SUBVERSIVE SPEECH

Auckland Star, Volume LXXIII, Issue 125, 29 May 1942, Page 5

SUBVERSIVE SPEECH

CANADIAN M.P. CHARGED

OTTAWA, May 28

The Canadian Minister of Justice l r ' V ouis St - Laurent, announced in the House of Commons to-day that action will be taken against Mr. Rene Chaloult, a member of the Quebec Legislature, under the Defence oi Canada regulations, as a result ol statements contained in a speech bv M r - Chaloult at Montreal on Ma\ 19. The Minister said his officialhad studied Press reports of Mr. Chaloult's speech and advised that they clearly disclosed subversive intention. Mr. Chaloult complained in theQuebec Parliament that newspaper reports of his speech were inaccurate and unwarranted by what waaetuallV said. Mr. St. Laurent explained tlvu view of Mr. Chaloult's claini .:? i>. accuracy he had ordered ihvbe taken in the district where th? alleged offence occtinvl [By special arrar.ccmen:. Riser's World Service, in addition to other sj-xvial .sources of information, is used in the compilation of the overseas intelligence published :n this issue, and therein in Australia and New Zealand are reeerrro. Such of r he cable news on this headed has appeared in The Times. be to this paper by special permission. o* unders:»X)d that the opinion® are The Times unless stated to o* . A