to prolong the session. A post-caucus statement said some bills are controversial and may be deferred to relieve ongoing parliamentary uncertainty.
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Ottawa
Mackensie King
Dominion News Service Praised As World Best By Press Leader
Ottawa reports J F B Livesay general manager of The Canadian Press said the service offers the best cable news in the world. He noted access to AP Reuters Havas and UK news via CP bureaus in London and New York and described the value of British parliamentary news from London and Press Association. He argued for balanced foreign coverage including German viewpoints.
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Ottawa
J. F. B. Livesay
Canadian Press
House of Commons
Associated Press
United Kingdom
Reuters
Havas
London
New York
Livesay
H H Stevens
Con
Kootenay East
The
Press Association
Havis
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Bomb hits Hammersmith bridge amid Irish
Two men are under arrest in connection with the Hammersmith Bridge bombing. Scotland Yard searched houses in Hounslow and Barnes after a passer by hurled a package into the water preventing serious damage. A car driver escaped injury when a girder fell as the blast occurred.
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London
Hammersmith Bridge
Scotland Yard
Hounslow
Barnes
Old Bailey
Irish Republican Army
Better Candidates London
The central council of the National Union of Conservative and Unionist Associations adopted a resolution urging parties to value ability over wealth in selecting parliamentary candidates. Viscountess Astor backed the motion criticizing the shameless wealth bias in constituencies and calling for wake up among voters.
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London
Central Council of the National Union of Conservative and Unionist Assec
Viscountess Astor
Loan Granted Saskatchewan Relief Loan Approved
An order in council tabled in the House of Commons authorizes a government loan to Saskatchewan amounting to 1,170,081 for unemployment relief costs from Sept. 31 143% to Jan. 31 1939.
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Ottawa
House of Commons
Saskatchewan
German Regrets Over Cologne Broadcast Offends Walloon Belgians
The German government expressed regrets to Belgium after a Cologne broadcast in which a German speaker described the Walloon population as our Walloons, prompting diplomatic discomfort between Berlin and Brussels.
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Brussels
Belgium
Cologne
Ex-Spanish Premier Negrin Reaches Mexico City
El Mundo reports former Spanish Republic premier Juan Negrin has arrived in Mexico City after fleeing the Franco regime. The exile marks a notable shift in the Spanish civil conflict's aftermath as Negrin seeks asylum.
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Mexico City
el Mundo
Juan Negrin
Mexico
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