The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-08-20
STORY OF HOW
CANADA GAVE
FOR THIS WAR
Correspondent Tells How
Canada Modified Her Men.
Money and Munitions.
HAS PLENTY TO GIVE
Officials of Dominion Tell
Star Man of Country's
Vast Resources.
By Harry Payne Burton
(stsu Correspondent. Who 10 In
Canada 20 Report Wartime
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I (stsu Correspondent. Who 10 In
Canada 20 Report Wartime
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OTTAWA. Canada. Aug Ia
What. IN PLAIN Figures. has
our neighhor. tho vast Dominion OF
Canada. England's western world
possession. ACTUALLY DONE, and
what more can she ACTUALLY DO
( ia serving the mother country I'M
der tho terrific shock OF the Euro
pean conflict
AS TO MEN: within six weeks
OF the outbreak OF the war. she. AT
HER OWN EXPENSE. raised,
equipped. transported and main.
tanned across the seas a force Of
3.oO0 men,
she now has 10000 able men at
the front: 10000 more In England
and $4,000 In active training in tho
Canadian eampa--a number which
Is kept constantly IN the Dominion.
the overflow being dispatched
abroad nom time 10 time.
Gives Millions In Cash
AS TO MONEY: From the out.
break OF the war In August until
March 81. 1915. Canada's war ex.
penses totaled sso.00o.ooo.
For tho present fiscal year. April
I. 1918. 10 March 81. 1915. her 81,
timAted expenses fofficlAD will be
$3.50. 600 900 more, sum reckoued
so as 20 provide for cquipplng and
maintaining total force this year
OF AZ least 10000 mon AZ cost OF
81 600 n man.
besides thla Canada has raised
what ahc cails her patriotic fund.
which now amounts 10 about
1900 600.
II was subscribed 60 by rich and
poor alike. and f. TO be used TO
help defray the expenses OF tho
families OF soldiers who have gone
{ TO the front
AS TO MUNITIONS: Tho DO
minion has announced 10 tho TN
perlal government that u IL pre-.
pared TO place all Industrial plants
on a complete war basis" aud al.
ready 500 600 900 worth Of war
muuiilon orders are being turned
out In Canada. and there are no
labor disputes 90 mar the record OF
Canadian patriotism.
AS TO MERCHANDISE: The
first week OF tho war tho Canadian
people presented 20 tho imperial
government. the records show. a
Gift OF $4,000. 900 pounds OF flour. 10
be used TO steady tho price Of this
greatest OF all national necessities
In addition. the following gifts have
been made publicly. although mil.
Hons have been made privately and
no record kept:
Resources Unlimited
Alberta. 500. 900 bushels Of oats:
Nova Scotia. 10000 tons Of coat:
Quebec. 1900. 900 pounds o. cheese:
Prince EDWARD Island. 100000 bush.
els Of oats; Ontario. $50. 900 bags OF
flour; Saskatchewan. / 500 horses,
valued at s25o. 900: New Brunswick,
100000 bushels Of potatoes: British
Columbia. $4,000 cases OF canned
salmon; Manitoba. 4,soo. 900 pounds
Of flour.
OF how much more. In this pro
longed war. Is Canada capable7
Well. here Is what Premier nor.
den said to me on tho subject:
speaking from exact knowi.
edge. I take comfort In this.
That. for war. az for any other
purpose. our resources are not
only abundant but Amos, IN.
limited. have no fear for the
future. although the struggle
may be long ard entail sac
rifiees we did not anticipate at
first. In whatever 10 necea-
sary 10 bring the war 20 an hon
orable AND TRIUMPHANT
I conclusion. Canada 10 prepared,
/ Ard CAN .aL. . In