LONG AND HARD ROAD

Dominion, Volume 34, Issue 43, 14 November 1940, Page 10

LONG AND HARD ROAD

Mackenzie King On War Prospects CANADA’S EFFORTS

(By Telegraph. — Press Assn.—Copyright.) ( Received November 13, 9.40 p.m.)

OTTAXX'A, November 12.

The Prime Minister. Mr. Mackenzie King, told the House ol Commons that the war would be a longer, harder and moie teiiible road than any now imagined. . He predicted, howevei, that Biitain would triumph and democracy win. He denied accusations by the Opposition Leader, Mr. Hanson, that the Government was lulling the people into a sense of false security.

To charges that Canada was neglectinA her responsibilities in the Battle of Britain, lie said the country was following the pattern laid down by successive Imperial Defence Conferences, namely, that its first duty was to its local defences and then to more effective co-operation with the other parts of the Empire. He said the link forged tor Lae Canadian-United States defence agreement was no temporary axis. It was part of the enduring foundation of a new world order based on friendship and goodwill. In furtherance of this tlie United States was fulfilling her manifest destiny. Mr. King appealed to Canadians to assist in keeping hope alive in the hearts of the French. In tlie newworld order Canada's part in cementing tlie bonds of the French and Eng-lish-speaking peoples might be .just as great as the role of bringing into closer relationship the peoples of the Commonwealth and the United States. Mr. King said that since August 33.544 men had enlisted in the army and 4034 in the navy, while the air force had increased from 19,453 to 30.599. He said war contracts let throughout Canada amounted io 433,000,000 dollars for Canada anil 134,000,000 for Britain. Canada was committed to an expenditure of 235.0(H),000 dollars for plant construction throughout Canada and Britain to 81,0(H),000 dollars for the same purpose.