SEypEr/locx 6. 194i

Remember War

to Free World of

moire million Canad1ans~stil1 m, stand girded for their third m, or war to preserve that free-

dogptember 10, 1039. those twelve mmjgns, unhesitatingly and their own irce wlllelected to resist the Qmllenge of unprovoked Nazi ag- yyessors, and thus vowed never to my aside the sword until the world "my shall be safe for all peoples, little as well as big, minorities as yell as majorities.

septembﬁl‘ l0. 194i, ends two years o: Canada at war. And the Govern- ment of Canada has proclaimed the week oi September 10-17 as "a week ,1 rcconsecration of the Canadian people to the democratic cause ggalnst Nazi tyranny-Um nation- |l honor for those who, on land, an the sea. and in the air, are de- lenders of our country, and in proud memory for those valiant hearts who have gone out from among us in the most precious of all sacrifices l0;- onr common freedom."

Two years oi warl

“than [lie mailed i‘st of ambition- grazed German overlords struck town Poland only twenty-four months ago. Canada. was a counter- part of that “nation of shopkeep- ers" scomed a century since by the first of the European dictators to meet his Waterloo. Domestic busi- ness, export trade, the old "live and lot live" comprised the backdrop or the Canadian scene. The nation gird no others’ territory, harbored no furiive designs against others’ ray of life. Canadians were de- rues to the North American for- mula of life, liberty and the pursuit 0i happiness. Of war spirit lhere

ns insignificant; planned that way because it was purely for defence. Aiirl Canadian factories were tool- nl more for ploughshares than for lrords.

But when Prussian Junkerdom marched once more, thlstime under lhe hated Swastika oi ruthless Nuts, Canada tossed away her peacetime case and dreams, closed her ranks, and stood proudly with other nations oi the British Com- moluvcnltli. In the two years, the‘ Dominion has set a mark in vol- untary war effort nigh unsurpassed in the history of peaceful. democ- ntic nations. Let us look at the re- 00rd.

400,000 in Armed Forces

1'3"! in manufacture are e

Two years ago, Canada's soldiers tailors and airmen. including re- serves, all together totalled a mere 58.000 officers and men. Today, the lighting forces, including reserves, number 400,000 oi all ranks.

Two years ago, the Canadian Army comprised 0.500 in the Per- lnament Force and 55.000 in the Non-Permament Active Militia. To- m, time are 230.000 volunteers in the Canadian Active Army, 170,000 trainees and volunteers in the Can- ldiﬂﬂ Army (Reserve). single men ind 2i to 24 are now being draft- Ni for the Canadian Active Army on l-lome Defence.

TWO Years ago, the Royal Can- adian Navy had but 3.600 officers “d ‘ﬁlings and thirteen vessels. Twat’, the Navy has grown to more “W1 23.000 and 350 vessels-des- "Oyers, armed merchant cruisers, vurvettes, minesweepers, patrol and mil-submarine craft.

1W0 years ago, the Royal Can- ldinn Air Force mustered about 5.000 of all classifications: today they number 01,000,

“i0 years ago, Canada was Wilding less than $1,000,000 a. day 9i Rims. Today, the nation is mndmPnearly $4,000,000. This 700l- Canadians will put into vol- “mily War effort about 4o cents M "i"? dollar earned.

No years ago, war material pro- ﬁlctlon was next to ‘b’ _,. To- “? factories from coast to coast "t mobilized night and day to turn m Brim weapons or war, and m"! one-half of all Canadians en- ‘d i?" War orders.

“x0110 these two years have been ‘mill? for catching up with the m“ i-‘d dlctatorr-preparlng, equm. m s. mobll zlng and training, Can-

“ lilo has been ln the thick oi

the fight.

l" the srltwl mo; today are

b '“°“ than 100.000 Canadian sold-

vas no sign. Canadian armament.

