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.~. C * * (me---- -- & wood which we are just starting to ?rodu('c now," said Coloncl Drew 'The total investment in the wooci products industry of Canada is $951,000,000, and our forest resources 'aro worth billions of dollars." | | .He referred to the great possibili-- | ties of the manufacture of products | 'ba:wd on the forest resources and | said that proper administration of E the resources will open up a vision 'of the future for the youth of the | country. The forests are no longer | remote areas, but are districts which | today could provide employment for all the Dominion's unemployed. "If we wetfe to utilize our forest products, as Sweden was doing be-- fore the war, we could create em-- ployment for 4,000,000 men in the forest resources industry alone. In-- stead of paying people not to grow things, as we are under this insane policy which has been insti-- tuted in connection with wheat, we should be doing things to make pos-- sible the opportunity for the youth of Canada to get employment." Colonel Drew closed his argument with a declaration that there would not be need to worry about giving employment to veterans of this war * and to men let out of munitions plants, after the war is over, if the commission form of administration is adopted. Editorial Approved. "I* cannot conceive any business--| men permitting the fiasco of Lake : Sulphite," declared Mr. Cox. He charged also that in the Long Lac district pulp for export is being sold at a rite $1 under the prevailing rate | He then read a letter from A. T. Hur;er, former enginear in charge of tTw\Lake Sulphite construction at Red Rock and, at the request of the Premier, tabled it. Mr. Hurter re-- ferred to a Globe and Mail editorial | of Feb. 14. headed, "Forest Policy| Again Indicated." "I am glad to note," wrote the engineer, "that the public has final» ' ly been informed concerning the de--| structive policy which is being fol--| lowed by the Department of Lands and Forests in the exploitation of our natural resources." , l While the department adhered 10 | the present pulp export policy, "with no apparent regard for the future generation," it is difficult to induce capital to invest in the completion of the Red Rock mill, the letter He said his only knowledge of the added. "On the other hand, wore Conser\n.ltlve minority report on ghc the department to adopt a sound| timber inquiry came from, reading the recommendations of qualified the report in Wednesday's Globe foresters, and as expressed in the and Mail. "God help us if we have editorial, all those companies pres-- ;:'ot tt:drely on the minority report, r i e said. enll.y Hidin't ag'reomems oost of "Of references to the Minister, Government covering the cost of t j f there is hardly a statement in the mills would, in my opinion, proceed f a to fulfill their obligations." whole report that is based on CVi-- ¢ T. P. Murray (Lib., Renfrew dence and not the opinion of the Cmy -- * Leader of the Opposition. South), a lumberman for the past w a nivining yet fiftv--five years, said he opposed the I have never done an} 3 motion. "I have no particular fault| ;pat I am ashamed of, and never to find with the Department Of| | giq the committee disclose anything Lands and Forests. It might be bet*| | that I might be ashamed of," h(i ler.!':nd'ni'le Tr:g'htt il:nep:rt:vnhtmfhil:: added. "I do want the opportunity worse. ® $ n mm mm mhelceve| (or anrrerbs some dime h stole ca $ show there was + draw a line between the forests and rl':tt'lrliéb (')(f) cl:"xdcxic:t to back up the the settlers' lands and get rid of the statements." fire burns." Mr. Murray declared x anmmmmmacm m mm memcmmememeseamemmemcompeesemecememmemmemmmis also that there is "great waste of forest wealth, and L can prove it, tOO." % Lands and Forests Minister Hee-- nan objected to the Commission proposal on the ground that it would take administration away from the "elective representatives." The Commission would not be re-- sponsible to cither the Government or the House, he said, and conse-- quently there could not be a check on spending.