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Willing To Give Definite Military Commitments To Poland. —B1l‘l-_JEIV— LONDON, March 81—(Frlday)— Diplomatic circles expeo‘ Prime

Minister Chamberlain to announce to the House of Commons today

that Britain intends to fight in

ease of German aggression against

' Poland-but not against Nazi an-

exatlon of Danslg.

The dispatch said decision to make the vital declaration was d ,a.ficr meetings .of the cabinet and of the cabinetls for- eign affairs sub-committee.

By l. I‘. sAwnartsoN _ Canadian Press Staff Writes- LO. ON. March 30—(CP Cable)

' -'!"he<Gove'rnment tonight was re-

rted willing to give definite mil- tary commitments to Poland in a final attempt to farm a united irontin Europe against German aggression. ‘

While further reports reached

of German troop concen-

trations along the Polish border.

arflcularly near Danzlg-mese re- ports wcrc denied in Berlin-the

British Cabinet held an emergency

to review the rapidly n European situation.

Acca ing to an informed source.

_ ‘tain has decided a "bold course is the right course" and is pre- pared to abandon all lsolaflflnkt

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BRITAIN WILL FIGHT

Reviews Policy Of Canada In World Affairs

Canada 1435i Says Primo Minister But Parliament Must Decide On War

(By Frank Flaherty, Canadian Press Sta-if Writer) OTTAWA, March {ill-National rlannin and co-ordinatlon will be necessary if Canada becomes involved in war but so long as the present Government remains in office conscription of men for overseas service will not be attempted, Prime Minister Mackenzie King told the House of Commons today in his annual review of Canada's policy in world affairs.

In a two-hour speech to a full House and before packed galleries Mr. Mackenzie King reviewed events in Europe since the beginning of the German-Cscchu-Slovak crisis last summer. Although he painted a dark picture, he affirmed his belief that war was not inevitable and expressed the hope the rivalry between demo- cratic and totalitarian states might. be turned into a contest to see which system could accomplish most for human welfare rather than into a clash of arms.

Leaders of Canada's two major political parties are now in agree- ment on the question of conscription.

Britain ‘iltliarl’ if Canada At War, illanion Holds

Opposed Compulsory Service

lowing tile Prime Minister in the debate today Dr. Manlon said the first duty o.’ Carldalan nubllc men was to maintain the unity of Can-

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a. - "In a war to save the liberty of others and thus our cwn.“ said Mr.

sacrifice our own liberty cr our own unity. Planning and co-crdln. atlon would be essential but the necessary oo-ordinallon could be made. and 1f this Government u-ere in power. would be made, withzut

Supports Premier Thai Exienl Of Participation Depends

rigidly controlled and proflteerlng suppressed. But men's lives cannot be put on the some basis us goods

OTTAWA, March 30—<CP)—Can- ado. must stand with the Empire in the event or war or declare 11s

independence, Conservative Leader and prflflts, Manlon declared in the H005‘: v1 “The present Government be-

Commons tonight. At the same time he expressed the opinion no con- siderable group of Canadians be- lieved in separation from the Em- pire and challenged those who ad- vocated neutrallt to come out 0P- enly for lndepen ence.

Following Prime Minister Mac- Kenzle Kin in rudebetc on extem- al affairs, he Conservative ad- er renewed his opposition W °°fl~ scription for service omslde Can- ada and deplored any attempt t0 make political capital out of inter- national tension. Gov

licves that consoriptltn of men for overseas would not oe a necessary or an effective step. Let me say that so long as this Government may be in power no such measure will be enacted‘.

Deep Sense of Loyalty

"We have full faith in the read- iness of Canadian men and wo- men to rally for the defence of their country and their liberties and tc resist aggression by any country seeking to dominate the

Island Cold Storage Co, Lin: ed. ~ L-1291-9-22-ff.

"Hockey match Victoria Rink Ilrldc . March 31. Victoria Unions Rangers. Admiulou 11-1478-9-29-31.

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w Edward Island for use in lhe Charlotte- 1480-3-30-21.

"Hear Greenval: Concert tonight at Brookfleld. If not fine Saturday. L-l4BiI-3-31-ll.

"Concert and Dance, Breadal- bans Hall Friday. March 31st. Glen Valley talent. L-l522-3-3l-1i.

"Meeting Ladies Auxlllarg Oan- adian Legion B. E. B. L. Fri ey 31st

30 P. M. legion Rooms. Lv-lbfl-l-si-ll.

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TOD trophy. Cape Traverse ‘fin-es Start. vs. Bedeque Maple Leafs. Skate after. 1.4504 "Book Purina Embryo fed bsbv chinks ow. Avoid dlsa ointment. Da olld ppavallable D on .& Spilletlgaglllfok

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world by force. There is in cur pepole. in every part 0f Canada, a deep sense of duty. a. power of facing realities, a tenacious cour- a-ge. that would rise to any emerg- ency."

