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THURSDAY, fi APRIL 8,: 1920. * 5. Terrs §* P > ue * s f ' f f | L a | * MA TO BE INVOLVED ""i | * I | Introduction of Kapus-- 1 | Eio fates l } kasing Report Declines to Commit Himself | wlemmnnemnnra ns i | ! | __Two or three days ago Opposi-- | as tO Statement Of | tion Ieaders in the Legislature were | | Spence ' clamoring loudly for an opportunity; p: : | to discuss the Kapuskasing report. | | T e l i 2o | Yesterday whoen Premier Drury laid | iWH_L SPEAK WHEN READYI that toothsome tid--bit *beforc-'t,'hemg I ® | he was astounded at the heavy veil / | i of silence which descended. Accord-- ! t Dl'. Forbes GOdfrey (W. York)l ing to Mr. Dewart the veil might not | x + & | be lifted until Major Lang of Coch-- | Tries Va|nly to Bait rane was in attendance. | l The Proemier introduced the mat-' " | tér by a motion for adjournment, | Premler and --both Messrs. Ferguson andi | mun onme e s on se amg 1 Dewart were quick to criticize the ab-- ; | her , sence of a Government motion ac-- I Temperance forces may euggest cepting some measure of responsi-- | | policies, but they will dictate noth---.' bility. In reply to Mr. Dewart's| ! ing to the Drury Government. judg--} question the Premier admitted that' | ing by the remarks of the Promifit lthe Government -- had _ consulted iin the Legislature yesterday. Fur--| 'neither. Conservative nor Liberal | thermore, the (Government declines| * iLeader in soir-cting]thr- p.r-r.s'((u.nwl of i to be drawn in * | \the Commission. ut the Govern-- lu fore fee _ O lH _ MIEPULEs betv\oeni ment, he asserted, was under no | 1e forces of the temperance organ-- | .obligation to do so; it was a matter !12'1"0"5- Conservative Opposition | for Government : administration, tml' failed yesterday in an at } which the Government must anc | ke the Gov y 4 te'f"'.t 10 would take full> regsponsibility. | make the Government commit itselif. ; Hon. Mr. Ferguson--i quite agree ! Before the orders'of the day woere | that it is a matter for acininistra~-- | called Dr. Forbes Godfrey (West tion. Henmust *I)ritnhg"i}i i;-h}'afli"d t';]"' i York 08e .1 a$¥ mvat some motion. think this is e | lorl\). .axo.se .dml asked . Premier third occasion on which matters have | Drury if certain utterances of I'{e\g been brought in in a similar way-- f Benjamin H. Spence,. as reported in entirely irregular and without any iThe Globe, constituted, as Mr. Spence lff,'sx.)opsibili:y on the part of the! | stated, the temperance policy of the overnment. ; | Government. At the end of a reso-- Asks Adjournment. | lution of Dominion Alliance policy Mr. Drury retorted that the Gov-- ! Mr. Spence had : § A ernment did not in any way wish to i"and tl; o hne G .l.dd('d ww s "'orde. evade its responsibility. lIn the final | m.t. "." (-0\.4_»rmnent has' ex-- stage the Government would accept fD"C'SS('d its intention of supporting responsibility for the action it took, | the same." R | but in the meantime ";vo,} hrln{vo 1'1 | o _A ahau.«--"mis i fog | right to avail ourselves of the knowl-- ; _ _ Hon,. Mr. """"'\ T'his is an at--| edge and facts in possession of any | tempt to revive-- ' gentlemen in this House." | t _ Dr. Godfrey--Mr. Speaker, L sub-- ; Mr. Dewart 'wamed. adjournment ; | mit that I aske J » tar | of the discussion until the attend-- ! Premi:*r Dr:".,',d_'t] ](;0 :';';r::ég'fi h1 ance of Major Liang, but the Pre--| | use in answering the queetio i;lc 1 mier's method of introducing it was | ( conallw T: i o F io _A BA so entirely novel to him that he was | lyslrmdll.\ I intend to vote for both ot not quite' sure of the correct P'U'--l these measures # 3 M S N Ne * | J h * i+ o 3 'm 7 roce i Dr. Godfrey--But is that the Gov-- | * Sromier Urure_--1f ths. mombers| fel'nmoms X)."'f,("\"" Do they intend | on the other side of the House have | | (Ofig,':'m\;:. ".\1'"1§---Th'\t is Spence's ' nothing to say on this matter we &re ' | statement. -- es . "\1'1;:'1( prepared to go ahcead and dea,ll | Dr. Godfrey--I am not asking my | it. | 'hnn()ruble friend, the Minister. of | ,"'Ig. l::: fall, Eanty Sound, and | ! Mines. He can stick to mines..-- ) e ajor Tolmie, Windsor, rose in suc-- } Mr. Dewart (laughing)--Take *4« | 'P'[;:AO."\ and agreed that, while the | vice from counsel. \ lex "t'l""" I"'zl"*'dum might not be | | f i * w * . 'xactly according to precedent, the | ready we wHl tat ¥ Ag ,(,m SE of open discussion before the Guv-' | ' state a policy on that. | 'ernment -- policy _ was _ definitely | . Hox}. Mx:. Ferguson--The memb(-r' brought forward > | | for West York has asked a very pio-- '" 'Mr. Dewsrt--T ; ' per question. Is the news E. | i rapiy 2 ewaurt--The Premier has ! port correct? y eweDnapet &', }'""'l-" adroitly suggested that some-- hy .3 3 ie )ody else may bring the matter u Prgmxex Drm)--_---lf that is the to--morrow, Tha.t*li not the poin': avuestion, then I will say that when'! at all. May I say I think he has Government policies are to be ex--| plainly evaded his duty in not'put-' pressed members of the Governmentl ting a motion of some sort before' will _ express them, not outsiders.] the House? We had expected there | (Applause from the Governmentj would be some suggestion _as _ to | side.) whether the Government accepted | the finding of the Commission. The | f remier cannot escape, as Leader of | this Government, the rcsponsibi'lity' of government. | smcntniiemnrinslotvie rorerercmvectnnmcommmny |