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M k. * f % $ it. ~Hon, W. E. Raney said ' ayze" (Niagara Falls) thought if 'he had long given up making denials f ' the United State$ could scize coal \ of articles from its columns, . ' in export to Canada, that Canada M. M. MacBride (Brantford) could seize potatoes in export to the asked when the House would get United States. an opportunity to discuss Hydro af-- ' My. Dewart saw a big question fairs. s arising out of 'small potatoes." The * Premier Drury said there would ' question was: Would the CGovern-- 'be some Hydro legislation brought } ment use its influence in regulating in, and ample opportunity would be the price of foodstuffs? The people iven then to discuss its affairs | ' of the Province expected the Gov-- & o o on n | ' ernment to do its utmost. Sam 4 ' Clarke followed, with some practical OPPOSE DAY"GHT 3 talk about the farmers. He said the + main trouble was that 20 per cent. ) | a were producing, and 100 per cent. & BAKING MEASURE 'consuming. i ( 1 Cannot Obtain Men. | T s c . } Mr. MacBride interrupted to say *| Members of the Legislature yes-- ! g:alt O{Nali;of was producing _ more | terday showed a decided inclination i; ?\I]r.e})prrur\?--o(gpfiantitv or value? 1 1o combper master 'pakers in uperate : NMYr. MacBride----Valite * | to compel master bakers to gperate 1 The House saw the difference. Mr | their industry in the day time, rathér ' Clarke said he had offered $75 a | than at night. Three Cabinet Min-- ' month for men for a farm and h'e 'lsters, Hon. Mrossrs:Drury, 'Nixon and f couldn't get them. If the city people | Rollo, appealed fO'I at least the coin- thought the farmers were getting 'mderapon of the Municipal Commit-- wealthy, why did not they go out teo, .to which merfxbers on the Op: and try it? Such talk wearied him. 4 'posihon benches, apparently solidly The best propaganda work the Min-- + bas ms Pss mt pen ho on f ister of Agriculture could do would | Georgo. Halcrow, Labor men\b'el'k be to get people from the cities to | for Hamilton, introduced the bill, F the farms. "This trouble is not with | which declared that there should be | lthe Government. It is with the peo-- \no baking operations carried on P*--| ple, and we are going to have -- a | tween the hours of 6 p.m. and 6| hungry people if they don't look $A Sergt.--Major _ MacNamara, | out," he said. * \ Riverdale, and Charles 1}(cCrae, Sud-- | Mr. Halcrow asked how long the | bury, followed in opposing the prin--| $75 a month was good for, and was :('l[)l(' Of. the_ bill, pointing out that| | told eight months, with $35 or $40 | the baking industry was one which | a month for the other four. Hon. | necessitated night 'operatlons. When | Mr. Raney said he had inquiries |a chorus--of '"losts" emanated from | made about the carloads standing | the Opposition benches Hon. . Mr.| in Toronto railway yards. He had | Nixon interjected an appeal that it no jurisdiction to interfere in the ;s'hould' be sent on to the Mumclpal! \interprovincial tracde, and most of | Committee, 'these cars came from the East. |_, Hon. George S. Henry declared | Clearly the jurisdiction was at Ot-- | that "this drastic legislation" should tawa. | be killed right where it was before |the whole House: Mr. Dewart add-- A Dangerous Discussion. |ed that he concurred in the senti-- "This discussion has been danger-- 7 ments expressed by the member for OUS," said Premier Drury. "It is : East York. And when IIOD. Walte!' not safe to interfere awith the laws | Rollo pointed out that every bill of supply and demand. When the | passed in the House was drastic depletion of rural population comes _ | from the viewpoint of members op-- so mecar the dange» point as at pres-- | posite, Robert Brackin, West Kent, ent, it would be a terrible thing to tersely ~commented,-- "Rot." Lt.