Canada had to "choose between

C. C. F. View ~ m m keledplrig ‘her own house ln order; T“) d1!- g issu ith b0 - e a 5v ng to save Europe an Prlmenlelinlslecr undelii. Manion. J. Asia." The idea that "every 20

years this c:untry should auto- matically and as a mat .of course take part in a war over- seas for democracy or self-defer- mina/tion of other small nations, that a. country that has all it can do to run itself should feel called upon to save, periodlcaLv, a. con- tinent that cannot run itself and to_these ends risk the lives of its

S. Woodsworth. C. c. F. Lander. said Canada should assert bv uunmllrlflll legislation its right to remain neu- tral who“ are; Britain was at

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< pol cy. y no? the policy of the British rul- ing c asses, oonlcri tion was bound to come if Oana a. entered any war. .-

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Poland United opoliticolly Against Nazi Aggression

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' r any wladyslaw Witek “h w “(Am- "°““‘u¢yu..; tows call-

opvgultllmlwivsulleu leaders may KMP i! ave u» Polish Government as- ed on President Ianm Mwlckl which reli le sources to promise their support. ledge cooperation T o president, who has had no . ‘m’; my p attempt to official contact wi 09908111011 "fr-mph on polish rights." political artles for many month-l. 111s Polish press was instructed also rece ved dpt promlnentuni- n. readers tomorrow versitY professors who l" 01w "widespread to the centre opposition group. They discussed yolandb foreign my policy and advocated a strcn! stand toward Germany.

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n arrr‘ . soQutheast Poland. and oih Galloian towns. fermenting unrest among Poland's flkrainian minority.

Sources close to the iwernlnant have, charged in the past that 1n- dependence movemente amoogthe 9.900.000 ‘Ukrainians in Poland

surances said were a

council members or the ‘were supported by Nan agents.

On Tvlonday ‘causal-vistas’ iii/dc?‘ Manic. declared his pposlticn t0 compulsory service overseas. Fol-

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Mrs. J. A. McDonald Elected President At Enthusiastic An- nual Session.

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. J. A. lvicDonald was elect. ed president of the Women's Con- servative Asscclatizn at a. largely attended and enthusiastic meeting here last night. Mrs J, E_ 3_ Ma- Greedy is honorary president, or the’ organization.

The meeting in a standing vote pledged loyalty to ht Hon. R. J- Mnnion. leader of e National Conservative Party. Hon. Dy, w J. P. MacMillan, leader of the Conservative Party in Prince Ed- ward Island. Mr. W. A. Stewart. who with Dr. Maclvllllan is can- didate for the City of Charlotte- town and Messrs. W. Chester s, McLure and John H. Mygrg, Fed- eral candidates for the County of Queens.

Other officers elected m, 1551; 018ml; meeting include: lst. vice- Pfesldent. Mrs. H, H. Home; 2nd, vloe- esldent. Mrs. James Blake: secre y-treasurer. l ' . vlnlllwmbt; assistant“ treasurer, Miss Ismael _.§g_;0;ey»_r dhcofkd to tiiewéxecirtfire dominio- tee were: Mrs. T. B. Woodman. Mrs. Samuel Kennedy, Mrs, w, A, Rally. Mrs. Alban Farmer, Mrs. W. D. Glllis, Miss Lena, McLum,

On committees for the City wards and the Royalties are the following! ivard l. Mrs. Frank McGulgan; Ward 2, Mrs, L. (3, H9011’; Ward 3. Miss_B. Conway; Ward 4, Mrs. Charles Moran and Miss Roberta Nicholscn; Ward 5, MYS- B- RQY Holman. Mrs. R. Sutherland. and Miss Helen Mac- Millan: Royalty West. Mrs. W. Trahnr; Royalty Central, Miss Isabel Curlcy and Mrs, H. New-

Q" pafliament sacrificing those vital ends and 5°“? R°YalW F05‘. MTS- FY60 An-

conditlons of our existence. drew- —-—-—- “Profits could and would be The 111E008 bee“! stirring w- dresses from Hon. Dr. W. J. P.

MacMillan. M1‘. W. A, Stewart 3nd Mr. W. Chester S, McLupc,

Mrs. H. H. Horne retiring pre- sident Dresided until the election of Mrs, McDonald.

Plan Protection For Seed Potato Stock

FREDERJCTON. March 30-A provision to prohibit the unpert- atlon into New Brunswick of United States seed potatoes likely fc spread potato diseases is in- cluded in a bill to authorize the establishment of "quarantine areas" for the growing of disease free foundation seed potato stock.

This was pointed out today by Agriculture Minister Taylor when the bill was before the Legislature's, committee of the whrle house.

