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iiiiiiihjiiifiibAE""MMrrt0, _ 28, . M l . - . . f . hams:- been very seriously discount! on: . _ the} platforms throughout the Pro-, ' Vince; there is the further fact that; . _ , 'we-haye no evidence that the muti . . vmaes of women themselves want the. franchise: We-yhave no positive evi-, _ dence that they would exercise it, but; We have certainly had at least some .evldenceuthat there are a number of . (sttynenl who' do not want the tran-: - gchise, donot ask the franchise. feel-i " 'ing they have a greater and better in-l' . tin. a _ out it. Hope to Have Change Ready l ence' with)". ... , ( I . iPrcmicr and Petitions. ; for Next E eotitm ( "it is true a petition is being vireo-3 Hated at present in favor of the bill. I . 'ma-r-r.---.- (have no doubt. it. is being largely '-.-ilklli§(l. l have some information of, the. signatures that liaw- been obtain- lWAR WORK RECOGNIZED rd up to the present time. I Would' 1.71:"in hztvo had the bemefit of the? __._________ complete petition and have heard; what the. promoters had to say be-' I - . " fore this bill came. up, but the ques-i int. N. w. Howell lpholds Premier lion is before the Ilonse, and we must" ' " Ye" 's . . decide it without further delay. I ea at ty Decision and Shows How do not. however, place " great deal oft Liberals Had Advocated Measure importance on peiltions. A petition; for Several Years on almost any subject can be obtain-'; . ed with a great deal of ease and with-) out Very much effort, and I have l"?', _. --.. doubt that if a, stvov.gily-organized,'; nffort were made to secure a petition! "fraxisc: one: t't .; erg-M." inte against this bill n, somewhat formid~3 partnership win ti:; in our tremendou:.' _':y'iJ'i.ti'"o11 could have been secured, task, non-i which the sum-use of the ll _ '.' l future of the British l'Znipirc depend" Premier Wants No : Bud the oiviiizaiiic1 of the yxorld. l ' I . . . i to: can we my, (s,ti:" thern a sham DIVISIons m 1l,aei11ti" lin the govermm-i.; o.' the rmzntry. the. "lam .si'ict', as I mentioned, the Ivo- ' . , ' we ' '.air . ', . , -. . . . our. who saw me asked or u, refer»! !rlfght to "va a no} .mo lt tne makini endum. There nre many u.rgutuentv, itt the laws threy "a". 'We" so hereto that might well be odvanced in favorl "W trying to "NM" .' My answer ic psf that vourse. It may he said that! I think not." tho main voters or the Province; _.. , g" -,. _ _ should be consulted before we enacted Thus Jpoke J ".1"7 'en' William a Luw that 50 Strongly atul vitally! Hearst ill the '.episiature restores-I affects 1hc,cirnytitutiyyit ot the Pro- iWhen that body :nude history by e", rince. It. may be well argued that the dorsi . .,' h. "it.-. T te ,._,, ,.._ women thenmelvw should have an: I i 1 n; ".'t out dissent the {neat p.ir.- opportunity in some concrete way ot,' H. p , of votes for WotrH'Ca, UNIS com- . expressing their view as to whether or pleting the chain of Provinces the; not they were willing to assume the have adopted this; reform from the burden and to discharge. the duties . ' _ It ' t a . - l this bill .uatit.e Pacific Ocean to the Ottawa River. 1r,'hct"i'/,"ff"""' wh Ch H Cali I "I feel the time has "(rt l .. . 5 come," the Premier trout on "ants l tilted People. t "when We should give our wo- i "Wm-'9. we ugt in unkind? of} a unrtri . . -... . . ' -. '69-.an mg l e Cottt _ L tone; I. , in" anteater part in the Public a.'- um notion ot' the Province 1 might: _ tlit' and mm greater .'5PriHcty that the have been inclined to take some. ballot affords. 'Applause.) in tlrs int-nus of getting the opinion of the. case the Government. endorses the /c',',1'(ti/'",. "//i',t111f'oi.),1,' Inset-Ht '11:]? . -' . . . . , Ad'. :'. a tii .Y~... 