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March 3 ment are not going to be free t9|: _ pr Robérts turned to Domi e k minion: ' Iat:lkthaes frgelyflas m-y "'ifl'l' 'l')"d vol@! affairs and voiced criticism of t:?a } ty see is i CX wh e mer© _ apparent ability of Parliament to c t puppets, pawns in a chess game. obtain all the money it wanted { | : | The electors expect their repre whar he termed ")v'v ar: bus osesor' | sentatives to show independence. while finding it difficultlt) pet m | \__| That is why they elected them. O £ n "I have supported the Reform MOU®Y to spend on the needy' | » masses. He mentioned the $197,000 glar}y for many years," he continued. which will be spent in sending ,Ca- | eel I have been very loyal to nadians to the Coronation and sald t my party and Governmgnt. I w;sh that while he did not take second | t': 'r'r;alfe' 'thisdclcfa rba§ * dq ?0? 'w §2 _ place in his patriotism and loyalty |+*" treac craus in my naph nilnal o" |to the Crown, it seemed as though cherous to my party because of F Wrinnomummeaminnemanmerrengs } anything I have said, or will this was an example of the ease '" # y & ave said, or will say. with which money could be found Utter Discourtesy, Cheap! Recalis Announcement. for certain purposes. t * | "Recently there was a banquet at ro s Aufocracy Charged in | Sault Ste. Marie, at which Sir James W;lvt IAS l}'}ail:l(;se:lc H Legislature ! _ DPunn, the financier, was present. figes . (Cons., High Park), egq [' |Sir James got up and said he was charged that dissension existed in authorized iv Premier '}Iepbu'rn zt!b -g'e ranks of the fiiberals, that the 7 S Tig? overnment was doomed, and tha M. L. A. FR O M S A U L T make an annogn'c'ement regarding a Premier Hepburn was "absolutelt two--cent Provincial bonus on steel y7 Y [ afraid" to bring on a by--election in | production at Algoma. the vacant riding of North Welling-- % "But I, the people's representative, o 6 or elling-- | AH":ks Premier for Allow-- their elected member, sat idly by ton,. ; Lhere is no reason for the * * * hi s i Aian * delay," said he, "but the Prime Min-- ing Financier to Make | while a private f'"a"."?.'. told _of} 'ister will delay issuance of the writ | A + | g""];e SOVC'"mcm policy," declared _ for that by--election the same as he n men | r. Roberts. nnounce | "C 'was amazed and outraged. ?;l:);ee(: rtsh'? Separate School bill tori What could I do but sit there, say-- «s 4 11 Smouldering _ resentment over _ ing nothing? When ine Premier,| putY'i': gr'f\fn?fia?r§'égr&ii'°"§§§§' x what he termed "utter discourtesy some days before wired and asked' who was leading the Housz n'l and cheap autocracy," on the part me if I could come to Toronto and "I am." said Mr. Baird. | of Premier Hepburn, burst like a _ _sit in at a conference with Sir "I say that remarks recardif the1 bomb shell in the Legislature yes-- James and himself, I did so. I even Premier's courage are ngt an fh' terday when Dr. A. C. Roberts, Lib-- went to Ottawa and I knew, after| _ to be proud of," declared Mr )I:Iixl:r%' eral member for Sault Ste. Marie, the discussions, just about Wha'l "My honorable friend will have his took the Prime Minister to task for would be done. But I didn't think writ for North Wellington in due\ 'allowing "a private financier to an-- Sir James Dunn would be authorized | course, and we'll continue to have nounce Government policy while to announce Government policy. a member for that riding sitting the people's elected representative "Much as it hurts me to do it--| with us in this House." --sat idly, but not supinely by. it has caused me much worry--|' | q wonder," smiled Mr. Baird. Dr. Roberts was referring to the --I feel I must make this clear," "I'll cover anything you want to| announcement made at a Sault bte.g said Dr. Roberts. "If members are put up," clicked Mr. Nixon. "The| Nisric banquet some weeks ago 5Y| io sit by and allow this sort of| |next member in the House for that | Sir James Dunn, of a two--Cen!t| |thing to go on, well, it is rather riding won't support the Separate bonus on iron production wh'ch' a pathetic state of affairs." \ _ |Schools legislation either," returnedI the Government had authorized. h Mtr. Baird » | The Liberal member denounced the! | Hits Two--Party System. f f ' action of the Prime Minister in al-- During the reading of the tele-- lowing Sir James to make this an-- gram sent to Premier Hepburn nouncement instead of delegating there was utter stillness in the| this task to 'one who for two years House. Hon. Harry Nixon, Provin-- loyally supported a supposedly cial Secretary and his Cabinet col-- democratic Government." leagues looked straight _ ahead, | Prime Minister Absent. while Dr. Roberts made public his fer Hepb t not in the accusation against his leader. Premier Hepburn was n ic hi At the outset of his remarks the House.when Dr. Roberts maude s Sault member--considered one of sensational attack. He was in °°E' 'the best speakers in the Legislature ference with Prime Mims}er N. L ! --talked of some of the evils of| | M. Kir.