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SATURDAY, MARCH 3, 1923. , T o.---------------- I I x HAY GIVES ljlll'M "HAZY MAZY TANGLED MESS F , , , . SAYS HURON MEMBER or " PR tt \ . O prawn . I Li Whip of UI' .0. Party Assert: Right to Say What He cla lberal Leader . D . A " Likes of Proposed Plan of Con- enles ny Thought d of Elections u tn of Alliance , 1'f'feT/lifff - ------- Indignation at statements made It was possible, he said, that "the DECLARES OM. WILL DIE in an editorial in a Toronto evenlngl fli'""iz"'foe)rct1ioJn1"gi'i, tof, a megnber l n " _ l succee . _-.--------- l newspaper prompted Andrew Hicks, l placing; in a party platform "a hauls? In an emphatically worded state- U. F. o. member for South Hurontmaay, tangled mess which no acado ment in the Legislature yesterday and Whip of his party, to make out-l "vt/Init'"'),',,",',)."),':",'.')',,' "ternoon. P. Wellington Hay, Lead; spoken avowal in the Iieqirelature i everyday on... " 'r)) 'l),'n'lir2'y,'1,o/tli, or of the Liberal Opposition, denied sy,""),)',','.',',',',,'," afternoon g): the {him "flsay that I represent the mind and the truth of r , - a. JOVel'nmell mem er i) a 9 an e wishes, of the people of S t ( _ ing flltt/lrfll,ar/a?yr."/ht,u'"d""pi.1g-- independent attitude on the propor- i when I sav that they) t?fn1 1oHIs:Q Vincial politica. . . tional representation and the y1iy1e,it'iiiiiir' thrunt upon them." M , , transferable vote issue in Provincial "I wa de " ill h a r. Hag declared that he had had politics [hum ' a 8L: dngt I: single trans- . . , . J vote . . .'," 1'lLif,',Qhu,'.'eifaot,i.otnh le, either the The member for South Huron later, l., answer:- to a (liar/lf, added, subject of or ib? 1.U,W,"f, on't e placed himself in direct opposition Charles McCrea (Conservative f ernment: "a pose f cf,t.1it2y, fjfyi to the opinions of the Leader of the Sudbury) then asked Premier Drur'vi with p ' lint he had not discussed Government which he supports. I if James Simpson had stated the of] th G ref" er Drury trbsorptlon by when he characterized the "P. R-"licy of the Government" Corrtegilxtl 'i oxeinment of a Liberal grow). and single transferable vote schemelwhen he was reported to have saidi a; that, so far as he, as Leader of as "a hazy, mazy, tangled mess." Hel that the Premier had promised 111a; the Liberal party, was concerned. stated that the people of his constit- E bor (lplecgatjon that "P. ft " \vould' t ere would not be any betrayal of Honey would have none of either, and! be tried in Toronto. . ' the trust with which he had been that neither the Press nor his party) Tl p we , , " l, l, l . . _ " t"enllet rtsfusCC, to cwnfirm endowed at the last Provincial Lib- platform could prevent him from ex-Ithe statement referred to by Mr t eral convention. pressing his own personal convictionsi McCrea, but added that his own. l Sudbury Member Starts It on any matter of governmental pol- views on tho desirability of Drum"! ' ' . icy which might arise. tional representation were well This declaration of policy follo'wed As the member for South Huron, known. tMI attempt by Charles McCrea (Con- Mr. Hicks felt that his first duty was "I believe it is worthy of a trial servative. Sudbury) to secure an ad- not to answer for his beliefs to their' 15.....6 " a- ":4 no... T __L__,.'1 mission that fusion of the U.1o.O. Press of the Province, but to repre-l [and Liberal forces had been talked sent the people of his constituency. I lat Thursday's meeting of the Ad- . 3 vitsory Committee of the Eastern On- ' :tario Liberal Association at Ottawa. , Quoting from a Globe despatch which referred to the speeches made at the Ottawa meeting, Mr. McCrea , asked the Premier if there was any AFTER YEAR S END "r-.-.-...-.----. truth in the alliance rumors. . . The Premier denied any know]- ' , Journalist Witness Target of edge of Liberal plans. adding that , . he was glad to see that "so many H. H. Dewart S Wither. splendid and reputable members of . (tho Liberal party approved ot the mg scorn oor'ieg,','ye,t;" 1 th -----_- .q.r---..-r_-r-mr--- a " up the gaunt et rown . . down by Hon. G. B. Henry, two of But Order-ln-Councll Gave 'MPUDENT WASP, HE SAYS the Liberal members who had been . l ------- 'drf"Tit, at the Ottawa ridleeting, I,",:. Hon. Peter Smith Following a scathing ticrnrcciarion R. all, Parry Soun . and Z. . _ . . .