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' __ - --- l ' He claimed that the question of . Professor Grube being on the staff o r o n o r o e s s o r s .of a university which might or might not obtain a provincial grant . 0 did not enter. the issue. Nor was Censure in Le I f . it tt questioh of .t)" waving. But, 9's a ure; he emphasized, it was a question of the survival of those institutions which we choose to call British and ep urn eman s ur the :ecefssity of installing iii" the mm s o young peope w o are about to hold responsibility the a??? r',h'g'i,'t,',? Ltyt'.e'1de/tult Aaiug "mum Action. "tlrgeenlceDo/gt',e,"1i.ig'i,,tl1rth,o less university authorities in this Yesterday's ultiTaty.n to hot," Professor Underhill's statement, province take sufficient disciplinary WORSE" and controlling "mm," which, he said, was taken from the action to curb now and for all time ties alike developed .when the M.in- book, "Canada Looks Abroad," writ- the sedition-smacking utterances ot' islet of Education. in condemning l _ certain of their professors. the gov- the Crube outhurst of last week, 'tcn hy R. A. MacKay and E. B. ernment-backed, as he expects it r5pltir.te.t! that he was on the staff 'Rogers. to be, by a solid Legislature-would) of .Trin.irv College, and that the l "it is true," he said, "these words employ such legislative means as Univtrslty ot Toror.tt? governors had were not spoken in relation to the maybe necessary to deal adequately no direct 5upervision OVCr him. immediate crisis. But, as the Min- with the situation. Later. Mr. Hepburn suggested one ister of Education has said, a pro- Charging Prof. Frank Underhill possible way of dealing with this .fessor does not divorce himself from of University College and Prof. G. particular professor-the revoking ibis duties' as a professor when he M. A. Grube of Trinity College with of Trin/ty College's federation wit.h. 8005 into the public arena. whether "hurting insults at the British Em.. the university. In 8ny event, said it is for tr CCF., the Liberals or pire." the Prime Minister agreed he, he war. not going to let Grube the Conservatives. with Opposition Leader George A. speak as disparagingly of the Em- "These institutions in Canada are Drew that the time had come to call m." as he had done and get away or should he the breeding places a halt to such performances. He with it. . of British democracy and we should dramatically declared that unless From Colonel Dty, who intro. insist that that form of government the Board of Governors of the Uni. duced the Underliill angle, the should be taught there." versity of Toronto and Provost Cos. House heard a high-planed appeal The Conservative Leader then . grave of Trinity saw fit to deal with tpr foupeo.us dealing with the dit. read: "We must, therefore. make the offenders. the government ficult situation tts Professor Grube it clear to the world, and especially _ would step in. and Professor Underhill. by their to Great Britain, that the poppies Labelling the two professors as .treqyertt. utterances, were engender- blooming in Flanders Fields have "rats who are trying to scuttle our "tlt m Canada. "in all the schools no further interest for US _" ship of state." Colonel Fred Fraser of this province." taid Pt, "what "Shame," declared Premier Hep- Hunter. member for the St. Patrick the children learn. 's "V": tn the burn. riding in which the university is "Wink" m; nation. thurelyh we "Premier Ilophurn has Properly located. pressed for immediate w have t e rig t to say . t ose "ism Shame' continued Colonel tion He introduced a resolution who teach our youth shall further for» _ . 1 , . . . . . the cause of democracy and personal , ly, as " pointed out that m which. It adopted, would have re- ' h l imaking the statement. Professorl _ quired the House to demand the dis. freedom. I don't s)yurest that l e, iUnderhill was trans ressi th misgal of the two men from the Minister of Education can devise l . . . .; i kg . " on e. . some plan which will work. None _ve.r? pr'm'p P.'; 9 freedom fort posts they now hold._ with no; d , h which men had died m the Great chance of further university employ-) of us could 0 th.at on very S on War I ment ' notice. But the time has come for . . . us to agree that in all the schools l, Ho txnrttinuod lo quote: "We must; "Blotter Won't Best." of this province those who teach itortifi' ourselves against the allure-" However, in the fare of counsel shall teach what we know as British ~m9nts of a British war for democ- from Mr. Hepburn. Colonel Drew democracy and not assist subversive tracuanrl freedom and parliamen- and Hon. Dr. L. J. Simpson. Minister elements which might destroy our itary institutions, and against the al- of Education. that the respective institutions." . ' lurements of.a league war for peace authorities with direct control over By way of climax to the incident. 