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A?!" 2 . t - . . t l Hour for Gathering I Sublect of Exchange An Ontario Temperance Federa- tion delegation and Premier George {Drew were still at odds last night[ on the question of a mutually 90"" venient hour for an appointment which the delegation seeks With: tho Premier today. 1 Premier Drew offered the dele-i gation an appointment for qo'cloeki, this morning-an hour rejected 1"; the Federation as unsuitable lie-g 'cause it. conflicts with a temper-I 'ance group meeting to be held atI N 10 o'clock this morning at Metro-I politan United Church. Rev. Albert Johnson, acting general secretary; Eat the federation, eountered with iii istatement that the temperance fed-g eration would call on Premier! :Drew at noon today. I i, Late last night, Mr. Johnson saidi he received a telegram from Pre-. mier Drew acknowledging the fed-l ,eration's letter and regretting that'; in view of Government businoss,l he would be unable to see the dolor: gation at noon. The Premier sun"? gested an appointment, for Wed.. nesday or Thursday, Mr. Johnson (Two Weeks Ago i said. l i "As a matter of fact," he con-l Meeting as Scheduled g tinued, "I would say that when M12: At midnight. Mr. Johnson said} Johnson spoke to my secretary he that he was unable to say what; mastoid that there was every prob-i would be done. "But in my jud.hi ability that I would. be able to be ment the plans for the noon meetv present at the meeting which the)" ing today will carry forward ttti' then arranged. with the Attorney- 'planned." he said. Mr. Johnson addr General. I'd like the ?.Tss, if P05" ed that the meeting: at. Metropoli- sible, to mention something else sol tan Church would also he held this that the record might be clear. The} morning: as scheduled. 1i1erntl.'feyra.l, had an appoint- Yesterday in the Legislature, the "ment with the Temperance Feder- Premier read to the House a letter iation two weeks ago. He met With which he had sent to Mr. John- (them. from 11 oclock until 1:45, son, in which he denied thel nearly. three ee?.. He listened latter's reported statements that; attentiver bt...t.htli.. submissmn and! the federation had been re-' went ovei their brief carefully with fused an appointment late last Fit. . . , week to discuss the liquor legisla-d I I mention this P. make clear . . . , , that a great deal of time has been tion now before the House. Attor. _ ' . I _ . mrs', I devoted to the Temperance Feder- "tey-General Blackwell, he said, had; . ' ' . ' Iaiked to Mr Johnson had explain-) ation, that evt.ry.eiiort has been l h t a l,' nested, a ointment: made to hear their representations 1'1 t a t q pp ' l from time to time, that they had! tot next Wednesday was unsuitable" an opportunity to meet us on SN-l, tbecause the Pill would be up for! .urday last, and they have an offer; second reading before then, and! {extended even again for Tuesday.": lhad offered an appointment for; E A few minutes later, when the ,Saturday last. On reading Mr't ILabor-Progressive Leader. A. A, iJohnsons statement that an ap-? .MacLeod. asked, during considera- tpomtment had been refused, le) (tion of education estimates, if a lsaid. the second offer for todayI "1.000 grant to the Temperance _ [had been sent forward. . Education Association was "all the l When he tabled a copy ot his 'Government does in this work," the Eletter to Mr. Johnson yesterday in Premier replied: |the House, the Premier explained "Certainly not. This grant deals 'that his wish was to record that, with a particular organization. Les- despite what criticism might be as sons on temperance form an inlpor. to legislation, he did not refuse to tant part, during the most impor- see delegations from the federation tant period of life. in all our schools 01' any other organization. In the} under health and physical educa- letter he had stated that Dress l'e- tion. If this could be construed in ports of Mr. Johnson's statements financial cost, it would be a size- might not be complete but that, in able sum. It represents a big . Iany event, he wished to make clear undertaking. ' his willingness to see the federa- "May I say here. however, that 1 tion on any subject "they wished feel a great gain would be made to discuss." So that no mistake if those who talk so intemperately would be made, he said, the letter about temperance in the press and had been delivered to Mr. Johnson, elsewhere would devote some of ,in plenty of time for arrangements; that time and energy to teaching Ito be made for the meeting. true temperance."