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. MARCH l6 S " I S it A ti O - ' n aria a-Wi e Scale, 'l,,,. . I , ' P f I e IS a ors re eren l 9 ce . . Dr. McArfhur's Resolution to Set Up Committee . O ' . o to Consider Prolect for Ontario Discussed; q . Premier Conant Says Study Might Take Years The need for comprehensive social. and justice will prevail." Prewar security on a national scale found. conditions could not be permitted to ,both sides of the Legislature "h continue Ill the postwar world, he iagreement yesterday when .iie.jy/t'ixjsa,if) , . , , . gtook place on Education Minister Ive of we t.J1i.1eri Nations. have (Duncan McArthur's resolution. Thai paid a cruel and di,as!rous price f?r 'resolution dealt with the desirabil-i our yyye?,yfdn.f,? f?!'. Will', said ity of bringing in legislation to pro-g Dr. MCAIUTUF' It will be to our vide for the naming of a committeei eternal reproach should we e, equal- to consider social securitv in On- ly unprepared for peace. not?" tario. . the problems of postwar leadiUstv Opposition Leader George Drew merit likely lo pm": to n" (""1" of endorsed the principle of the rem-i solution lplan those igi't'ztt'rl by the lution, but found fault with thei'".x he" Government for what he felt was a Will Cost Monoy. lack of consistency in the matter ol The .\Iiiii~icr temarkcd that there appointing committees to probe into seemed to be a widespread readiness ' various problems. He recalled thaté to assume that the benefits to be ob- the Opposition sought lo hare a; tained fiom a wider scheme of social committee appointed to consider col- insurantc would be obtained "in the lective bargaining which would be some manner as the children of representative of the various or-' l~rael gathered manna in the wilder- ganizations. hut the Government nrrsc." To "WWW", tho formation had refused on the cyouyi W" " of such a picture il/the future could could not. delegate "uthority.in this lead only to tragic disillusionment. '"?. Now " was reversing its he said. The extension of the social position. I st-tIrie; would cost money which Soldiers' Ite-establishment. must be extracted from the pocket- The Government did not engage in hooks of Ihr? NOW"- the debate, preferring to wait until Human greed and solfisshneci, had the bill to set tip the committee created conditions Whit"! placed comes up in the Legislature Thurs. limits Oll Ihr, "Utility of Iho people day. The Opposition put up c,ovcral Dr. llrArlhttt. \fllfl. 'l'hcsty viirs" speakers and one of them, L. M. would not heeradimtcd l)yOrdct-iri- Frost (Prog. Con. Victoria), meted, Council or legislative enactment. If an amendment to the Government. tho proioioms' iiimlved in the t'i'r'zi- motion. This amendment expressed tion ol' ",ri'uli't "WW .sru:urity ir(?If regret that the Citnernment had in- "l'lll'O'dt'hm hy tho WWW?" "WW" troduced no legislation to provide: and lllit'l't'>l~ of the country with the for the re-establishment of the mem- intent of obtaining a maximum of hers of the fighting forces in civil. benefit in ieturn for a minimum of ian occupations. contribution. all efforts would be The legality of the amendment forcdoomed to failure. he declared. will be passed on today by Speaker Colonel Drew said that "many Clark. It was pointed out that the things we now discuss cannot the amendment failed to propose an carried out unless someniechanism alternative to the main motion, but is set. up for co-ordination" as he- jmerely voiced criticism of the Gov. tween Provinces and the Dominion. Sernment. lie questioned what agreement. Col. Drew coir-vied lo what he Premier King and Frontier Con.ant it'alled the "vague" terms of the mo- had come to in their co1tscuPys 1tion. It. failed to do more than in Ottawa last "W?" Siryxt 3.1" generalize, he declared. and noth- Conant. had urged Jmnt action with ing was said as lo the personnel of Ottawa on labor and agriculture, the proposed committee or its scope. li) would he", if we kyTy if he Several Years' Work. li) 51:: any assurance of joint action Col: Drew's criticism drew from Later, Premier Conant replied: "I Premier C.onant the statement that want to satisfy my hon. friend's the committee likely would be com- curiosity by assuring him there lposed of a majority of Legislature wasn't the slightest mention of this members and representatives of em- question of social security or many 'ployers. labor, agriculture, service- other things about which the news- men and others. Its work might ex- papers have been making wild ', tend over several years. he said. speculations." prl-jggtciatggm Minister 1,rci)retht,t,' was i, Carried Too Far. . mcm crs o tie OSI- , . . . ', tion for his presentation ot the ',lipt1sal." ' Regarding Dr. McA/uhur's com- tion and for his role in social securo 'i ments on the 93" education must ity leadership. In his remarks Dr. 1: play In,a democracy, -COl' Drew 1tril'. . t "Theres been a little too much McArthur declared that the wagingii .. ... .; th d " td , ' of the war and the negotiation on. taming 1.0 1198130 lemoc1acy E0 the peace "will have been a meaning-; the paint t H? CH ren. rave as much less tragedy unless they issue in a,-right lo QPFGSS opinions as the new social order in which freedomi' teachers. Firm measures supported, t by the mandate of the strap still le., an important place." Teaching ldemocracy, he said, was extremely , important. "I think there are some - [things happening in this very Legislature, such as passing bills . 'without full knowledge ot their content, that place emphasis on education in social relationship. Laws . i in themselves will never make good