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¥ 4 M'\'c,h 3' f Radical Speeches | MRSADMMD Made by Professor, .ms z==sa: r e 1 power to set a standard for dwellings « , and make owners conform to it got §7] second reading in the Legislature yes-- | ays lory Leader :: wxmana . called it "a crushing )intment." | o _ The Toronto Conservative, who has ---- _--_«--._----_.. _ . ; been "& lgnc-gméle:dvocate of con-- $ c structive housing legislation, read the Defends Dr. Cody's Public Utterances as Be-- ; city officials a severe lecture on the * * & | agequacies of the bill. A resolution ing in Defense of Authorlty |__ in his name, he pointed out, had been o m nprimmndionts ) e emie n hocg l piaslied in 1934 fotvlb'arding the prin-- | ~p>* + g & & & } C of nd ief m ( ROFESSORS and free speech, a bitter issue in the | Suoution of fluu: nreng. _ _ O i8 th'i 4 days of the Queen's Park riots, was briefly but | ._ "The complete failure of municipal | turler unasinency. s s s s authorities to seize the advantage pro-- noisily revived in the Legislature early this (Tues-- vided bylsm action on the part of g '"f BFt x 4 * this Legislature makes one wonder day) mor nmg..and .\.U\ed to open the eyes of dozing back if our Siow mareh jowsre recovery benchers for five minutes. lies in the almost incredible apathy of * --43 t the §. permanent officials toward any new ."" Apos Trofessor 4 idea unless it happens to emanate ! lt came up when former Premier from their own intellects." he said. | Henry, halting the passage of a De-- '"The Dominion Parliament passed y t ' partment of Education item regarding housing legislation in 1935. What | grants to the University of Toronto, ;'t'?-s t:.':ex?"{ h:f p'fg:::o L?g:':alab:'d" * |' wanted to know if NMinister of Hdutk» . | ministfation at OHKWS appears to be |tion L. J. Simpson kept an eye 02| [ in sgreement with it----yet 'FOFORLG P ! the activities of the professors. does nothing. One would thirk that | "For example," he said, "I'd like Gfiv:mment grants for unemployment ¢ y hink of a man who relief or for housing schemes would be ":zréefing\':t ";lr':;g:uugeugrovmce making _ Seized by the municipalities as & | radical speeches and styling himself -- EBreat opportunity to do something as a professor of the University of constructive toward the recovery of Toronto." | _ normal conditions. Instead, they are | _ Dr. Simpson asked for a specific; content to distribute huge sums, to | complaint, complete with names and| [ Obtain in return nothing more than | dates, if he was to answer the re-- the bare sustenance of a number of x | mark. individuals, whereas a little foresight f | Then Hon. H. C. Nixon, Provincial _( and sagacity would provide them with | Secretary, chipped in before Mr. 'most material and permanent bene-- | Henry could proceed. fits to the municipality." | _ "Do you take any exception to _ | Necessity of Government action to | Canon Cody going out and making ; stimulate building was urged before < Conservative speeches?" he asked Mr. the Ontario Legislature Labor Com-- | Henry. | mitiee earlier in the day by the inter-- i | _ "I dont think you'll ever hear of | national labor organizations. The brief | Canon Cody making speeches design-- _ | said about 60 per cent. of the building & \ed _to undermine established au-- _ | trades workers were out of WOrk. | thority," retorted Mr. Henry. "The Government itself has consid-- "Did you hear Dr. Cody speak at erable property that needs renovation | the farewell ceremony to Lord B°SS~ |and rehabilitation." the brief stated. borough?" asked Mr. Nixon. | "and necessary new construction is R Disgraceful, Says Heighington. being held up, especially in our mental | + | _ Then Wilfrid Heighington, Toronto institutions, to such an extent that it |\ Tory and staunch Imperialist, enter-- | has been stated that there are over ed the fray. | |1,000 beds short in providing the f "It's getting to be disgraceful the: ; necessary hospitalization." way these radical--minded pmtessorsl Unfinished work in hospitals at talk," he charged. "They're not like Mimico. Woodstock, London, Brock-- # us. They don't have to submit their ville and the "vlanned work" at opinions to a mandate of the people. Smiths Falls would be of "tremendous They use their prestige as professors relief if proceeded with," it was stated. to sway public opinion.. I have no ; A 4 objection to honest opinion, but I do hk . object _ to efforts to _ undermine & authority and to the advocating of § anti--British policies. This is becom-- + ing a serious matter." g = Prime Minister Hepburn told Mr. ; Heighington he was disappointed in' him. t "Surely," he said, "my friend is not | opposed to the honest expression of an honest opinion." , h Finally Leopold Macaulay ended the | discussion with a disavowal of the . 3 opinions of his fellow--Conservatives ' and possible fellow--competitor for the . * Tory leadership, Mr. Heighington,, when he said: | "I can't for the life of me get ex-' ~ cited at what some professor says. Anyhow, they're wrong nine times out | Ts of ten. They're entisled to express 4 opinions. I object only when t.hey[ plaster it all over the Province, when | they are making these speeches, that > they are professors of this and that. s I'm a member of the Board of Gover--| + nors of Victoria University, and I get plenty of criticism for my opinion on this matter. But in my mind, & : professor is just the same as coal-- heaver at the university."