Zurich Herald, 1940-03-21, Page 6Enemy Aliens Under Guard At Kananaskis Camp in Canadian Rockies
Tice conviction expressed ley all
t1 pas of political observers that
something "big" would break in
Europe before "the Ides of March"
bad come, was upheld last week
when, in its 105th day, the Russo-
Finnish war ceased, abruptly, dra-
matically . .. with world-wide re-
percussions ...
. AND THE RESULTS? .. .
The immediate consequences
were readily discernible: 1. Fin-
land was brought within the Rus -
elan trade orbit; 2. Russia became
undisputed master of the Gulf of
Finland; 3. Scandinavia was drawn
closer to Russia and Germany; 3.
Russian war materials were releas-
ed for Germany's use; 4 .neutraliz-
ation of the entire Scandinavian
area; possibility of a north Europ-
ean war front in the conflict be-
tween Germany and the Allies was
removed; 5. Britain and France left
without foothold in north, couldn't
atop shipments of iron ore from
Sweden to Germany; 6. the oppor-
twaity was opened to Germany of
establishing air or naval bases in
morthern Norway; 7. Turkey would
be drawn closer to Russia; 8. early
yeorientation of United States' for-
eign policy; 9. new complications
Sal the Balkans, and the possibility
of a wax front being created there,
very soon; 10, further loss of pres-
tige by the League of Nations.
From Washington came the opin-
ion
pinion that peace between Germany
gad the Allies was brought closer
iy the collapse of Finnish resist -
DIDN'T WANT HELP
The question that stood largest
2n the minds of people both here
and abroad was: Why did the Finns
Choose a costly peace in prefer-
ence to asking for aid from the Al-
lies? In a despatch from London by
New York Times' correspondent,
James Reston, we find reasonable
enwsers: 1. the Finns doubted whe-
elle,r the 50,000 available Allied
troops would eves get to Finland —
Germany would have moved north
to meet them with land and air for-
ces; 2. Finnish military experts
doubted that Allied aid. could reach
there in time, even if ne Interfer-
eace developed from the Nazi quar-
ter; 3. the Finns hesitated because
sof their bonds with Scandinavian
a9ountries — they feared Norway
and Sweden would be overrun and
Scandinavia turned into the main
battlefield of Etirope; 4. the Finns
feared that if they did not sue for
peace they would be kept at war in-
definitely so that Russia could not
ielp Germany (according to the
°'Iranside plan").
HOME POT BOILS
On the home front, all was by
ao means quiet. The country seeth-
o tl as 672 candidates brought elec-
tion issues to a boil. And in Ontario
, ructions! which fortunately
were brought to an end by the "un-
yesigning" of Provincial Secretary
;Harry Nixon, and the peaceable
conclusion of the inquiry into do-
ings at the R.C.A.F. training school
near St, Thomas,
People of Canada last week in-
dulged themselves with the thought
that life would be simpler soon,
with the election over ... and only
one war going on in Europe. Simp-
ler, that is, if Hitler didn't cheese
the last week of MMIaroh to launch
ra big offensive on the lAresteru
Front...
Indians Discard
Swastika Emblem.
}['our Arizona Indian tribes, re-
sentful. at Nazi acts of oppression
have foresworn use of the swa-
stika. The Indians placed a blank-
et, a basket, and some hand -dee -
crated clothing, all bearing swa-
stikas, in a pile, sprinkled them
'with colored sand and set them
afire last week -end.
A hand -letter proclamation
read: "Because the ornament
which has been a symbol of
friendship among our forefathers
for many centuries has been de-
secrated recently by another na-
tion of peoples:
"Therefore, it is resolved that
henceforth from this date and for-
ever more, our tribes renounce the
use of the emblem commonly
;owwn as swastika"
Make Bed'Table
For An Invalid
Trow you got one of those fold-
ironixls tables? If Ito, set it
lap at the side "tn the bed so that
*Ile table part stretcher: over the
•Mvalid. If not get a wooden ox
about three feet long said a foot
:or so deep. Innock out both the
long sides, leaving the short sides
and the bottom intact. Sandpaper
It and paint it with enamel and
there's your table! You may have
to. strengthen the ends by screw-
ing an "elbow" joint (obtainable
at any hardware store for very
little) to the ends and the bot..
