Show Canada N Now ow Has Hasan J an Official Fla Flag g 4 Banner Bears Maple Leaf Lis Fleur-de-Lis and Crosses Toronto Ont Canada Oat Canada at last hasan has hasan hasan an authorized flag of at her own There Thero has previously been a called so-called Canadian Cana dian dJan flag but sticklers for correct usage usage usage us us- age In these matters pointed out that It was always quite Improper to use It as a national flag It was a variation of ot the tho British red ensign with an aggregation aggregation aggregation ag ag- ag- ag of devices called the Canadian CanadIan Canadian Cana Cana- dian coat of ot arms in tho the fly Thirty years ago Canadian registered merchant merchant merchant mer mer- chant vessels were authorized by the British admiralty to use this ensign Up to the present It has been the only Canadian flag of any kind ever authorIzed authorIzed authorized author author- and is only for ships A A. little over two years ago George authorized the Ule use of ot a new Canadian coat cont of ot arms design that had been prepared for tho the purpose by a special Interdepartmental committee of ot the Canadian government On April 20 1022 1922 by order In council the tho shield from the new Canadian coat of arms replaced tho the old od shield on the fly of the therell red rell ensign The use of at flags bearing the old shield was permitted up to March 31 1924 1929 This period of or license granted In order that mercantile concerns concerns concerns con con- cerns stocked with old flags might not be losers has hns now expired From April 1 the official flag of the Dominion of ot Canada Is the new and duly authorized Canadian flag flog Carries Three Crosses I The main feature of the tho new flag as asIn asIn In n the case of ot tho the previous zed flag Is tho the old union Jack of th the British Isles with Its combination ol of tho the crosses of St. St George St St. Andrew Andre and St. St Patrick Its distinguishing feature Is the ml mi nor figure on the fly of the red ensign ensig tho tho new and distinctive Canadian Canadia coat of ot arms The shield while less complicated complicate than the old device is designed to Indicate In the composite origin of ot tho the Canadian Canadian Ca nadian nation England Scotland an and Ireland each already represented 1 In tho the union Jack are arc again desIgnated designate by arms But prominently displayed In addition Is the fleur lis of France Franc e de Then at the bottom to link all four fou together Is ms a sprig of ot the Canadian manic e n n d n d d d r The committee which designed th now new coat of arms was composed of ot Si Sir Joseph Pope Sir Willoughby Thomas Mulvey and Dr A. A G. G Dough ty They followed the following reasoning rea roa 1 l That Canadians stand t to o their king in as close a relation as ti do o any of his subjects elsewhere 2 that tha Canada an Integral part of ot the Ule British empire has emerged from the war a s member of the I League ague of ot Nations an and d 3 that Canada was founded by men me of ot four different French nationalities nationalities French English Scottish and Irish Irish and and that tha Canadians Inherit tho the language laws literature and history of all four coun coun- trl tries es r t ti i t Design Causes Comment The design of ot the tho new flag fing has no not t tn escaped criticism Leading Canadian n Journals have protested against til the e shield on the fly Most critics hold that tha t the only defacement should be a simple aim sim pIe maple leaf The Montreal Witness r records that tha t It has lies pleaded with every government t from that of Alexander Mackenzie Macken le o oto on onto onto n to have tills this meaningless spot spot spot-It If nt t there thero must be replaced replace a defacement replaced d by the simple Canadian maple leaf leat an anno and d no more a symbol that could be distinguished distinguished dis dis- at any distance and would make the heart of ot every Canadian from whatever province beat bent higher Many other suggestions were made Ono One of ot the tho most Interesting was put forward by the Manitoba Tree Free Press It suggested tho the union Jack In n the quarter with a n white field whereon should be shown In blue the tho constellation constella constella- tion of ot the dipper and the north star thus producing a flag Hag with a family resemblance resemblance re ro- semblance to the sister dominions of 01 New Zealand and Au Australia whose flogs flags display In tho the Manner canner suggested the stars of ot the southern cross But Dut the flag committee was unmoved There are many residents of Canada who think no Canadian flag at nt nil nn Is la necessary They use the union Jack and think It quite for any part of ot the empire Their aspiration Is often orten expressed by br the sentiment One ling flag one fleet neet one throne The heraldic description of the tho quare on the shield of the new Canadian Cane Cana dian dinn coat cont of ot arms Is a as follows First gales gules three lions Hong passant In pale for Englund England second or a n lion rampant within a double treasure flory counter flory gules glues for Scotland third azure a harp or stringed argent nt for foi Ireland fourth azure zure three fleurs de de deus I Us lis or three gold fleurs de on a n blu blut blutfield field for France and the third dirt slon of at the shield argent three thre maple leaves conjoined on one ono proper propel I I |