CANADA WILL FIGHT.

Auckland Star, 4 September 1939, Page 8

CANADA WILL FIGHT.

Unanimous Decision Of Ottawa Government. i SERVICES ALL CALLED UP. (Received 2 p.m.) OTTAWA, September 3. After an all-day Cabinet meeting, the Prime Minster of Canada, Mr. Mackenzie Kin-.', said: "In the event of the United Kingdom becoming engaged in war to resist Hpgression. the Government of Canada has unanimously decided, as soon as Parliament meets, to seek its authority for effective co-operation by Canada at tho -ide of Britain." According to tlie British official wirej les,ii service' tliia statinent was forj warded to Mr. Chamberlain, who replied j as follows:—'"My colleagues and I I received with the dee|>est appreciation | your statement of policy. In these eriti- , cal, anxious hours it has" afforded us the | greatest possible encouragement to ; know that Canada is at one with i Britain in' the determination to resist j aggression." j The Leader of the Opposition, Mr. j Robert Manion, said the Opposition was i. ready to co-operate fully. . j The Prime Minister commented: i "When Britain is ac war Canada is at ■ | war." j A later i.,»ssage from Ottawa states | that Mr. Mackenzie King broadcast an attack 011 Herr H.;.ler for his "effort to dominate the world." "Despite rf!'»'s to preserve peace in .urope, h. »-ed, "the United King- | doin has — involved in war. All I I need say •» the moment is that 1 Canada, as a '•♦c nation of the Commonwealth. is bringing her co-operation voluntarily. e must save from destruction all that which makes life worth living and preserve for future generations all that has been bequeathed to us." He said that Parliament was meeting on Thursday, and meanwhile measures 1 were being taken to defend Canada.