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Canadian parliamentarians, truly, are not asking any young Canadian to do something that they or their own children are not ready to do themselves. Fifty- two are veterans of the First Great War, and eight members of the cabinet saw overseas service, three of them being decorated for heroism. Furthermore, Members pf Parliament have a substantial representation in the armed services, seventeen being on active, service with the army apd air force, and others serving in the Reserve Army in various capacities. Almost 100 children of members of the House of Commons are serving in every branch of the fighting forces. Ace Flihter Pilot.

Pilct Officer John Edwin Gardiner 23, son of the Minister of Agriculture, Hon. J. G. Gardiner, an ace fighter pilot, veteran of thrilling air battles. Beating Hitler and crushing out all the evil that he represents must be a strong motivating force In his many notable exploits.

Recently he and four comrades, piloting Spitfires, initiated a new technique in fighter methods. Taking off before dawn, they real-lv gave the Huns "a surprise before Attacking an enemy barge convoy, they "obliterated" the Hun vessels and returned safely to their base. Pilot Officer Gardiner was in the recent engagement against an enemy force four times the strength of his own. Six of the squadron were missing yet they beat off the Nazis and returned to fight again. Lt.

Gavin Power, son of the Minister of National Defence for Air. Hon. C. G. Power, was at Hong Kong with the Royal Rifles, and it is not yet known1 whether he was taken poisoner, killed or wounded.

A second son of Chubby Power, Pilot Officer W. Pendleton Power, is with the radio division of the R.CAF. overseas. Their father, a Great War hero, enlisted in 1915, and won his promotions by merit on the field, reaching the rank of acting major. Twice wounded, he was invalided home in 1918.

after winning the Military Cross. Three nephews of Canada's bachelor Prime Minister. Hon. W. L.

Mackenzie King, are in service, two in the Navy and one in the R.C-AF. Capt Horatio Nelson Lay was honored by the Polish government for his feat in taking off staff officers during the evacuation from France. He was commander of the destroyer Resti-gnuche. one of the first Canadian to into war service, three months after Canada declared on September 10, 1939. Surgeon Lieut.

Dr. Lyon KinR is also in the Royal Canadian Navy, and Flight-Lieut. H. M. of the R.CA.F., has served with the ferry service and is attached to a home defence squadron.

Defence Minister's Son. Lieut Stuart Bowman Ralston, only son of Col. the Hon. J. L.

Ralston. Minister of National Defence, has been overseas a year with a heavy anti-aircraft battery. Ralston's war record might well be emulated by any young Canadian. He went to France in 1916 as a major in the 85th Battalion. Promoted to lieutenant-colonel on the field, he was mentioned twice in despatches and received the M.G.

and the D.S.O. and Bar." itfwo sons of Col. the Hon. Colin v. Gibson, Minister of National Revenue, are' in tht Army.

Lt Desmond H. Gibson is. with the Royal Canadian Engineers in Great Britain and 2nd Lt Colin Gibson is completing his of? ficers'. training at Bnickville. Thls Hamilton family possesses a truly splendid tradition of military service.

Col. Gibson served with the I British Army, was wounded seriously in 1915 and 1917, and was The Ottawa-Journal awarded the Military Cross, the Croix de Guerre and the Belgian Order of. Leopold. 5 Both Hon. D.

Howe, Minister of Munitions and Supply, and his eldest son. William Howe, have had the dangerous distinction of being torpedoed. Mr. Howe was; one: of the survivors of the sinking of the Western Prince when it was hit two years ago in the North Atlantic. Howe was' aboard the cruiser Dorsetshire when it was torpedoed in the Indian Ocean test Spring.

j- A tradition of service in the Navy Is being maintained in the family of Hon. Humphrey chell, the Minister of Labor, who was in the Royal Navy during the Great War. His 17-year-old son, John B. is in the Sea Cadets. An old brother, Lieut Humphrey Mitchell, is In the Canadian PaycCorps.

Another Cabfegf member with a son in uniform Hon. W. P. Postmaster General, who was with, the Ammunition Column of the Canadian Expeditionary Force in Siberia. LAC.

William Mulock is at the R.CAJT. manning pool in Toronto, had enlisted recently upon reaching the required age. The Cabinet member with most children in service is Hon. Louis S. St Laurent Lt Renault St.

Laurent his eldest son. is in the orvette service of' -the Royal Canadian Navy; his r-daughter, Madeleine, is a captain in the Canadian Women's Army Corps, and another son, Jean Paul St Laurent, is in the Quebec Regi ment (Reserve Force). Members of not holding Cabinet portfolios can claim the distinction of having most sons and daughters in uni form in one family. The member "for Westmorland, N.B, Mr. Henry R.

