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'/,\ NS + "' ' Pear o. ~ete e ® ragi es * F y e | Lawyers Scored. | March 27 \__ MHenry Defiant /( The former Premier hammered out : [§ > s & picture of "a learned but ignorant _CRISIS. came near j o Tt s m wiarecs y deaee se e d w #4 wo u w followers of the Prime Minister, * Ontario Legislature -- .Sfihm gcnwm'{;" Ne sdbptsted late last night, when Hon. Lthat these two lawyors had delib-- George Henry, Leader of erately withheld important docu-- the Opposition, declared ;nents and the Commissioners were that. rather than withdraw nor + "..'T::'bgélm'; * haus"~ n l a statement or reveal a ; Henry said as he held one of u_leseg s name, as ordered by Speaker {)ap;rs in his hand, "is the with--| N. O. Hipel, he would retire rolding of documents." ¢ To prove this contention he dclved! from the House. Into the legalities surrounding _ the Continuous Aitack. initiation of the Ontario Power Serv-- * Mr. Henry had been on his feet since I I¢co arrangoments. 'The Commission about three in the afternoon in an Y had reported that the trustee had nol almost continuous attack on the guarantee, and was dependent on the | Latchford--Smith inquiry into Abitibi Hydro agreement. Mr. Honry pro-- | affairs. duced the guarantec. ; $ He digressed for a while and made The famed $20 bonds were as--| the statement that the great majority sailed. The Commission had said | i of Hydro employees in the Province that the bonds were not bought for lde\'clopmm'.. _ He again strossed the were Liberals, thoir value by Hydro. "This is not da{'-aod of letting private interests got He then declared that in his riding correct in substance or in fact," Mr. !h3~d of the project. & Hydro gang worker who had voted Honry said. The price paid for| Mr. Henry referred at some length Conservative in support of the late bonds by distressed brokers had been to evidence taken at the Abitibi in-- Herbert Lennox had been so persccut-- no indication of their value. !QUI!'Y. and declared that Arthur Slagh: 'ed by his fellow--workmen, all Lib-- "I was one of the first witnesses 'da.l.'o not bring witnesses to disprove erals, "that he died of a broken heart." called," he resumed as he swung back |CO"iain of his statements. There was immediate and vigorous ta Commission proceedings. "I had | I rather think," deoclared Mr. protest from the Government side and no coumsel _ We as a group "-gre;fle:t:w. "that the Latchford--Smith a demand for the name of the work-- denied counsel and had to prO\'ldc'jUtnm!~?11L was prepared in skelcton man. them at _our cwn expense--a scanda~-- | rorm' before the inquiry ever opened." "That is a sericus charge," declared ! ious undertaking by an Administra-- | There was a murmur of protest at this Premier Mitchell F. Hepburn, heatedly, 3 tion which had two pelit,ical: camp-- 'rer'r}ark. s "The Leader of the Opposition says f'f'll('\'\'r':"s' down there running the| 5 A SOOd. deoal has 'bron said," con-- that because a Hydro workman voted 2':!qfur',\'. . | hl:\lllcli(i':h\M(x)i g';lg\ bnlbouz 111}; own Conservative, he was so persecuted it Facts Disclosed. | p;rcm.,\m ; had \;..ds. }t is ap-- c&gsed his death. Give us the name." Any | impartial mind, | said _ Mr. | PNXHTE , at y ah' I l?\?n_th.nkmg' of| | Getu the information from the Honry, would agree that Mr. Tilles | \_ _ , would have allowed the com-- | Hydro," suggested Mr. Henry. showed Messrs. Slaght and McRucrI D~ $ O'S'i on with the project. The Speaker Hipel ruled that Mr. Henry facts they didn't know. company would have lived and I would should either withdraw the statement He wont after this premise by at-- l have held my bonds and 5 1--2 per !or give the name of the individual re-- lacking Mr. Slaght's question asking C(;?(tn ';Tg\d dhave been the prevailing | I.f.ex"red to. why O.P.S. rents had been rtlcae'c.ii p'l"';e lrpo::k of tlf':e 104\\9:- figure. : l I'll Retire From House First." | by the Government to an annual ex-- 4 eaker roferred to a state-- | "I'm not prepared to," declared Mr t';':xt ofl $100 OC(;'a yclar for for:;y years. | irlll;ltmt(']r;gt}:;q?Og]:TLq('?{m;,3'-';??";:"t"*i | ggry' "I'll retire from the House the former Premier delved again | »UBSCSLi ib Ni enry & tars| | t . into the Iogalities to show that this | fgr the b:mk}'uptcy of the corporation |\ _ The Speaker of the House insisted. $ release had been only a ten--year re. | Were groundless, ; I"Do you think I have to give the lease and had been part of the con--| That statement was a deliberate| | name?" said Mr. Honry. "The man is tract, whereby Hydro gained $13| atttempt to draw a herring across the dead. He has relatives." horsepower--" a Government releaso l trail on the part of the Commis ion-- "The Leader of the Opposition has -- in favor of Hydro so that it couli! cts. he said. "Mr. La(ch.rnrd dare been particularly abusive all day." put give cheaper power to the North| g::t, pg; 1; in a rcp?rt 'wltmzh would |-- | in ghe Premier. "First, he calls hon-- f