FEELING IN CANADA
SHARP DIFFERENCE OF OPINION (Rec. 11.25 a.m.) New York, Oct. 13. Difference of opinion is running strongly in Canada regarding the wisdom of the reprisal of fettering prisoners, says the Ottawa correspondent of the New York “Times.” Some argue that it is a sign of utter weakness not to retaliate. pointing out that the Allies played gently with the Germans at the beginning of the war with disastrous results. The opposite view is expressed by the Toronto “Globe Mail,” which opposes entering a contest in brutality which we cannot win. It says: “Savagery in cold blood is the most demoralising influence on earth. If we practise it on the excuse of retributive justice we will have cause for regret.” This view is held in many quarters. The argument is complicated by the fact that all military prisoners held in Canada are prisoners captured by the British, also the decision to fetter them was made in London. It is a pity the London decision of policy runs counter to the Canadian, but such seems to be the case. Certain groups even blame British military authorities and the Government for the situation rather than the Nazis. Thus in creating the possibility of such a conflict of opinion
it is felt that Hitler has scored a success.—P.A.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 77, 14 October 1942, Page 2
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