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i . '; Dewan Brings 'Get-Out- o g ' i of-Kitchen Speech to i Notice of Legislature Recent reported admonition to Ontario farmers by Dr. G. I. Chris- tie. head ot the Ontario Agricultural College, to "get out of the kitchen," avoid "lengthy. worthless chats they were Used to in peace time" and realize they have the 1943 food prob- lem on their hands was aired in the . Ont-alto Legislature yesterday. It was intioduccd by Minister of Agit- cultme P. M. Dewan, because of "a good deal of criticism in the press." It brought an interchange of views from both sides ot the House on what was said and what was meant in Dr. Christie. Dr. Christie's reported remarks were made in an address Feb. 23 in "Refuge of Speakers." l'oronto before the Ontario Asso- "I I dubious of this refuge of i-iation of Rural Municipalities which publifnspeakers that they were miss was reported in Toronto news- _ . n . . 'CSS, at Mr. Nixon. papi ri. The reported remarks and 'yet,e,,d,,bip, 13:12:: mimic: life I have lt'sultttltl criticism of Dr. Christie I]'..'-".. b, . P.'we' L, d h; T . . .. , never yet claimed I was misquote tad pimolwd lCttrtrs from the bv the press I admit that some- warden of Weniworth, the reeves ol' limes I he"; seen words in the Saltl'lt-vl and Binbiook and others. press which I .wish I hadn't said. Mr. WWW" said till official. steno- I would have thought better of Dr. graphic tepoit nf the meeting had Christie if he had sent in an apology t'onvinced him that "there were no to be read bv the Minister ot Agri- words spoken Yiiio' should call culture." . faith tiiticism. He did not cast any A sharp exchange followed he. slurs on the farmers." Mr. Dewan tween G. H. Challies (Frog. Com, regretted the criticism, he said, as Grenville-Dundas) and Mr. Nixon nothing had been said to offend when Mr. Challies, defending Dr. :the farmers. Christie, who, he said, had nothing Nixon Defends Report. hut the good-will of the farmers} Speaking for the first. time this charged: "The former Province; session. II. C. Nixon (Lib., Brant). Feert?t.atcalw.ays seems at (lime Ill former Provincial Secretary, de- to enjoy it when he can ttt e a rap {ended the newspaper report as hats "J!" O.A.C. . l st 1d for that ing been.written by "one of the 'Im not 'i,',S"7e/ot)/1anflr Nixon. most teliabie reporters of a very 1r,1iro2,ehat,efi'uJ,edt.oi1fi'1d graduate: reliable newspaper. I took the "060th l, l 'fi'i'nt mv son there." trouble to check with the paper and 2 t Il?; aghalies insisted that in the reporter reading from his notes 18. 1 ' it" Mr "r/iii; had "never showed the report was correct." "WI" i',",'," an: liments to O.A.C." . R. A. MrEwinp, (Lib, Wellington palt an.1 c p _ ' t Northi. who declared he was at the quotes Passages. meeting and that he was probably Mr. Dewan read excerpts _ft'pii1 the only member of the House 'who the press report of. Dr. Christies had been there, said: "I think Dr. address when he introduced the Christie made a mistake in making matter, quoting sud} ?a1iifffy.',Asj. that statement. I don't think he "He exhorted Canadian farmers to meant it. The farmers are work- get off the cracker barrel at lthe ing longer hours than perhaps he village store and began to (g,'1'f,' [ knows of and they resent it." they "13"edme 1943 foo progl m o ', h ' . ' ' is _ 'KI their tan s. ' b\\:lavi1i:lglganl s','.g,tgidothtiiu,yltg,'e. "Admonished hog i'ais'ers. (hairy; ,"". .. te-', mowtytsto',tttytott icrs guilty of being In my wife's mCll and potato gtpwet's. ." f , , ... . . of the kitchen' and avoid lengthy, kitchen .at the time I read the . ll m chats they were used to _ account, in The Globe and Mail, The ivort l e.. ' it'armers of this Province felt that 1,rye.f11ly,f,' il tse to it that i a most uncalled-for and insulting n it.Pylr. will no [1.1:] and dry blast was delivered on that occaston 111611: DIE:S agengefitmzato put down . . ." l it Icy lav . by the head ot. the Pts, Di b ldin if they permit hogs to Christie had denied at a subsequent er g, l tl t they cannot eat, meeting remarks attributed to him '/2"vta'h',Jf' (may: make better use at the Toronto meeting. Ilu', time by digging graves."