UNITED NATION

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20122, 16 December 1939, Page 6

UNITED NATION

CANADA IN WAR TRUCE IN POLITICS DIFFERENCES SUSPENDED POST-WAR PROBLEMS

! EVIDENCE OF PLANNING - | (Elec. Tel. Copyright—United Press Assn.) (Rccd. Dec. 16, 1.30 p.m.) 1 ; TORONTO. Dec. 15. ’ | That Canadian leaders are giving ! a great deal of thought to the corn- ■ j ing post-war period in preparing for , ! the present war is a notable feature o v the Dominions war effort, says Mr. A. D. Rothman, chief representative of the Australian Associated Press in America. 1 What can Canada do to prevent the social and economic deterioration that now is so widely feared as the war’s 1 possible aftermath? Thus the Opposition Leader, Dr. R. ,J. Manion, asked to study the problems of the general welfare of the population after the t war. said: “There must be no lack , of planning as in 1918.” There has also been a strong effort to protect civil liberties during the war. while, in the meantime, maintaining national unity. The Quebec elections are believed to have given

a uui.uu diiMVL’i. m 1110 1 1 111 U I UUII- - Indeed, there have been relatively more numerous enlistments of French Canadians then others. All in all, tlie best opinion indicates that the nation has. unifiedly resolved to fulfil its undertaking in the war. There has likewise been a halt in politics as such. The Ontario Government. for instance, whose differences with the Federal Government were noteworthy, has suspended such differences and is vigorously supporting the war effort. Bad Time for Communists The results of some si < pending Federal by-elections in widely dispersed ridings are expected to give further proof, if this is necessary, of the united nation. In the meantime there has been discouragement of the so-called witchhunting, idealogical or otherwise. It is true that the Communists are having a bad time. Two eastern Communist newspapers have been suspended and feelings against the party have been especially intensified since the invasion of Finland. Quebec’s strong anti-Russian feeling lias actually increased Quebec’s support for the national war effort and it is freely predicted that any advance in Communism in Europe would further solidify Quebec. It is interesting to note, anent the idealogical witch-hunting, that recently the court offered the release of a man whose innocent expression of opinion on war questions resuited in his denunciation and arrest. This does not mean arrests of a similar nature under the defence regulations will not occur. A warring nation can be expected to suffer from nerves, but the tendency has been for the best elements to rally in support of internal liberties. Clean Sweep Wanted Witch-hunting in the economic field, whicn is in the nature of revulsion against unrestricted profiteering also is being avoided. Thus, the Wartime Prices and the Trade Board is controlling domestic prices and assuring supplies, especially of necessities, li has done an excellent joo in prevem mg unreasonable price increases or an artificial scarcity of such vita: commodities as sugar and wool, n safeguard lias just been erected against possmie “mvolous or malicious prosecutions” under the board’s operations and the boards poweri have been revised and clarified. In conclusion, it is true that there is considerable puzzlement in the Canadians mind concerning the ultimate alignment ol the forces in the war theatre and there have been no casualty lists to bring home ine crucial character of. the struggle, but the spirit of tlu? people is unchanged and the public interest undiminished, despite the standstill on the Western Front. “The people of Canada were in the war emotionally at Munich,” a Canadian publicist told the Associated Press. "Nor would they accept Marshal Goering now instead of Herr Hitler. with whom to negotiate peace.” Canadians are in no mood to compromise. They want a clean sweep and new (order in Germany with whom there can be a lasting and just peace.