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Feb 25 # 3 + + & l o-o era+e Mr. Jolllf'fe was Critical of Pre. f mier Drew's statement that the j 4 % Government would §tanq or fall on | .. + |the program of legislation mapped| egls a Ive rogra m fru" that it would not permit the | (lack of an overall majority to sway | e e its course. | n Kight Form: JO I'H: If the Prime Minister means! e ,l'hat }l1e (;ox'f}rnmont. intends to| ;ir;:) nsd p}rpnuses. that is all very| -- Defeat of the Government on from the London Free Press of im'tiozgmp"}s dsgal!em:{;nt,wl.s not ob-- © k + £9 M x o ar Ae s + $ * * » 2C are MLT. © f 4 division of the House would not, so | 44"-- 21 a report of an address made l.p [, ;/ ), means that vain far as the CCF. is concerned, cor to a Progressive Conservative As. 'mon't inter ds 1 present us cpimie & CF. is concerned, cor-- ad> i 5 '0se # f y CE _ sociation in London by the member | py; f mds to present us with a «titute a vote of no confidence in |for Huron, R. Hobbs Taylor (P.C.). l)a" 1.0. 1."8151811011}1.1\(] a take--it--or-- 4 the Administration, C.CF. Leade® iIn this report Mt. 'Paylor was | [AAA U N# position is that the ) _ E. B. Jolliffe declared in the Legi quoted as saving that pa'rtv Work-- v°§0<'1111\'~e is to have first and last lature yesterday. ie o. maa is v2 ce word about all legislation, or that & : _ ; er's should be recognized by being!iline members of this H. Making his maiden effort in for given jobs wherever possible. In ... members of this House have no mal House debate, the Opposition y i+ < trnn maanmays contribution to make; or if he © uron eight out of nine applicat means that t] CGov i Leader spoke for nearly two RBOUTS; |fjons fop jobs were granted, the ies rarge he Government will covering many fields of activity in o uene Jo Ds M es ° ~hold office only on condition that s * _ d a * newspaper quoted the Huron mem-- we sav 'ves » alis considerable detail. Speaking on ber as saving. The ninth was some say 'yes, yes to any and every s ® + o * * <£ is + the motion to adopt the Speech thins nrn.\\' T"l 4d sot 'Bep 1' proposal, then his statement was an from the Throne, Mr. Jolliffe said 6 riv-: s en ES [ IMpYODper one and smacks very the Speech contained the promise ided, slr()n':l_v _0{ dictatorship, and not at of considerable progressive legisla--« "Good Batting Average." all of British democracy," tion. But he declared his party re-- "A pretty good batting average," word for Farmers, served judgment with respect to (remarked Mr. Jolliffe. Eight out | _ Mr. Jolliffe commended the Gov-- n}g-" of it, as it would be impos--. of nine jobs. Is that what the |@rnment for appointing an agricul-- :'l,lr' to form a conclusion until Progressive -- Conservatives _ wore jtural committee of inquiry, declar-- re 'as > a i % + 1j 'lals j j ]flwkl t'.'a- opportunity to see the elected to do? If not, the Govern-- |iDZ that the tyals and tribulations! thi{ atzon ltrlp!f" To the extent! i ment ought to repudiate the state-- ithrough .