This romantic headline exemplifies the imperial sentiment of many of Toronto's citizens in this period when the city rejoiced in the nickname of "Tory Toronto" and when it was known throughout the empire as the most "loyal" of the King's cities outside Great Britain itself. The prime minister, as the photograph indicates, was politicking in the area when informed by a reporter that the British government had asked for Canada's assistance in putting down the Turks. Mackenzie King, who was understandably miffed about not having received any official communication, stalled in giving an answer while withstanding enormous pressure from patriotic English Canadians who wished to rush to Britain's aid. King's luck held since the "crisis" soon petered out, and those who had demanded an immediate Canadian commitment were made to look rash and foolish.