4++m---iz+side box of course.
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High in the foothills of the Canadian Rockies, west of Calgary, is located Kananaskis, one of the two
internment camps in Canada where alien enemies are kept under guard. " Some of these aliens arca shown, UP-
PER LEFT, clearing underbrush and pruning trees_ in the forested, area around the camp. The prisoners
are kept occupied cutting wood for their own use. .A. scene inside oneof the prisoners' huts is shown, UPPER
RIGHT. One prisoner is busy reading and another is making a weathea. forecasting model. Permitted to oc-
cupy themselves in a variety of ways, a prisoner is shown making ash iarays out of brass and copper, LOWER
RIGHT, parading before taking up posts within the double rows of bat�bed wire surrounding the compound.
In the background are seen some of the buildings in which the administrative forces are housed.
The Book Shelf
THREE'S A CREW
(By Kathrene Pinkerton)
The author of "Wilderness
ife" scores again in "Three's A
Crew" with the story of as extra-
ordinary young couple who decide
to invest iIr adventure instead of
security. They buy a 36 -foot
motor cruiser on the Pacific Coast
and for nearly seven years a small
boat is their home, with only brief
interludes ashore.
Home is wherever they choose
U. S. Society Leaders Enjoy Ski -Ing in. Laurentians
Prominent U. S. business men and society leaders are becoming
frequent guests at Laurentian ski-ing resorts as the fame of the Lau,e
entian ski territory spreads far and wide. In the above picture taken
at Mont. Trereblant Lodge recently are (left to right) Mrs. Wm. Ran-
dolph Hearst, Jr. Hon, James H. R. Cromwell, United States Minister
to Canada, Wm, Paley, president of the Columbia Broadcasting System,
and Mrs. Paley.—C.P.R'. Photo.
Queen of Dominion Ski Championships Presents Trophy
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While Fred Hall, Toronto President of the Canadian Amateur Sid
Association looks on, "Queen Cay” of the Dominion Ski Championships
(1fias Catherine Betts of Spokane) presents Art Coles of Vancouver
islth the Senior Men's Slalom . Trophy. Coles won the Slalom and the
awn/Ailed Downhill - Slalom title at Banff. --C.P.R. Photo,
REG'LAR FELLERS ---A Wise Guy
to drop anchor. The Pinkertons
(Robert, Kathrene, and small
Bobs) discover a world of beauty
in remote Pacific inlets and riv-
ers penetrating the coast range,
the forests. They visit Indian
little-known glaciers, wild life in
villages, still untouched . by civil-
ization. This is an unique ad-
venture in living told with great
humor and charm.
"Three's A Crowd," by Kath-
rene Pinkerton .. . Toronto: Mc-
Clelland & Stewart ... $3.00.
NTABIO
i` a, S
BY VlC BAKER
IDENTIFY GAME FIRST
The bunter who makes the ex-
euse of mistaken identity when he
is arraigned in court on a charge
of shooting a protected animal or
bird, really has no excuse at all,
according to an article in the De-
partment of Game and Fisheries
monthly bulletin for January and
February. The article advises
hunters to restrain: their trigger
fingers until they are sure of the
identity of the game.
"In Sudbury recently," the ar-
ticle says, "two men pleaded guil-
ty of shooting three elk in the
Burwash Crown game preserve.
In the course of their defence
both men maintained that the elk
looked like deer." The article
goes on to explain those whose
experience in hunting is very
short, have no reason for stating
that they thought an elk was a
deer. The elk, both male and fe-
male, is considerably larger than
=•pis"deer.
Refrain From Shooting
"This business of mistaken id-
entity, however, has a much more
extensive application than just the
inability to distinguish game. It
becomes tragic when a hunter dis-
regards one of the most important
rules associated with the use of a
gun for hunting purposes. Several
lives were needlessly sacrificed
during the last year because hunt-
ers failed to determine precisely,
before shooting, just what they
were firing at, At no time, is there
any similarity in appearance be-
tween a man and a groundhog.
"The • moral of all this 'is that
hunters who are unable to idea-
. tify their game should refrain
'from shooting."
•
OF TIIE
' ;,ESS
TIMES CHANGE
We are constantly reminded
that times change. In the old days
women used to make quilts out of
odd scraps of c'lotla. Now they
make hats.
