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JanuARy 19 Mr. Roebuck said the Leader of the Opposition had taken great \ § pains to stress that the Red Cross had had to supply socks to soldiers. "It seems to me," he added, "that the effect of that remark is much more calculated to warm up the cold feet of the Conservative Party than the cold feet of the soldiers." , Colonel Drew :; "The member has | had enougn experience to know that he must not suggest motive. I | do not intend to waive the rules of t tthis House when suggestions are | at variance with any decent prin-- |«-iples of the rules of debate in this | House." He stressed that before making | any public utterance in criticism of | the Federal Government's conduct | | of the war ne had written to Prime | Minister King and had pointed out |* , all the details to him. | s ; There was a brief flurry with | several members calling for the conclusion of the day. Acting Speaker Rolana Patterson called for the Orders of the Day, which marks the actual opening of the House. Premier Hepburn appealed, | | there was a vote, and not one | }vmrd to suspend the debate. | | Thinks Ottawa Men Capable. | ; "I regret," said Mr. Roebuck, "that tempers have become so frayed. l' am quite with the Leader of the | Opposition on the right of free| speech in the House. I had no in-- tention of being insulting to him s or being uncomplimentary to him. He is much too thin--skinned when any one else puts his side to him. He should let others present their views without him getting sore about it. "I do believe the men at Ottawa are sincere and capable men," he continued. "I agree with others who | spoke here that it would be better to call this debate off and leave it to Ottawa, which is meeting in a | few days. We have enough here | more within our own range, such as | social, labor and farm problems." \ J. J. Glass (Lib., St. Andrew) said he did not think the House was in | a position to say that all the facts brought out in the debate warrant-- ed members making a judgment. A number of claims made, he added, were in direct variance with infor--| mation he had secured. l "While we should support the | war effort, I don't think we, who | are responsible for Provincial af-- $ 'ffllrS. should sit here in judgment | on Federal affairs. I am not pre-- ;pnrrd to pass judgment either for $ or against and I wish to be excoused," !smd Mr. Glass and he rose and left the Chamber. Former Highways Minister Leg« :':": ::""""'3)' expressed the belief a was "going very fa ield" to attribute the overwrgelmxl.n;nleol:n il'eSDOnse , to the confidence of the Theve was morning in the advgnce s & in the advance advertising on the loan suggesting for a minute that bond--buying pros-- ' pects were to concern themselves with "confidence" in any Govern-- ment. There were thousands who had bought bonds who, like himself, were not supporters of Mr. King his policies or his record. And yet. he said, despatches from Ottawa would. create such an impression. C Such "propaganda" -- and there was plenty of it in circulation these | days, he said--would toe i _ M nd to kill the patriotism qt the average Cana-- | dian interested in winning the war, f |and not in politics, at least now.