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THE GLOBEK, TORONTO, \U. F. O. member for North Ren-- frew. endorsed the attitude of the Drury Government toward Hydro 'and Hydro--radials in the Legisla-- 'ture yvesterday. ~Each expressed the . conviction that the people of the Province were behind the Premier | and his policy. un o 7 Charles F. Swayze of Ni-- agara -- Falls Supports Premier on Hydro--R. M. Warren, U. F. O., Makes Strong Plea for Vigorous Policy to Re-- forest Province--Acting Liberal Leader to Re-- sume Debate Today Two (Government members, Chas. F. Swayze, Labor member for Ni-- agara Falls, and R. M. Warren, In passing, Mr. Swayze made a rather broad intimation that the Mimico Industrial School would, in | the near future, be taken over by -- the Provincial Government under one of its denartments. The Labor F. Wellington Hay, Acting Liberal Leader, moved the adjournment, and will probably be followed today by Hon. G. H. Ferguson, the Conserva-- tive Leader. i On Hydro matters, Mr. Swayze de. 'elared: "In regard to 'the Hydro| legislation, I want to say that Il personally am back of the Premier in his stand in regard to the Hydro. I am absolutely in favor of public ownership, and was in favor of it long before Hydro was inaugurated. But I want public ownership con-- ducted economically and to know what the cost is going to be." When the Smoke Clears Away. Both speakers, in moving and seconding the address in reply to the Spceech from the Throne, cut their. remarks vnusually short, in accordance with the expressed de-- sire of the Government to shorten the session. Mr. Swayze said that he hoped the example so set would be followed by the other members taking up the debate. Especially in their references to Hydro and Mr. Swavze's declaration of concord between the Labor and U. F. O. groups were the opening day speak-- ers applauded from their own sec-- tions of the House. * . Labor's Ranks Closed Up. "Although many rumors may be about in the street and many news-- paper representations made, indi-- cating that there is a cleavage," de-- clared Mr. Swayze, "we people who form this hybrid Government are just as closely connected at the opening of this session as we were at the last session. If there were any differences they have been all smoothed out, and we are now--I am speaking of the Labor group-- absolute supporters of our. highly respected and honored leaders." The Labor member agreed that there should be some correct est!i-- mate of the ultimate cost of the de-- velopment of the Chlpga.wa Canal, a development, he said, which he had watched from its start. "I have formed my own opinion," he said. in touching upon Chippawa, "but :« am not going to express it on the foor of the House today. I think, when the smoke is cleared away, that not only the supporters of the. Premier will be back of him in his decision, but the general public, and the majority throughout the Prov-- ince of Ontario will congratulate him on the stand he has taken.'" Mr. Swayze reviewed in detail Government legislation of last ses-- slon, endorsing particularly the good roads policy of the Minister of Pub-- lic Highways. He believed that the Provincial Government had done everything it could be expected to do in the way of meeting the un-- employment situation, in providing the machinery and the funds for re-- Mef. * AeA Take Over Mimico School? THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1922 in o0 00 CC aOoviy TV Enewikk 'a stage of complete forest depletion. He instanced the systems in other _countries of compulsory replacement of a cut tree with a seed or seedling, and commended such methods to the attention of the Ontario Government. It would be a happy heritage to leave to the children of the next generation, he said, a Province in an advance stage of reforestation, rather than & Province whose forest wealth had been squandered and no effort made at replacement. Government activity along refor-- estation lines he considered a vitel necessity if Ontario were not to reach m mBacipm e ie es 2 In dealing with the present eco-- nomic and industrial situation, Mr. Warren attributed conditions to a large extent to the unhappy position of the farmer. Although a great por-- tion of the products of the farm had fallen to 1918 levels, he said, manu-- factured goods, boots and shoes, farm implements, woollen and cot-- ton goods--things which the farmer \had to buy----had not fallen in any-- thing like equal proportion. The fountain of prosperity, agricultural industry, had been dried up. Mr. Warren commended the At~ torney--General for his activity in preparing to deal with the '"profA-- teers'" of the Province, as promised in the House two sessions s8go0. In the matter of high rents and neces-- saries of life, the member for North Renfrew was sure that there existed a species of profiteering, which, he declared, must be removed. Urges Reforestation, He endorsed the statements of the Premier at Hamilton on the question of Hydro. '"I am sure, for myself," he said, "that the Prime Minister expressod the sentiments of vast numbers of people through-- out the Province, and I feel sure that he will receive the enthusiastic sup~ port of vast numbers of people all over this Province in the position he has taken." The member for North Renfrew thought that experiences in guaran-- teeing the bonds of Mackenzieo & Mann for the C.N.R. would sufficient-- ly advise caution in guarantecing bonds for Hydro--radials. The Cana-- dian people, he said, would go on smarting for some tims for having guaranteed those bonds. Endorses Hamilton Speech, ( They received less than 1 per cent. of the Hydro power developed, he stated, and it was not correct to say that rural Ontario received indirect benefit from the . cheap industrial power supplied urban municipalities. For instance, a farmer could buy a binder of the class made in Canada cheaper in England or Rumania than he could purchase it from a Canadian maker. Mr. Warren asked what the rural districts of Ontario got out of the cheap Hydro power so consistently applauded throughout the Province. iproriiatWiiraptintt lt tinth actsicicds Tsd 2 3k c 24 u4 1 R. H. Grant, Minister of Fducation, said afterward that, although no decision had been reached, an altera. tion of the system of administration at Mimico was being considered. R. M. Warren, U.F.O. member for North Renfrew, in seconding the ad-- dress, said, in reference to Hydro: "I feel sure that my constituents in North Renfrew will aAppreciate the attitude of the Prims Minister. I do know that there is a feeling abroad among people generally today that they will endorse and back up & Government that will adopt a policy of careful husbanding of our re-- sources." member stated his disapproval of the present system, and appealed very strongly to House members to sup-- port any legislation along this line which might subsequently be brogghlt* in by the Government. Hon.