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13am) wdiiiiiiir"tii"" KEEN???" that tin-that now would ac- qtttqtrgtttttBte only 90 Instead of 112. Pullman last session. Some said that it was illegal. no session at all. but he imagined that all the M.P.P.'s. when the session was over. would "the! " the King's Printer's omce to claim their cheques. "There'l1 be no duck to lame he can't ttet down to tho We Printer." he said. As for Stt lest Mew" ".8 no against th"&m "I've no as n 11:11th but After some remarks on the riding of South 6httario't representation in the Build" hunched into his speech we. "And it's all home-made ." he assured the Legislature. 'I've no ma helping me to get up '%rfg'ti', _ -. he arid, we: the Provincial of youth. He was very comfortable when he was, speaking from a back bench. "I m a Liberal always, and I'm a Libenl 14w. 't 'fgf"A1 22 rated In 8 e r amentary handbook, although some may wonder ,rttatnLitteratts' tn these days of chance, evolution and development. I Ilene" that Liberalism. in the hands of the rank had me ot the party, to he of, wonderful service to the Prov- bench. "I m a Liberal still as a Liben ttytttttoot I Mt. Sinclair launched at once, in ironic.) vein, into his remarks on the new and back-bench seat he occupies in the House. "Now," he said, "that the long-heralded 'tteree attacks on the Government: have been made, now that the big guns have fired, we. the lesser ttttttta on the back benches. may "her a beat we can." Twenty years qohehadatoodinthisr6ointo make speeches, possibly from the very new in which he now Mood: it was my in use to return to the haunts whimsical comment. on the Given:- nu'a beer policy. Imam. His political philosophy un- shaken. W. E. N. Sinclair. WC., told the Ontario Legislature yesterday that he stood by his 1933 "eo-operation" speech, which lost him the House leadership of the Liberal Party. "Cu-1mm." In his first, public ummcm or. Ms new back-bench status, Mr. Sin- chlr found his pz-tscnt ixusition "com- forrable," pro- I,; :___, /. claimed Irmselt In" "a Liberal al- 3 I..,..,".-,",'-:,':'.::.".) ways. although FT..?:' _,'.."",::.:::::,.:'::::'::.',":'::.:.'.)"":,'. scmc may won- Criticizes Premier and Thinks Tories' Chances Are Dwindling CAUTIOUS 0N INTEREST But Feels Good h Back Benches .He Tells House Doubts if Any 'Lame Ducks' Will Pass Up m. demnity W. E. N. Mnetnir. der what a Lib- Tral is in these days." His con- tribution to the Address debate was marked further by oppo- sition to any re. duction in inter- est, rates. doubt as to the consti- tuL'onath ot Premier Henry's suttattteudmetttto the Address. and "It I am misfidged. nw-Cohosh-isis, is clear. I hope any effort or sacri- ttee on my part may be of service to the people when the battle is over." On "Ume-Dttetr" Session. Reverting to the "lame-duck" ses- sion. he could not, as a lawyer, argue, that this fifth session of the Legis-, Inture was illegal. The British North; America. Act gave the Governmero Last session he had onered to help those who were trying to help tho {maple at a dinicuit time. He had earned that it was a mistake to be charitable; he was charged with politi- cal heresy. He quoted trom the news- papers of last year to show what his attitude had been in that speech in which he made his offer of co-oper- ation and drew down upon himself the wrath of the Liberal Party. " stand by what I said on that occasion. Wasn't that a t:ue and right pozition tor any public man to take it he seeks to stand by his oath of oitice? Coming then to a statement ot his! own political case, Mr. Sinclair stated; his philosophy as: "It I can show how: I cm do better than those in ottitrel, are doing anything, I'm entitled to a' hearing. If not, then I've no reason to tniticiBe." More seriously, he impressed on the Houge the importance ot the recent Dominion-Provincial conference at Ot- tawa, when Government representa- tives. regardless of partisan nor local interest. met and decided to strive co- operatively tar the good ot the Do- minion. Ontario. for instance. had recognised the necessity of keeping Brit h Columbia solvent. in the in- terests ot the credit of all Canada. It was a recognition of the belief that each was, to some extent at least, "his brother's keeper." A - A was included among the legislation "tor various other purposes" ta be brought down. When the weather be- came a little more suited to beer- drinking, then beer would be discussed in the Home. A The contents of the Speech trom the Throne were not such as to pro- duce acrimonious debate. No mention was made of beer, though probaply lt The Henry am'mdmcnt. he was tonvlnced. was not permissble under Pullnmentary mlss. in that it was merely a modified restatement of one clause in the original motion. It the Nixon amendment did not qualify. then Mr. Henry's qualified to a still laser extent. He would vote with glue Ownlon against it. because really the vote meant nothing at, all. The Premier's subamendment, which rXpmoes' thanks for the encouraging noonomic outlook. was so framed. said Mr. Sinclair, that if the Opposition were voting on it elsewhere they would accept it. "But party politics, being what they are, wc'll vote against ay. ' Premier Henry interposed: "Mr. Specter. there's no need for this." "You don't know everything," re- plig MI. Sinclair. significantly. Siam noted that the Premier had objected to the Progressive subamend- Mt u too similar to the Liberal amendment. "The twins looked too much dike." Mr. Sinclair put it. For himself. he had intended to vote for Progressive Leader Nixon's subamend- ment, ruled out by the Speaker. Worse then that. he would have no oppor- tunity to vote for Liberal House Lead- 'r_Me9uibltttrt's amendment either. tlonallty of - Premier Henry's sub- nlncndment to the address in reply it!!! thtee.ett (m We Europe. Nr. 308i iibrtcesr then, the constitu- He warned that the reduction in interest rates advocated from Oppcsi- tiou quarters involved more than ap- peared on the surface. The time to get a low rate was when the bargm was made, but afterward the only solution was refunding, and holders would be unwilling to acccpt tlt.-, rc- duction. Luckily, some of the Prov- ince's high-rate bonds soon wzuld Ch" pire. A lower interest rate was (tsu- able if it could be arranged wi:.y.orrt impairment ot Provincial credk. Ant; 'tevolutionary methcds v.0u1d have . effects similar to the mor-atsrium Irc.. islation which now kept poopic from investing their money in mortglgos. :He reminded the House, too. tin: lmany Provincial bonds were held ir, Itrusf for widows and orphans, win Inatura11y, would find their inconm I reduced. All groups applauded as Mr. Sin- clair concluded his speech. th'