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v--'------'----m j JANUA Ry |7 # # ¥ Legislature: Reception | f Catches Young Soldier ; , Completely Off Guard l mm on o commmemmm mmz | (By ROYD BEAMISH.) * | (Staff Writer, The Globe and Mail.) 1 His waist--line slimmed by a com-- bination of hard work and illness, but his genial spirits dimmed by neither, Lieut. the Hon. Colin Campbell, Minister of Public Works, * returned to the Legislature yester-- day and took his seat in the House for what may be his last appear-- ance in a long time. He sat at his desk uncomfortably 3 while Premier Hepburn and Opposi-- 5tion Leader Drew paid tribute to the spirit of self--sacrifice and pa-- itrlolism which prompted his enlist-- ment with the CAS.F. He spoke e briefly in reply and urged his col-- leagues to stress the seriousness of the war situation and awaken the | people to its urgency. | _ As he left the chamber mopping | the near future, his stay in Toronto his forehead, he said: "Being a}|is likely to be brief. 'soldier is a tougher job than being An attack of flu kept the Min-- | a Cabinet Minister--except at times |ister from attending the opening like this." of the Legislature, and yesterday Lieut. Colin Alexander Campbell|he still bore signs of his iliness, (he'd just as soon you'd skip the| which kept him on a hospital cot '"HMHon."), commanding officer of the|for a full week. Toronto section of tke 12th Field| _ The Legislature's farewell to the Company, R.C.E., isn't the sort of| Minister was voiced by Premier man to whom encomiums and pane--| Hepburn before orders of the day gyrics come easily. He confessed| were called, and Colonel Drew after yesterday's session that he| warmly echoed the Premier's ex-- had been totally unprepared for his | pressed hope for his safe return. reception. D 'l';l'hls rlnay be Llcutcx:'ant. Can}l'p- 6t a ell's only appearance during this Just an Engineer. session, or for many sessions to "I knew, of course, that the come," Mr. Hepburn said. "May Prime Minister was going to $@Y|Goqd protect him and bring him safe a word more or less by way of f4r€» | nome to his family and associates well," he said, "but I didn't exP®Ct| nere. In these dark days referred it would be quite like it was. IUS|1o py the British Prime Minister it pretty hard to express yourself at | ;, fitting that this young man, feel-- a time like that." .,; |ing as he does about his country, Stripped to its essentials, he said, should offer his services and ex-- his motive for joining the C.A.S.F. perience to the Royal Canadian had been simply because that WAS | Ingineers and become a member of where he thought he could best| ins Canadian Active Service Force." serve his country. Thirty--eigh!| Golonel Drew voiced his wishes years old, too young for the last| ror woordial success in this great war, but young enough, by f@r, 10 | yanyure" and suggested that it was be of service in this, he had decided|zymnolic that a Minister of the that his engineering experienct| Crown should be in uniform. would be put to its best use on the "I think it will be repeated be-- field. fore the war is over," and drew a ATt wasn't as if T were connected | onuckle from the members when he with some industry that was need-- added with a smile, "L cannot eac for the war effort of the coun-- promise tq keep your position in try," he said. "I was just an engi-- the House open for you, but I will neer. There are plenty of other cap-- welcome you on your return with able men able to look after my all my heart." t portfolio in the Cabinet. So, here M | I am." Even the natural desire to remain 'close to his wife and four children |did not outweigh the factors im-- | pelling his enlistment, he said. Mr. Campbell was granted the F King's commission -- provisionally + with the Royal Canadian Engineers, but it took weeks of hard labor be-- fore he was qualified and confirmed in his rank. During that training period he worked with pick and shovel alongside the men of his unit and spent hours in classrooms, grappling with engineering prob-- lems of a strictly miiltary charac-- ter. "It was pretty hard at first," he T confessed ruefully, "but it doesn't take long to toughen up, Being a soldier is a lot different from being a minister, physically at least." A month ago Mr. Campbell was named commanding officer of the Toronto section of his company. The remaining sections are located in Western Canada and will not be united until the unit sails for over-- ; seas. As the 12th Field Company is included in the category of corps * troops, and as Ottawa announce-- ments have indicated that such troops will be moved overseas in