Pioneer legislation, this would enable prcclnmatlon of special areas for foundation seed stock on the application of 80 per cent of the farmers in such areas. The object is to give facilities for im- proving the foundatlcn stock from which New Brunswick seed pota- toes are raised.

Indicted On Fraud Charge

NEW YORK. March 30-04?)- Thc three surviving brothers of the masqueradingswlndlcnl“. Don- ald Cortes-Musics. and six other persons were indicted today on charges of mall fraud. violet on of the securities and exchange com- mission law and conspiracy.

The indictment, containing 14 counts. wcu‘d make the defend- ants liable on conviction ic pos- slble maximum sentences of

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yea-rs ea<h_plus__o_t50000 fine each;

France Signs Trade Treaty With iiumania

PAR-IS. March al-frridayl- (AM-Fiance, working with Great Britain to stop Rslchsfuehrer Hit- ler 1n eastern Europe, early today inltlalled a commercial accord with Runuanla and was reported to have invited foreign minister Joseph Beck of Poland to Paris after his London talks next week.

The commercial accord, lnitiallcd at the foreign office by leaders of the French and Rumanlan trade delegations doubled French pur- chases of Romanian oil and slashed 60 per cent from French import duties on Rum- anmn agricultural products.

French oil purchases from Romania for the coming year will total nearly 300,000,000 francs $178, 000.000) 00m axed to 150.000.0110 francs ($39.0 0,000) last year.

The accord is to be formally

- signed later today and will go into

operation tomorrow.

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“Does Not Intend To Remain A Prisoner In The Mediterran- ean,” Claim,

ler Mussolini served notice today that Italy "does not intend to re- main a prisoner in the Mediter- ranean” but did not indicate how far she intended to expand,

Fascisms newspaper spokesman, Virginie Gayda, meanwhile sounded the keynote of Italian reaction to French Dalodierk ad- dress of last night by declaring Daladler tended to “shut tight the half-closed door“ to negotiations ‘over ItBlO-Fiéflflh differences.

I1 Duce spoke briefly in Cosenza. where he laid the cornerstone of a new normal school, during an in- sgection trip in the southern end of t e Italian mainland. Earlier. on the Calabrian coast. he had laced a wreath at the tomb of lchele Blanchi. one of the Fa clst ufld- rumivrs who led the mare on Rome.

All To The State

In his speech he recalled Bian- chl’s words: “When one has Elvin all to the fatherland, he has not yet given enough."

He concluded hLs address with the injunction: “Comrades be ready in every instant of your llvcsw a; Fascists and as Italians. worthy of and faithful to hLs memory?

Gayda. whose to Daladlerls s Glornaie D'Ifl1 1B. spifmthc fading help; of llalo- Frcnch negotiations, ' fuly is not impatient." ,

" he can wait and she walls.’ he wrolc. gain on to suggest that such pallence m ght, well be declslvgzl ln

Premier

ech appeared in Ii declared 11ml dc-

showaug the justice of the 1t lau claims. n “It is very ‘ now. he cun-

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tinued. “that the nch Govern- lsh to discus; fur-

ther either territories or right-S. Il-

wlshes to separate itself from lfply

and stiffen itself with its never.

Was Native Of This Province

TORONTO. Morph 80 —-(CP)— Native of Prince Edward Island, Mrs. D. J. Maciean died yesterday in suburban Scarborough. Mrs. Maclcan, who lived in Charlotte- town and Montreal since her marriage 38 years I80. l8 8041M“ Vii “"55"” LnLEEQH-z '

Orange Pekoe Blend

ROME- March 3°“(AP)'_Prem' finarshal James McGulgan, also gave

u.Ls. ELECTS, uuw SLATE AT MEEHNG

Mr. F. P. Mahar Elect- ed President Of 114 Year Old Society.

Ml‘. F. P. Mahar DTSSHICUL of the

was elected , Benevolent Irish Society at the 114th annual meeting of the organization here last night. Mr. Edward Smith l; patron.

The society was probably in the strongest position it had yet occu- med 1n llS long history, the meet.- mg was told 1n reports by members of the retiring executlvaThe finan- lncremed charitable demands which in the past year reached a new: high. almost three times as great as those the previous twelve months.

Mr. John raogasl, retiring presid- ent was chairman last n: t and gave a comprehensive report of the society's activities for the year, speaking with enthusiasm of the future and expreslng his appreciat- ion for the xxx-operation member of the organization had given him and his executive.

Other officers elected at last night's meeting include: 1st vice- president, Joseph Malone; 2nd vice- presldent, W. J. Somers, secreta , . J. Costello, treasurer, John Ca. - lflflllan. re-elected. sergeant-at-urms Arthur ‘A. McQuaid, re-eleoted. chief marshal. James McGulgan. re-elcct- Ruex McCarvllle, chlcl standard bearer. L. O. Kelly‘.

