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and not invest in something which may have to be written off." Mr. Macaulay spoke at a dinner in the Royal York, which marked the close of the annual ccnference of the league, when T. J. Mahony. M.P.P.. not Hamilton was elected its President lid succeed J. Earl Birks of Toronto. l "Who can visualize what aerial Itransportatirm will be like in twenty years?" he said. With its possibilities for passenger and freight traffic. he pointed out, "it can in that time take away a great deal from highway transportation. So we have to keep the future In mind." he said, "and not invest in sranethlng which may have to be written off." Short View Unwise. k FUTURE OF AIRWAYS CALLS FOR CAUTION IN ROADS EXPANSION demned. and as soon as possible of the tlap. system in connection with M2gis- tntes' remuneration" was placed bs tcre the League at its business H35- sion yesterday afternoon. together with the opinions of delegates that tttg to autoists exist under "the ultaus tee system" in various parts of the Province, although it was 1tLettrttlyy not all tttntvAls working He advocated a sensible expenditure, particularly during this economic crisis. Bo did Premier Henry. who also addressed the league, and R. M. Smith. Deputy Minister of Highways. who Long View Required in De- velopment, States Macaulay The league reiterated its stand. taken a year ago, that the Ontario Government. should be urged "to ar- range wherever practicable to have mhway traffic cases disposed of by d county magistrates." A reso- 1utlon seeking "the elimination as tar MOTOR LEAGUE OWNER As railways and canals for] today the competition ot highways. so may highways yet feel the competition of aerial transportation--twtrnty years hence, Hon. Leopold Macaulay. Min- lster of Highways. told the Ontario Motor League last night, stressing that "we have to keep the future in mind "In our road program we must, not he driven by a sh-tt view or by panic." he declared. "The roads will continue. They have not yet reached their apex in this Province. Their development means much to Ontario. They will b: developed." don, W. H. McIntyre of Otitawa. and Osler Wade of Toronto. "Mutton: Fee System." It is unwise to Judgo a road poticy by; short view, he said turthor, and mway devefopnwnt should be ac- ettmplished "so as nct to render use- less other great Canadian forms ot tmnaportations---the railways ana anus. The activities of the loarzuo dur- ing the past year were reviewed by Mr. Birks, and the following officers were elected: President, Mr. Mammy; 1rieeqtesidents, W. E. Kelly of Lon- It was Mr Macaulay's first address to the league as Minister of High- ways. as it was Mr. Henry's first as Premier of Ontario. "So you can asi: me anything." said Mr. Henry. while Mr. Macaulay said: "As a motorist. I used to think the 35 miles speed limit too slow. As a motorist. I still think so. But as Minister of Highways. I think it too fast. As a motorist. I used to think the gas tax and ileum? fees too high. As Minister. I think thigh much too inadequate and low." Owing a greater need for safety on [ mamas. Mr. Macaulay pointed out: that conditions today had increased! traffic hazards. and to rrduec them: "We must individually recognize that wg must ourselves do something." l told the league members at luncheon of the roadbullding program of his department. system should be - -iail' The league, through its Legislative Committee. took under consideration a resolution from the Kent Motor Club of Chatham cbjecting to an amendment to the automobile insur- ance legislation now before the Leg- islature. The amendment seeks to protect insurance companies by a small increase in itrurance rates. against "the passenger hazard or guest claim." The need for the amendment was defended by R. Leighton Foster. 1u,.ierintondenr of Insurance for On- tam. Accidents involving autoists and their 'passengers-pct/ns given gra- tuitous rides by the motor-car Ct'sVn?l'y. ---were increasing. and would inrrmsc further. declared Mr. Foster. "and so many of the claims which fol'rcit _all of them Justified undrsp the prs out system-are collusive claims thor the? are becoming a source of worry to tho insurance companies." Urges Tank-Price Cut. H. K. Carruthcrs of the Automn- bile Club of Ottawa urged the Lcaglio to ask the gasoline trtincries in On- tario to reduce their tank-price. ar, had been done recently by tho gaso- line refineries in Quebec. The Imago" referred his request to its Legislation Committee. but refused to condoni- Mr. Carruthcrs's demand for a Pro- vincial investigation into tho price of gasoline in Ontario, stressing that a Royal Commission. under instructions of the Dominion Governmrnt, is, no" investigating. More rigorous vigilance by Provin- cial Police will help in doing away wit h mechanically unfit motor cars on On- tario highways, the delegates agreed --particular1y a more thorough ex- tttttttttttion by the police cfficxals of the brakes on such motor cars. The use of reflectors under auto headlights. "to do away with the one- light menace to automobiles on high- ways." was proposed by C. S. Stone- hcuse, President of the Kent Motor Club, but difficulties arising as to what kind of reflectors should he used. and whether they would bp