\\'mch the farmers had! thale a(f"d s represented PrO8--) ment of the honorable member for | P8SSed In recent years could not :;» at:(iv'u;fonm.. the CC.F. would)| |fluwpon." continue indefinitely, He advocated apor & ; 4 © ~ 5 i +4 g + i "I':wlCl('.lejf"iL' 1 1 Mr. Jolliffe credited the Govern-- |a flO9r under farm prices; refinanc-- isb s 'I & & artv & s % > at in ay s : was prepared m.a((u ard Al .t{)'""-' ment with not duplicating the |!NZ Of farm mortgages; a national| & *()= y $ ' P +3 . £ & n (»* +i * & uie 3 Gc»\'ez'nn"'n' in on(:; Ot'i):la:l "llr1"|m "disgraceful _ scenes which he marketing act with proper machin-- e 6¥ y k lery c' ws) 6 j » nea 6y s tive pro--ram into kla\\]gi ]1» 'IHI:'a charged fook place after other Ad-- ';}' operative prounzamon amone J 7 16 &= Ece s & s '()= m e » 5 i» s + lation was br ht i s °8!S"* ministrations took office in On. |2L CO--Obefative organization among j is fdht lOl;EH m!Pt. the House tario 'both producers and consumers and n satisfactory form. Full nortu-- 54+ | p al arrans % 1 Serit . 1 op;mnllx T'he Opposition is not here for 1mtulnanpndl arrangzement for the nity would be given the 'govern-- 4 s us distribution of foodstuffs ment to implement its prosram, he the purpose of opposing or criticiz-- ' Deali with l hA s M | said g f f ing every step taken by the Gov-- | said thfl]i ": i1 JA ?" Mr. Jolliffe al¢, ; f, Plge on o Cal | se 2 most immediate problem of He reminded the Premier that the f'(,';';'f,f"' -.{\?"."1'};2?1(1 n'(h(( 11(,)."!),(.):'"?" labor was one of organization. The present Government was a minority 270.%. .. 3 5 e i9 i frea enterprisers had placed 'ery f f o a% 2' criticize whatever we believe to l n i piacea every one, aimost as many voters having f $ obstacle in the way of free trad iv heir § v145 be wrong, and, in common with a y ie (way. re trade given theirt support to the CCF. most of the eleciors. we belleye the union organization in Canada, he as to the Progressive Conservative alll'on' F4 '\\ ,l(( m.,t YC l)r' iC \'n' ie asserted. The Collective Bargaining Party. Mr. Jolliffe said he did not Fl()\\'n\":-{x'-( \'"(,'\ \];:_'" 0, Ovo ,,"1L0".;'j |A('t of 1943 aroused high hopes that ask the Government to accept any o m on ofi u2' Hat last the workers of Ontari 7 dictation --or difrecti & * every constructive and progressive. |">. oo aqrio were ction from @any) measure," ';-'Olnfi f!{) be 'f'imancmatpd from the 4 4 Mr. Jolliffe iew apit loaro intimidation and discrimina-- jup, but suggested that it would lpm_la,'i]::]m!r,",a::;'p("npd""w "'(:"t"l tion, he said. & --"common--sens 'racy" c 1. s nf ? e SLabiUt? (| / ©as many § tc} _ .. M EnsP dcmocrq(,\ 'Cf books of Ontario in the past sev-- | As many of us anticipated, there 'éd) more attention to the views of eral decades and gave credi s [ was a long, long gap between the pposition -- members § and to pa; he Farmr'r' (:"w];:i'(f t"({ 1;01'90 original promise of compulsory ('ol; more respect to legislative Pr0C| »3 gor most of these progressive ||"°UVC borgaining and the legisla-- . s K#' , e ® PSC ® 'PSS f , , : M ' esses and the importance of the y A 1 'Q % "j. tion which went into effect last the Ontario raper Co. Ltd., which louse. measures. _ None of these steps, Tune," declared t w ( is the chief A s s however, put an end to the funda: lSuays c 1t' ne C.CF. Leader. !S the chief money--maker in this 'ut Rumors at Rest. + uV A C "Now, for the umpteenth time in Country for the most anti--Briti h n s , |{mental evils in society. They All |yecent months. the law. with pasaantl pablisher i n ue l--Britis The Prime Minister has it in his |represented definite SlkpS, how. C months, the law with respect Publisher in the United States, who power to put an end to the rumors ever imperfect they migfil ,b(' 10-- to 1(\Ia.tmn\ between mnp!qu ,-,,m.l)lodllced so many pro--Fascist pro-- 4\\']]](]] have circulated ever since ward a more ('I\;i"Z('(l' organiza- labor is changed once again. It is HOUll('r,fments before Pearl Harbor last summer that his Government: 'tion of affairs. hardly reasonable for the (}ov(--fln-!"rm.t h"j hame s'l'ank in the nostrils plans a snap election at the earli-- \Could Noat Moet Crisis ment or employers to expect labor|?' ("'](Q"' people"; and Lord Barnby, est opportunity," Mr. Jolliffe con-- "These mMeasuUPes \;'Cll'.