TRULY IMPERIAL WELCOME

Evening Star, Issue 25173, 12 May 1944, Page 3

TRULY IMPERIAL WELCOME

CANADIAN PRIME MINISTER , ADDRESS TO BRITISH PARLIAMENT (Rec. 10 a.m.) RUGBY. May 11. The hundred-thousandth fighting airman has just completed his training in Canada under the British Commonwealth air training plan. This was stated to-day by Mr Mackenzie King when addressing both Houses of Parliament. The Canadian Prime Minister, who received a truly Imperial welcome, paid a personal tribute to Mr Churchill, to whose friendship over many years ot peace and close companionship throughout the years of war he referred in warm terms. "Itis a source of confidence throughout the free world that you are continuing your leadership with

the vision and courage that have already become legend," he said. He also recorded appreciation of. the entire Canadian people of the example given by the King and Queen, which had deepened the meaning and significance of our common allegiance to the Crown. _,

Canada, since the war began, had supplied Britain and Britiain's armed forces with war materials and other supplies worth nearly £900,000.000, ol which almost half represented an outright contribution. " To-day our Army awaits the word of confmand to join their comrades in tilie liberation of Europe." he said "The Canadian force will also take part in the final assault on Japan." Speaking of the Empire's united spontaneous war effort Mr Mackenzie King said voluntary decisions by Britain, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa were supreme evidence of the unifying force of freedom.