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e e e e e e March 23 "I am not going to dodge my re-- sponsibility. I am going to vote for the resolution," declared Mr. Ma-- caulay. He referred to the petitions he had received opposing the mo-- tion. "There is nothing that will 4 justify gambling on economical grounds," he emphasized. "Gambling is not a lucrative method of im-- proving one's fortune. That is recognized. | "I am supporting the resolutlon' ' because 1 think it is going to localize and limit gambling." y He suggested that if authority is granted, it should be possible to in-- crease the percentage going to hos-- | pital purposes above the 16 per cent that hospitals are said to get from the Irish sweep. | * "I am afraid that a lot of the Irish money goes in overhead or | underfoot rather than to the hos-- | pitals." "Or doesn't go there at all," cut in Mr. Nixon. The first Liberal opposition was voiced by lan Strachan, K.C., Lib-- eral Whip and member for St. George. He said he could not see any reason to believe that a sweep in Ontario would halt materially the § | flow of money to the Irish sweep. Caustic of the suggestion that it was necessary to raise funds by * ways other than taxation, he said, "Perhaps we can employ the old army game of Crown and Anchor and run them in the parks and the Government can take a cut. "It seems to me, if the only way to raise revenue for hospital pur-- poses is by sweepstakes, we have got to a policy of despair in our economic system." MacBride in Favor. Hon. M. M. MacBride, Minister of Labor, claimed that for cen turies the idea of taking a chance had been outstanding in the British race. While legalization of sweeps, in his opinion, was not the most de-- sirable course of action, the present ' hypocrisy should be got rid of. Cir-- cumstances were demanding it, he said. "If we have to have this thing," said he, "let's have it under the best :egulated system pos-- sible." Since the McBrien -- resolution was first mentioned, he said, he had had scores of protests from people, many of whom, while he was Mayor of Brantford, sought his consent to draws to be conducted by various organizations. "Now they threaten me--try to intimidate . me because 1 am supporting _ this resolution," . he _ added. '"'That's hypocrisy of the worst kind." J. J. Glass (tLib., St. Andrew).| took a strong stand against the resolution, claiming that all gamb--| ling was a racket, and that swwpsi f | in particular should be driven out | of the country. % | Toronto's taxpayers, last y@ar.i contributed $1,289,000 to hospitals, stated Allan A. Lamport (Lib., St. David), in supporting the motion. "Would you sponsor a bill to legalize bookmaking?" asked G. C Elgie (Cons., Woodbine». "I would sponsor it if it would as-- sist in the reliet of suffering humanitv," replied Mr. Lamport. "Speaking on behalf of the property owners o' Toronto who cannot af-- ford any _ iger to bear the $1,289,-- O burd:« I am supporting the \ motion."