Canadians to Honour Defenders,

Dead, by Pledges

to Greater Effort for Victory

Two Year Record of Transformation from Peace to High-Ranking Fighting Nation is Huge Democratic Achievement in Drive

Tyranny

lers, sailors and airmen. Over 1.200 Canadians have figured on casualty lists; 736 oi them killed on action,

195 missing, the remainder dead from natural causes. Three Divisions Overseas Overseas are the 1st, 2nd, and

3rd Canadian divisions and ancil- lary units oi all kinds. The 5th (Armoured) Division of mechan- ized units is preparing to sail this year. Along the steel-ringed coasts of Britain ‘crouch Canadian gun- ners behind powerful batteries, on ceaseless vigil for the invader who has yet to make good his boast that he will come. In an honor sec- tor, which will be the most import- ant oi all should Hitler ever attempt invasion, ale Canadian divisions, trained to the minute, chosen above all Empire troops as the spearhead of Britain's own defence. Almost daily Canadians perform the deadly , task of removing unexploded bombs showered by German raiders. They build coastal and interior defences, and new military roads for fast- movlng mechanized fighters. They repair wrecked telephone and tele- graph networks. Night and day they sweep the skies with radio locators, to warn of the approach of hostile planes. They undertake forestry work in the timbered areas. They are borrowing deeper into the Rock to strenghthcn defences of covet- ed Gibraltar. They are on outpost duty in Newfoundland and the West Indies; have guarded Iceland. Only the worst oi soldiers‘ luck has stood between Canadian sold- iers and land fighting with the INazi hordes. In April, i940, Can- adians were enroutc to Norway when strategy veered and they were landed in Scotland Two months later. they were landed in Brittany but, before they oould come to grips with the Germans, were withdrawn to England when Allied generals saw that further operations in France would be suicidal. Canadian airmen have won un- dying glory. They have fought over Britain, France, Dunkirk, Germany, Libya, the Middle East, and off‘ Norway. The "All Canadian" squad- ron of the Royal Air Force" veterans of many a dog light. were the last to leave France; and they did not quit until they [lad downed more than 3o Gennan planes in various stages oi the Battle of France. Dur- ing the Battle of London, this squadron destroyed fifty-five Ger-

flghters andbombers. are now rang-

ing far over enemy territory in the

sweeps that daily and nightly weaken German fighting power; and they are undertaking valuable reconaissance work over all sectors of the British front. Now Has Fine Record

The Royal Canadian Navy has achieved a ilne record. In Co- operation with llte Royal Navy, lt has convoyed irelghlers carrying more than 30,000,000 tons of sup- plies. It has fought and destroyed

U-boats, captured several

vessels and forced the scuttllng Of

more, aided in the evacuation or

‘Prince, rescued seamen and pas-

sengers from bombed and torped-

oed ships. Dcfcn of Canada's own shores is tightening. Along Atlantic and

Pacific coasts are patrolling air

tsquadrons, anti-aircraft and coast-

‘al batteries, supporting divisions of troops.

In two years, all this Canadian fighting power. Yet lt is not enough. The 4th Division is completing its training. A 8th Canadian Active Army Division is being assembled. significant of the widening field ln tvmlch Canadians may iisht i! "If?

{announcement that, whereas up to

‘now it has been accepted that

ltralnlng of Canadian Troops would be "finished" after arrival ln Europa, henceforth Canadian soldiers are

l to be completely trained and equip-- Iped at home so that they can go {into action the moment they set iioot on the soil of any continent.

y The Canadian Actlvc Army ls call- ing for at least 7.000 volunteers W!’ month. The Royal Canadian Navy

plans to increase its shins from 250

Ito 400 and to boost its personnel from 23.000 to 21.000 by March of

[borne heavier taxes, imposed to set man raiders in six fights, losing spendmg on a, “pay as you go" basis ‘>111? two D110?!- sfluadmm °7 the as far as possible so as to lighten ROYBI C8000!!!" All‘ F0119. 5°"! the post-oral‘ mortgage. They ilave,’