In addition to the report by t e president, other members uf the re- tiring executive mcludlng Mr. F. P. Msnar, treasurer, told of activities of ihen‘ depurtmenm. 1st vice-pres- ident George Power, 2nd vice-pres- ident, P. B. McTague. sergeant-at- arms Arthur A McQuald, chief

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brlel accounts cf the year's work. In addition the following member of the organization spoke praising members of the hardworking re- tiring executive for the splendid showing they had made, John Cronin, Thomas Flynn. Patrick

yle. _

Retiring president Hogan re- porting for the play committee told the meeting the St Patrick's play this year had made more money for the Society than ever before in B. I. S. history. Social evenings were also outstandingly successful during the year.

During the evening letters were read from prominent citizens con- gratulating the Society for the successful way it was conducting its affairs. .

A new venture had been under- taken this year, reports told. Shamrocks were sold on 5t. Pat- rick's Day and the entlrc__1>_ro_-_

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. nunl improvement in business re-

Reports Surplus

OTTAWA. March 30—-lOP)—An operatlng profit of $746,239 in the calendar year 1938 was shown for the Canadian National (West Ind- ies) Stenmshlps Limited in its annual mpnrt fabled today in the House of Commons by transport minister Howe.

This figure ls an increase of $87. 702 over 1937. continuing the an-

corded during the last three years.

clal position was very strung despite 315i’-

Anticipating hls own Budget"- apeech of last evening. Premier Campbell in t-he Legislature yes- terday morning tabled the estim- ates of revenue and expenditure for the current year ending Dec.

He estimated ordinary revenue 510N350 and ordinary expen- diture at $2,107,044. leaving an estimated deficit of $77,787. Capital expenditure is estimated at $l,005.000. plus “sums sufficient" for additional paving and sub- grading projects, for flshermens loans and replacement of gear, ag- ricultural rehabilitation, and a tourist information building pro-

ject at Aulac. A supplementary esl/irnatc, lt was intimated may be brought down to provide for an additional grant to

the hospitals. The Premier spoke last night for two hours. maintain that the its years‘

Government in sdministrationd-‘had displayed a very sound system of udgetary control"; that it had made “ ry substantial achievements in the direction of securing a balance of revenue and expenditure on ordin- ary account. including the provis- ion of substantial and adequate sinking funds." and that in the direction of capital expenditures, particularly those connected with the subgradixlg and hardsurfaclng of highways. it had developed a programme “based on sound. 00n- structlve lines. with sound and adequate provision for vhe re- demption of the necessary borrow- ing by the provision of sound and adequate sinking funds."

He was followed at l0 p.m. by Mr, George B‘. Seville. who moved the adjournment a few minutes later. The House, then adjourned until 11.30 am. todag.

The estimated de cit of $77,787. the Premier saldwas within $3.000 of the aclual deficit for 1938, and therefore an analysis and consid- eration of last year's Public Ac- counts would be substantially an exposition of the estimates for 1939

The Government, he said. had been criticised from time to time because if had not yet achieved a balanced budget and that for 1938

I118.

Taking the deficits at $925,000.

1932-33-34.

pendlturs He

tural field services. no e

teachers’ salaries.

service whi Fisher-men's relief, service, introduced last which $3.710 was expend ;

pital. none in 1995, Tourist promotion. $7.639 over 1 an increase

$31,000; paving. $57,000; an increase over

these "selected items" figured. the Governmc was faced pendlture. as ag of 8240.000.

"Or if we make a parlson with the year on penditures were creased bv 5271.000"

it had an actual deficit of some 580.000. and total increased liabil- lties of $249,856.

Cites Election Year

This. he confessed. was true. but in the first place it showed an improvement over the year 1937. when the deficit was 5120.773. the s=cnnd 1112105‘ it was "n magni- ficent improvement" over the your 1935 when the deficit was 5376.297 and the liability‘ increase 5052.292 A simple calculation was sufficcni i0 indicate that the deficit 0f 1938' was practically all accounted for by the interest and sinking funds which hu-‘i to b" provided fr" the increased liability of 1935 for which the Government of the day had made "absolutely no provision."

"Our critics suggest that we should eliminate consiclerailcn of election years.“ the Premier said. "though why election ycars should

Gross operating revenues were $4.915.855, against 841378.694 1937. an increase of $298,671.

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be different from any other year is a quatlo-n which always puzzles

Natio

MADRID. March S0 —(A?)— Nationalist authorities imposed stern measures today to crus any lingering Republican opposition to the civil war victors.

A technical state of war. in ef- fect. martial law. was deo in Madrid for a transitory period and military courts were given juris- diction over all crimes committed during the 32-month conflict.

Police began rounding up per- sons listed in a huge can! index c lied by "The Fifth Column"- Nst onallst agents and sympathiz- ers-throluhout the war.