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* % h geene w F M C - Apn\ 122 | f "Pull" Is Charged $ arge 3 4 In Sent 1 g B Ni it cce iescs € Croll Claims That in Past Influence Swayed De-- f cisions -- "Penal Snob-- bery" School The charge that in the past the sons of "in'luential parents" who ran foul of the law were sont to the Bow-- manville Training School, whereas "the boys from the sticks" charged with similar offenses, "were lodged at the Reformatory at Mimico," was mads in the Ontario Legislature last night by the Hon. David A. Croll, | ._ Minister of Public Welfare. | A promise to lay bare the real facts was voiced by th> Minister shortly * before midnight when he sent to his office for reports substantiating his claim. To Lay Bare Facts. ' 'The Minister of Welfare declared | that some of the boys in Bowmanvill» ,had been convicted several times of| * arson, whereas some inmates of | ' ! Mimico were there because "they | ~ | threw a marble at a window." | | --_Mr. Nixon praised the action of the | ! Government in closing 'the Mimico| s institution. He declared that he had | paroled some of the Mimico boys| against all the recomm:ndations »f| sys officials, and no one paroled "went| 1 » » oi Doct D Sar o ts m s uim «) _ LOCtOT $ DUIA§gNOSIS sent to Bowmanville and half sent home, Mr. Croll explained. | M k H h | The Bowmanville inrstitution, Mr.} )/ I | Croll declared later in the dobate, was ' a es en r a ug 'ln institution "dedicated to penal ; snobbery." smm inaueemmmescmemmnnescou esmm Cites Differenc Usually silent, five--foot Dr. Arthur, The member for Russell, Mr. Henry Cs> DesRosiers, French--Canadian member | noted between chuckles, had not seen The Minister cited four cases sent for Russell, went giant--hunting in yes-- | in light, and it might be necessary to to Mimico where the most sorious terday's Legislature and brought down * charge was inccrrigibility and a num-- former Premier Henry. start the Hydro discussion all over ber of cases sent to Bowmanville He could not stir Mr. Henry's ire or | again. which ;nvc;vcd charges of theft, ar-- :lmy him fl':m chal'%fms that O:iieuu: "I know my business," was the an-- son and indecent assault. on was a heinous thing--bu in inimitable accent. "I'm a i There was alnple reason for cios-- last of his sallies the Opposition Lead-- :we;r I'h t::e i a'; ing Mimico," declared the Minister. er doubled up in his seat in a paroxysm °° * ave diagnosed your case. "I might say that we are consider-- of laughter. The length of our debate has been ing the erection of ancther institu-- | "This bill is plain blank, blank,| essential," said the former Premier, tion." | repudiation of contract.'" the former| "to present to the Legislature the facts "Another Mimico," suggested the | Premier thundered. on which they would pass." Leader of the Opposition. | | "Why," and the little Frenchman's| Dr. DesRosiers wanted to know why "Nothing of the sort," declared Mr. brow was troubled "do we have to| seventeen Conservative members had Oroil. "We would be ashamed to | listen to all t;his trouble that the| repeatedly read F. A. Gaby's radxo[ build another Mimico." Tories created?" speech to the House.