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o td . with the Es-- sex Scottish. Eyes turned instinec-- tively to the vacant seat of the ab-- sentee member as Premier Hep-- burn read his message, as well as one from Major Colin Campbell (Minister without portfolio), who is also with the Canadian Active From the battlefront of Britain to | some one will have to suffer for the Legislature chamber in Toronto the Premier said. there came a messazge yesterday| In extending greetings to cabled by a soldier--member, who, in | Legislature, Lieutenant Croll cab expressing regret that he was "un-' "Sorry not being with you to avoidably detained," declared that | tinue good work in legislating b "important werk is not half fin-- I fits of democratic self--governi Army. The forceful personality of the Windsor member of the Legislature was invoked in the minds of the House as the Premier read these words: "If the Hun doesn't come, and he won't, we shall have to dig him out, and we will. But we can't until every one at home goes all out for us. 'Then we shall go all out for the Hun, and he will just go out. Folks here have heads that are cool and hearts that are stout. They will never quit nor let you down. Thev ask for no less." "If Croll or Campbell or one Brit-- ish child loses his life because of our failure to supply material, then Pair 'Unavoidably Detained' Greet MLA's From W ar Front 'If Hun Doesn't Come, and He Won't, We Will Dig Him Out," Cables Croll: Message From Campbell Also Read Lieut. Croll. The message was 1rom Lieut., David Croll, mem-- ver of the L e g i slature for --Windsor-- W a l k erville, and former Minister of Welfare, who went overseas las t summer as a private ished because | and, what is tools haven't| more, stand-- arrived yet." |ing up to its The message | re s ponsibili-- was -- 1rom|ties." In extending greetings to the Legislature, Lieutenant Croll cabled: "Sorry not being with you to con-- tinue good work in legislating bene-- fits of democratic self--government, The message $ 3 from Major J Campbell was § a brief greet-- * ing and con-- h _A tained t h e Witihgn:o added _ asser-- hi tion: "B y # their _ leader-- % ' ship Ontario x can -- continue P mt in the fore-- x front of the Major Camph battle to preserve democracy. In revealing receipt of the cables, Premier Hepburn said he did not want to introduce a contentious sub-- ject. Colleagues of the members, he pointed out, had urged that they be given tools with which to fight the war. "It would be the greatest possible tragedy if, in this hour, we forget the unity in which this nation was born," said Colonel Drew. FEBRVARY 20 Major Campbell. it," Conservative members yesterday filed with the Hepburn Government a list of twenty questions on de-- partmental activities to be answer-- ed later in formal replies to the House, The list is believed to have established an opening day record in the Legislature and to have in-- dicated a strong Opposition policy for the session. The questions range from in-- quiries about the rate of Crown dues on pulpwood cut from Crown lands, by W,. D. Black, Addington, Frank Spence, Fort William, seeks information as to the cost and other items pertaining to the Long Lac diversion, through which 1,000 cubic feet per second is being diverted into Lake Superior under tentative agreement with United States and to the Ogoki diversion, which is un-- der preliminary construction. to one by W, A. Summerville, To-- ronto Riverdale, who wants to know "who is the owner of the Royal Cecil Hotel . . . name of authority holder .. . when first issued . . . has it ever been suspended and for how long?" William Duckworth. Toronto Dov-- ercourt, has asked what payments have been made to Dr. W. H. Avery, personal physician to the Premier, and an official in the Department of Health. Mr. Black has also in-- quired of Attorney--General Conant the amounts spent by the Govern-- ment in Civilian Defense (ARP). W,. J. Stewart, Parkdale, asks for details of decorative work on Queen Elizabeth Highway, near Fort Erie, the designer, the contractor, who did the work and the cost. He also asks for the cost of reflector equip-- ment on Toronto. Col. T Col. T. L. Kennedy has asked the amounts expended on 300 acres of land near Brampton, in his own rid-- ing of Peel. At one time it was designated as a centre for an On-- tario HMospital. Subsequently the Government altered its plans and, except for building one cottage, the land has been vacant. Attorney--General Conant's new policy in switching from motorcycle to automobile highway patrol in the Provincial Police has brought ques-- tions from J. deC. Hepburn, Prince Edward County, bearing on the costs and reason for the change. G. H. Dunbar, Ottawa South, has asked for details on the debt of the Niag-- ara Parks Commission, and W. B. Reynolds, Leeds, for a report on de-- velopments and Government work in lignite fields north of Cochrane. Echoes of questions last year were seen in an inquiry by Mr. Black, who asks whether F. A. O'Connor, for-- mer director of purchasing in the Department of Health, was request-- ed to resign or was he dismissed. In either event, Mr. Black wanted to know why, and he asked also for salary particulars. 20 QUESTIONS FILED IN HOUSE BY OPPOSITION High Number Indicates Strong Policy in Session by Conservative Party COVER WIDE RANGE the Kingston Road, east of