--Toronto Saturday Night.
—o—
AGED AUTOISTS
Two men were killed at Court-
land, Ont., the other day, the driv-
c'r of the car being eighty years
old and his companion, seventy-
five. It raises the question again
as to whether very old people
should be given licenses to drive,.
—Niagara Falls Review
—o—
MAKING THEM MEET
Up to now farmers have strug-
gled to secure enough income to
pay the price that others ask. The
same or even a better standard of
living could be maintained if we
put a like effort into getting oth-
er prices down to what we are
able to pay with the income we
have.
—Farmer's Advocate
—o—
SPRING IS COMING
]Every man has his own method
of sighting spring. The romantics
look for sunshine, singing birds,
and babbling brooks. The garden-
ers wait impatiently for frost to
leave the ground. Others are
cheered by the appearance of
marbles on the sidewalk. The as-
tronomers point with glee to the
lengthening hours of daylight. Not
all these signs have yet become
evident, but there is a growing
agreement that spring is definite-
ly on the way.
—Halifax Chronicle
No Trace Of
Halliburton
Richard Halliburton,. American
adventurer and' writer, sailed a
year ago this month f eou. Hong
Kong for Sae Francisco in a Chin-
ese junk.
Ahead of tun were thousands
of miles of c :.inn and the expec-
tation of a great welcome at the
Golden Gate 2aternational Exposi-
tion.
March 24, 1939, he and his 65 -
foot craft and his 14 crew mem-
bers vanished in a heavy storm
1,200 •miles northwest of Midway
Island.
Passenger vessels Looked for
him, and the U. S. cruiser Astoria
scanned 152,000 square miles of
the Pacific. No trace of the junk
was ever found.
These Articles
Are Contraband
The Dominion Government has is-
sued a contraband list, spoeifyiug
articles to be treated as contraband
of war.
Schedule one gives the list of ab-
solute contraband articles yrhieit
are:
1. — All kinds of arms, ammuni-
tion, explosives, chemicals, or ae-
pliances suitable for use in chemi-
cal warfare, and machines for thea
manufacture or repair; componeiat
parts thereof; articles' necessary o
convenient for their use; material:;
or ingredients used, in their menu
facture; articles necessary or cow
v enient for the production or use o:
suck materials or ingredients.
2 — Fuel of all hinds; all contri-
vances for, or means of, transpcw •
talion on land, in the water or ail,
and machines used in their mann•
facture or repair; component part
thereof; instruments, articles or
animals necessary or eonveniew
for their use; materials or ingrcu-
lents used in their manufacture:-;
articles necessary or convenient for
the production or use of such mat-
erials or ingredients.
FOODS, FOODSTTJFFS
3 — All means of communication,
tools, implements, instruments,
equipment, maps, pictures, papers,
and other articles, maehinesr or dor•
uments necessary or convenient for
carrying on hostile operations;, art-
icles necessary or convenient for
their manufacture or use.
4 — Coin, bullion, Currency, eviu.
euce of debt; also metal, materia.,::.
dies, plates, machinery, or other
articles necessary or eenvsnien: fo:
their manufacture.
Schedule two listed articles to be
treated as conditional eontraDand.
They are: all kinds of food, food-
stuffs, feed, forage, and clothing
and articles and materials axed
thedr production.
1,200,000 Sq. Miles
In Arctic Parish
The Bishopric of the Arctic, wi-
der the Church of England, in
Canada, covers an area of more
than 1,200,000 square miles.
though its population is a bare
10,000 souls. Joseph Kiwanuka,
one of the first two negro bishop
in the modern history of the
church; is Bishop of Uganda and
his See includes 2,500 square
miles in the heart and heat of Af-
rica. Another huge See is .that of
the Bishop of Carpentaria, which
covers 020,000 square miles of gr-
id North Australia. India has four-
teen bishoprics many of them:
very large; Japan has seven-; all
Anglican.
The Bishop of St. Helena neede
to be a good sailor, for his far-
flung See includes the islands cif
Ascension and Tristan da Cum.ha
--that lonely outpost of the Bri-
tish Empire—set in the wild seas.
of the South Atlantic.
LIFE'S LIKE THAT
By Fred Neher
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