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BAUKHAGENews BAUKHAGE News and Commenlalot Commentatot W\V W V W1U WhU W1\ W1 \ \ U Service Union Trust BuildineWashington Budding Building , Wasblugton Vashington { , D Q A COne COne C COne One at of the most beautiful bUild bUildings buildIngs buildIngs ings in Washington Is the Pan Amer AmerIcan Amerscan American Ican scan Union Umon with palm and parakeet- parakeet parakee parakeeed paral-eet-ed paral eet ed parakeeted - - - ed patio pabo its great lily pond with an anancIent anancient anancient ancIent Inca Idol idly dreaming be- be beside b bside be beside e- e - - side its watersBut watersBut waters watersBut But there Is one valuable obJect objectd d art to in the cellar swathed in pro pro- protectmg protectmg protecting - - tecting tectmg burlap and excelsior whu which whichis whichis h his is not displayed It is a chair which whichmatches whichmatches whichmatches matches a suite ot of 21 others whichstand which whichstand whichstand stand around a great table in the thehaU thehall thehall haU hall of the Americas each ot of "hlch hlch which "hlchbears whichbears " whichbears bears the seal sea\ sea seaot seaof \ \ , ot of a Latin Latm AmerIcan AmerIcanrepublIc Americanrepublic Americanrepublic AmericanrepublicThe republIc republIcThe The chair in the cellar has the thegenial thegenial thegenial genial beaver Canada s national nabonal pet petcarved petcarved petcarved carved upon It itThe it . . The news is that that chair Is IsthreatenlDg isthreatening isthreatening threatenlDg threatening to burst out of its cere cerements ceremerits cerements ments merits and walk on its tour four legs up upthe upthe upthe the cellar steps to . its .Its place at the1a thetable the thetable 1a table ble . tableTwo Two men more than any others othersare othersare othersare are responsible for ( or the restlessness restlessnessof of this thus piece of furniture furmture One Is istall istall taU tall gray dynamic Leighton McCar McCarthy McCarthy McCarthy thy Canadian ambassador to the theUmted theUnited theUnited Umted United States The other i is , , PrIme PrImeMlDlster PrimeMinister PrimeMinister MlDlster Minister Mackenzie KingThere KingThere King KingThere There probably never has been a atime atime atime time in m history .Illstory Illstory . when the Umted United UmtedStates UnitedStates UnitedStates States and Great Britain have been beencloser beencloser beencloser closer In thought and action despite despitetheir despitetheir despitetheir their multifold multlfold points of difference cWference m in mpeace inpeace inpeace peace time than they are today todayBut todayBut todayBut But paradoxically it is some of the thepOints thepoints thepoints pOints of d difference l'erence lerence ' that have havebrought havebrought havebrought brought Canada nearer pearer to the Umt Unit Umted United United ed States than Our Lady of the theSnows theSnows theSnows Snows has ever been before The TheUmted TheUnited TheUnited Umted United States very nearly occupies occupiesthe occupiesthe occupiesthe the position of an interpreter lDterpreter betv beta betweenthe . een eenthe eenthe the mother country and the domam domain domamon domainon domainon on some points pomts but the great bond bondbetv.een bondbetween bondbetween betv.een betveen between . the Yanks and the Canucksis Canucks IS probably the simple common commonsense commonsense commonsense sense fact that we look upon Canada Canadaas as Rudyard Kipling ( . who v.ho vho oho once al almost almost almost most became an American , cItizen citizenwrote ) wrote ( making makmg Canada Canad-a Canad a - the speak speaker er ) Daughter am . I in m my mother s shouse shouse shouse house but mistress in m my ownThe own ownThe The The'TentatIVe TheTentatIVe 'Tentative Tentative 'TentativeThat ' ' ' That is why so many people in inCanada inCanada InCanada Canada or the States were v.ere vere i . ere NOTsurprised NOT NOTsurpnsed NOTsurprised surpnsed surprised when the government In InOttawa inOttawa n IOttawa Ottawa and the Canadian press re rejected rejected rejected jected politely but firmly " what "hat hat the thediplomats thediplomats thediplomats diplomats call a tentative put putforth putforth putforth forth by Lord Halifax Hahfax British Bnbsh am ambassador ambassador ambassador bassador to the United Umted States a week weekor weekor weekor or so agoThat agoThat ago agoThat That is why so many people in m the theUmted theUnited theUnited Umted United States and Canada who pon ponder ponder ponder der such matters WERE surprised surprisedthat surprisedthat surprisedthat that Lord Halifax Hahfax undoubtedly WIth WIththe withthe withthe the advice and consent of that frequent fre frequent frequent quent visitor at the White House HouseWmston HouseWinston HouseWinston Wmston Winston Churchill broached the sug suggeshon suggestion suggestion geshon gestion at alL ( The fact that Mr MrChurch MrChurchill MrChurchill Church Churchill .l l . said emphatically that thatLord thatLord thatLord Lord Halifax Hahfax was speaking speakmg for hIm hImself himself himself self not the British government governmentmerely governmentmerely governmentmerely