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FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 1911 _ COVERNMENT LACKS|~-- Hon. A. G, MacKay Urges Need ; of Technic:i Education. LEADERS --CROSS SWORDsS. ! | Debate on Speech from Throne| Finished, | e t Mn I | | Liberal Leader Criticizes Attorney-- General's Department -- Model Schools Should be Reopened--Sir James Whitney Defends Govern-- ment's Record. in a vig0orous forty--minute address Hon, A, G. MacKay, voicing in the Legislature yesterday the reply of the Liberal Opposition to the contents of the speech from the Throne, put the | Government of Sir James Whitney un-- ) der the fire of a masterly criticism of its weaknesses. In his rapid--fire ad--| dress the Liberal leader gave the: House an intimation of the fight the| Qppositior is going to make upon & number of important questions. The Attorney--General's department he de. nRounced as inefficient, a victim Off inertia and absolutely incapable of; apprehending criminals, | Villains and Scoundrels, | Sir James Whitney's reply was in his characteristic manner. He brush.} ed aside the criticisms of the Hon.| Mr. Foy's department and came to the defence of Hon, Dr. Pyne. Thel Prime Minister declareq that one Of the reasons the Liberals were put outl of power was because they would not prosecute the "villains and scoun-- . _ drels'" who worked under the <(pro-- tection' of the Liberal Government, No Division on Motion. . The motion for the adoption of the | speech from the Throne was Carried : J without a division. & M The Treasurer caused some surprise f by bringing down the public accounts, t _ such an early appearance of the fin-- ancial statement almost Constituting ' a record. Sir James Whitney moved the adjournment of the House until Monday. Lack of Content in Speech. | Hon. A. G. MacKay, leader of the Opposition, continuing the debate on the address in reply to the speech from the Throne, after brief refer-- ences to the death of King Edwa}rd and to the approaching celebration of the centenary of peace between Canada and the United States, said that the most noticeable feature in the speech as regards its reference to the past Administration and the ex-- pected legislation of the present Gov-- ernment was the "absolute lack of content, and particularly of intent on the part of the Government." With reference to prison labor, he suggested to the Provincial Secretary: that some means should be devised to apply at least a part of the earnings of prisoners to the maintenance of | . those dependent upon them. "Gingerly and Uncertainly." The question of technical and in-- dustrial education was touched on in the speech, Mr. MacKay regretted to' say, '"very gingerly and uncertainly.'"' One would gather that "the grey dawn _--wWas at last striking upon the Govern-- e 4