UNITY IN CANADA

Wairarapa Times-Age, 16 December 1939, Page 8

UNITY IN CANADA

SUPPORT FOR NATIONAL WAR EFFORT THOUGHT GIVEN TO LATER PROBLEMS. "NO LACK OF PLANNING AS IN 1918.” B.v Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. (Received This Day, 11.5 a.m.) TORONTO. December 15. “That Canadian leaders are giving a great deal of thought to the coming post-war period in preparing for the present war is a notable feature of the Dominion’s war effort.” says Mr A. D. Rothman, chief representative of the Australian Associated Press in America. ‘•What can Canada do to prevent the social and economic deterioration that are now so widely feared as the war's possible aftermath? The Opposition Leader. Dr Manion, asked to study the problems of the general welfare of the population after the 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 meantime maintaining national unity. The Quebec elections are believed to have given a definite answer in the latter connection. Indeed there have been relatively more numerous enlistments of French Canadians than of others. •'All in all,” Mr Rothman adds, "the best opinion indicates that the nation is unitedly resolved to fulfil the 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. The results of some six pending Federal by-elections in widely dispersed ridings are expected to give further proof, if this is necessary, of a united nation.”