--Col. take the wrong route. To limit the Price desired to know if the Minis-- purchasing and to limit the selling ter of Labor would apply the same, of farm products would be dangerous. principle to the farms. While Pre--| "We do not want to have Ontario's mier Drury said the Government' seed--bed populated by an inferior was in no way prepared to approve | people--the Chinese or othere," he the principle, he thought that, in | asserted. '"Ontario farms must be fairness to all, it should be sent on for the Aniglo--Saxon." He thought to the Municipal Committee, to | the system of distribution top--heavy, which consent was finally given, | and advocated a closer co--operation | wormmmensenenmemmntnmimenmerenntsin amend | of the consumer and the producer. o. .. « j° "Do not accentuate conditions by| Mlnlstel' Of Agrlculture limiting the markets," he advised. + . "There would be a lot more potatoesl | Says lt w1" Save | planted in Ontario if we stopped | | e | talking nen--essentials, and got to| | Waste Of Fl'l"t l | business," said the Premier, as he| | . a | gazed at the Farmer members, who | | t e t e bill | applauded vigorously. f 7 :; Mr. J. w. Curry's a.mendipg ulihd | n ues n | \to the effect that®ebarly closing by-- VYVOTED FOR RESOLUTIOX. laws are not to apply to the sale of f Through a misunderstanding, J.| fresh fruits, .passed the committe; W. Johnston (South Lanark) was stage in the House yesterday, thoug » listed among those members absent | with' considerable discussion. whenéthe voteI tt'OOR pla(;'e on t};nle Mr. Curry said that the word J I réary resolution _ an amend-- , x | x\gggts Mr. Johnston was present "fresh:: was put in befotr%hthza';\;m;%g and voted against both amendments '"'fruit,"' so as to pre\;fn \?isions y¥ and for the resolation. The Farmer ;:fiml&(}]goods under the provi§ member absent to complete the 12 e io 1 4 s absent members was G. D. Sewell Mr. Wilson Crockett, South Went th, said the bill was giving (North Norfolk}, who was paired | worlkiL igners dealipng ex-- with W. H. Ireland, Conservative | | privileges to foreig l.p: ic < ' clusively in fruit.. Mrs Pinard: was member for West Hastings, | ¢ ' opposed to the bill. Premier Drury, . i | i he said, as a private mem-- \Premier Has Opened Corres-- oo was in Paver, "Let a man who « | § an ork lon ours -- wor _ pondence--With Ottawa _ | M e ie se onl oo o | i | Hon. Manning Doherty, inister z Concerning Them | otEriculture, said that, by allowing | (nmcmcmbesnie teen enc ns i stores to stay open inft e 'eYenir':g That ('orrvqunden(.'e wi.'th the Do-- | i";':tewoal,d }tf';?{gg' Ix)'z!x'rllcdga(;er'lgop? f minion Government is being carried ! posed the bill, and suggested special on regarding the Hydro--radials was | legislation _ for fr}xit shops. Thfiy Istated by Premier Drury yesterday 1{1tlllgh'§h:)e clearer in some cases, he |in the Legislature in reply to criti-- j | 'filgssrs_ Stringer, '_ Haldimand; cism contained in an evening news-- | Mageau, Sturgeon Falls; Hon. H. C. paper despatch from Ottawa. He {Nixon, Hall, Parry ~Sound; .J.. W. said that he though this correspon-- | McLeod, Stormont,..and Col. D. dence would be beneficial,> as he * |Carmichael favored the measure.; found the Dominion Government ¥ion. Thomas Crawford opposed, and ; quite willing to discuss matters. W. E. °N. Sinclair, South Ontario,[ The article in question, the Pre-- suggested limiting it to: a certain | mier said, was '"absolutely wide of period during. the summer, { 'the mark.'" Hon. Mann}]ng Doherty on y said that there never had been a RrOoOVIN "TO "PAY® SH k 'time when the Hydro had such loyal : PRO CBP C i bar m ie 'support as it had in the present Hon. Geo., Henry introduced a bilj \ Government. It was not only loyal, in the 'Legislature which -- enables 4 but it was unanimous. county and suburban road Commis-- _ Col. Cooper (Northwest 'Toronto) on M sions to 'plant trees on ~highways, 'remarked that "when The Telegram to be charged to the, maintenance \knocks it is a .very good' sign," as account, so that the: Province will f Lp?opl'e"gen_eg'any felt the opposite || pay its sha,:'f._"- ';;;i.__;, |