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f 'M # ARCH i1 % # the resolution be drawn up in an e ls a*ur D engraved form. e s e a e Col. Drew, in seconding the resolu-- § tion, emphasized strongly that the | % arrangements for their Majesties' n e come +o Kln reception should be of a character g f that would allow them to see as © e many of their subjects, particularly the children, as was possible. He | Drlffs Wlde Of |ssue gaid he saw a tendency on the part | of some committees to lean to the smm mmemmemmmmeomamenimemnsmmecas ie oo uen stilted and formalized type of rle; ¥ ception. This, he believed, wou w. J. S*QWOI'* ROpS Pl'OfQSSOl'.S Commen*s on not fall within the wishes of their # # * Majesties. s Shrinking Empire; Col. Fraser Hunter Opens _ _ 'They will ho more imprtss°0. 1 zaid the Conservative leader, "if we | Fire on Statute of Westminster; Duckworth _ «o not attempt (oo much formality] CO"S Hiflel' Mad DO OfE D R j He saw an opp(;rlunny hm l!:e_ t U orthcoming visit for teachers to I 9 r.ope' raws ebUkQ impress upon the children the "de-- 35 LEFT 'N T cent, British things," for which their Sovereigns stood, to instruct CHAMBER WHEN VOTE TAKEN them that "behind the pomp they if § may see a simple man and woman Bound by a common loyalty to} that the Dominions were co--partners who occupy the Throne of England. the Crown, members of the Ontario| in the Empire. 'cliTl:lc ("':c'l'°°li "r")u'd "°'fld° better," mng j R ca,.| *"We accept all th 4 adde olone rew, "than to re-- * Lexislat.urc )eslerda.,\ gave a pulse we accept ';he resp:ns}i,te)i';ietflt';q'; g: port the message of the late King quickening declaration of fealty 10 | aspeq, ¥ . George V, who in his address hby their King, who next May 22, ac--|],, radio to his people in that Jubilee companied by his Royal Consort, Views Meet Challenge. Year, spoke to the children, saying: iL face them in the Legisintive], 7.A.Habel (Lib. Coohrane Norim | | RemeNbD®E: I_UMG Cele toe CVBC Chamber. took direct issue with Mr. Stewart you wl e e s nsA en s on the flag problem. At the same pire. Be ready and willing to serve By a standing vote, they endorsed | time he emphasized that as one of that empire with hand, heart and ; a resolution, moved by Premier Hep--| French descent he did not take a mind." s birn and seconded by Cotonci[DAC sert to any one in his loyalty |., i vemee ue anpthermmdio maoress,| o onb o the Crown. eference io another io ress, George A. I?re". "hnfh not Only | +f am disanppointpd in Athe farmer that of Prime Minister Chamber--| gave expression to their allegiance,| speakers," said Mr. Habel' "They lain, when he warned the British' but served as a message of welcome | have spoken about Britain and the Commonwenith of Nations "we musi] to their Majesties. Commonwealth, but very little of be prepared io defend ourseive! | And while the terms of the reso. | OV own country. If such eloquence from attack, not only on our homes futfon: were bein _ _ _ | is to be taught to the children at and lanq; but on our principles of &z debated, while} gsoenool why not te i freedom. f & R _8 3 ach them patriot-- & members spoke with feeling of their | ism of our own country." On that occasion, said Colonel devotion to the cause of Empire and At this juncture he was inter-- Fraser Hunter, 'h_o was speaking on of British democratic principles,| "UPted by a quick hand--clap from behaif of the King of Canads _ 1}° the public gallery. then appealed to the House: "Has speakers took advantage of the very | "If we want to have in the coun'ry not Great Britain been doing her free speech ideal which they lauded| peal patriotism we need to stir share and doing it not only every to spar over the flag issue, to scotch| up our youth. To make them ieel day, but is besides an example to the Statute of Westminster and to| 485 & Canag@ian born citizen, we fhe world" Onillm.'ilte in no uncertain terms, de--| Should hav:hour own flag, t}:\e Eame Attacks Westminster Statute. spite constitutional disagreements,| 48 ©Vvery other nation of the Com-- " clal the principle that when "Britain is | MOnWealth. The sooner we have stiest of '.h'Z"s'ILTLti'fi%"li'l:f.'&?