\g in his private office, but ne , the two--party system; of the un--' | came into the Chamber a few min-- reasoning partisanshin which made 'utes after the Northern Ontario 'everything done by the opposing . member had let loose his blast--an 'political party, wrong; and every--| '_flttaCk which many Liberals felt was 'thing done by the partisan's party, sufficient to have him read out of right. l the party. ' '"No party is right all the time," | ammmamemmmmmmmmmens m o Premier _ Hepburn _ announced Dr. Roberts said. "Loyalty to prin-- % iII Aff } later that he would make a state. _ ciples should be placed ahead of Regulations Wi e c ment on the situation to the House loyalty to party." | today. '"Was my honorable friend loyal 400v000 Male Workers' |_ Dr. Roberts read a telegram which| to his principles when he voted for Croll Estimates | he sent to Premier Hepburn on Feb. the amendment to the Assessment !16. The reading of it caused a mur-l Act?" asked William Duckworth | \ mur of excitement to pass through (Cons., Dovercourt.) | s 18 BA 5 15 RUMORED | the House. It ran as follows: '"'There is one thing about the j "Premier Hepburn, Parliament school bm.'t') repl;?lt(i Dr. Ro}:)erts. ;{t e o d : Buildings, Toronto. gave members like my honorable + '"Was asgtounded to hear private friend something to talk about." Government Ach?n Neede financier announce Government pol-- "Ygu haven't answered my ques-- to I(eep Peace in Indus-- icy of future while the people's _ tlion," persisted Mr. Duckworth. H Told elected representative who for two No, and I don't intend to," was try, House lo years loyally supported a supposed-- the reply. _ _ _ x_--_----_----_----_-- | ly democratic Government whose Personal vilification and abuse For the first time in the history policies will not be announced and ; A8&Ainst one's opponents might bet-- f ce 6 'for ie ter be replaced by discussion of of Ontario, a minimum wage I trust not dictated by financial in-- ; / M i , terests. I am discouraged but not |!§SuUes. The continual imputing of men will be placed in Provincial k € 4 'lmpure motives and base desires to defeated by such discourtesy and i statute books. chean autocracy." Ipolitical opponents was one of the ' in the Legisiature P ce evils of the present political system, ; Yesterday, in the " ' From the very outset of his T® _ | no pelieved Hon. David Croll, Minister of Labor, | . : marks it was apparent that Dr. * [ on. i ndment . to -- Ihel \ Roberts was teading up t« an un-- | Prepared to Resign. | introduced an ame usual climax. It seemed as though "Many people were coming round Minimum Wage Act, des'fgned. the the rank and file of the House sus-- to the belief that democracy began Minister told the House, "to protect j pected something was in the wind, and ended on election day. I workers from one 'dlstressmg"phase' for there were few empty seats. The| | wonder if democracy would be any of man's inhumanity to man." . He Sault Ste. Marie member talked| | worse off, if Canada would be any emphasized that the greatest task about scraping the barnacles off| | worse off if every Provincial Legis-- of the Provincial D_epartmen't' of the ship of state and of the duty| |lature were eliminated," the north-- Labor was to maintain peace ang of every members to oppose error ern member remarked. the price of peace is fair wages "regardless of whether 1t is in his | '"We are frightfully overgovern-- The basic minimum for workers own party or not." He deplored| |ed; we have enough Governments . not engaged in domestic or farm "blind, unreasoning loyalty" to a for 100,000,000 people, let alone | work will be set at $17 or $18 a party and said there came a time 10,000,000. I would be prepared to | week, it was rumored. when an individual had to make &| resign tomorrow if this Legislature | Predicts Disturbance. ' decision, whether party or princi=} _ were eliminated." "It takes no prophet to predict ples were to come first. "Will you introduce a bill?" asked that without Governmental action, | Self gre Topet to a poindedt suite | : | Ins, puckworth. 1937 will be a year of industrial dis-- myself are loyal to a political party "Will you second it?" queried Dr. turbance," said Mr. Croll in ex-- is o Sboiilie® AA y . io Roberts. laining that the newly created In-- Dr. Roberts. "It should not all be "Yes, I will," came the answer plaining . i * | one--sided. If members of Parlia-- ' _