Emmerson, has four children enlisted, a daughter in the Nursing Service, one son in the Air Force, and two in the Army. Clarence J. MJ, for Gloucester, N.B., has one son, a daughter and two sons-in-law in uniform. "i Another Maritime parliamentarian able to boast of having two sons and two sons-in-law in service is James Ralph Kirk, of An-tigonish, N.S. There are Western member who have more than one son or daughter on service.

Rev. Ernest George Hansell (Macleod) has two sons in the R.C.AF. and a third applying for'service. Hugh Bathgate, McKlnnon, member for Kenora-Rainy River, has two sons and a son-in-law in MJEVs Also Serving. 4 Members of Parliament are also serving in the present war, among them being Capt Hugues La-pointe, son of Canada's revered late Minister of Justice, Hon.

Ernest Lapointe. Capt Lapointe was overseas the Canadian Army but since returning to the Dominion to attend his father's funeral he has been posted on active duty in Canada. Others of the 17 M.P.'s on active service are: Capt A. R. Adamson, (York West), overseas; Lt CoL C.

S. Booth, (Winnipeg North), overseas; Lt CoL A. J. Brooks, (Royal) Commandant Sussex, Lt Alan Chambers, (Nanai-mo), overseas; FL Samuel Factor, (Spadina) C.A.F., Trenton; Maj. Maurice Halle, (Brome-Missis-quoi); Capt W.

E. (Grey- Bruce), overseas; Capt, J. A. Johnston, (London), overseas; AC2 Rene Jutras, (Provencher), R.C. A.F Montreal; Capt A.

j. Lapointe (Matapedia-Matane) Vet-rans Guard of Canada, Quebec; Capt Hugues Lapointe, (Lotbl-niere), back from overseas; Wing Commande Denton Massey, (Greenwood) R.CAJ.: Capt L. A. Mutch. (Winnipeg South); Fl.

Lt James Sinclair, (Vancouver North) R.C.AJ., overseas; Capt R. Tomlinson, Lt L. i Tremblay, (Dorchester) Veterans Guard of Canada; Lt W. A. Tucker, (Rosthern); Among members of the House of Commons in the Reserve Army are: Lionel Chevrier, (Stormont); A.

Denis, (St Denis); J. E. Ferron, (Berthier Maskinonge); a Fourn i er, (Malsonneuve-Rose-mont); G. T. Fulford, (Leeds); Paul Martin, (Essex East); G.

Mcllraith, (Ottawa West). Cabinet mmlsters and members of Parliament with ions or daughters serving in the fighting services include: -PETER BERCOVITCH, B.C.L., K.C (Cartier-Montreal), one son. Fit Lt Henry George Bercovltch, 28, stationed in Egypt with RJlS, Fought in battle of Libya. PERCY CHAPMAN BLACK (Cumberland), one son, LAC Roderick Macdonald Black, .22, training as air. observer in the JOHN HORN -BLACKMORE (Lethbridge), two sons, LAC Winston W.

Blackmore, 21, training as a pilot in the R.CAJ, and Sgt David W. Blackmore, 20, an army radio technician. 'r'Haa. Son Overseas. 5 COL.

THE. HON. HERBERT A. BRUCE (Parkdale), one son, Lt Herbert Maxwell Bruce, 23, over seas with the Canadian Artillery. VM.

J. COLD WELL, C.OF. Lead-er (Rosetown-Biggar), one son, LAC. Major ColdwelL 27, training as a pilot in the R.CAF. His daughter Margaret Norah Coldwell, plans to join the Nursing Service when she completes training.

i HON. P. E. COTE (Bonaven ture), one son, Paul-Emile, 27, is a Captain in the Medical Corps; CLAYTON EARLE- DESMOND (Kent), two- sons, Pilot Officer Donald E. Desmond, 21, in the IR.C.AF., and Cpl.

Ralph Desmond, at the Canadian Officers' Train ing Corps, Guelph. THOMAS F. DONNELLY, MD (Wood Mountain, one son, Thomas 'Howard Grant Donnelly, completing medical 'training at Montreal General. Hospital. Now in uniform and will Join Medical Corps, J.