(" utterly in-- relations to be stable when labor n'wm et Ot: the Brn;sh House of tinued,. "Personally, I have not |adequate to meet the crisis which 1C8!%!8t0on, Government policy ang|Commons, "Conservative, of course, been as disturbed by such rumors came upon ue' a crisis k\\"inch ris the administration thereof are all in !" -19\"-39 P O S o principal sbotw as some people. In any event, we 'c'c':rlain lto N ecus upoh 'a'much larg such chaotic condition." .50;5 :f' Anglo--German fellowship." a1 m w : a * " * e p3 t R n de 5 ; are prepared to fight elections 'er and more devastating scale un-- Critic¢izes Prominent Men. he «amen\:-'p:ef f{;:z enterpdnsel. too, henever y e s xt o e said, reside il"l'""';?'ftl "h"} @te 1*"}'Ualll about 'less the people of this Dominion Mr. Jolliffe was critical of prom-- Massey--Harris Imper':al Oi? slnzt | by 0. 1e'x 'A.lotl)p>: d?H' \\.L .}hd'll have and particularly this Province de-- inent men who, he said, were "self-- perial Tobacco Co., "and otht'er ; ho 'eg"u"' SEntoC \:le )('llf-'\fif it; jcide to master their own social and sacrificingly defending the individ-- the same stripe." f 0 1s'urgen "\l nel(ae-';al:' \ldl our own| jeconomic "d'o.\nn'\', declared Mr. {ualism that had been trodden down ploglan} M?l-l'bl e ;;flp erflented as| |Jolliffe., Fhere are those who |for years by the great corporations :9011 _as p(_)ssl e. owever, there think that the next crisis can be ilhr-y control." . Democracy was in are limits 10 the number of elec-- 'met by another instalment of so-- |danger, he said, "when a large part tion rabbl"i.sl the public will tolerate cial logls'latlon. A few admirable (of political propazanda does not [and I Q.Wb"on"the' desirability, from reforms here and there, the re-- lissue from _ responsible political any point of view, of hqldmg elec. ;moval of some obvious injustices, |Jeaders but from people unwilling tions every few months while we correction of nequities in taxa-- |to submit their qualifications at the are engaged in the present war. 'tion, with a dash of more social in-- (polls and whose whole claim to a This is no time for fast plays and. tion with a dash of more social in-- 'hearing is that they have some ]smart political tricks, and the pub. surance thrown in, and more hos-- 'millions of dollars to obtain a hear-- | lic knows it." pital beds \.for the victims of the |ing." | The C.C.F. Party was prepared to _ SYStem. j \ _ He mentioned Bladstone Murray,! abolish the patronage system in the "9"9'?"_'3' speaking, the meat \who, he declared, was "a complete civil service, but the Progressive UVes dcscubed'm the 22--point pro-- |failure as a public servant and left| Conservative Party had not done £ram Of the Government fall into 'the BBC only after his removal| 4 so. Mr. Jolliffe asserted. He quoted p'e(;'gcly the lsa',"ell'?t*'gm'y as the |had been recommended," and asked: f e i/ 0d our siatute books, Notable among them, he said,| said the speaker "For what they 4s 5 | are worth we co (viAL NCY (| were "those great friends of democ. nmend them. [racy, Arthur Schmon, president ofl