country." subject to appeal--statements in| | orable Judges ignorant. He has al-- HMHammeoring at Mr. Slaght's co;z-' the findings were not according to|: | ready suggested in this House that the trary insinuation, Mr. Henry declared | evidence." Hon. J. R. Cooke's death resulted from that it was a scandalous undertaking| "The Commissioners, in their re-- persecution as the result of the Latch-- and deliborately misleading. | port when they deonied my statements, ford--Smith inquiry. Now he says a "Ridiculous nonsense. We had to| woere guilty of sonils or pusrile non-- workman was persccuted by Liberal dx'agwthe dncu{n:nts we nt::ded t:'om! sense," C"ntimxrd" Mr. Henry.: .He lworkmen and died of a broken heart. under the chair--out of the Hydro| added heatedly: "It is my opinion The former Premier should curb his vaults--with Slaght and McRuer ) that there should be a maximum age | tongue." doing all th(:y could to hide them.; when a man can sit as a Commis-- "I ask the Leader of the Opposition The examination of myself was mis-- | sioncr, and it should be a lower age to give the name of the individual on | leading to the Commissioners. Slaghi| than are those two distinguished withdraw the statement," ordered |and McRuer never were men enough' gentlemen." Speaker Hipcl. $ | to stand up and say: "We were in er--| -- Mr. Henry criticized the action of "The Premier can get the namgé |ror; the relsase of the rental was @| thns Government in dismissing the | from his friend Jeffrey at the Hy= * |part of the contract, a gift to 'mi auditing firm of Clarkson & Com-- _ dro," said Mr. Henry. | Hydro Commission by the Department | pany, who had audited Hydro ac-- "You have made a serious charge," | of Lands and Porests.'" | counts. said the Speaker. ' "The pro--consul of the people"--| «=pneip charges were scandalous." "Against whom?" asked Mr. Henry. the former Premicr repeated Ag@iN | premier Hepburn put in. "We are got-- "Against Hydro employees," put in end again as h.° turned all his sar» | ting it done for half. They set their the Premier. casm on Mr. Slaght. | rate at $35,000 a ycear, but their Again Speaker Hipel asked Mr. |\ Resumes in Evening. icm,g(.s ran to $60,000. Instead of Henry to withdraw or reveal the ' hen the se in the| criticizi he Government, Mr, Herry name. $ bvfi?ng '.idr. g?g?') Eg;%?x]fg ;g t:k:Z'| :;;ucl:imkllga;gwhis head in"shamo." "Give me the rule saying I must," 3 | price paid for the Ontario Power Serv--| At 11.30 Mr. Henry mO\'F;i ugjoux"n-' ""ki':l Lg;]engmgmmg Lomorrow," >gs kxcc-'czrpcrat.?x} bond§. He and his| ment of the House, ll)uu t.:""'leln:]"ki'] plied S er Hipel. advisers, he said, realized the danger'declined to accept such a motion unt "Op peaku This is such a--great CS lcr paying too low a price and run-- | midnight. , f o es ® !nh'g the danger of private interests| The Provincial Secretary ro)rmndec} Gc;l]ti\lwi)l?al 3"&iydoé;~itsug§':;gt??fbgo¥$ & \ & | 1 Chicf Whips 0o 410 ~ab C LAE l;"}eoxl)'?'i:?s' M ht Aombeiie _ fht ! gdo:h }ifgg c:rnat-the:*mlt-'louslflp had alg':ccd lawyer, Lewis Duncan, K.C.," Mr. ' | Mr. Henry Geclared he had pro-- |that he (Nixon) would wind up theo H'f}rrga Z%m&rkedcih'ect sir . on 20@ « § w + & ). a i R | danger of letiing private interests 'cct!debate ycawrdayI (t'gtlf'sgay ition con-- -- Speaker of this Legislature," Premief doubted, the two Commissioners were| The Leader o e Opposi Hepburn opined. ::%)T:Gtgvg';&n?agfbf\é%:%ufi tl:;.& ' m'l'l;egv:;' Hbgd::&." he declared. "that Mr. Henry stood firm, and his fol« in y au ® 'comn-- lowers on the Opposition side whispere | garding the price paid for O.P.S. Hydro will never succeed if there con t i bonds. ~*_'|tinue the underhand methods of °4: '"Don't withdraw. 5 duUnCtuNE "It is now the responsibility of the|sowing discontent and cynicism and Premier Hepburn at this jun present Hydro Commission," Mr. Henry |doubt. I say to the Government: Sp§g.efl.' f)flhaml the ctl't;q?rzleti :::e:,s'c % 'dec}are.d. o ho an the on timeg'Wake o nsplems. f'i"g'! a;gal:xecrtc?;f zaelvélop in t'.,lfisnloiauvs';." | when it will be advisable to call in of your problems. Y Speaker Hipel then informed the the issue of $18,000,000 and make ar-- | surmountable! x eménts foa" & 'reds..sue at a 3 's 'The Opposition Leader turned then Leader of _the Opposition that he would ';:gem ate." + &# pet-- ' to Hydro contracts. He expressed the . | 21Ve a ruling "tomorrow" on the point, > * C " io i : Premier Hepburn, however, express= "The mpan +# lke 6 wer sared the Hut. Hany '3'",'2';""" e °fi'uu:'},eu£ affi"u',fctdz"{ 133?: P° |ed the doubt that Mr. Henry could ' "ed it wasn't," diff ed F6 o wer was in Sir Adam Substantiate his remarks concerning ' | «o Noocmpany' would ;ra. ll\i'r. a:+!> mswamm%o but not in connsction |the Hydro workman who had died of ' ' 96. was needed to c ommers ns y* 'wer 3 C | a "broken heart" by virtue of persecu= S $500,000 complete the'with firm power. tion from Liberal workmen on the | gang. » 4 + ¢ a a « "' j s