&?l'f _"~+* war, we are at war." our flag, the sooner youth will be pascéd in 1931, giving homihion'. Conant stchukes Member. ;':';:'2'1 m'.outnhd Olfll'l ownl'flag gnd the status to the major units in the Hon. Gordon Conant, Attorney-- Canadia.:lzuandv:x'nd::atl::estategtea;: enpise, ho hoh s P ies aicl General, took occasion also to rap WPs'minéler memb ( ti its old--time unity and strength. "It William Duckworth (Cons.. Dover-- holaln ;llle j mtersGo aBn?t 101 has seemed," he said, "to be like a court), who, in praising the part & giance to Great Britain. jelly fish stranded on the shore. Mr. Chamberlain had played in Salute Him as Canada's King. Everywhere there is weakness, and averting the crisis at the Munich| "If he is the King of Canada, nowhere is the virility of the pre-- meeting, said it had been brought|let us have our flag to salute him war empire. | on by "a mad dog of Europe." as the King of Canada. We as "Notwithstanding The Globe and | _ "It was," said Mr. Conant, "neither| French--Canadians are absolutely Mail, which suggests that nothing \the time nor the place for remarks)| loyal to his Majesty and think we has been done down at Ottawa, derogatory to the head of any state | are most fortunate in having a King _ £OM®thing has been done,. They or of any government." as we have today." passed a bill to make the anniver-- The flag incident was injected| A century, claimed Mr. Habel kary of the signing of the Statute before the House by W. J. Stewart | has already taught Canadians that of Westminster a public holiday." (Cons., Parkdale), when he intormedlthe two races could live together '"They must be exhausted down the members he belonged to an|and in a united defense of democ-- there," suggested Mr. Hepburn. organization whose only qualifica--| racy. Colonel Hunter agreed and main-- tion for entry was the applicant's| When the resolution was put to tained that if the Statute of West-- belief in God and the Empire and|a standing vote at 5 p.m., only minster were handed back, the Em-- lhls status as a British citizen. In it,| thirty--five of the ninety members pire would find greater unity and he said, was taught one ism, the| were left in the House. The pos-- strength under the old Empire ism of patriotism. He believed, he|sibility that their ranks would be _ F!AtUS. Recently, he charged, ths said, Canada should be mnlenlod'thinnéd was hinted by Premier Dominions have awakened from with one flag, the Union Jack.| Hepburn Thursday, when he pointed their "Rip Van Winkle sleep,." be-- Teachers, he advised the Minister| out that many had to leave early in came aware of the threats to their of Education, should be instructed | order to catch their trains for their gecurity, and again looked io Britain to teach the meaning of the flag. |week--end journeys home. At the for succor. "The British Common-- "A professor of the University of| same time, he said then, there wealth of Nations does not possess Toronto, if he was correctly report--| would not be any attempt to shorten the vigor of the old British Empire," ed, should be put where he belongs,| the debate or to deprive any one of Colonel Hunter declared, adding definitely out," he snapped, as ap--| the right of expression on the reso-- that the British people were doing plause rippled from both sides of | lution. their sharg. and asked: "But what * the House. "He said the flag should| In presenting it yesterday, the are we doing?" be made of wool so that it would | Premier explained briefly it was Richard Arnott (Cons., West Has-- shrink with the British Empire." | deemed advisable to have the resolu-- tings) was sharply critical of the Mr. Stewart said he was not flag--| tion passed by the House so that necessity of having to instruct youth waving, but he did suggest that|it could be presented to their Ma-- in Canada on the advantages of de-- people should do some flag--thinking. | jesties. To that end, at the close mocracy. The young people of Can-- And, in conclusion, he said the visit| of the debate and with the assent mda, he said, have got to the point of their Majesties should impress'of the House, it was ordered that ef thinking they are "the forgotten upon Canadians that the future of' people," he said, and in saying it f Canada was bound in the future of d'e.clared his motives were not po-- Great Britain and the Empire and o litical; that he felt ashamed of the paucity of support given by Ottawa.