weeeee eneememenesemeneeeneneneee@ 000000 C CTCCMIEC \"ive P nmintuatoms x 4 § e * '* 1A I K 4 EfilSl JRE UNHEU-- -- . a iahten Liberals Will Help to Lighten, Task of the Premier : : o aan ire! Prohibition in Ontario to Help pite] in Great Armed, Economic btrug-, #le--Premier and Mr. Rowell tol Close Debate To--day. | Political amity was the domina ,x'n';; note of the procecdings in the Legis-- | lature '\'(-':'-("l'dfl'.\'- The parl\ '.-\a"]f"{-Si exchanged compliments in the }nnS.: friendly fashion. and the mover and seconder of the Address in Repl; to | the Speech from the Throne put State | hefore party and advocated unity c¢f j action in a time of ""i',rh(d-.lf'}l'.f'(" crists. 'The debate is likely io be ; closed to--day, when the Premier a: d | \Mr. Rowell are expected to speak | The Tiberals Will Help. | Before the House settled down to | business Mr. Rowell. in a graceful | vreference, said: "I would like to sa.\'! how gratified we are on this side of | the House, and I am sure our friends opposite will join with us, to see the Premier back in his usual place in | the House. It is possible that o\\"ng' to the engrossment of the war last *pring many of us did not -'eali'm{ how ill the Premier was. On behalf | of the members of this side of lhe' HMHouse I would like to say that if | there is anything we can do to make ' the burden of responsibility resting | on the Premier lighter it will be | cheerfully done." Mr. Rowell a'so | spoke of the friendly feeling of mem-- | bers of the Opposition towards Hon. | James Duff, Minister of Agricul:ure. | '"We are glad to see him back in the! HMouse," said the Opposition leadar, | "even though there are times whon} we do not agree with the policy of' the Department of Agriculture," 1 Premicr Expresses Appreciation, I | The Premier, who was _ visibly touched, replied: "I am sure we all appreciate very much indeed the kind «sentiments expressed by the leader of the Opposition. It is evidence such is this which helps to smooth the rugged path which every public man has to follow. I am very thankful to Providence that I have been spared, , ind I feel that has laid upon me an idditional responsibility to give the | very best service I can to this Legis-- lature, so long as I occupy the posi-- tion I now do. It gives me pleasure Lo take this opportunity of tenderlngl my thanks to the leader of the Op-- positibn, and also to members on both | sides of the House for the way they have shown and expressed kindness during my iliness." Congratulates Members Who Serve. | Lieut.--Col. W. H. Price (Parkdale).i in moving the Address, congratulated / *_ the Premier on having recovered his | health to such an extent as to enable | him to be in his seat and to lead the | House, and also referred to the pre-' sence of Hon. James Duff after a se. | vere illness. "My congratulations ; cannot stop here. They extend --to every member of this House who is before the public in some form -- of leadership, in public speaking, organ. Ization, -- special industry, or in the Canadian army. If I were asked to specialize on each side of the House I would name Hon. T. w. McGarry and the honorable the leader of thei Opposition as having unstintedly used their --talents for recruiting and patri-l s