Dead Bombed; Indignation Rouses in Ottawa Ottawa, June 2.
Great indignation has been aroused throughout Canada by reports that the Canadian War Memorial at Vimy Ridge has been destroyed by German bombers.
"The Huns have gone quite mad,' declared Mr. Walter—Allward, sculptor and designer of the Memorial, commenting on these reports.
"It seems such a wanton thing," he added. The Memorial is in an open field. It is not in the heart of the village, and there are no military objectives near by. This is a sad commentary on civilization."
Mr. Norman Rogers, Minister of Defence; said: "If the report is correct, this new act of German vandalism will only serve to strengthen the will to victory of the Canadian people."
Mr. Hanson, Conservative leader, referred to the reported bombing as a "dreadful outrage which will stir our people, and surely our Government, to invincible determination to use every ounce of our strength to defeat this new enemy of civilization."—Reuter.
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