Show i Y S CANADA HAILS f NEW GOVERNOR A I OTTAWA April 4 UP Canada acclaimed a e. member of the royal family the earl of Athlone as its new governor-general governor Thursday appointed by King George VI to suc succeed ec the late Lord Tweeds- Tweeds muir i The Th The dominion arms arms I with the mother country In the tT European war learned of the appointment appoIntment appointment ap ap- of ot the tall soldierly r- r brother of ot Queen Mother Mary i while Canada was being urged to todo do everything possible to win the active support of the United States In the cause of the allies 13 D Gordon Conant attorney general general gen gen- eral of ot Ontario told an audience of farmers and business men yesterday yesterday yesterday yes- yes that no sacrifice on our h part patt will be too great if that is js accomplished Prime Minister W W. L 1 I Mackenzie Macken- Macken zie King disclosed that the earl ead of Athlone was the dominion governments governments government's governments government's gov gov- nt's choice and that his se selection se- se lection had been discussed with King George as far back as the kings kIngoS tour tour- of ot Canada and the United States last last year with Queen Elizabeth TweedsmuIr's Belief 4 The appointment also was In keeping with the belief belld of Lord Lore Tweedsmuir whose term would have expired this year that he va a commoner should be succeeded t by a man aman high In British racy Because of wartime secrecy surrounding surrounding surrounding sur- sur rounding transatlantic travel the date date of sailing for the new gova gov- gov general general and his countess a Princess Alice a granddaughter of Queen Victoria VIctori was not announced announced an- an C For the same reasons the customary customary customary cus- cus tomary welcome and swearing-in swearing Tat at at the port of arrival in Canada 5 5 will be delayed until the earl reaches Ottawa He is js not expected however until some time In June too June too late to open open the session of parliament scheduled for the latter part of May U. U S. S Aid Urged Conant speaking at Cannington Ontario warned that British- British r French success may be very d doubtful unless active participation tion of the United States Is made effective at an early date Nothing short of impairment ol of of our status as a sovereign natIon nation nation na na- tIon tion would be too much for Canada to offer the provincial attorney general declared even letting the United States build the St. St Lawrence Lawrence Lawrence Law Law- rence waterway and nd a link with Alaska over Canadian soil Of the recent speech by James JamesH H R. R Cromwell United States minister to Canada calling an allied victory necessary to the United States' States welfare Conant said It lt expressed American opinion accurately accurately ac- ac even though it was repudiated repudiated re re- repudiated officially all ft Every day the the United d States I delays in joining the allies aIlles will tonly prolong the war Var and increase the effort and the sacrIfIce that the United States may yet be called upon to make to save herself herself herself her her- self from the fate that now threatens threatens threat- threat ens lens all the democracies of the world Secrecy Shrouds Plans for or Trip Tripa v a va aeO a eO S I S Y o c a CYE it S tF f c A W 1 l e ar I sk t CHOICE OF CANADAS CANADA'S DOMINION DOl GOVERNMENT Earl of Athlone King Georges George's uncle |