DISPLACED PERSONS IN CANADA

Grey River Argus, 1 September 1948, Page 3

DISPLACED PERSONS IN CANADA

. OTTAWA, August 30. An agreement has been fulfilled to the satisfaction of both parties concerned, the right to make a free choice of occupation has been granted—Canada has kept her word—so say displaced persons in a recent letter to the Canadian' Deputy Minister of Labour. The gratitude of 39 Lithuanian immigrants from the displaced persons camps of Germany for the consideration shown them by their employer (a large power and paper company) and the Government of Canada was expressed in a letter to th- 3 Deputy Minister signed by five of the men. Brought to Canada in July 1947 by the ' Canadian Government for woods jobs with the power and paper company, these men undertook to remain in these jobs for 10 months. Now, say these workers, our agreement has been completed and many of us have taken advantage of the opportunity to seek out jobs of our own choosing. According to the displaced persons they have enjoyed good food have been able to help friends left in displaced persons camps, purchase badly needed clothing and still save money for the future. They expressed their thanks to the Canadian Government, and) to the company which employed them for the opportunity to live in a country which keeps .heir promises.