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-'"""""""-""""t'+-ll_""'"-'"'-'"-"'-'"""'-"'--_ Math l . J Iliffe 0 _ F Apology To House, Says Drew Charging C.C.F. Leader E. B. Jol- fact that the Griffith house was litre with seeking-to mislead theiunsuitable for human habitation. Legislature. Premier George Drewf-'w'hony Inaccurate." declared in the House yesterday: "The Leader of the Opposition that tho Oppo:, l t I on Leaderiknew all these facts," said the Pre- owes itll ueoloc) to tho House i.orriiiitr. "He knew the property was mitki.nc, """lu? Chum" "i,yhelly ".",tiersslict and that no serious attempt (ions'ltmi uith tho 1'3"" y "Eat farming was being made. He was contribution to the 'Ihtone Speech quite willing to leave this Legisla- (lobate Inst urn-k, Mt. Jolliffe a>>9l'l- lure with a wholly inaccurate pic- Pd that tho (;iilll'il famih at DeCew ture of what the circumstances real- Falls hut! hvcn driu-n from their ly "me. He warned the Government .farm home in order that the land --his speech was full of threats and might 'tu, ure" toy tho Hydroin "T- viarnings---thet unless the Griffith lir'ction with the pom-r pmiet-t "ramiiy got their property back he thyt arcit. onuld go up and down the Province "If hr fails to make an apology, and tell the farmers what kind of now that thr- farts em- before this Government there was at Queen's lusgistntttre, thew unit he no reasoniPark. He said. and I quote his to look upon any luture statements words: 'Judging by the Griffith rr, makes us iuiviris: any higher care, there is not a farm in this blue." declined the Premier after'Province. not a home in this Prov- rising a t"VIC'iV of the matter. The two. which is safe from seizure by Premier maimed thr. Jollilie address some power-drunk bureaucrat.' tts a "typical example of iho kind of "The Griffith family is not going Spot'th whir'n justifies all the criti. to get their farm back for the (bins which are so much resented simple reason that the property is by. the Lender of the Opposition." .no longer suitable for a farm be- The Ptemiet said the COP. Lead. cause ot the flooding incidental to er had sought, to convey the impresithe full development of the DeCew son. among others. that the Grit/Falls power" plant," said the Pre- Iith family hurt been forced off mier. "The Leader of the Opposition then hum hpwaUH' they did not:is therefore free to t. as he Sees lime the mom-y to fight their case. fit. If he doesn't mean what .he It the Opposition Leader had not charges, thon he is not anceptvmg been awzur- of the fartr, there might the responsibility of his office. he sortie "\t'llse for what he didwUp to Leader. but hy " mvtl Fl'dH'lllPlll. he visit-, "it is for the Leader of the thr. ml the lit tr'httt farm and knew the'position lo make up his mind," went facts. the Premier declared. in" the Premier. "He can decide No Sale Under Pressure. iwhetltep to make an apology to this There 'Aus no sale of the farmufrri.slaturo or tell the farmers the tinder pressure, continued Mr. DrewJpmtul story and he ""8"?" at from The three Griffiths voluntarily sign- one ",ryi ot the Province to the ed an c'H.",lt""Itpsnt for sale on March other. 13. 1942, almost tun years ago, after'; There was no comment by Mr. immin: tho Whole farm he deatrJolliffe during the Premier's attack. With. in Octoty'r of 1942 tho sale H. C. Nixon, Liberal Leader, fol- "as tomplotod and the Grifiithrnowed Premier Drew in the Throne were paid £19000 for 158 acres. The Speech debate, and supported the family bought a 40-acre form near Premier's statements as to the fair by for $2.800. treatment accorded the Griffith "Out of this deal they had a new family. 1:13} C1'1."?a',)r) fey.f (1t'U'1/,'),"it,i) A. A. MacLeod (L.P., Bellwoods) IC') m the debate. T.htre Ls a the Premier 1T'ri'Liiirn'ii's' had two mas-1mm": y Hyrse might hare "of"; to OM. ("wa propertv Tltevlns first night session tonight. It is inade a (on. good bargain 2ecfa'iri/yylysi1o,o/i the Government pro- the Commission needed the iiiii9C',','i0,,sf,"s to keep the debate from drag-, _ gm: on for weeks as has occurred my. They got $19,000 for a tarmin past sessions which was ass's.ssed at $4.450." . When the time came for them to leave the property, the family re- fused to vacate in accordance with their agreement. the Premier con- tinued. There wire several reasons why it became absolutely necessary to insist that they should. One was the development of the property it. self, but more important was the