ef- fective at all. the suggestion was re- fered to a League committee. although J. P. Bickell. Registrar of Motor Ve.. hicles for Ontario, told the League that he "doubted a, reflector would be of very much use." The League also took undvx' Con: id- eration a move by Ontario battory service operators in their difficult). with autoists who hire bathrPs from them and which they claim they are never able to get back. The open;- tors are seeking protective 1r.ygisiation by which motorists can be summoned to Police Courts to be tried under thy Highways Traffic Act. None of the requests made should be granted, the report submits, one of the grounds given being that the present condition of industry is such that it is impossible to contemplate casting any such burden upon it as that pro- posed. What Council Wanted. The increases proposed tttr the "It would mean disaster," is the comment made by Mr. Justice Mid- dleton, in his report on the Work- men's Compensation Act, tabled in the Provincial Legislature yesterday thtterttoop., in recommending against the adoption of the amendments urged by the Trades and Labor Congress at Edmonton. Ontario Far Advanced in Social Organization, He Says SCALE IS UNCHANGED Too Great Burden on Indus- try, Justice Middleton Finds LABOR PROPOSALS FOR COMPENSATION ARE TURNED DOWN Mar. f, ' consid- battery ifficulty cs from by the Leaguo slaticn msider ations and other occupations of risk. While Mr. Justice Middleton does not recommend the extension of the act to apply to Osteopaths, drugless healers or Christian Scientists, he ttrtrom- mends that the act be amended so that dentists shall be regarded in pre- clsely the same way as medical prac- tittoners. Where Statute Should Not Apply. His certainty that the board would grant a sympathetic hearing, if those interested in the inclusion of all em- ployees under the act would as or- ganized bodies make applications to it, was given in the report of Mr. Justice Middleton. It is reported that the board may well consider the need for amending the regulations in favor {those enSaEeSLLn Jumbsripg oner- The vast sums spent by the Prov- ince in the cause of social betterment are mentioned in the report. which adds: "No right-minded person would begrudge the expenditure of this money; the causes are all worthy, but extreme care must be taken to see that a situation is not created in which the burden imposed upon the earner will be greater than he is able to bear. I very much doubt whether in any community. save the Soviet States, social legislation has been car- ried any further than in this Prov- inee. It would be disastrous if we should be compelled to recede from the advanced position that has been taken." "Where serious and wilful miscon- duct is found, and the result is neither death nor serious disable- ment, there should not, in my opinion, be compensation," the report states. "The statute has gone a very long way in imposing a liability upon the industry where the liability arises from serious and wilful misconduct on the part of the workman in cases resulting in death or serious disable- ment. This may be justified upon grounds of public policy, but I think it would be against all public policy to impose a liability for a minor in- jury resulting solely from the work- man's serious and wilful misconduct." Mr. Justice Middleton recommends against any change toward an ap- pellate tribunal or to any of the various schemes for boards of re- view; also against the board keeping in repair for a period of one year artificial limbs. He does not approve of the sugges- tion that a medical man be added to the board. Trades and Labor Congress. the re- port states. would cost $6,370,000 far the first year. and 81.375325 for sub- sequent years. The amendments urged included that the basis of the maximum wage for the purposes of compensation should be increased from $2,000 to $2,500; that the amounts payable for funeral expenses should be increased; that the proportion of Wages available in the case of perma - nent total disability should be increaSed from 66 2-3 per cent. to 75 per cent.: that a similar charge should be mide in the case of partial permanent dis- ability: that the minimum payment, for total disability be increased from $l2.50 a Werk to $15. The second reason given in the rc.. port for its failure to recommend the n'opnsed amendments is: "Even if it be assumed that the present con- dition of industry is the result of tinaneial depression, and that before long it will recover, no such burden should be imposed. At the present time the allowance: under the On- tario we are the highest paid any- where. In comparatively few places are. the allowances as high as in this Province. Our industries have to com- pete in tho world market. and to im- p331 upon them a sweater burden than that borne bv industries elsewhere is to handicap them so as to make sue- cess impossible. This would cperefp as much to the detriment of the work- man as to the employer." Nature of Insurance. "The whole scheme of the act and the principle underlying it is in the nature of insurance. The workman contributes nothing to this scheme save that which he unknowingly con- tributes as a member of the public. and by his failure to secure complete indemnity." the report continued.