enemy sof Canada and of

Reconsecration to Demo

Ema CHARLOTTETOWN, GUARDlAbl

PAGE SEVEN _

cracy Marks 3rd Year of War

next year 'II:e Royal Canadian Air FiJFCe is to send more and more blue-clad squadrons overseas: to the 1,000 radio locator experts and other specialists already in Britain are to be added another 2,500, to g0 this year. And Canadian Women 8T9 b0 be voluntarily enlisted in auxiliary forces of the Army, and the Air Force, to release more and more fighting men for active duty overseas. Home defence drafts are to be continually swelled and they, too, will take the places of active ‘L service volunteers now on defence

duty. Behind these formidable front- llr“ organizations ls a mighty

Canadian war mechanism, mobil- izing men, women, machines, money and resources dedicated to provid- ing “the tools," which hardy Can- adian merchant. seamen will ti: yer across bomb and torpedo-infested waters. Billions for War Effort

The two-year record of civilian mobilization in Canada is us im- pressive as the achicrcluuuts oi Canadians on the fighting fronts.

Money came first. In the first six and half months of war. Canada spent about $118,000,000 on prclznl- inaries. In the year which closed March 31 last, war expenditure rose to 3792000000. All told, the Canadian war bill lo March 3i was about $l,400,000.<l00 including more tthan $500.000,000 to finance pur- [cllases for Britain. And in the lis- ‘cal year to end March 31 next, |inore than $2,000.000,000 will go for iwar.

Unfllnmingly Canadians

have

‘in two years, bought war bonds and wnr savings certificates worth $l,460,000,000 and by next March '1: is expected another $200,000,000 in civilian savings will have been tipped into the war chest. During the war period. moreover, thousands of Canadians-and Americans have made outright gifts to the Govern- ment, reaching nearly $2,000,000.

Where has the money gone; where is it going?

War contracts and commitments of till kinds, made ln behalf both Britain, now total far above 52000000000. Over $520,00),000 have been advanced for plant, construction and expan- sion, and materials. During this fiscal year. Canada will provide be- tween 8800000000 and $900.000.000 in Canadian dollars to help Brit- ain. In addition to the huge sums swallowed up for maintenance o! the armed forces, Canada ls com- mitted to spend some $531.000,000 on the gigantic British Common- wealth Air Training Plan, which embraces over 100 air fields and more than 130 establishments or all kinds for the training and grad- uation of thousands of air flllxters friom Canada, Australia, New Zco- land and the United states. There are $110,000,000 for a defence‘ building programme which includes $00,000,000 for strategic air bases. About 0120000000 are going into o naval building programme; ancvhcr 38.000000 tar small craft. ohms totalling 51000001200 have been placed for personal and mainten- ance equipment for the men in all branches of the service. One Gov- .ernment-owned concern alone has orders for 848 000.000 worth of pre- cision’ instruments and products. lncludings radio locators. And more

than one hundred 4.'lO0_-and 0,300 tqq freigiltcrs are to be built in Canadian shipyards, to cost about $200,000,000. Country Is Arsenal Thus, in two years, Canada has

huge workshops. Drowsy country- side, as well as seething city, vibrat- es to the hum of machines forging the shackles on tyranny and pagan- ism. -

