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bothering about. When one knows that the politicians in Canada must realize the absolute need of reinforcements + of course a constant supply, it is difficult to understand over here what in heaven's name, they are wrangling about. Of course no one would like to see trouble with Quebec + it may be that Sir Wilfred were [?] in power, can't handle Quebec, but personally I feel inclined to agree with E. P. Davis, that we should be through with French Canadians as leaders.

I hope Duff gets off right on the question of conscription + I believe he will as I think he wrote

BC Archives MS-1188 Box 1 File 5 PATTULLO, George Robson, 1845 - . Woodstock, Ontario Selected letters from his son James Burleigh Pattullo, 1917-1918.