merely proves-well proves well proves - well you know how howdiplomacy howdiplomacy bowdiplomacy diplomacy works ) Lord Halifax had saidBut saidBut said saidBut But what is I believe both bothdesirable bothdesirable bothdesirable desirable and necessary is thatIn that thatin thatin in all the field of interests mterests com corn common cornmon cornmon mon to every part of the Com Corn Commonwealthm Cornmonwealthm Cornmonwealth Cornmonwealthin monwealth-m monwealth m - in foreign policy in indefense indefense Indefense defense in m economic affairs m in mcolomal incolonial incolonial colomal colonial questions and in lD com corn communlcahonswe cornmunicationswe cornmunications munlcahons-we munlcahons we munications-we munications - - we should leave leavenothmg leavenothing leavenothing nothmg nothing undone to bring brmg our peo peopIe people peopie pIe ple into ' closer I'loser Iloser unity umty of o1 thought thoughtand thoughtand thoughtand and action It may be that we weshall weshall weshall shall find it desirable to mam main mamtalD maintarn maintain talD tarn and extend our present war wartIme wartime wartime tIme procedure of planning pla1l1lU1g and andconsultation andconsultation andconsultation consultation which itself adapt adapted adapted adapted ed and extended the methods we wepracticed wepracticed wepracticed practiced in time of peace The Thequestion Thequestion Thequestion question admits of no easy an answer answer answer answerNow swerNow swer Now let me say at this point pomt , , , 1f if 1fthere ifthere ifthere there are any Fenians Femans or their de descendants descendants descendants scendants in my audience who thmk think thinkI thmkI I am stirring stlrnng up anti British feehng feeling feelingor feehngor or echoing echomg the anglophobia anglophobla of the Colonel theColonel McCosmics McCosmlcs let them takeno take takeno takeno no comfort from me I am report lng ing reporting reportlng the attitude ofa of a lot of good and loyal andloyal subjects of o1 his Bnttame Brittanie Majesty BnttanicMajesty BnttameMajesty BrittanieMajesty whose sons are dymg dying for king torking forking and counto countl country countryAs countoAs ' ) As the yearg years passed , Mother Eng England land voluntarily vol'untanly voluntanly ' loosed the apron apronstrings apronstrings apronstrings strings that bound her far flung fam tam family 11y ily fam11y tamily to her Vt . ftillingly V.llllngly Vllllngly illingly she bowed to Klplmg Kipling toKipling toKlplmg s verdict yerdict and accepted the thestatute thestatute thestatute statute thedominions of Westminster Westnllnster giv glV ng the Idominions dominions their autonomy Now shewonders she shewonders shewonders wonders about that union which is I necessary for her strength . . . Shewants She Shewants Sh Shwants e wants a closer cohesion , of the Com Com- Corn CommonwealtIt Cornmonwealtf Commonwealth - monwealth monwealtIt monwealtf Lord Halifax Hahfax made the thesuggestion th thsuggestion thesuggestion e suggestion not officially and With Withueat wi wigreat withgreat th t ueat great restraintEarlIer restraintEarlier restraint restraintEarlier Earlier field Marshal Jan Smuts Smutsof Smu Smutsof is of o1 the Union Umon of South Africa Mrlca had hadmade ha hamade badmade d made a speech urgmg urgmE urging closer co cooperation cooperation cooperation operation of the . smaller European Europea EuropeancountrIes Europeacountries Europeancountries n I countrIes with the United KlDgdomOn KingdomOn Kingdom KlDgdom KingdomOn On the Monday following followmg Lord LordHalifax Lor LorHalifax LordHalifax d Halifax s 15 speech I > Prime rime MID1ster Ministe MID1sterMackenzie MinisteMackenzie MinisterMackenzie r Mackenzie King KlDg was questioned concorning con concernlng concerning cernlng cerning its it ; meaning meanmg in the Canadian Canadia Canadianhouse Canadiahouse Canadianhouse n I house of commonsKmg commonsKing commons commonsKing King Kmg stated that be he was sure the thespeech th thspeech thespeech e . . speech had been misinterpretedthat mlsmterpretedthat mlsmterpreted misinterpreted that he had been assured that it was wasnot wa wanot wasnot s not the official attitude of the British Britishgovernment Britis Britisgovernment Britishgovernment h government but he lie also said It was wasllDtortunate wa waunfortunate wasunfortunate s llDtortunate unfortunate He said furtherWith furtherWith further furtherWith With what is implied in the theargument theargument theargument argument employed by both boththese boththese boththese these eminent emment public publ1e men ( Hall Hale Hallfax Halefax Halifax fax and Smuts ) I am unableto unable unableto unableto to agree agreeThen agreeThen agreeThen Then he made thiSstatement this statement statementIn , In meeting world issues of ofsecur.ty ofsecurity ofsecurity secur.ty securty security . employment and sOCIal sOCIalstandards socialstandards socialstandards standards we must join jom not only onlyWith onlywith onlywith With commonwealth countries countriesbut countriesbut countriesbut but with an all like-minded like minded lIke-mmded mmded - - - states statesIf statesif statesif If our purposes and Ideals are