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e--',"'"'"" . o lbursdaq, APr" tth J ON? 'ARIO LE GISLA l 'URE l I q q . . Mr. Sinclair stated that he imam Liberal Leader Joins With be pleased to have the privilege of o . . 'seconding the motion. "There cer- Premier m Shaking Con. tainly is no division in this House on . T a uestion of such vital importance damnation df Illegal and toqthe Province of Ontario," he said. q . "The water rights referred to hy the Unneitrhhorly Action of Prime Minister are the very life . . blood of the Province. and it is quit. Chicago - Ash Diplo. fitting that we, as the representa- . . lives of the Province of Ontario. matte Representations to should place our-views before me country. I am satisfied that t e U. s. Government Dominion Government will welcome "-----u,.. the protest coming from this Legis- lature. On behalf of the Liberal GLOBE IS PRAISED party, I am glad to associate myself with the Prime Minister in protest- FOR LEADING WAY ing against this violation of the . water rights agreement." ""-------- ----The resolution read as follows: As a . , . ptr . 'That. in view of the application of memberimatl altit before DFOIOdeOBO the United States Congress for, legisn . 0 a three parties in the lation to authorize a further diver. Legislature united yesterday in sion of water by the Chicago Drain. unanimous approral ot a strong res- age "I',',.',? fc'g, thle Great ladies sys- olu i ' tom. this ouse (esires to p ace on "a: oh condemning the Chicago record the following facts and con- t def steal. Tho motion was in. sideratiuns: ro . . . . ',,r.iot1uf,')Lthi,t.'e',t adjournment, Have Vital Interest. . and W E N rguson as the mover "The Sanitary District of Chicago C . . ' . Sinclair, ICC., as the has for some years been abstracting seconder. large quantities of water which in Speakinw t u part of the watershed of the Great Ferguson", (Sign: motion. i'rcinier Lakes and diverting it.to the Gulf _ l _e the diversion of Mexico. The Province of On- propaganda with a vigor that tario. as joint riparian owner with brought applause from all sections the neighboring States of the Ameri- f.'f.. the Houses Chicago's tactics cone can Union. has a direct and vital in- stituted, in his phvaseologr, a sari. terest in this matter. ous and flagrant violation of . "There is in existence a treaty he. solemn obligation. It was another tween Great Britain and the United cftiep. he said, of a strong nation re- States, dated Jan. ll, 1909, which sarding its pact with its weaker goveins international boundary neighbor as no more than a scrap waters. tf. paper. Mr. Sinclair, following tho "It has been decided by the Sn- Premier, gave the motion the com- preme Court of the United States plete concurrence of both himself that this treaty expressly provides and the party he led, declaring that against uses affecting _ the natural there was no division of opinion and level and flow of the boundary water: could be no such division in the without the authoiity of the United iiouse on a. question of such vital States and of the Dominion of Can- lmportance to the people of the ada within their respective jurisdic- Province of Ontario. lions and the approval ot the inter.. . 3 . national Commission. Loss Equals Chippewa Power. "That the application to the After reviewing the situation from United States Congress for legislation the time of the signing of the treaty to sanction a further diversion at of Jan. ll, 1909, Premier Fergu- Chicago-is. in effect. a proposal to son launched his offensive against violate this treaty. the Chicagoans. By the additional "That legal actions have been abstraction of water necessitated by oroueht by several of the States of the drainage canal, Chicago Was tak- the Union to have it declared that mg from Ontario the equal of 500,- 'he United States Congress cannot. 000 horsepower, or. he said, virtuai- pass any act depriving those States ly the product of another Chippa- of the advantage of the flow ot said wa development. The diversion was water. and that such actions are still a. blow to the people of Ontario that pending. Would have acute effect in monetary "In View ot these facts this Legis- and industrial loss, he continued iature is of opinion that attempts "The persistent determination" to deal with this matter by way of stated the Premier. "ot our Chicago legislation without reference to Can. friends to serve their own selfish in- uda or its interests are not in aw. terests regardless of the interests of cord with the 1oyF-establi.she4 the Dominion of Canada and the friendly relations that have existed Province of Ontario in direct viola- between these two countries. and tion of a solemn agreement is a sun- which ought to continue. E ject of such importance to us that I "That this Legislature therefore think we should voice our opinions requests that proper steps be taken on the matter and see that the full to represent to the Covernment of import of our views is communicated the .Unit.ed States; through diplo- to Ottawa. To my mind, it is a most inatic -channels, the tytnei.tryb.?rly, serious and flagrant violation of the character of_the proposed legislation, agreement entered into by Great and the desirability of reaching an Britain and the United States in early adjustment of the matter by 1909." a mutual arrangement in accordance with the terms of the treaty." ' _ Globe Is Praised. Frank Keefer. Conservative mom. oer for Port Arthur. who long han" stated his opposition to the Chicago , diversion. spoke briefly to the res- olution.commending the press for keeping the question before the pub- lic. and in this connection paying particular tribute to The Globe for its part in advertising the injustice that Chicago was endeavoring to do to the Dominion. Mr. Keefer ex. pressed the belief that the great ma. WIty of the people of the United States, once they became educated to what actually ""was going or,." would rise up in protest. . .