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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 18, 1939
Page
5
Earl Baldwin spoke at the University of Toronto urging Canada as a model for European unity through reconciliation between rival groups. He praised imperial cooperation, warned against fascism and communism, and defended Britain’s flexible constitutional tradition and democratic evolution.
The government plans to introduce legislation for a national unemployment insurance scheme once a constitutional amendment is secured. Labor Minister Norman Rogers told the House of Commons that Quebec Alberta and New Brunswick have so far refused to approve the amendment.
Brussels. Prime Minister Hubert Pierlot has forged a two party coalition in Belgium after the three party cabinet collapsed within hours. His Catholic party and the Liberals will form the core of the new government while the Socialists refuse to cooperate.
Senator Griesbach urges a wartime style defence committee to gather military facts for Canada’s defence position and to include the purchasing board chair on the defence council. Senator Dandurand details the bill’s WWI context and aims to curb war profits via a defence purchasing body.
Sir Edward Beatty president of the Canadian Pacific Railway told the Montreal Purchas ing Agents Association that Canada is in a vicious spiral of taxation. He argued prices must rise for farmers to sell wheat and for others to buy goods, urging attention to price parity and supply chain effects on profits.
A 4 judicature act amendment in the Ontario legislature would empower the attorney general to sue to restrain printing and distribution of material that insults degrades or mocks the sovereign or royals. The Supreme Court could require a defendant to post bond to stop publication, with contempt penalties for continued violations after service of the order.
War Secretary Leslie Hore-Belisha told the House of Commons that British armament plants are producing Brea machine guns in sufficient numbers to meet army needs. Output is being enlarged with added capacity in Canada, and Australia, South Africa, and India plan factory setups. Royalty payments for these weapons end.
London Addressing a Canada club dinner Rt. Hon. R. B. Bennett urged a united empire front to avoid neutrality conflicts within the commonwealth. He warned of wartime sacrifice to defend the empire and called for closer coordination of foreign affairs and possible London residency for overseas ministers. Churchill also praised Canada’s pivotal role in Anglo American relations.
Tangier becomes an international focal point as Britain France and Spain seek to deter occupations. Franco signals no imminent move while the German fleet may visit around May 1 and Italian sailors are reportedly housed at the Italian legation. New York shipping sources note ships rerouting via the Cape of Good Hope due to heightened Mediterranean risk and insurance costs.
General Chiang Kai Shek told reporters that peace is impossible under current war conditions while the Sino Japanese conflict enters its 22nd month. He said Japan has been reduced to a second rate power and warned that a permanent Pacific peace is unattainable if Japan clings to a new order in the Far East. A Chinese military spokesman described elastic ribbon tactics as delaying large battles from the South China coast to Mongolia.
In Ottawa the Liberal caucus signaled a strong expectation that Parliament will be prorogued by the King on May 19. If session work remains unfinished an adjournment of about a month is contemplated, with earlier plans to limit adjournment to four days during royal visits. The Conservative caucus also discussed prorogation by May 15, with a shared aim to complete work beforehand.
London reports Britain pledges no encirclement of Germany while stepping up arms and allies talks. Viscount Halifax says war would be last resort and stresses pursuit of peaceful means and a lasting system against aggression. Neville Henderson to return to Berlin as diplomacy continues.
London reports say Soviet Russia offered to join a British French coalition and pledged "entire forces" to resist aggression in Europe if proposals are accepted. Talks with Turkey progress while Poland Greece and Roumania already await French British aid. Potential cabinet reshuffles linked to Mussolini and Reuters notes Captain Wallace as transport chief successor.
Col Charles A Lindbergh was ordered to active duty to survey American aviation research facilities for the Army Air Corps. He will inspect research centers and later report confidentially to General Henry Arnold. President Roosevelt then met with advisors on economic defense against war shocks.
Dominion government departments will close May 26 to celebrate King George’s birthday. Victoria Day closures May 24 depend on Parliament. if in session a skeleton staff stays, otherwise a full civil service holiday. The date was shifted to May 20 this year for royal visit, though King George’s birthday is October 14.
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