CANADA WAITING
POWERS ALREADY HELD BY GOVERNMENT PARLIAMENT TO BE CALLED. IF PEACE MEASURES FAIL. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. (Received This Day, 10.0 a.m.) OTTAWA, August 23. The Prime Minister. Mr W. L. Mackenzie King, stated today that but for the fact that the Government had emergency powers under the 1914 War Measures Act, he would summon Parliament at once. He promised to do so immediately it was apparent that peace measures were likely to fail. He added: ‘‘There is nothing in the difficulties between Germany and Poland which would justify the use of force, involving a European war." Plans have been completed for the mobilisation of the militia for home defence immediately upon an outbreak of war. The strength of the force is 45,000, plus reserves.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 24 August 1939, Page 7
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126CANADA WAITING Wairarapa Times-Age, 24 August 1939, Page 7
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