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March 2 '_| Finds Millstone Returned. 'prior to the election, said Mr. The Pr Disagrees With Hogg. P 1 had e Prime Minister, said Mr. Ma-- «e Macaulay, the Prime Minister caulay, had repeatedly declared that Now what did he have to say "pledged his word" that the POW®" / no physical assets had been taken during the last election? At Iider-- situation was as follows: from the "power barons" by the ton h'e described as 'so much bluth-- 1. Ontario was not facing A POW®T _ rencellation of the original con-- :i!'m! t}:\e Chat:ges of the Conserva-- shortage, that it had ample SUP* _| tracts. All that had been taken from | Jes that Ontario faced a power plies ahead for many years to COMC | them was the millstone they ha dl ; ortage. He said there that, 'this without ever purchasing a sing!* | put about the neck of Old Man rovince has more power than it additional horsepower from the | Ontario. "Well," he smiled, "the' ca&us?wfor years. f " \ Quebec power companies. election was hardly over before the | saidr'M cQMuestex} nod'fled. 'Then, |_ 2. That if and when further power | old millstone was dusted off and| | with the claims of Dr. 4 disagree |\ was required, there was ample tim¢ | hung around the old man's neck Hyd c?hc_ams of DPr. Hogg, the to get it, and ample facilities in | again. It is true that the Prime oywro" airman, that you did need Ontario for the production of it. iMlnlster says it weighs a few ounces P "Ier. tainiv do." Namely, at Madawaska, at Niagar®, | less thar the old one, but it is just Questc:; ainly do." clicked Mr. Mc-- and by the Ogoki and Long Lac| as heavy as any former obligation | "It is fair to it waterways diversion. | | the Province ever had." Mr. Macauls ,,t?'sst"m'e' then," said, 8. That he had passed legislation| | _ "Not so," Mr. Hepburn put in.| | ent Minister ¥>t Hi "h when the pres-- 'Qo prevent the power companies !"Its' four million dollars lighter, constituents on tt% "étl{s;"e"t to his from realizing on any judgment | that's what." (JbEF ahnd asked fe hoi ay of Oc-- lthey could obtain, that he wanted a | _ Mr. Macaulay quoted at length @A| | was asking f tfir 'i"' votes he mandate from the people to back |Globe and Mail editorial accusing | a ntgh 031 em in the belief him up in his fight to prevent the --the Premier "of deception on an | ]%"t on the direct statement that power companies from realizing on important public issue during the| ntario was faced with no power any judgment they might obtain in _ election campaign," and claiming| | Shortage, and that if there was Canadian courts or in the Privy ; } r}::sid flor 1y of . in the ifuture we Council. | there was no denial to the fact that plenty of reserve in Ontario, Cites White Paper | the power shortage in Ontario was and that there would be no new * +* \ one of the main reasons for an early | Contracts for additional power sign-- At Brampton, starting the cam-- !elr:'ctvion. o $ ' ed with the Quebss power interests. | paign, he had said: "I was worried . |, "Nobody, said Mr. Macaulay,.| | 'Is that right?" Mr. Macaulay l.hnm my stand on Hydro and de-- | had a better supporter during thn{ , asked M_r. McQuesten, but the lat-- rided to obtain a new mandate from election than Mr. George McCul-l | ter" sat silent. o ' the people of this Province." !ggh. _the proprietor of that paper.| | 'Oh, go on with your speech," "What rubbish!" exclaimed Mr. The Globe and Mail did not criticize | rasped Premier Hepburn. "I'll Macaulay. "A white paper pro-- | the Government for cancellation of' |answer you when the time comes." \ Auced by the King Government at ltho oru?mal contracts. They said | pajs to Get Admission. | 'Ottawa vesterday shows that Mr. |!"© Goxernmci'nt aid the only .f"l'r How. in all sincerity of | \King wrote Mr. Hepburn in Febru-- and proper thing. But they certainly . | » Y purpose, | | did condemn the deception prac-- -- demanded Mr. Macaulay, could Mr.} | ary, 1937, telling him that the |};;oeq by the Pri Minister to -- McQuesten continue to hold | Ogoki and the Long Lac diversions "'fb l: te filis Mmiste® +0 l llG in & Co ": ohi a port-- aAbout which Mr. Hepburn was taik. : Ret back init powor. c RiAGC 1164 dvell.nmeinh which had ing in the election as a new policy, _ McQuesten Twitted. gvt ea's wht the Quebec | rould not be gone on with until the Mr. Macaulay twitted Hon. T. B. POWS"® lnhgrests when for three SL Lawrence waterway and the!