The Archive · 1940

Notable Part

"the Canadian Pacific Company's Meet of ships ore playing a notable part in the Merchant Marine's part war activities. As a representative of the Cancdian and British ministry of shipping 1 have an intimate know-Tedge of' the Merchant Marine' splendid achievements, but I cannot reveal them, But 1 can say—that Canadian Pacifte ships have travelled into enemy waters, into sub-Arctic and topical seas; they have transported troops to" and. from practically' every country in the Empire and they have brought shiploads of German' prisoners to internment in Canada, "The crews of the ships and asher' the whole staff of the Canadian Pacile ere upholding the best British Traditions for they are ordinary men and this war is of—ordinary men who detest all that the Nazis stand for. These men are willing 10 work, fight and die for their freedom, to sacrifice their money and pleasure.

"It is a war of the free peoples and 1am convinced that the (ree peoples Will achieve victory and with it decent security for all time, coneluded—Rewter, Roosevelt's Message Spurs Trading

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