Reconsecration Week Prayer

O L/rrd of Hui-Ii", in

xurrtilitw to Thy scrorcc am! in dvfcucc 0f I11.‘

this time of our rerun-

lig/it [Wong/It into this world by T/iy [trlorrd 511:1, zut- turn In 77m‘ in jirnyvr. 1V0 [tray for our f-"y/t/Fliy] men on lulu], 0n l/m 5m nml in i/Ie an‘ l/ml f/itlyyllifljl b1.‘ imblmll toil/z cattrayr/c in fw~r.rr:'.'rw 11ml sfrrligjili I0 ‘vrluqlzish lllr lbw-k jrtrrttv ruﬂirli now suck In rule Ilzix curl/l, We jut-Qt‘ for zuiizlraitrc fnr all there ‘Iii/IO. it. tiny 70v)‘, arc cnr/ngml in [his grml cmnflicl, and, fr»: 0m- ﬂuf-ltxr, i/n/Irrslnltdizig nf Hm tip/Ii, lb. [wily for mrrqy for H10 .\'/rr't"l.'rn_ consulti- Ifnu 1hr Hir Irvrmrr/l and clcrualrrx! for ilmrc ';~_'.’w, lmriity/ 1:10.501] [he palh, hill/L’ bran guilt- rrtvl In T/IHH‘ anus. 'I‘h.'.n' [hilly/X rre nxk O Lorri, so Ilmt in I110 ‘fir/intact 0f linlr 1hr ‘from! conflict allay crux/a, Hit‘ rig/h! nlny Irinmplt, and our rhildrcil be bFUIIy/il up t0 srrw. Thee and to do l/lose flliiu/s whirl: are of good rrnovtvrl, f0 know and t0 xprrnd the Cllrisliail light. Amen.

Reconsecration Week Grace

Fur lllr 10111-11111“ uf our fighting mrn and I/n‘ draw/I'm; of l/mxr "who slnnd behind lhrms for our t-onlimuvl freedom and for i/trsr blcssing_r )f 0m- fflLYFllV/TY] rnrlh, we give thanks in this revel.’ of 7'l‘((7li.f(‘t‘l'll/f0il to The Lord 0f 110511‘.

rat/m is I/ll‘ only tic/butler of Ibo rig/ll. 1401f"

{-0 won the lofty title oi “Arsenal of] In expanded yards. more than Democracy." 20.000 shlpworkers have turned out

Factories work night and day to over 100 naval vessels and more produce a continuous and evcr-ln- ' than 350 smaller craft. Planes, from creasing stream of vitally-needed primary trainers to big bombers, war supplies. Little plants have are coming off production lilies at grown big. Corn patches and lush the rate of more than 2.000 a yea!‘

Going special delivery ls this item, LEFT, In the cargo of a ton bomber mnnnedoby Canadians, who've-going to make sure their parcel is delivered it the right address. The Nazis are flnzllng that the explosives they have dropped so indiscriminately 0n Br tlsh cities, are now bouncing back, like rubber cheques, with disastrous results. The ILL-F. and R.C.A.F. Join hands in the first Canadian bomber

further stopped other automatic guns, rifles in muss production, fourteen types’ of land. naval, anti-aircraft and anti- tank gims and ton types of gun mountings, are being made or pro- jected. In eighteen plants arO nuuulfacturccl twelve kinds of war CllCllliCﬂlS-ilild eight brands of ex- plosives, Millions of rounds of small Grills ammunition, notable for its high quality, are shipped monthly. Twenty-two types o1 shells of ten tiifferozlt calibres, aerial bombs. inmcl and rifle grenades, depth rlnrzcs and anti-tank mines are "Made in Canada." Over 135.000 Army Trucks and ofhcr transport lLlllClﬁb‘ are now in service in New- fixtlnrlinnd, Britain, Eéylit and Libya ivory infantry and cruiser tanks l.ll.'(3 iartcti roll-rig toward the ’ lit iincs and the SDCQG of their lug reputedly sets records for both Britain and North America. O\‘I‘l' 100.000 articles of personal oquiplncnt for fighters have been llltiflf‘. Battle dress for a regiment Ponies out of the factory at the end of’ a single working day. Product- ‘on oi alloys is between ten and twelve times the pre-war total. Iron ‘rnrluvlion last year was over 50 _,£‘r vent higher than lli 1939, and in u e first half of this year was 14 pot" cent-above the 1930 figure. l-luge quautitcs o1’ lumber are being tak- m from Canada's forests.

