| Show canada fights strangest war wara with industry instead of guns when canadian OTTAWA prime minister W L mackenzie king won a vote of confidence in his special war mandate election in late march it unleashed forces which permit continuance of the any notion nation H having a v I 1 n g straight forwardly declared war against nazi radians find themselves forced to fight not on the western front PHILIP STEGER ER but at home u S volunteer their weapons are industry and agriculture not guns to be sure one division of troops has already been sent abro abroad a d but this was more to pacify the canadians than because great britain wanted them there are already too many men on the western front and the allies are in greater need of economic resources to make it even more unusual a large number of the canadian troops sent abroad or held for or training are american volunteers ol of whom between and are said to have crossed the border since war began unlike 1914 when hostilities brought feverish recruiting of men for cannon fodder and women tor for nursing and bandage making the war of 1940 finds canida canada going along much as usual only a few select troops are accepted and they must pass rigid examinations women no longer needed for bandage wrap ping and sock knitting are concentrating instead on saving food and working in offices and factories nor is great britain demanding huge quantities of foodstuffs as in 1914 canadian farmers who expected led such a rush are left with bulging gra granaries narles As a source of war supplies and a training ground for allied aviation canada is rapidly becoming so important that many believe it may be the british empires most important industrial center when the war is over some pilots from england australia new zealand and other parts of the empire are arc being given their final training in canada the dominion Is also manufacturing planes shells and automobiles battleships may also be built there eventually tor for canada is now making smaller naval vessels As never before canada at war is emphasizing her financial independence pen dence from england acting almost as a separate Cia nation tion canadian securities held in england are being repatriated and worth of canadian held american securities are being sold back to the united states the dominion is financing all munitions manufacturing herself granting credits to britain and earmarking her gold for britain when peace finally comes she will not only be independent of london but may actually be a creditor nation |
