WORLD PEACE CONFERENCE
CANADIAN PREMIER OPPOSES SUGGESTION Press Association —By Telegraph—Copyright OTTAWA, January 27. A world peace conference which would be called by air Roosevelt at the request of Canada was urged in the House of Commons. Mr A. A. Heaps (Labour) said that there was a strong feeling that both countries should stay out of European conflicts. The Prime Minister (Mr W. L. Mackenzie King), opening the suggestion, said it might have the opposite effect. The present generation was ” conference mad,” They would be interferin the affairs of a friendly neighbour. No member performed a service to the country by misrepresenting the preparations for defence, which did'not mean hopes for war. Dangerous forces were operating throughout the world, and no one could guarantee that they would not operate in Canada, ho said.
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Evening Star, Issue 22559, 29 January 1937, Page 9
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133WORLD PEACE CONFERENCE Evening Star, Issue 22559, 29 January 1937, Page 9
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