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The type of labor legislation which the Hepburn Government ls passing - and he particularly singled out tho Industrial Stand- ards Act in this connection --was "making a forgotten man out of the poor employer." declared Mr. Helghington. Manuela Monster." "Unless protection is given for the capital invested and tho risk taken by those who provide em- ployment. for others." he stressed. "then this cumbersome Franken. stein monster that labor is creat. ing around itself may ultimately be the means of crushing labor and depriving it of its employment. We often think that the Work- men's Compensation Art. for in- stance. is an unqualified boon and blessing to labor. but many of us in public life see all too many cases where instead of speedy and do fectlve method of recovery of 8 Just claim for compensation. the worker is surrounded with technim entitles, difficulties. unknown pro- cedure and a blunt refusal and no appeal. The file of every member of this House is filled with com- plaints on this footing. mun: Legislation." Protection Must Be Given Invested Capital and Those Who Provide Em. ployment Declares Con.. servafive M.L.A. "Similarly. with the Mechanics' ,Llen'Act. We find that an on which should provide a simple and speedy -remedy; for wage-earners alone has now been so cluttered up mm ma- terial. men and o'hers and special procedure and a court which is hardly a court at all that there seems to be nothing ttttr added ex. pense and delay and a certain amount of disillusionment and de- spair in the enforcement of the workingmen's rights." HITS STANDARDS ACT " greater effort is not made to protect the Interests of those who are the origin and means of em- ployment. then Ontario may end up with few or hardly any om- ployers loll, Wilfrid "eltthirtgton, (Cons. St. David'. warned the Legislature yesterday. Employer Becoming The ForgoHen Man. Claims Heighing+on In short. submitted the St. David member. it was with the greatest difficulty that legislators maintain- ed an even balance-on the one hand protecting the rights of labor. and on the other hand "seeing that all our efforts at recovery are not frustrated or stifled by unreason- able or shackling legislation against business and industry." Bill fo Exfend Power ' Of Secu'rifies Branch To lnyesfigafe Fraud March New. wide powers of investiga- tion, including inquiry into any fraud against any department of ithe Government or any municipal- lity is given the Ontario Securities Commission under an amendment |to the Securities Act introduced in I the Legislature yesterday afternoon by Attorney-General Roebuck.' ', Retroactive Power. The bill implements tht/promise of greater powers for the Securi- ties Commission given by Premier Mitchell F. Hepburn when recently he attacked the company operations offienator Arthur Meighen. Legislation fo Permif Probe Info Any Offense Against Any Department of Pro. vincial Government Inho- duced by Roebuck The terms of the proposed legi:6- tion permits the Lieutenant-Gover- nor in Council to appoint any per- son or persons to make investiga» tions, and declares that any such appointee or appointees shall be deemed to be the Commission for the purpose of the inquiry and shall have the same authority, pow- eli's and privileges as the Commisr s on. The investigatory powers are made retroactive by another clause. The bill states that the investiga- tion may be ordered into offenses committed "either before or after the coming into force of this act." Scope Extended. The appointed Commission is em- powered to investigate the affairs of any person or company to ascer- tain whether there "has been or is likely to be committed any criminal, wrongful. fraudulent or improper act; any offense against the Securi- ties Act; any act which may be un- tair, oppressive. injurious. inequit- able or improper to or discriminate against any holder, prospective holder. purchase or prospective pur- chase of any shares or other securi- ties of such person or compapies" The bill will also authorize inves- tigation of any alleged discrimina- tlon "against any creditor, prospec- tive creditor or such person or com- pany or other person or companies otherwise beneficially interested in such personAor company.". .. Another clause permits investiga. tion "of any act whereby any unfair advantage may be secured by any person or company over any other person or company. or of any fraud upon the Government of Ontario or any department of the Government or any municipality."