'and international order. And when the pair should first be given a Mr. Hephurn read a telegram from l,propattandisis combine the two ap- chance to act. the fiery Colonel con. the Newmarket Lions Club, which Ipeals .to. us hy urgingr us to join in settled to the Premier's adjourn- urged that university grants he fur- organizmg 'the peace world.' to . ther reduced hy the province "until which all British nations already anoint of.thc suddenly. pireCipitated. the governing body weeds out men belong. the simplest answer is to 'Ill 1;.bf'i:§ebut electrifying debate "11.3 parade ihCmSCiV;S begirp "1: thumb our noses at them." " . _ . " . pu ic as traitors tot e pu ic. an i Time for Action. c'ltt2ee/ie Pa',',',",'),", 23:3"; who poison the minds of Ontario's "Now," said Colonel Drew, "the to let this matter rest here. It 'i','l finest young men and women. time has come to stop and to stop proper authorities do not do some-' Not Benefited hy Grant. t permanently statements of that thing to bring these men into line' Dr. Simpson, in his statement, re- kind by a man who either in or --do not do something to them for minded the House the matter was out of the educational institution is the way they've acted-then I shall' complicated by reason of the fact ,speaking to the public as a mem- consult with the law officers of the that Trinity College was an affil- .ber of that institution." House. and with the honorable iated college of tho University of a "Is he still a professor?" asked Leader of the Opposition. and do. Toronto and did not benefit direct- Attorney-General Conant. a" some means of dealing with ly by the province's grant to the q d(dialonel Drew said he was. and em-some means, l'm confident, university. a ed that the words spoken were that will meet with the approval of "in my estimation." he continued, voiced in the face of an urgent de. every loyal member ot this House." "the members of the staff of our mand that the British nations The Prime Minister warmly re- great university, as well as those. should stand together to preserve ferred to Professor Grube on sev- of our affiliated colleges. s"nould be; democracy. eral occasions as "this foreigner," reminded that. in making speeches. l He said there was not and should and when Colonel Drew, injecting they should do so with a sense of! not be thought of introducing the Professor Underhill's name into the responsibility to the individual in- methods of a dictator into the coun- controversy. credited the latter with stitution with which they are con- try. At the same time. the demo- atating. in effect, that the poppies nected. cratic nations, he insisted, could which blew in Fltyrders Fields no "I made an effort to get in touch take a leaf out of the dictators' longer had any interest for the with Principal Cosgrave. but was book hy realizing that the future of people of Canada. the Premier unable to do so. But lam confidentt their countries lay in the hands of thumped his desk indignantly and that Principal Cosgravp and mem- youth and that the beliefs of youth cried: "Shame! Shame.'" ' bers of the board will not agree would determine the future of de. To deprecation of the seeming in. with and will not mitdone a state. I mocracy. difference. " tar, or t"? urtivorsity ment such as is attributed to Pro. "We must wake up," said Colonel authorities to the "seditious talk" of lessor Grube." Drew as he declared that the world the two employees. Mr. Hepburn This, he held, was particularly so which was represented in the parlia- added the allegation that the pres- at. a time when war, perhaps, was mentary institutions with which the t,'upi,trte antipathy ot Auss not far distant and when the demo. House was surrounded, "is tumbling lg 'll and 2: Zealand people to names were facing a crisis. "It is before our eyes. The only thing tha.t ','d'f, was due in the. main to tre most unfortunate," added the min. can save freedom in this country 15 :m.a:n;no' awtr,f,in')1sottlmr,ge, ister, "t.hat f. professor in one of the strong spirit of our young professors who visited these Itan our universtties should have had people. . . flung parts of the Empire ":1: the audacity to make such a state- f I believe .that peace. sanity egg months no and left the impression ment " he made the other day. 01:18, it',',",'",)',?',',",',,::? bf. ','/ei'f"J,'e1, that Canada was anxious to "break Colonel Drew declared is agree- i y . e un f ac ion 0 m. away" from the Motherland ment with Dr. Simpson s.s.tatfment democratic countries. I will c0-Opu° . and maintained the incident pre- gate with anything you can do to as- . sented an opportunity "to devise sure, not only in the universities. some new course in matters of this but in all institutions of this prov- kind."