So efficient has the Canadian in- tltlstrlai machine become that, to- day, there is a surplus of some war ulatcrials and defence manufactur- es. These are being exported to the United States, and those sales to Uncle Sam bolster Canada's es- sentlai stock oi prized American dollars ll(‘f‘fl(‘l‘l for the purchases which the Dominion makes below he border. This is the Hyde Park Declaration at work. Under that King-Roosevelt agreement, Canada was enabled to sell the United Slates more war goods. At the time of iile pact, Canada's Prime Min- ister estimated that, by April of next year, such Canacban sales would have mashed $200,000,000. The Dominion already is well ahead of that sclleudle.

up. Bren

Women Do Their Bit

This tremendous war production comes from scores of thousand; of

- ‘ I .. _ ____ _, .,.- - meadows of a year ago now sprout i and the output “is being still I W" W9‘ and i and specia

y m» so. i_1'.i trti by C:

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wi.‘.l years P: 4<-

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lJ\'l'lCllC(‘, lllll “I from offices. farm anti rotuv». - have been lmlluazl to \\.tr 3? -i _.; l its. Among them ill-L‘! women and

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swaps, ornnu- ink in!‘ gull; sccl'¢-.'.li'\~ nlui t" stand shoulder to slim

sembly and lilSlfﬂitlOll work long ilours tuldcr to keep iititll with schedules and to insure tuna (‘rui- atlians overseas, ‘tllfl. <1 , , - shall not lack the \\'ll(‘l'L\\'lLll.*,l ‘o finish the job. On the farm, certain commoa pilTldCd to ulcet nv . ' . " um. By tile ("Fifi of tits year, it 75 vsnnluicti Cli‘..l.i~ will have sent swocuttooa of pork Dl‘f)iI\lL“.;~'. to the Country. By the out‘. of 11...: t 15.300000 dozen eggs will crossed the Atlanta‘. Snmv 7.00-1.0- barrels of iour nuti Etliillliiutiti bushels of wheat into in». ‘- in tvro years of war, nuri Camatiinus under‘ "if; to dt-I at . .2‘:- 000000 bii~ll0lS more by tin" 021i -’ text May. Millions of pnurtris n. concentrated milk have lit-cu r. pcd, tiloillaud oi tolls of (at: goods. about 13.000000 lbs, of lumpy,

prtuiz...

loo, proll

and two-thilwis 0i I - muuctl - mon pack is un rommii~ n‘ ’

, 5.0 to Britain this ycnr. More .0 an

conimtzrﬂv lend

l12,00,000 lbs. of cheese \‘,‘lli w‘

and effort t» tr overseas by next March llnsa, ‘

‘t t i‘. T!‘ ‘ '=

metals and timbers have lam; f‘ l “‘

.. . '1 .1 . ' r rivals of tveapnns and munitions ‘ N‘ “F” d mqm “m0

i funds, i the war otlorl,

(‘it"s ‘Fr

{iii/l

in the conveyed shipments. But this is not the sum of Can-

ada's aid to Britain Ami "is “Yancy-i Iiicrv and more

Canada's tankers have boon t h m“ bf"‘“illiili a iwmviiis \\‘.'\l‘.. mustered into "Brilnilrs lilv-llnvjn"! ‘F of ' unto nuisses 0Y6 fleets. Canada's ship repair ymrtis , "i1 active scrv

and n".r\:".\' of

sh craft. , them nlrenriv are n

pur- ‘

are open to dtuuuectl Help for bonlbed cit. chase of extra illP-UOS, supplies for v . people driven from their llfllllCs ill v - the ‘olilz. lli‘ll>Z.' up n great tint"; of ‘ romfﬁ“. the $20.000.000 which have voluntarily‘ coitiribtrod [or auxdialjv um‘ srwvir" needs. children Safe from Itlltv.

To rccnove Fifth COlLllllll1rI§ and prisoners of war, who might r. n- stittue a menace to Britain hnuld ‘ invasion come. Canada has ntinlilt- ed these undesirable “111llll!::'ni1'.<" for the durnt.on. but fakes the pre- caution oi interning tllcm in cnnlps

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squadron, which is manned by Canadian members 0f the 11.0.1’. and others belonging to the Royal Canadian Air Rrr-l- who trained under the Empire Training scheme. .\t Riflill‘, the can. "Him "'5" "H"! by 10")’ and bmlﬂls a “wllillglorl llﬂlllliﬂ‘, ahou\ to take off for a raid over Germany

have her-n