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He would go further than Mr. Nes- bitt, said the Hamilton member. and tell about "building doctors." em- clency experts. who obtained the man- agement of contracts on agreement; they would receive a mission on what thev saved the owner. The "doetor" then chiselled down sub- contract "euros to a mint tar below l cost. "It shouldn't be allowed." shouted !Mr. Morrison. mum." The skilled mechanic. said Mr. Morrison. did not care about the laborers position. but thought only ot himself, actuated by greed and tteltialt- noes. Abuses, he knew. had crept into em- ployment ot women. and the minimum wage law for them was being disre- garded. In one factory, girls were ired for a certain time. and then, when they became experienced at their work, were discharged. to be rehired later at the old low rate. Tobacco companies. he said. had husband and wife laboring in the t1elds, and yet the husband's name never appeared on the company's payroll. Certain canpanies were working twenty-four hoursnon a two-shirt basis: "why not In a reference to the St. Lawrence waterway. Mr. Blakclock advised all oration. collection of further infor- motfon on the project. and a sugges- tion that the Hudson Bay route mum provide the outlet required {rem interior Canada. "Wing linden." As for a minimum wage for men, he had been told by tt Trades and Labor Council omeial that "we're against tt becauge it. would become the maxi- Mr. Case's spccch. Interrupted by adjournment yesterday. further chug- ed that farmers were required to my 830 a ton to the stockyards tor U, selling elsewhere at 810. On anothzr tack. he claimed thet. Mitchell F Hepburn. Liberal Leader, in attack- ing the Sun Lite Assurance Company. actually was "attacking the life sav- m of policy-holders and ot widows nnd orphans qehose mcnry was bound up with one of the strongest finan- cial institutions ct which Canada is rightly proud." 'EVASION ()ll LAWS IS CHARGED FREELY Husbands and wives worked side by Mia in the tobacco fields. but only the wives' names appeared on manu- ttteturers' payrolls. and William Mor- rison ICanservative, Hamilton East): sweatshops flourished in Toronto, said T. A. Blakeiock 1Utcral, Hanan). "My ttrm convicton is that packag- houses in West. Toronto have a com. bine. and farmers going there don't get a square dcal." aaid Clifford Case ahtnaervative. York North). Co" " May. Evasion of minimum wage laws charged trom both aides of the House, nnd a combine alleged among To- ronto paelters--these were important features of yesterday's continuation of the debate on the Ontario Speech from the Throne. Combine Claimed-Water. ways Treaty Brief Reference PACKERS ARE CRITICIZED Sweatshops in Toronto, Hal- ton Member Alleges, in Legislature IN BN SPEECHES I two-sum basis: "why not a or even four. shut, basis?" ber of garments at anywhere from 50 to 60 per cent. less wages than those of tour years ago. The public. he stated, were labelling employees strik- ing in times like the present. as Pelle 11.?.out stopping to consid- - "e "-____ -'"'-_'.-_'_.%. nuns-x" "A 91.1le ot the law and the Minimum Wage Board. The member for Hanan claim- ed that at "piece work" employees are fequiged to produce double the num- "Sweat-shops exist in Omario and right here in the City of Toronto," T. A. Blakelock charged, contending Linksth condltlops ttt.riyed in spite - ,,e__ M'-ie'ee- ---V rnvvuolv thaeulbi In closing. he said the Conservatives were solidly behind the Premier. "Our Leader may not have Howard Fer- guson's personality. his magnetism and his political ability." asserted Mr. Mor- rison. "but he has got one or two things: honesty and business ability." Sweat-Shops Alleged. for it?" asked Mr. Murray. Mr. Mor- rison refused to be drawn. The member's comment on Liberal Leader Metitulttban's statement ot op- position to the St. Lawrence develop- ment under the present Administra- tion was: "If they got $720,000 on the Beauharnois deal. how much would they expect to get trom the St. Lawrence seaway if it went through anger other than the present regime?" Advent of Mitchell F. Hepburn to the leadership of the Liberal Party marked a revolutionary change in that group's attitude toward Hydro, said Mr. Morrison. Mr. Hepburn he label- led "the private interests' representa- tire." In reviewing the last few years' in- vestigations ot Hydro, Mr. Morrison was quizzed by T. P. Murray (Liberal. Renfrew South). "Do you think the Government did right in paying John Aird Jr. M0,000? As a Labor man, do 1r.1tttltiyrAe labored hard enough Borne few ttrmtr-and he cited the Hydro-owned Hamilton Street Railway --had reduced hours to keep their payrolls intact but organised labor