Ottawa, Feb. 8.
The Canadian Government will open a country-wide inquiry into the activities of fascists and communists, the Minister of Justice. Mr. E. Lapointe, declared to-day.
All organizations carrying out military exercises are illegal, he declared, and will be closely watched.
Mr, Adrien Arcand, head of the Canadian Fascist Party, replied to this announcement by asserting that he would lead his "Blue Shirts" to Ottawa to show what they really were, but nobody has taken him seriously.
Fascist or Nazi organizations have their headquarters in Montreal, but their influence is greatly limited because the large majority of Can-adions remain strongly attached to the democratic ideal.
Many Canadians protested against the law, which would permit the suppression of communist publications ard the searching of the houses of suspected persons, since they believe that the law is contrary to individual liberiy.—Hevas, Washington, Feb. 8.
President Roosevelt, facing demands for an additional $400,000,000 to combat "chaotic" unemployment conditions in industrial cities of America, disclosed to-day that he and his aides were studying the relief situation and expected to make recommendations to Congress within a few days.
He indicated his recommendations would embrace requests for deficiency appropriations and that he was degress new business legislation.
Among those who conferred with the President to-day on the relief problem were Mr. Henry Morgenthau, Jr, Secretary of the Treasury, and Mr. Jesse Jones, had of the Reconstruction Financa Corporation. The presence of Mr. Jones aroused rumours that the Administration might be planning further "pump priming" to break the current business slump.
President Roosevelt emphasized in his press conference, that he had "urged current discussions of the relief problem be concentrated on human rather than industrial needs.
Regarding the possibility that he might deliver another "fireside chat" soon, the President said he hoped it would not be necessary. The reply was regarded significant because in conferences with representatives of big and little business recently, the President had been requested to inform the nation by radio that the Administration would cease anti-business legislation—United Press.
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