areto areto areto to prevail Our commitments commitmentson on these great Issues must be bepart bepart bepart part o o/a o a of'a ofa / ( ' a general scheme wheth whether whether er they be on a world basis or orreglonalm orregional orregional reglonalm regional in nature'We nature'We nature We 'We ' ' look forward therefore thereforeto to close collaboration m the m in mterests interests interests terests of peace not only mSlde inside mSldethe insidethe insidethe the British commonwealth but butalso butalso butalso also with all aU friendly fnendly nations nationssmall nationssmall nationssmall small as well as great greatThe greatThe greatThe The Canadian press of all aU parties partiesI I am told by Canadian officials here hereshowed hereshowed hereshowed showed a unanimity unammlty in supportmg supporting supportmgthe supportingthe supportingthe the prime pnme minister mmlster seldom Wit Witnessed witnessed witnessed nessed in m CanadaThIs CanadaThis Canada CanadaThis This means that since slDce Canadian in interests interests Interests terests lie he m in this hemisphere to a agreat agreat aereat great extent where hemispheric hemisphericsolidarity hemisphericsolidarity hemisphericsolidarity solidarity is essential to the welfare welfareof welfareof welfareof of all of the nations concerned , it itis itis ttis is sheer tolly folly to keep ft a . perCectly perfectly perCectlygood perfectlygood perfectlygood good piece of furniture fnrDltnre in the base base- basement basement basement - - ment of the Pan American Amencan Union Uniontbat Unionthat Unionthat tbat that belongs at its natural place at atthe atthe atthe the table R \ Vion on t you sit down IIlr Mr IIlrIIlcCarthy MrMcCarthy MrMcCarthy IIlcCarthy McCarthy ? 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Basis for forIndustrial forIndustrial Industrial CooperatronQUIte CooperationQuite Cooperation Cooperatron CooperationQuite Quite aside from any diplomatic diplomaticconsiderations diplomaticconsiderations diplomaticconsiderations considerations plain plam business busmess men menand menand menand and others interested mterested in m hermsphenc hemispheric hermsphencsolidarity hemisphericsolidarity hemisphericsolidarity solidarity are considering a basIs basIsfor basisfor basisfor for Canadian American mdustnal industrial mdustnalcooperation industrialcooperation industrialcooperation industrialcooperationThe cooperation cooperationThe The Institute of Pacific Relations Relationssays Relationssays Relationssays says that Alaska the Yukon Yukon MacKenzie Mac MacKenzle MacKenzie Kenzle Kenzie Valley northern British Co Columbla Columbia Columbia lumbla lumbia and Alberta constitute a vast vastarea vastarea vastarea area of potential potentJal economic econormc develop development development developroent developroentAir ment mentAir Air routes to Alaska and th the thenearest thenearest nearest sources of supply for formilitary formilitary formilitary military supplies such as o oil lie liethrough liethrough liethrough through or in lD the Canadian North Northwest Northwest Northwest west As an air route the future of ofthe ofthe ofthe the Northwest is assured Over It Itlie itlie itlie lie the great circle or near great greatcircle greatcircle greatcircle circle routes and the economic economicroutes economicroutes economicroutes routes between the densely populat populated populated populated ed regions of Asia and North Amer AmerIca America Amerlea AmerleaThere Ica icaThere Ica'There ' There 'There are mutual strategic and andeconormc andeconomic andeconomic econormc economic benefits in m Canadian Amer AmerIcan Amerlean Amerlean Ican lean partnership tor for postwar devel development development development opment of the Pacific Paci1ic NorthwestExploitatIon NorthwestExploitation Northwest NorthwestExploitation Exploitation of the natural re resources resources resources sources in this zone can be devel developed developed developed oped and is urged through a close closeworkmg closeworking closeworking workmg working partnership by the Umted United UmtedStates UnitedStates UnitedStates States and Canada This would re reqUIre require require qUIre the poolmgofmformation pooling of information tech techmcal techmeal techmeal mcal meal facilities facllibes and the investmentof mvestmentof mvestment investment of private capital ( not public funds fundsThis ) This is the type of industrial cooper cooperabon cooperation cooperatlon abon ation that has characterized the eco economic ecommic economic nomic mmic history of the two countnes countries countriesin countnesm m in the past The comment contmuesAlready continuesAlready continues contmues continuesAlready undertakingsIn undertakmgsin Already two too tv . 0 great undertakmgs undertakings in joint jomt defense and ] joint omt develop develop- development development . - ment are bemg being carried out Amer AmerIcans AmerScans Amerleans Icans Scans built bUllt the Alaskan highwayCanadians highway highwayCanadians highwayCanadians Canadians built the bases tor for the theaIr theair theair aIr route it parallels and serves servesThe servesThe servesThe The highway was an assurance of ofthe ofthe ofthe |