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MR. CHURCHILL
IN CANADA
Big Delegations For
Conferences
Australian Associated Press Our Special Representative
QUEBEC, September 11.
Mr. Churchill, accompanied by Mrs. Churchill and
a big British delegation, today arrived in
Quebec, where he will meet President Roose- <*>
velt in talks which already have been christened
the "victory conference-" Mr. Roosevelt
reached Quebec shortly before Mr. ChurchilL
The last Quebec conference evolved plane (or the ending
of the war in Europe. This one, it u thought, will re
eull in plans for ending the war in the Pacific.
The Prime Minister crossed the Atlantic in a giant trans
port which was bringing American troops home. Fel
low passengers eaid that he spent most of his time in
his quarters working on plans for the conference
I reL," and Immediately several bun
idred Joined in. Conducted by Mrs.
ChurchilL they then sang 'There 1]
Always Be An England." That
{brought out Mr. Churchill to tfaej
platform, where he requested his!
1 favorite of the last war Tip
iperary." In which he and Mrs.!
{Churchill led the *mgii?g Mr j
Churchill followed op with Tack!
Up Your Troubles*1 and then made;
la brief speech.
The crowd roared "Pot He's a!
;Jolly Good Bellow." die Prime'
I Minister grinning as be paSed on a!
'fresh cigar.
It was then approaching depar
jtnre time. Mr. Churchill when
I told that it was a couple of mtnntps
?before the train left, said "Make it
five. Well have a few more songs."
I He then called far "Land of Hope
land Glory" and the "Maple leaf
:of Canada.*" i
j Just before the train moved be
: asked for "God Save the King."
| standing to attention and i—tH?p'
(the chorus. As the train puDed)
iout the crowd again sang "For He's!
I a Jolly Good Fellow" and "Anld:
;I?ng Syne."
' The Canadian Prime Minister!
I (Mi. Maranwie King) arrived fnj
Quebec last night to welcome the
be and icmearutattres of the
Canadian General Staff are in
(Quebec as hosts and not neoes-
Isarily as parties to the eonvena
'Uons.
| Despite official warnings tfaat tne ,
Spress cannot JAprtl w*M^% nevs
trom the conference, i*?^ largest
|gBthrraig of mterrwtjnnal new*
* papemen cm jucsstaifld In Ifortli \
America has unmemed on Quebec. <
Mr. Churchfll has a large en-
toarage, and President Bmeveit
has sent up an army of ajt
tncUve aniformed ?eeretwfca.l
It is anthoriUtivetr stated that!
neitlaer Russians dot Chinese ean>i
be exytct*A at the conference, ,
which is oOda?r deMj?jed as in \
Cmmjntmt: Om Tiafcs At Qwrtut. ,
Ps?e<- 1
Mr. Churchill was accompanied .
by the Minister of Transport'
(Lord Leathers) his personal as-]
sistant (Lord CherweU). British;
Chiefs Of Staff, and his personal!
physician (Lord Moran). {
The party also included the:
Chief of Combined Operations [
(Maj-Gen. Laycock) and Gen. Sir;
CTo?tirig?: ismay, who is Mr. Chur
chill's Chief of Staff. I
British representatives from
Washington who have arrived in!
Quebec <nrtiwi?? the head of the j
British Naval Delegation in Wash
ington (Sir Percy Noble). Lt-Gen.!
Macready. Chief of the British!
Army staff in Washington, and!
Air Marshal Sir William Welsh.!
head of the RAF delegation to
Washington.
Associated Press of America says!
it is understood that the Foreign:'
Secretary (Mr. Eden) and the US!
Secretary of State (Mr. Hull) will:
join the conference later. ;
Mr. Roosevelt was accompanied!
to Quebec by Mrs. Roosevelt, bis1
personal Chief-of-Staff (Adml. j:
Leahy), and his personal physician;'
(Adml. Mclntyre). Other Amen-;
can leaders expected include the'
Chief of the General Staff (Gen.'
Marshall), the Chief of the Army:
Air Force (Gen. Arnold), and the '
Naval C-in-C (Adml. King). j.
Grinning qplightfrily behind a|l
big cigar Mr Churchill camel
ashore at Halifax and left for Que
bec an boor later. Be wore ?<
Trinity House uniform and Mrs.h
CbarehOi a gre; costume. j;
Mr Churchill told a welcoming
crowd:—"This is not the first time
v;e have been here in this war, bat
we have never been here before
when the skies were brighter. The
march of the United Nations has
never before been more surely or
more oufaJdy directed toward the
goal"
Scores of returning servicemen
crowded tfae deck of tfae taansport
that brought the party from Eng
land, ?*mQ their ili^i'i *? Ifpi'y^fl
the Prime Minister by Canadians.
Mr. and Mrs. CbnrchfD then
went to one of the two special
trains which took the party to
Quebec. They sat on the steps of
the carriage witb their feet
Hanjriinp While MT. CbarChOl
glanced at a newspaper given him
by a railwayman.
Later they went into the car
riage, bat the crowd called
repeatedly for them. Someone
started to sin? "BoH oat the Bar-
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