seemed to have had no hand in it. "What have the labor unions ever done?" he demanded. "Pat told that it the railway running trades reduced their week to twenty-four hours. every 'gt,'."'" their members would have a Alternative to Tories. Warning against the C.C.F'. as ot the political type that fostered die- talcrship and inmability in the Euro- man style ot government. Mr. Morri- son exclaimed: "Elmore Philpott and Agnes Maophall think they have Di- vine inspiration. I say. if you dont vote Tory, choose the lesser of two evils and vote Grit." Turning to Juvenile crime, the Ham- iltcn member thought the low age average of the penitentiaries offset the general decrease in wrong-doing, as instanced by statistics. Idleness was a strong factor in youthful otrenses. Boys and girls of " to 22, unemploy- ed, had nothing better than to roam the streets. "It a boy has no ambi- tion. he becomes a bum; it he has ambition, it grows perverted and he becomes a gangster." He was en- couraged by diminishing of crime in hard times. an excellent indication ot the high moral spirit ot the Province. Fcb'f'uad l 2. prov l The charge made by Clifford Case followed a general denunciation of Liberal attitudes and praise of the Conservative program. Mentioning a visit made to the West Toronto stock yards for the purpose of observing the conditions under which the farmers marketed their goods, he definitely stated: "It is my firm conviction that the packing houses ot West Toronto ihave a. combine. and that when the lfarmer goes down there he doesn't get a fair deal." I The member for York North claimed that the company buyers knew what ; price they would pay before the farm- I ers arrived at the yards. If he refused their offer, the farmer was obliged, Mr. Case explained, to either take his stock back his farm or pay the Gii2 yards of West Toronto $30 a: ton for the same hay which the mem-l vber claimed was selling at a market; price of $10. I The member for York North con- cluded with the avowal that "Hydro is an institution sponsored by the Con- servative Party, conceived and born by the Conservative Party," and with an attack on Mitchell Hepburn. He ad- Joumed debate, holding part ot his green for the session on next Tues- Y. Lending Hon. T. L. Kennedy. Mr. Case referred to the milk problem as one demanding careful consideration. The low ebb on the cheese market. he stated, made it obvious that farmers of the eastern counties would have been glad to ship milk to Toronto at lower prices than the York County and Central Ontario farmers were re- ceiving. "It is time the Governmcr.c in Ot- tawa did something to investigate the combine in West Toronto. for the farmer has not received a square deal," Mr. Case stated before launching again into an appraisal cf the two political parties. Liberals Assailed. In answer to the Tory taunts, the member for Halton asked why they had not accepted Mitchell Aeirburnis challenge to.debate. "If they ever sum- men up sufficient courage to appeal to the people for re-elcction. Hr. Hepburn will be here." he said. "But will my honorable friends be here to greet him?" . Mr. Blakelook urged that the Ipunicipa1itiet, should be relieved of the construction and madntenance cost of the King's Highway. The motorists dollar, he argued, should be utilized for highway purposes, and the bur- den_ot the, Iural taxpayer relieved. asked, he said. " believe if we face the proposition with an open mind we shall at least come to a conclusion honestly," he contended. :tressing the nced for "proceeding cautiously." An appeal tor a serious. non-political consideration of the St. Lawrence waterway was made by the Liberal member. The questions of its cost to the Canadian people, the length of the annual season, the number of vessels and what commodities it will carry, and its effect on the railways. must be Mr. Blakelcck also criticized the ex- penditures for county agricultural representatives. charging that the service was an "overlapping" one. Seaway Problem. of industry, thmttled as it is by the} present burden ot direct and indirect taxation?" The member for Balm charged that, with his taxes tripled. and his machinery almost doubled, "the farmer is having agreater stru ,Ze for existence today than ever before in the history of the' country." He mentioned the retrraetive restoration of salaries increasing the taxation burden by $100,000 a month. com- menting that "this figure does not include employees cf Hydro and the Liquor Control Board, two depart- ments the finances of which the Gov- ernment in its wisdom does not see, fit to make public." 1 The public debt "of" "aiiiiiriiCi,ras coupled with the question, "How can 'T aspect ptpsptTity in any branch