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A?!" ta. _ l Will negotiate. . . A biting attack as Opposition O eet om anles forces for their obstruction was launched by Attorney-General Ar- . thur w. Roebuck. who intimated det- . l initely that the Government would B l negotiate with the power interests,; ut ro e c u le, with the possibuity that these con-l , tracts would be rewritten. . l, "We will meet the people who gen- ' . F crate this power," he declared, "andi i we will go as tar as we can. Butl , o e u C e C are S we will look after the people of the. Province first. I sincerely ask that,'; ------------------'- -- lance this bill goes tttrough-and it} 11:0 going through--you do not press; q " . " i fast tor results. Those who; "Will Go as Far as We Can, He Says in Rela 1.0... for this bill, will, in the years! a o q I a to come. look back with pride on, tion to Impending Negotiations, But We '!iiie/r' ootions." ': . o . n Prolonged desk-thumping by thei Will Look After People of Ontario First 'members. and applause from thel -.-, -------t-+ lgalleries greeted the Attorney-tlen-l [erals when he drew trom the Leader" INDEPENDENTS AID GOVERNMENT :of the Opposition, the statement that ;lic (Mr. Henry) would attempt to IN FINAL VOTE OF 57 TO 17 (shut off the generation ot power not l needed. -.-r------------------e-- I When Mr. Henry 'teg,','; as he . . ' did several da 3 ago. n answer to a OVERNMENT members in the Ontario Legislature (question from yPremier Hepburn. that . . he would negotiate a "moratorium" last night voted solidly to cancel all existing power '0" .the delivery of unwanted power, contracts.between the Hydro-Electric Power Com- there were shouts of "Repudiation. . o" " u n t mission of Ontario and four Quebec power concerns. 't,'eefe,t.ion't from the Government - "tat 3.40 o'Clock. "What is that but repudiation---" Third and final reading t.o the can- allowed the sA,tt/lig'if"1t,rfi point- '.. . , Hm . g across t e oor o tie House at oella-tion bill. introduced on April 1 by Mr. Henry. The Attomey-General's Premier Mitchell P. Hcpburn, was next words were drowned out by ap- given at 8.40 yesterday evening. when please. the House divided. 57 to 17. on the In Position They Want. measure It, will ir:csme law when "We've got you in the position we Royal assent is glam and is proclaim- ' want," continued the Attorney-Gen- ed by the Lieuumagtt-Govtutor-in- . eral. "You are in the position ot ad. Oourcll vocating repudiation of terms of the ' . . contracts. and you are in the posi- The contracts are whii the Beau. tion of voting tor this bill." l hamois. Mac1aren-Qu:bee, Ottawa "Never have I heard such an un-', . ... - fair statement," returned Mr. Henry,: Valley and Gathcau power "o.m rising after another burst of applause) panics. and tied Ontario up tor a period had subsided. V ' of forty yeartstothepurehase ot huge _ "Earlier today." continued Mr. Roe- blocks ot "power now regarded tLi (buck, "the Honorable the Leader of unwanted energy. ithe Opposition declared he would live The vote last night terminated one 'up to the last'letter oi" the con- V ot the most contentious pieces ot Itracts. He proposes now this surplus legislation ever introduced in the one i power be not generated-repudiation tario Legislature-legislation which 50f terms of the agreements-why the apposition members determined to Whing is childish." lock by the first filibuster in the l . ' Ontario House since 1923. ngtett'n2/iet "i2m gm tfe; The Opposition blockade com- . PP.?ty ion would have the Government build an- menced Monday afternoon and con- other transmission line for unwanted Itinued without a break for twenty- ' 'six hours, at which time Opposition power transportation at a, cost of tactics. to prolong the filibuster. were $i8,000,000. GiiiG', thwarted and second reading Mr. Henry objected. lwas given. Consideration in commit- "Only recently," he declared. "I said Hoe commenced at 12.30 Wednesday l in answer to a question from the Prime morning. and the bill was reported at Minister that I would not at this time " a.m. l build another transmission line."' . ' I "Would you go on paying tor power 'Followers Behind Premier. l we can't use?" asked the Attorney- _ The determination of the Premier General. =and his Cabinet to counter every " also answered that question for 1 !blockade move on the part of the the Premier." Mr. Henry said. "I said iOpposition was backed to the limit that I would negotiate with the com- , IT, his followers in the House. Thun- _ panies for a form ot moratorium and derous applause from the galleries and I hold up the generation of this power." . desk-thumping on the part of Gov- "You wouldn't carry out the terms ernment members greeted the final ot the contract-what is that but re- reading. "nldiation.o" shouted Mr. Roebuck. 3 The definite suggestion that a)" [Obstruct and Thwart. Hepburn OttveeTutttynt wo.uld. negotiate With considerable feeling the Attor- with interests concerned in an at- ' Ge ld lared that th o', - tempt. possibly. to revise the con- ney- nera ec r e, PP.? G'lt was thrown out yesterday aft- sition had used every means m its ' --------------r-r--_----- power to obstruct and thwart the emoon by the Attorney-General, who 'passage of the power bill. flayed the Opposition tor their block- l "This obstruction," he said, "is a ode tactics. highly unpatriotic act. There is no There was a distinct expression ot logic in their contention that what we _ l relief on the facesof legislature mem- are doing will damage the credit ot hers last night when the anal read- the Province. The Opposition is at- :ingwas given. When thedivision was tempting to use the credit ot this _ fcalled. the House, led by Dr. A, Des Province to bludgeon us out of cur \ I Rosiers (Liberal, Russell), broke into course of tuetion--a course of common istradns of 'Allouette." Just before sense and good government." l the dinner adjournment. an amend- "We were," the Attorney-General I ment by the Leader ot the Opposi- said, "in a judicial position between l "ion to give the bill a six months' the 300 municipalities with higher I hoist was killed on division by a vote nithts and the power barons with I ot so to 17. lesser rights and we have decided in _,, On the third and final reading. the the interest ot the Hydro municipal- Hepburn Government was supported ities." (Applause.) by Walter Oliver IU.P.O., Grey There is a true parallel, the Attor- South) and by Sun Lam (C.C.l"..' hey-General said, between the action Hamilton list). Their vote in tavor' ot the present Government and the of the bill was loudly mm l action ot the Hearst regime (Conserva- . tive) in 1916 when an agreement was cancelled between the Commissioners