MrVTLLE DECHENE (Atha- baska, two sons, Andre, 30, at the Officers Training School, St Jerome, and Aime, 28, in the B.CAJ fi Four Children Enlisted. HENRY READ EMMERSON (Westmorland, three sons and a daughter; Sgt Pilot Ber tram Emmerson, 21, in the Lt Richard Emmerson, Canadian Army; Nursing Sister: Emily Em merson, 28, serving in South Af rica, and Charles Emmerson, 34, in the army overseas. CHARLES ROBERT JANS (Maple Creek, one son, Z-Lt. Kenneth G. Evans, with En gineers.

yp: THOMAS FARQUHAR- Algoma East), one son, LAC. Thomas Far-quhar, 21, training as an air ob server, ALPHONSE FOURNIER (Hull), one son Roy. 20, a sub-lieut in the Royal Canadian Navy. HON. JAMES G.

GARDINER, Minister of Agriculture, one son. Pilot Officer John Edwin Gardiner, 23, fighter pilot in the R.C.A.F. overseas. Hero of many thrilling air battles. HON.

COLIN GIBSON, Minister of National Revenue, two sons, Capt Desmond. H. Gibson, 22, in an Engineers' unit overseas, and Lt Colin D. Gibson, 19, completing officers' training course in ALFRED GOULET (Russell Ont), one son, Arthur, 19, an acting corporal with the Cbaudiere Regiment (active). a WILLIAM HENRY GOLDING, one son, LAC.

Francis A- Goldlng, 19, In the R.CJP. JOHN ALBERT GREGORY (The Battlefords). one son. Cant Allan Stuart Gregory, 26, with a Western -unit-overseas. REV.

ERNEST GEORGE HAN SELL (Macleod). three sons; Pilot UDserver Harry Hansell. 19. in the R.CJ.; LAC Robert Lan-gille Hansell, 19 (stepson), an air gunner in the R.CAJ.; and Howard LangiUe Hansell, 21 (stepson), application for Air Force deferred to complete studies. Son and Son-ln-Law.

OLOF HANSON (Skeena, B.C), son and son-in-law, LAC Wil liam Olof Hanson, 27, in the Air Force, and Lieut Donald Sutherland, in the Rocky Mountain Rangers. i -si JOSEPH H. HARRIS (Dan forth), one son, Lt. R. Jack Harris.

23, Lieut in 'the Essex Scottish Regiment took part in the raid on 's -r. CHARLES ALBERT HENDER SON "(Kindersley, two sons, Pte. John McKenzle Henderson. 19, in the Canadian Postal Corps A OTTAWA, SATURDAY, AUGUST 29, 1942. Sons, Daughters Serve! Canada in All Forces Toronto Members Son Gives View of Fellow Canadians On Landing From Dieppe Every Branch of Fighting Service Finds Children of Parliamentarians in Uniform Girls in C.W.A.C., R.C.A.F., Women's Division and Nursing Service Boys in Navy, Army, Air Force Members Also in Active and Reserve Units By HAL MILLER.

Young Canada's views about fighting the war were ex- Jressed succinctly by Lt. R. Jack Harris, 23-year-old son of oseph H. Harris, veteran MP, for Toronto. Danforth, when he stepped from an invasion craft back on to British soil after the raid on Dieppe.

-t "Tell the folks back home that the 'Essex want to go back at those Jerries in full strength," he remarked. Lt. Harris, one of several score young people whose fathers give direction to the Canadian war effort in the House of Commons, was deprived of the privilege of setting fobton the Dieppe shore, but he saw plenty of action. One of a party from the Essex Scottish who were not able to join the landing gparty and had to remain on the mother cr.aft offshore, he nevertheless had his baptism of fire. Casualties in his craft were heavy.

Disappointed as he was that he and some of his men were not in the landing party, Harris', fighting views are typical of several score sons -and daughters of Canadian members of Parliament now serving in every branch of thel fighting services. Lt. Stuart Ralston Capt. Desmond Gibson Ish-Guysborough), two sons and two sons-in-law; Lt D. G.

Kirk, 20, in the signals overseas; Lt J. R. Kirk, 18, in the 'tank corps; Petty Officer John Stanlstreet 29, in the Royal Canadian Navy, and Pte. Graham dimming, 23, in the Army Service Corp. MAJOR GENERAL LA- FLECHE, Associate Minister of National War Services, one son, Lt Francois Richer LaFleche, 19, In training at Valcartler.

i JOSEPH LAFONTAINE- (Me gan tic-Frontenac), two sons, Con rad, 21, at the Officers' Training Centre, Brockville, and Gerard, 19, in the R.CA.F. MJ. on Active -CAPTAIN HUGUES LA POINTE (Lotblniere), son of the late Hon. Ernest Lapointe, former Minister of Justice, on active ser vice with the Chaudlere Regiment HARRY LEADER (Portage la Prairie), one son, Lt T. A.

