PEOPLE & POLICY

Wairarapa Times-Age, 12 June 1939, Page 5

PEOPLE & POLICY

EFFECTS OF ROYAL FOUR IN CANADA ISOLATION NOT IN FAVOUR. MANY POLITICIANS SURPRISED. By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright. NEW YORK, June 11. The Washington correspondent of the “New York Times,” commenting on their Majesties’ Canadian tour, says the warmth of the Dominion’s greeting came as a surprise to many Canadian politicians, and there may be repercussions in Canada’s foreign policy. Great crowds and enthusiasm in large cities had been anticipated. It was in the small places that enthusiasm outran expectations. Regard for their Majesties appeared to be as great in sections almost exclusively inhabited by Poles, Lithuanians, and other recent immigrants, as in the English-speaking portions. Canadian politicians apparently came to the conclusion that the outpouring of people and the cheers reflected the still strong belief that Britain stood for tranquillity and security in a troubled world. The cheers welcoming their Majesties meant to observers that Canadians believe in the course that Britain is pursuing. Therefore the leaders seemed to reason that perhaps much of the isolationist talk in the Federal Parliament and some local political quarters was without popular support.