'eb'k' ." principle 01 the bill betore we House, "U cmnpuign should he raunclit d That means they take Government t't-:s whioh would huge thc slightest ten- .laoonsihility for it. l call for my gulp i?,'.t/,pi, in .Eiyidc the people' of this otters to vote . . S l _ . ' _ MN new t it can poem uy 'e avout- full fbwmfl lui or. illd I take mi. (Applnnse'i. 'With the knowledge Jl'hS"'f 0:511 lo fl? leader of this i have been able to get, with the sense -a , f? Th "nu, t/1e vote mil? be. of publio opinion I have been. able to Dluauee.) This is not the time to acquire, I think. the "vovcrnrnent tu I','? 9t,,fe.tys 2f t,lle till. Oppor- ought to take t.he stand without any in ty, or: coinee, will on given in fun reference to 'the people or for any t me for l/tat. Theri' is One DOIN. further reference ot' any kind. i however. I Tus mention. The GOT- . . eminent havirut' decided to give women , War Advances Opinion i the vote, it is anxious they should w S ff l have full opportunity of oxei'cisinc ', . , ' on Oman u r that right at the earliest date posl [ F4t age' sible, and the Government "ill tr: ',, '.'I's'te Wa)' has changed many coil- and devise some Dian whereby the-v .dltlons and. has crystallized public will be entitled to record their volt. 'Ut'm_10n_on many subjects indeed. at the next Provincial election." iHirislatioit has been passed by this The 8110 _ House that I doubt it would have; l age Mon-mom. .been possible to pass or would have Sir William Home} Sl-ulie to a had success after being passed but for" crowded and expectant House and the war; t1in l',e,r,fdf'1ll",l: 1115"y thei galleries when the second re; dir, , i"r'r'l.)2",' 0- In: m1 t s'. a .we as I can. the bill of Mr. J. w Johnson 'lull 'opnuon in tzu'or oi this measure has unatiVe member for. West "li'/ai%'l.. litdvunced. more Since the war com- 3" Tg'attt2ea1egift,fgt, "New. came ', 'Jfdf"itti'f2,,1",iJ,llae,u1,':,'iit 1? 351133353 Cl} Elliott, 'lu?,1eU'"Jfeef,"d 1V1JUl; fa century before. (Applause.) The Middlesex. to. give. women the muni- t/','1tnt1ihie 'JfJ,i/1,t/tT"gi,npit,e,roeirti 1',i,'l'i1irfli.anorc"e' was also glven second throughout the countries of the ttl.. Premier Hearst stated that in 1915 :lies has changed the attitude of the, the deputation of women who called public on this question entirely. The lupin!" the Cabinet proposed the right splendid part they have taken and only. of married women to vote at the stoltayiid sacrifice thtv.he.ve, made; municipal elections. Last year the have broken downithe prejudices that) deputation suggested the Government yf,l',"t.?.1, in the Itt Wis 0? many tnenl might take a referendum on the subr and women, 1.o?. Men, some ot them. ject to ascertain the opinion of the !intmrtrts' of this House, who bitterly: l,'fll'ld. It was a question that might I opposed this. measure a year ago, are' fire considered. said the Premier, if tho I now tnthu,si.a.ttie Isupporters ot this! 'Government. 'in supporting the bill j,i'nemst'ire at this time, in view of the. would. if anything. not be ahead of mu." Tcor.d "Hilde by m? Women Of: public opinion. whether the women of ' 11H "Provmce in connection with the LQntario are sufficiently roused upon _ " ar. this question to assure the measure'si ib'plendid Work of Women. success. Fe . f , , . . . . '.s.u' . - i The Premier 'Said the Women of ,Sulme .Not, aw, Issue. 3 [Ontario had responded nobly, worthy l _"Etge fi',ettt,r, up u; the Taw, timei, atia'tsziifd tt'it1flt"i'ot%ttt or I r e - Jllu',T'Ulrt'Lt "m'.t',",'l,,../ e T', 1:22! It,'; record ot service, sacrifice atoll ' . devotion could be found. Sir William,