"REAL LEADER"
PRAISE BY CANADIANS
OTTAWA, April 8,
The Prime Minister, Mr. W. L. Mackenzie King, praises the late Mr. Lyons as a staunch champion of free association within the British Commonwealth. His declarations at the Imperial Conference in 1937 had animated the whole growth of the Commonwealth of Nations and his death had removed a well-beloved figure.
The Leader of the Opposition, Dr. Manion, said the Empire had sustained a severe loss in. his passing. His statesmanlike qualities were marked.
The Minister of Trade and Commerce, Mr. W. D. Euler, recalled Mr. Lyons's admirable co-operation in the Canadian-Australian Treaty negotiations, when' Mr. Euler visited Australia in 1936. A real leader had gone,' he said.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXVII, Issue 83, 10 April 1939, Page 8
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