Leader, 40, in the artillery. NORMAN J. M. LOCKHART (Lincoln), two sons, L-B. Donald H.

Lockhart, and Sgt Edrlc Norman Lockhart, "both serving with the Canadian; Commandos in Britain. -WILLIAM BURTON MacDIAR- MID (Glengarry), one son. Pte. John W. MacDiarmid, 20, serving with the army overseas.

ROBERT WELLINGTON MAY- HEW (Victoria), two sons, Lt Robert L. Mayhew, 30, In the Reserve Army, and Pilot Officer Charles A. Mayhew, 20, pilot In the R.CA J. WALLACE REGINALD MC DONALD (Pontiac), two sons, Pte. Joseph Wallace McDonald, in the active army; Paul, 16, in- Cadet Corps of St.

Patrick's CoUege, Ottawa; daughter, Eileen, serving in K. of c. Army hut. HUGH BATHGATE McKTN- overseas, and Charles Frank NON (Kenora-Rainy River), two Cabinet Ministers Represented in Every Branch of A rmed Services St. Laurent Cart.

Hushes Lapointe and a son-in-law; Ordinary Seaman William McKinnon, 18, In the Navy, CpL Hugh James McKlnnon, 25, in the Forestry Corps overseas, and; Sub-Lt George A. Higginson, in the Royal Canadian Navy. REV." DANIEL. McIVOR (Fort William), one son, Sgt Pilot Daniel Erskine Mclvor, in the R.C AT. Back in Canada after service overseas.

GEORGE ALEXANDER MCLEAN (Slmcoe East), one son. Fit O.i George Newport McLean, 20, in the R.CA.F, on active duty. In Canada. HON. J.

E. M1CHAUD one son, Jean, 18, with the Hull Regiment (reserve). Minister's Boys in Uniform. HON. HUMPHREY MITCHELL.

Minister of two sons, Lt Humphrey Mitchell, in the Canadian Pay Corps, and Cadet John B. Mitchell, 17. in the Sea Cadets. JAMES PATRICK MULLINS (RlchmondtWolfe); one son, Lt Waldo J. in the Royal Canadian Navy; v.

HON. WILLIAM PATE MU LOCK, Postmaster-General, one son, LAC. William Mulock, in the R.CAJ'. GORDON TIMLIN PURDY N.S.), one daughter. Nursing Sister Eleanor Chapman 26, overseas in the Nursing Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps.

VICTOR; flUELCH (Acadia, son and one son-in-law, AC 2 Alan Quelch, 21, wireless operator in the R.CA.F and LCpL Grant Johnston, 22. in the Canadian Army overseas. HON. J. L.

RALSTON. Minister of National Defence, one son, Lt Stuart Bowman Ralston, with the Canadian Army overseas. GEORGE HENRY ROSS (Cal gary East), one son, Capt David G. Ross, 30, in the Active Army stationed in Canada 'V -JOHN GORDON ROSS (Moose Jaw), one daughter; Sub-Lt Jane Kern Ross, zz, serving in a naval hospital in Canada. HON.

W. EARL ROWE (Duf- ferin-Simcoe, Ont). one son. A.C2 Rowe, 18. training aa a pilot in the Air Force.

Baa Three la Uniform. HON. LOUIS S. ST. LAURENT (Quebec-East), three children Lt Renault 33, in the corvette service of the Royal Ca nadian Navy; Capt Madeleine St PO John Oaroinkr C1 Wm mulock.

Laurent- In the. Canadian Wom en's Army Corps; and Lt Jean- faui st. uurent 30, in the Que bec Regiment (Reserve). MARK CECIL SENN (Haldi mand), two W. Elgin.

Senn, 41, in the ambulance service, re serve force; Pilot Officer J. Allen 24, instructor in the R.C ARMAND SYLVESTRE (Lake St John), one son, Claude, 18, in C.O.T.C Ottawa University, CAPTAIN LEONARD DAVID TREMBLAY a Great War veteran, is now in the Veterans Guard of Canada serving in the' recruiting office in Quebec. One son, Rene, is on active service in the R.CAJ. THOMAS VIEN (Outremont). in Reserve Army, served in the last war.

One son on active service, Jean-Thomas, 23, Lieut, in. the Infantry at the Sorel Training Centre. CLARENCE JOSEPH VENIOT (Gloucester, N.B. a son, daughter, and two sons-in-law. L.

