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PRESIDENT OF 0.A.C. CRITIGIZED IN HOUSE FOR TIP TO FARMERS Referring to the present "tax bur-- den" of the Ontario farmer. \r. Nixon deplored the lack ot any suggeation in the Speech from the Throne that might aid the agricultural indusiry, saying there was nothing ol prom'se to the farmers from Hon. Thomas L. Kennedy, the Minister of Agricuiture, "excepiing the appointment ofi more officials who do not even k&now the farmers' language (as the Minister himself{ says); and from thc great mogul of agriculture, Dr. Christie, our $8,000 President of the O.AC., only the suggestion that the farimers be content to take a reasonable profit for their wheat, and the admonition that their only salvation is to sacrifice more and work hardor." "We'll have to see when the esti-- mates come 'round," added Mr. Nixon, "if we can't ring him in on this sacri-- fice stuff, as one thing misery does love is company, and I am certain that Dr. Christie, with his deep solici-- tude for the farmer, will be most happy to furnish this solace." Nixon Declares **Sacrifice Stuff" May Be Appiied to Dr. Christie Hon. Harry C. Nixon, Progressive Leader, and Premier Henry tangled briefly in the Legislature yostorday on the question of the Ontario Agricul-- tural Colleoge at Guelph, and the status of Dr. G. I. Christie, head of that Provincial institution. Premier Henry, during his turn on the debate, rushed to Dr. Christie's defense, saying that the O.A.C. head had accomplished something "decid-- edly worth while," and that one of the things that the late Hon. John S. Martin would long be remembeored for was his inducing of Dr. Christie to come to Ontario and take over the office he now administers. "At Guelph," continued the Premier, "we have something to our everlasting credit. We have done something there for the farmers of the Province." "Yes," said Mr. Henry, "and the farmers are proud of it. We have put up something for their service." Mr. Nixon smiled. "Do you want me to proceéed fur-- ther?" asked the Premier. "I remem-- ber well when you sat on these benches for four years, just twiddling your thumbs." '"You have spent something like $1,000,000 on a new building," put in Mr. Nixon. Claim that every building put up there by the former Drury Adminis-- tration had "gone down" was met by Mr. Nixon with the heated comment: "I am nrot going to stand for that. I challenge that statement. Any one knows what the conditions at Guelph DEFENDED BY PREMIER: Picturing the South Wellington campaign as "a most interesting situation," in which Ontario Cabinet Ministers had taken their chauffeurs | along to help provide _ meeting | quorums, which otherwise they would | not have secured; in which "the | Solicitor--Gencral of all Canada" had ' gone from door to door begging the el»ctors "to remain faithful to the good old Tory Party"; and in wh.ch T. J. Hannigan, Secretary of the Municipal Electrical Associaticn, had "finally dropped the thin cloak oi political neutrality" and had cam-- paigned openly and only on the Con-- servative platforms, Mr. Nixon point-- ed to Mr. Munro and said: OFFERING EXPENSES, HENRY CHALLENGES M.P.P. TO TRY AGAIN In speaking earlier of the South Wellington resulit, Mr. Nixon had said: '"What this Government nesded more than anything else was to be joloecd into some appreciation of conditions in this Province and of public atti-- tude toward them. Why, Mr. Speaker, you would never know they were the same outfit since the Scouth Welling-- ton result. They at once began to talk eccnomy, salary reduction, curtail-- ment of expenditures, and so on; but, withal, they cut a poor figure on the penitent bench, and they are not at-- tacking the tremendous problems of the day in a manner or in a spirit that promises any improvement. "I say in all sincerity that it would be decidedly in the public interest to dissolve this Legislature and call a& gjeneral election after the present ses-- sion." Premior George S. Heonry before the Legislature yesterday challenged D. Paul Munro, Liberal victor in the comparatively recent South Welling-- ton by--election, "to try again, and see what the result would be." The Premier's challenge, hurled in reply to Opposition taunis regarding the trimming handed the Government in that campaign, drew a barrage of "Oh's" from the Liberal and Progres-- sive benches. "I mean it," said the Prime Min-- ister with some heat. Premier Replies to Nixon's Suggestion to Cail Election "Will you pay his expenses?" put in Hon. HMHarry C. Nixon, Progressive Leader. '"*Yes," retorted Mr. Honry. "I will pay his own logitimate personal ex-- censes." PEOPLE'S MANDATE LOST or so ago, there have been several by--ele--tions, and we have been en-- dorsed in every one of them excont the ons in South Wellington. We are not prepared to promise that we are going to have an election forth-- with, as desired by the member for Brant, for which he is &n enthusiastic a crusader. And I would suggest to his friend immediately behind him (Mr. Munro) that if he is so sure of himself in South Wollingtomn I have no obsjection to him rosizning and trying out azain." And then the expenses--paying propositicn fellowed. In reply, Mr. Henty said: "True I did not do anything to assist the member for South Wellington coming here, but, now that he has entered these portals, it will be our responsi-- bility to teach him something of the public life of the Province. A groat deal has been said by two speakers this afternoon as to the significance of the by--election in South Wellinz-- ton. I d» not nesd t> point out that since I obtain>d office, fifteen months '"'There sits my honorablse friend, member for South Wellington, and the Promier says that his remarkable victory does not mean a thing. I say that it clearly indizates that the Gov-- ermmont has lost the confidonce of the people and do:s not possess the mgndate_given Mr. Ferguson." Feb.:7