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, xn o * mmpsaent e _ a _ in iine! snie aultive is PA hnd ie Cl ~"*"'I e in R * M f FRIDAY, 1 2, 1913 a IA.Y » " m--= k bnvpmmmammmmmmmnrntrmmmmrmmmmmmmmmmmmmmnrmmmetmmenmmememenenne en oncnmmmneend Mr. Nesbitt's S f Evid bowe, r. Nesbitt's Jdummary of Evidence wX hm by Hand--picked W is A Ey &# y Hand--picked Witnesses is Ac-- $ ® / » Li "S[' 2 2 * cepted, Callin'Maisonville "Slimy "TTie Te .\ ~, D: 2 / £ 2: and Proudfoot *.Paie--faced. "'f',. | im cemtnmmnmremmmenmmemects ---- Aupiiee C & Mr. Proudfoot Defies A 1 r. Proudtoot Deftes Aitemicts at Coercion, Refuses to Submit to Commitee and Wili Carry Maiter to the House--Sees in Absence of Fair Treatment No Other Course. Chairman Ferguson continued his 'address, but I want to muke a state. hizh--handed imethods axt the resumed { ment, j n« ¥ (§ * > nittee | C £ gittings _ of the« ~commiye '""."l'lll\' Chairman,. Privileges and Blections at th« l;ll'-i Th Chaj } ; aog, ® C rairman xpec s " liament Buildings yesterday. Bre the j ubmit: 1 ; in lCCE $o0, 19 | P SUuU! 11 () s ol y o the c j session had progressed many minutes : | h 1 _ ns eotmmitter In thut respect. a hAc came into. oben" and biftter con-- | t "~ I r(| I hope you wih. Mr. Prou C £ ce fict with --Mr.: Prendfoot. Thne m ""]_l . roudfoot--NXo. I want to maks« f dn ty [A statement. ber for Centre Huron had been served | The Chai pihe F in d uC ruirma [ » f f with a subpoena to attend and give ; tman--1 expect you to pay s ~proper respect ; m 'haip c 3. evidence of what he knew concernin? i'; M "" '";, e the Chair and ob sorve the rnling vi ave ; ake the charges that he had vreferred Dgg it [ will have to make & N . Lif : YOUu rsis | » cA Canirir against the two Cabinct .\llnlSl!'l'-,, '- 'l"ll.l n contravening -- the | 1P o _ rules of order. " ratand + A but Mr. Proudfoot was too war$ to | '. J '(" Y ou understand the | f nvjously q | *CSPonsibility you assume? | be drawn into what was cbviousiy a | M j if J trap where ho would have been at ;' ; "";'")OL 1 o it NP "P-% f s R . ; Dbortunity ( resenting > charges the merecy--of the fighting counsel for ;" Nows L presenting the charges I | * 3 3 w ut I . {Started out to prove, | the defence, Mr. Waliace Nesbitt, Mr.j TI Chai l { Proudfoot attended, and as he walked fersrabnd rairman \O.U perfectly un-- ; into the room he was followed by the . C '\""'"("'h" resr:onsibility you take. | Liberal members. who filed into their Mr. T. H. Lennox (North York) l places. Their presence after the with-- tl_"*"' susggested that the Chairiman | drawal -- of --Wednesday, was in no "l"""""f ask Mr. Proudfoot to tul;vi i p the & t submi ims sense a retraction of their former .' .""?1 ind submit himself -- to | . y pa, , Cxamination, ! ositi but was done in order at j i+ position, but * 28 penlty. B | L want no lecture from vou, '\""l . Inarit u. ra t might roperly he M & f a mn.mH.\r report & .' P ; (hs Chairman,. as to my responsibilitv. and | rg p ubmission o ® chutss f F3 prepared for s1unmis Wwhat responsibility I am taking." { MHouse. t The Chairmai ko ¢ an--I do n pr se | Mr. Proudfoot was called to thacg ) . . $t CC 01. 50008 | i ++ m R ia Pasken, IEC giving you a lecivre. ' stand, after Mr. David Fasken. K.C., r ryX stand, a C al i 145.3 Mr. Proudfoot--That is what you ' had briefly testified about a consulta-- ! § s ' s hi o 4 3 are irying to do. | tion with Mr. Thorne in connection Cns t 3 | | C j Phe Chairman--I simply ask. Do youd with his award. s f | propose to disohey the summons of Nr. Proud{oot Wants to Speak. this committee andg refuse to fl',mc-m'l As Mr. Proudfoot advanced, the 'here and give evidence be"*ore them? Chairman proceeded to administ®" Then that is a matter for the com-- the oath. The member for CentrS miiriace to consider and see what fur-- Huron hesitated and sxpl;nfi"(li !¢ ther steps they will take under th('l want to make a stateirent. | ordingry procedure of the House tu% This was something the committ?e | foree you to give evidence, If you! had not reckoned on. The Chairman | won't be sworn there 4s no object in! Ihesitated, and informed Ntrt. Proud-- ' your making a statement. H _\'01)i foot that--he would not be permitted | pefuse to take the posgiticn of other to make an address. "The committee ® witnyesses, I cannot allow you to malw! have asked you to come here as a wil-- y statemeont. % 1 ness." * Mr. Proudfoot--1 want to give you Mr. Prowdfoot--But I want to make § -- * , mny reasons now,. ra/ statement. P A p BR The Chairman--You -- have . been | Proceeds to Read. summoned here to gsive th« f"""'; Ssuiting the action to the word. Mr. Wie » + giv » ne { = j which you can give to help ""] ".m i Proudfoot drew a manuscript from titthe --a a ¢ coper-- conclusion & i n..ntn come to a :""l"' onciusi0 !hls pocket and began to read from a 'eference the » o o vou with reference to the 'hl"g & .t.l | prepared statement: '"*Yesterday --I £ D o or of the lHouse, with | ;. f * m *f" on the floor of th PMEt .\\'uhdl'('\\' from this committee--*" which we are assembled here to deal. | "Ofder f 54 f I need not tell you that the ccmmit-- | rder. _ order, came from the ce( O * *O a € C lIt= | ; 4 01 . $ | Conservatives, toee have conduct of the proceedings | + 3 uo | Don't take that down," shouted | and will proceed regularly. (Liberal | Mr: Elliott (StInt t K 2 I Mr. Elliott, assistcnt c . laughter.) That is the reason I sum-- | § counsel, to the | stenogravnher. ' moned you here and we expect you | T Chai s K s Phe aairma vas in a andavreq ! to give us the benocfit of your evi-- | rp f if ':" was in a quandary.| * s in">% 1 ~Mr. roud * & NAH dence in the matter. This is not an | n luiloot," he started> as soont | * 3 as his volce e n¥ > occasion for an address. :_i i es kf'"hi__lm heard, "I "p',] F £ * a l 6A £1 I (Cor ti . K c § pamians Mr. Proudfoot--I won't mak an | (Cortinued on Page 2, Col. 1} ' J