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had been reached and stating the general terms.

American correspondents grlttcd their teeth in rage but stuck by their restrictions as to release of the story and their papers used only London dispatches announc- ing end of the long negotiations. As a matter of fact the only breach was t0 say that the loan agreement had been reached. '» - Every reporter who cared to had already been able to report ac- curately thnt agreement was im- minent and to give almost the ex- act details.

Nevertheless there has been much said and written about the alleged BBC breach and that, coupled with past events, adds to the ammunition of those out to defeat the loan in Congress.

As if that were not enough, u- bout the same time the loan was announced the chairman of the British Labor Party, Prof. Harold J. Laski, in a New York address, declared in essence that the A- merican way of life was lending the people straight to serfdom.

Anti-British Congressmen and writers seized upon both these in- cidems, along with the conﬂicting reports of British imperialism in Iran and Indonesia, as arguments against the proposed loan, and it

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to Congressional approval. prospects were for admission to simple ti. tance on the Canadian bar. up a train of Asked his reason for moving to

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‘By WILLIAM STEWART SYDNEY. Australia, Dec. 1 (OP Cable)——With Australia facing its most dismal Christmas in re- cent times, three Labor Ministers sat down at a conference table in Melbourne today in a new eﬂort to solve far reaching strikes which have already thrown more than 500,000 workers into idleness. The strikes involve only 36,000 men in the steel industry, where the trouble started 1h September, the coal mines and the merchant marine but shortages of fuel have closed‘ down many other indust- ries, have bitten deep into public utilities, rail service and the do- mestic life of the people. From New South Wales where the strik- es began, the effects have swept through the island continent, touching each stale and moving across Bass Strait to the island state of Tasmania. Even New Zealand, 1,200 miles away across the Tasman Sea, may be seriously hit because it de- pends on Australia for many types As the strike became more ser- ious, Prime Minister Chlfley he- of goods.

gan a series of conferences in Canberra, the national capital, with union and management offi- cials. These meetings ended un- successfully yesterday.

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Works Minister John J. Cahill of New South Wales sounded an alarming , note -today when he warned that there will be neither gas nor electricity at Christmas unless coal is obtained in the meantime.

Robert G, Menzies, Federal Op- position Leader and formerPrime Minister, today declared in Can- berra that the Government should order the strikers to return to work and that legal action should be taken against the “chief Wreckers" it the order was dis- obeyed.

The strikes have brought about an unprecedented restriction of common necessities in New South Wales, reducing living conditions to a level which may go below that of Europeans during the war.

With home cooking cut to one meal a day, electric lighting in homes banned after 9 p.m. and a black-out of all major cities in prospect because of the lack of coal and electric power, the dead- lock has taken on a much more serious note than at ﬁrst.

If public transportation and lighting systems exhaust coal sLp- plies altogether, what will happen is anybodys guess.

Busier

By D'Arcy O'Donnell Canadian Press Staff Writer

OTPAWiA. Dec. it — (GP) Ad- ministration of the affairs oi‘ the country kept Canadian legislators busier during 1046 than in prac- tically any other of the war years. mainly because of the problems arising out. of the end of the war and the need for orderly recon. version.

Early in the year a ore-election session was called to approve of the sending of a delegation to the United Nations security con- ference in San Francisco. Suffi- cient money was voted to carry on the administration until the end of August.

‘This done Parliament was dis. solved April l1 and preparations made for a general election June 11, with Prime lidlnlstcr MacKcn- zie King reshuffllng his cabinet and filling 18 senate vacancies before polling day.

Wihen results o! the election became known definitely with the counting of the service vote June l9, the Liberal partv was back in power with 126 seats, compared with its previous strength of close to 1'10. Progressive Conservatives increased their representation ‘ifneirs from l0 to 28 and the from 40 to 66. the C.C.F. boosted Social Credit Party from 10 to l3.

Prime Miniisier MacKenzie King was defeated in his Saskatchewan ridlnsl of Prince Albert but. later essliv won a by-eiection in the Ontario constituency of Giengar- ry. Gen. McNaughton, defeated in a February by-electiori in Grey North. was defeated again and mslsned as defence minister, He was appointed circhalnnan of the Canadian United States perman. ent Joint defence board

Revenue Minister Moot-area. brought into the cabinet in the Dre-election shuffle. also was de- feated. He resigned and was named lieutenant-governor of New Brunswick.

Navy Minister

Mr. King named Abbott to take over the defence portfolio with that of naval ser- vices. War Services Minister Mc- goknn was named revenue minis.

Domlnion- Provincial Parley

The Prime Minister's next big task was presiding at the prelim- inary Dominion-provincial con- ference. The premiers from all nine provinces gathered with Mr.

King at the conferenco table and explcmed their agreement that some changes must be made in. the constitutional rights of the pl vinca and the Dominion,

The government sought the right to retain the income and corporation tax fields. taken over from the provinces during the war. In return the federal gov- ernment would pay a large pro. portion of the cost of a national health insurance scheme. A na- ional old one pension plan undelg which everyone over 70 would ge

$80 a month regardless of means um proposed by the federal gov- e - merit.

The provincial premiers studied he proposals and drew up c - er proposals for presentation t later m .

While the study was going on,

. King called Parliament and

mutate chooseadesign for ve Canadian flag and speculation was that. are nsdian Red Ensign, with o on Jack in the upper left hand ner aindttio coatof arm in e fly. likely would be chosen, ssibiy with minor alterations. A bill to give Canadians the cgal right to onil themselves lonadian cit-inns was introduc- sd but later the government an. "iouncod it did not intend to pro- ocd with tine U: ‘ -" itely. Income To: Iedloed

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Mr. Bracken set up a cabinet within Che party and selected men to criticize legislation the government brought drLvn. This lightened his burdens as leader

Parliament and Canadians in general welcomed ie appoint- ment of Sir Ham Alexander, Supreme Allied commander in the Meritenanean area as gover- noruzeneral to succeed the Earl of Athlone. retiring after a five- year berm.

Besides going to the polls in the federal general election the people of Ontario. Manitoba. Nova Scotia and British Columbia voted in provincial elections and re- turned to power the administra- tions that had held the reins at dissolution.

Premier George Drews Pro- gressive Conservative partv scor. ed a sweeping victory in Ontario and the Liberals under Hon Angus MacDonald won all but two seats in Nova Scotia Coali- i-iotn Rovwrnmlents were returned in Manitoba and British Columbia,

Capitol Closeups

BY JACK BRAYLEY

UPIiAWAt Dec. 15-(0 P)—If the House concludes its business this weekend many concede it will be largclv because of the activities of that rough tough Liberal ginger ‘group known as “Little Chicago."

They occupy a block of five rows of Government benches farthest. from Mr. Speaker and they acknowledge goodliumored Jean T. Richard. Liberal mem- bee" for_Ottawa East, as their ringleader.

‘This band of young back- benchcrs have led the division singing. have shouted order to curb long-winded questions have banged their desks loudest in ap- proval of any sign of efficiency in procedure. have called time when anybod started to trespass beyond the dninute limit, have been noisiast in demands for ap- proval of the increase in parlia- mentary indemnitv and have pro- vided somo of the wittlest and sharpest heckiing heard in the l-louse in years. ey have created barn-yard

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