Maurice Veniot 25, in the Royal Canadian Medical Corps, and A.W.2 Mary Alberta Findlater, 29, in the R.CAF, Women's Division; R. Findlater, in the army, overseas, and Capt John H. Ferris, adjutant of the depot at Frederic-ton, RALPH MELVILLE WARREN (Renfrew. North), one son, Sgt Pilot George Garwood Warren, 25. fighter pilot in the R.CAJ, credited with bagging three Jerries, now serving in Libya.

GEORGE STANLEY WHITE (Hastings-Peterborough), one son, Pte. Donald Graham White, 18. with the Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps. War 25 Years Ago' Aug, 29, 1917. Italians advanced on the BatnsiTM Plateau.

Germans continued their offensive in All was comparatively quiet on the Western Front Aug. 30, 1917. Germans attacked British near Epehy. Aus-trians withdrew further on the Balnsizza Plateaul Premier A. F.

Kerensky re-established the death penalty as a disciplinary measure on the Russian front COFFEE FROM BEETS. Sweden plans to produce 6,000 tons of coffee substitute from vrttt Sub. Lt. W. H.

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en io la. ac ia iwawg w. a pmbmot- Artnar oouiat ColdmH Henderson, 21," with the artillery overseas. FRED GEORGE HOBLITZELL (Eglinton), one son, A.C2 Hugh F. Hoblitzell, 18, training as a pUot in the R.CAJ.

JOHN POWER HOWDEN, MX). (St Boniface), one son, Flying Officer John Stuart Howden, 28, a -test pilot in the R.CAJ. JOSEPH JEAN (Mercier), 2 sons, Paul-Andre, 24, Lieutenant with the Chateauguay Regiment (active). Jean-Pierre, 25, with the medical corps. JAME RALPH KIRK (Antigon- AWl riadtouc Home to Japs June Submarine Attack Roused Whole Dominion to Grave Peril of Conflict (This Is one of Canadian Pvess series on Canada: Threa Year at War.) By HEBBERT JONES.

VANCOUVER, Aug. 28. "Vancouver Island shelled by submarine," except those in the immediate vicinity of Estevan did not learn of it until the news came from Ottawa next day. Indians Terrorised. When the details did come out that more than 40 shells had land ed on.

the point breaking a few wnidows in the radio station there and terrorizing Indians in the nearby Hesquiat reserve into fleeing in their boats Canada and particularly British Columbia took the news calmly. Many persons were at beaches and parks and did hot hear of the attack until Sunday evening. Next day newspapers told the story in headlines, but the typical attitude of the man in the street i was that such a Japanese "facing-saving" or raid was to be expected; Main reaction was a stiffening of the "Let 'em come, we're ready- attitude adopted by most coastal residents since their first taste of war with three nights of blackout following Pearl Harbor last December. British Columbians in the coastal tains have been living in a for some time. Blazing outdoor advertising signs in cities are banned and no irfside light may be left unattended.

Remote -rural areas without air raid warning systems; and no around-the-elnck Those words, flashed across the communication must observe total nation on a drowsy Sunday after-; blackouts nightly. noon in June, told Canada that at last the war had come to her shores, that gunfire had been directed at her soil for the first time since British frigates shelled shore positions during -Indian warfare almost a centuryago. Gradually the news filtered out Estevan Point remote rock-bound peninsuH jutting into -the grey Pacific from Vancouver Island's west coast had been shelled for more than half an hour by an enemy submarine. The attack occurred On Saturday night June 20. but even Vancouver Islanders May Expect More.

A.R.P. authorities have Warned a complete blackout may be called suddenly at any lime and Government officials have said another Japanese hit-and-run raid may be exnected tnn. I despite these wartime re-'strictions and life is pretty much the same along British Columbia's coast The fishing fleet still puts to sea, reaping its vital harvest from' fishing hanky miles from shore. Reports about suspected vessel." are passed along to the navy and the air force which maintain around-the-clock -watch for any enemy off B.C's 550 miles of rugged coastline. But the shelling of Estevan point remains the only concrete evidence of the presence at any time of enemy craft of: Canada's western shore.

Youth Proud of Place Night Spotter's Post LONDON. (CP) Joyce Hunni- -bell's hankering for adventure ha been fulfilled. Only 17, she has been placed in charge of a night spotter's post at a gun site and is responsible turning in the warning calling crews to man the guns and instruments, Other women who want to know what it's like to be under fire include members of a mobile ambulance unit attached to the Home Guard in a West Surrey area. At a "battle inoculation" exerciselive ammunition being fired above the soldiers as they crawl on their stomachs the women passed through the ordeal at tr-ei- zone west of the Cascade Moun- own request and didn't Uim hiir. aa.