Show status of commonwealth worry to mother country england wants closer cohesion of domain cord ord statement opens controversial trover sial subject in canada by BAUKHAGE news analyst and commentator service union trust building washington D C one of the most beautiful buildings in W washington a sh ington is the pan amer ican union with palm and parakeet ed patio its great lily pond with an ancient inca idol idly dreaming beside its ts waters but there Is one valuable object dart in the cellar swathed in protecting burlap and excelsior which Is not displayed it is a chair which matches a suite of 0 21 others which stand around a great table in the hall ot of the americas each of which bears the seal of a latin american republic the chair in the cellar has the genial beaver canadas national pet carved upon it the news Is that that chair is ahrea threatening bening to burst out of its cere ments and walk on its lour four legs up the pellar cellar steps to its place at the table TZ two men more than any others are responsible tor for the restlessness of 0 this piece ot of furniture one is tall tail gray dynamic leighton mccarthy canadian ambassador to the united states the other is prime minister mackenzie king there probably never has been a time in history when the united states and great britain have been closer in thought and action despite their multifold points ot of difference in peace time than they are today but paradoxically it is some of the points of difference that have brought canada nearer to the united states than our lady of the snows has ever been before the united states very near nearly ly occupies the position of an interpreter between the mother country and the domain on some points but the great bond between the yanks and the is probably the simple common sense fact that we look upon canada as rudyard kipling who once almost became an american citizen wrote making canada the speaker daughter am I 1 in my mothers house but mistress in my own the tentative that is why so many people in canada or the states were NOT surprised when the government in ottawa and the canadian press rejected politely but firmly what the diplomats call a tentative put forth by lord halifax british ambassador bas to the united states a week or so ago that is why so many people in the united states and canada who ponder such matters WERE surprised that lord halifax undoubtedly with the advice and consent of that frequent visitor at the white house winston churchill broached broache dihe the suggestion at all the fact that mr churchill said emphatically that lord halifax was speaking tor for himself not the british government merely proves well you know how diplomacy works lord halifax had said but what is I 1 believe both desirable and necessary is that in all the field of interests common to every part of the commonwealth mon wealth in foreign policy in defense in economic affairs in colonial questions and in communications we should leave nothing undone to bring our people into closer unity of cf thought and action it may be that we shall find it desirable to maintain and extend our present wartime procedure of planning and consultation which itself adapted and extended the methods we practiced in time of peace the question admits of no easy answer now let me say at this point if there are any or cr their descendants ants in my audience who think I 1 am stirring up anti british feeling or echoing the anglophobia of the colonel let them take no comfort from me I 1 am reporting the attitude of a lot of cf good and loyal subjects of his Britt brittanie Brittan anic lc majesty whose sons are dying for or king and country As the years passed mother england voluntarily loosed the apron strings that bound her tar far flung bung family to her willingly she bowed to kippings Kip lings verdict and accepted the statute of westminster giving the dominions their autonomy now she wonders about that union which is necessary for her strength she wants a closer cohesion of the commonwealth mon wealth lord halifax made the suggestion not officially and with great restraint earlier field marshal jon jan sm smuts u is of the union of south africa had made a speech urging closer c cooperation 0 of the smaller european europe an countries with the united kingdom on the monday following lord speech prime minister mackenzie king was questioned concerning c its meaning in the canadian house of commons king stated that he was sure the speech had been misinterpreted that he had been assured that it was not the official attitude of the british government but he also said it was unfortunate he said further with what is implied in the argument employed by both these eminent public men halifax and smuts I 1 am unable to agree then he made this statement in meeting world issues of security employment and social standards we must join not only with commonwealth countries but with all uke like minded states it if our purposes and ideals are to prevail our commitments on these great issues must be part of a general scheme whether they be on a world basis or regional in nature we look forward therefore to close collaboration in the interests of peace not only inside the british commonwealth but also with all friendly nations small as well as great thle the canadian press of all parties I 1 am told by canadian officials here showed a unanimity in supporting t ing the prime minister seldom witnessed in canada tills this means that since canadian interests lie in this hemisphere to a great extent where hemispheric solidarity Is essential to the welfare of all ot of the nations concerned it Is sheer folly to keep a perfectly good piece of furniture in the basement of the pan american U union nion that belongs at its natural place at the table wont you sit down mr mccarthy basis basi s for industrial cooperation quite aside from any diploma diplomatic tie considerations plain business men and others interested in hemispheric solidarity are considering a basis tor for cana canadian dl a n american industrial coo cooperation ration tre the in institute ot of pacific relations says saya that alaska the yukon mackenzie valley northern british columbia and alberta constitute a vas vast t area of potential economic development air routes to alaska and the nearest so source urcel s of supply tor for military supplies such as oil ue ile through or in the canadian northwest As an air route the future of the northwest is assured over it lie ile the great circle or near great circle routes and the economic routes between the densely populated regions of asia and north america there are mutual strategic an and d economic benefits in canadian amer ican partnership tor for postwar development of the pacific northwest exploitation of the natural re sources in this zone can be developed and Is urged through a close working partnership by the united states and canada this would require the pooling poolin of inform information aaion technical facilities and the investment of private capital not public funds this Is the type of industrial cooperation that has characterized the economic history of the two countries in the past the comment continues already two great undertakings lu joint defense and joint development are being carried out americans built the alaskan highway hichwa Y canadians built the bases tor for t the h e air route it parallels and serves the highway was an assurance oi of the security of alaska the defense of alaska was an assurance of the safety of canada the north pacific planning project Is a striking example amp le of international cooperation and of ordinary common sense american and canadian interests in the pacific northwest are joint and inseparable they can be made to yield joint private profit BRIEFS B R I 1 E F S s by Bauh baukhage hage the death rate I 1 tor for the first six months of 1943 wa was S per 1000 population in the united states about 38 per cent higher than for the corresponding period in 1942 with million people to support china has million acres of cultivated land jand the united states with million people has million acres of cultivated land the number ot of women hired by united states railroads increased 1386 S per cent tor for the year ending J june une 30 1913 the latest poll of 0 opinion by the swedish gallup institute said that 84 per cent ot of the people questioned wish sweden to remain a monarchy fi 6 percent per cent prefer a republic and 10 per cent are undecided |