| | McQuesten for approving, in 1935 | |FEANML AN MB .OW!H admission, he had Creat Lakes situation were clear at of "the accuracy and comprehensive recommended .otherwns.e. 'Will | Washington. The Premier wanted | thoroughness," of Mr. Roebuck'"s . MV honorable friend admit here and ! a new mandate. For what" To marathon speech on power, and for . NOW, asked"Mr. Macaulay of Mr. | provent the courts from acting on charging then that the '""most McQuesten, "that the.re was a power \the statutes passed by their own shameful episode in the Province's shortage when he said there wasn't hand in 1937." history of callous, calculated, cold-- one?" | _ Quoting further precs despatches blooded betrayal of the interests of Premier Hepburn jumped up, !nn the election campaign,. Mr. Mac-- lthe people for private and party protesting. "Mr. Speaker," hesaid, aulay declared that at Picton the advantage." had been the former | "has the Honorable the Leader of Premier had said: "I can just see 'CN}S?!'\'RU\'P Government's "wreck-- the Opposition the right to ask the power barons smiling and rub» | ing" of Hydro. is \_questions this way? He is making bing their greedy hands together, | "Pretty strong words," comment= a speech. When he is through, I'll for they realize what Mr. Rowe's |ed Mr. Macaulay. answer him, and answer him fu'lly i el"("i()n Wnu,d mean io 'h'm." I "I COUldn'l make them any} "I just want to ask your frien(is | ister of Labor MacBride. l back. ! aulay. "Let th'em answer tl{e if | _ Mr. Macaulay turned on Mr. Mac-- "I don't think you could," said | ,, _' j,,,» m | Bride. "Last session." said'he, "you Mr. Macaulay, "and yet your ears | "Iy an'sw £ them," ted M | stood up in this House and delivered must be burning, for the very same Hepb e em, repeate r. \vourself of a mighty oration--tell-- ; situation regarding the contracts (""')\Ium.d ; s m \ing the Premier to stand firm and | applies today. Now don't get jittery," put in 'not give one inch to the Quebec "Today as when you delivered fo'r'me!' Pre'r'mer Henry. | power interests,. Well, in the light | yourself of that oration, and at the Aw you," smacked the Premier. |\ of what has since happened, you'll | last session of the Legislature, you \have a good opportunity to square | said: "There is no possibility of hav-- : . '}'oursolf this session." | Ing any power shortage. Hydro en--| \Utterances Called Unfair. $ Toine Sisth on is aeel |\ _The Picton speech, admitted Mr. _ growth since the inception of | | Macaulay, might have been "good Hvdro. At first the growth was | raw meat" to the boys at Picton, ; rapid, due to more municipalities | |but it was utterly unbecoming to being added. But the time was| \the Leader of a great party. "It --| reached when there were no more was most unfair." he said, "and I | 1, be added. The possibilities for | don't think any lasting credit will | aqditional users of power are also | kaccruo to a man who lnd\'x'lges In _| pecoming restricted." ' such deceiving talk as that. \ _ "I still believe that," put in Mr.| At Thorold, said he, the Hepburn | McQuesten | policv had been "back to Nlaglra." "Well," '.aid Mr Macaulay "these "Back to Niagara, but with his f20@ | wore the views of the present Min-- toward Montreal, even _at that | ;syer of Highways and former Hydro time," declared Mr. Macaulay,. The -- p Commissioner about the Hydro re-- night before the election, he pudiation legislation charged, a man named Griffiths-- s * "apparently close to the inner wheels of the Liberal machine"-- had told the voters of the Niagara district by radio that if work was wanted they should vote for the 'Hephurn Administration, because, if | re--elected, they would at once start to construct a second Chippawa Canal in accordance with the new "back to Niagara" power policy. "And you, Mr. Acting Chairman of Hvydro," Mr. Macaulay hurled at Mr. Houck, "you stood for that sort . of guff because you wanled in be ' ielected. 'Talk about your misrepre-- ¥ | sentation of facts."