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APRIL 15 # | Premier. Aside from the direct N money cost, he claimed an election would compel the use of hundreds of tons of paper and the diversion of an "army of men who would Fetter be employed in war industry or |N M|N|NG ACT FOR ONE YEAR other gainful occupation." s I He recalled that, in the Welland byv--election. "and I have no apolo--| | Amendmen{ D rop pe d HOUSE AGREES gies to make §"immr1inz a candidate | # * for total war," there was too {nu<fl]1 | on W a s t in q ASSG*S. a tendency to rely upon the strength \ k of Britain and the United States. | Under the fire r\f Hl\hu'l!:'nn eriti« Ofl*él'lo Leédefs DeCide ' "'r]1h¢"l€'ri5'll';\\' |||')' n(";d ()f dhgui;'-! '181 - t * * ng the fact that the Japs have air | cism, an amendment ta the Com-- *o Leng*hen L'{e Of sup;'pn]a(-) and navy .S\l'pl'oma('y ln'l & panies Act, by which mining com-- ASSGMbly as Wdf A'd the Pacific and their fleet in the| panies, whose assets were in the % Indian Ocean is threatening our | ature _( 66. g assets." i » hold on the Suez," said the Premi r. | nature of "wasting asset might With the approval of the mem--: He pointed to late news m;mgis apply their reserves for the pur-- bers of both sides of the House, the| which suggested that Vichy may re-- | chase of capital stock was with» bill to extend the life of the 1,'2_.:- l"a?f the French navy to the Nazis.\ drawn last night in the Legislature lature for a period of one year w is | m)lln\fl\i\' nma\\ (:';"""',']"('.\A;']h"l;'f'nge': 'remiet # V s« f * supremacy over tne antic as by Premier Hepburn given sr«.n_ylL-x:ti_\_:\: yesterday. well and Britain's very life line may "If y U ink there anvthing 'I'"fl:h who spoke on th bill were be cut and in this event, i* behooves sinister about it, I will move that i1 agreed that as a wartime measure us to do something for ourselves." be stricken out," he said, "but I it was hi:h}_\ advisable to postpone The Premict said he \\an!od to warn vyou that the Treasury Depart-- a gencral election during a period place on record his \I'Aluf'm('l_fl that . in of crisis during the extension "IL will not ment will lose money HY !L Attornev--General Conant, in mov-- take anv advantaze of the Opposi-- Premier Mopburn said the ame! d ing second reading, recalled that in tion." He cited that prior to the ment was recommended by lhe 1918 the life of the Assembly was 1937 election, he gave aqvance Treasury branch and was designed extended as a wa! measure. In 1930 nNotice !* the . then -- Conservative g the Legislature amonded the act to Leadeor, Hon. Earl Rowe, o oi ie ie ranitice 1ts. DOS)-- make the statutory term a more or "When the time arrives that this wWere Un sged, in stabilize He O tess permanen! one of five years, he Government has to resort to sharp |'~,: The Premier strongly demied gaid. The Imperial Parliament in practices to stay in office, L will Conservative claims ht Pb in 141 extonded the five--year term to gladly relingquisn my reins of of-- posed legisiation "I'x ght react agains! seven vears, "an excellent plf'('le'n' {fice," he R(i(l_td. x e e Ielld s tnl for us in this matler." Hl'. l Lisutenainit--4 000 el h:."'\. L.f,itrl:;c!l?-C(|]|'||\v 1 George Drew and MfILEC "'""."' (Con., OHawa Opposition Leadeor, said there were South) argued ,' rad the propts d S;')("'Adl reasons why he ;n:npn.t\'{ t egislation woulid enabnif i Con ls.'th.' \UP{N'I" ?'.N' "t.'zf ('«1-'-"1"'1 ind the s traffic in its. 'ownt: SNOTCN other United Nation were -- ap-- Colont prew say I. _8 (1";".":' proaching the most terrible pet od that directors might deliberate \..q'.r'-' of the war, and between now and press LR€ markel al d buy in "\"'.I'l next Octonet freecdom itself hung in own shares and be leit in the . posi« the balance tion of ewning all the assets "I speak as one firmls convinced { "We do the same thing in {NC af ultimate victory, but not untlii Treasury Department," Mr. Hepburn next vear can there be a turning argued. "If the market condition of the tide,." said Colonel Drew. « dopressed, we try to buvy in Ou! F .n'.\': l'mn".- and ( ::;-742 them." | Bave Gas, Tires. < T'he Opposition Leader said he would take no step that would help ta precipital® a useless consumption nf moneyv, of gasoline and of rubber &z would be entailed in a general election, unless the result was im-- perative to the success of the Cana-- dian war effort "Without in any wWa) reflecting on the roxp:'mwhlhf'. of this Legisla-- * ture. it is unlikely there is at ything we can do thal will contribute less effectively to the wat effort than ta throw Ahe Province into the tur-- moail of a general election," said Colonel Drew "For that reason, and without limitin® the demorcat!( right to criticise and suggest, I in-- tend to support the bill in full rec-- agnition of the urgenc} of the sit-- uation." Premioer Hepburn said "I believe at this moment we are living in the darkest hours of the British Em-- pire," and the entire world outl0o0K was never so "pf'x.!n'X:~." The onlyvy light, onlvy cause for hope that he could see, came from what he said was the lack of total war effort among !he democratic powers--a powe! which might yet be mobilized in time to sWaV the re-- sult of battle. The democracies must show their ability to match terms with Hitler if victory i8 to be won, he said. Cost £1,250,000. "I have been advised that the cost of a general election would be around $1,250,000 and that money C we would sooner make available for the war effort of Canada," said the