STAUNCH TO BRITAIN

Evening Star, Issue 22892, 25 February 1938, Page 15

STAUNCH TO BRITAIN

CANADA'S LOYALTY [Per United Press Association.] CHRISTCHURCH. February 24. “If the belief gained ground in other parts of the Empire following the Imperial Conference, that Canada would not support Britain in the event of trouble, it was absolutely without foundation, for the ties existing are too strong to permit that state of affairs arising,” said Mr D. M. Robinson, a Vancouver business man. The general opinion in Canada would be that, if such an impression was formed from the statements of the Prime Minister (Mr W. Mackenzie King) at _ the Imperial Conference, it was entirely erroneous. Although the Dominion of Canada was on the highest plane of amity with the United vStates and not a fort or piece of armament was located on either side of the B,oop miles of boundary lines, the Canadians still remained loyal to the Old Country, Mr Robinson continued. American influence was pronounced in Vancouver, the most cosmopolitan city in Canada, while Victoria, the capital of British Columbia, remained a typical English city. “Although only 8U miles apart by water, you would think you were stepping on to another continent when you reached Victoria from .Vancouver,” remarked Mr Robinson.