Detroit evening times., 1943-08-24

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Canada --VaIiant Ally
DY THEIR selection Of Quebec as the scene of their
u sixth conference, President Roosevelt and Prime
Minister Churchill very properly recognized the eminent
place that Canada has and VIII henccforth hold IN
the councils Of the Enslish-speaking peoples
Canada's contribution 20 the winning Of the war has
taken many forms and is truly notable
As soon as tHe conflict 0CE7u IN Europe the bontnon
aligned itself with The other conmonweaIts comprising
the British EuL-Il-
Canada was NOT compelled to do
Under the imperial constitution, 1t was revised by
the statute of Westminster, Canada Is sei-goNerhns
4'te -a''
IVyHATEVER actions Of war have been lakeland
w they have hean numerous actions taken
bv the authority the Canadian Parliament and gov
Whatever sacrifices have been made-and Canada's
sacrifices have been cycre-they the loyal and will
ing sacrifices Of the Canadian people.
So when the United States came actively INTO the
war we found Canada our Immediate ally, already
enduring The blows of battle
And Canada since then has continued 10 and
10 augment her share Of the load in manner that none
Of other allies has done Tor II IS an outstanding iaTt
that CANADA DOES NOE RECEIVE LEND-LEASE
AID FROM THIS COUNTRY.
\ CTUAIIY Canada is a lend-Iease suppHer to other
y United Nations
Great Britain has received huge quantities Of food
and arms Canada: Russia receives tanks artillery,
textiles munitions grain and metals China receives
Weapons and ammInIton
In addition Canada has donated large Of money
to Chinese and Russian relief and every month, $4,000
of wheat shipped to tamlne-streken Greece a
free gift from the people OF Canada
w ITH oniytt5a0na0 population Canada has enrolled
w more than 700 600 men and in her armed
services WhiIeas becoming fourth largest producer
of war materials among the United Nations outranked IN
volume only by United States, Great Britain and
The Canadian Army highly armored modern strik-
ing force, now numbers 100000 men
A year ago out of the 5000 soldiers engaged IN the
Dieppe raid 5000 Canadians of whom nearly two
thirds became casualties
More recently Canadian troops helped 10 drive the
Axis North Africa; and still more recently Canada
provided of the three complete armies with which the
Likewise Canada's navy has been expanded from Is
ships and zoo men to $50 ships with $1,000 men,
CONVOY protection in the North Atlantic has put
- under Canadian command, and Canadian warshps
operate against enemy submarines in the Mediterranean
Meanwhile a Canadian shipbuilding industry
has added hundreds of commodOus freghters well as
minesweepers and patrol vessels to the Allied fotas
Similarly, with air force of more than 100000
Canadian iers serving with Americans IN the
Aleutans the Mediterranean in India and Burma and
out of Britain against Hitlers Fortress Europe.
Canada. besides, has produced large part OF the
motorized equipment used by the Allied armies the
Middle East and African and now has 90 plants
making shells alone
4 A SOURCE of strategic materials, Canada is, fur
n thermore, prolific
Her steel output has been doubled TO RANK as the
fourth largest the world her forests furnish thousands
Of millions of feet of lumber; her aluminium has out
stripped total world production 1889, yielding 40 per
of the needs Of the United Nations and by 1914
Canada Will be entirely sesuflcient in the manufacture
Of rubber.
To accomplish all this Canada has had to convert
her industries her and her manpoWer
to virtually total-war basis and the sheer strain Of
doing has been enormous
Mo PEOPLE in the world should appreciate Canadas
war service than Americans.
OF all the active Allies Canada is nearest to us not
only situation but also social and political ideals
The history of the colonization and development of
Canada nseparabc from the history of origins
The form OF government IN Canada is very similar
TO
In both countries, the principles and philosophy Of
law the same
Mostly those principles based in the old English
law: If II be true that Quebec the code
Napoleon, Roman law, still influences courts and egs
lators precisely the is true in State of
Louisiana.