- - d br'- Mageau, Sturgeon Falls, reiterated Extra Time _ 70) Hartley Devan". K.C., '05 Arthur the statements they had made __._._______._ i Hawkes, anti-Hydro Witness a: Thursday night. The latter said that! I Thursday's sitting of the Gregory hot",1,it,'v"1',aparg, Io/pg. li,et,e,y, AMMUNITION FOR NICKLE Commission Premier Drurv in the n . . . .' [ ' i would scan "return to the tolti,"l _._._...____. . ( Legislature yesterday afternoon ex- adding that he always had aupport- Provincial Treasurer Peter Smith pressed disapproval of the manner ed, and always would trupport, the tabled in the Ontario Legislature :n which the Hawkes evidence had ft'o'1Tztg.tal"u"/,fatf,ntP/t'ufahd'ye Yesterday an answer to one of the been given. and stated that the Gov- troduced or would introduce. three quetrtiomr standing in the eminent had no responsibility for Mr. Hali'caused a toad deal of name of W. F. Nickle, K.C., which, his appearance before the inquiry amusement by declaring that, BO {361' according to the Conservative party's commission. . d '/t'2hl'df,tt"'gud"'trfd 'T'i,fioond"nted', ultimatum. must all be answered be- sd"t',th),'),5. "fl/P, a iii-3:331" 5,332,551 Itsttsh-atrintr in out," and that "it any tore the Budget debate e1oaetr. _ Southwest Toronto) referred to por- Liberal on the other side of the According to the information sup- tions of the evidence given by "this House would come Pt, thehpathway plied by the Treasurer, the Treasury linoluous yr. li'awkes." "tf/eric,,".)))'.'. t',"cuqt1M1fe11tutlrolf,'eehth',"ilti veceived between November I and rti7yttp'ithiisaisie'ut'r/?,r,y, 'j)'), so: and the story of tho Prodigal." December 1 of last year a total entries- in the Publlc Accounts of ' . amount of $792,163. which would be past years which showed that Mr. _ Tray Gliveq Position. . d included in the 1922 public accounts. llawkes _ha,d received Salli 553;: , lil.','," it? t2,e"ts,e,tTiln1fo,,t/', It; Although the Province rim! year, l3: tp,,'visteedeG1l'frar2lfi.1tr/tntro"- the T,,rt'UfllllrJ/CUl statement of the otBettslly closes on October 81, last Goverhmem counsel before the Liberal party's position. "ar wat, "haw" 'txtended two Sutherland Radial Commission. In "t have had occasion many times weeks by Order-in-Council. Some speaking as he had before the Greg- to discuss with the member for incoming payments, however, it orv Commission. "the Government's 'Grenville, Leader of the Conserva- "V0133 JIT,,",.' gore received as late miuisition," Mr. Hawkes had "at; P r l rou- as c . '. t . _ the interesw o tti/n",',.'"),',',','," ','at,teg',g't,'lani'1'y accuse Outstanding in the amounts noted (1?: p,t,,ednitgu'fittirt), in whose ir.- Imatters of procedure with the First as being received after the close of "rests Le had formerly served. said -Mirrister but not with him nor any the futetrl year were the following: Mr Dewart. . 1 member, of his Government nor of Timber dues, 3119-6253 succession vim; people of the Province. conog his roup have I as Liberal Leader duties and deposits in lieu of bond. tinned Mr Dewart. wavted to know) discgssed the Gaia; of the Liberal $18t),68t); Corporation Tax Act, it "this impudent wasp." if "this party Joining this Government. or 33:33:. and Department of Mines, hireling Hawker, an example of 212:. conduct , ' . ' r . litr'd scaven ' tle' t,'e/'a,f,e)"'te',"l1ta,2d. While there may be, of Court$e, tr,T',t/gneAAonuyy2l,ftfufrt'l,',r1' was,; "I h I d if it satisfactory explanation for these _ . , h Government toi ope have ma $9 my" qu e f th - being paid by t _e J lear Speaking as the Leader ot late receipts. it is part o e am "vilifv and abume" other paid ser ' the -art P which stands for Liberal munition which Mr. Nickle will utl- . t l t the Government. l s','lfnl,'tyi'e'i for a party which will "It when he ""1ka le' Ted tur- "%s, "f, not in the employ of the! ' ., sault upon Prov nca reasurer , k ot been in: continue. long afteIrhthe Farmezls Smith's million-dollar surplus. Government. and has .?/j1,,l'e"ri'l fort group has zone. one my wot s -------.-.----. the employ of the me ' Mr.; " have been clear enough. There shall some time." replied Mr.fDn:ri61;ect i ' - or not be, so. far as I am '",','di','g"fn' Dewart had asked 113:1; toenadl-f any betlaaial of thethé-ustlp ace in answer. and he wotel :3 gppI'We of" v V r e r n T . . " _ a l't's'l'ivetnilr'rl'] 11t.1l'llrl.11. party iii? A'('v'll',fi, 3.51.2.2? or the on: --------_ 'ner of his giving evidence "(317.331. i zerday's sitting of the com . l . N . ment w" l . The opinion of the Govern Hawk": not asked as to bringing Mina" Gov- i before the commission. and itity for i ornment has no responsib i his appearance there.' . o---.-..------------ l