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_--" -".e" "' "T"'" e U" "". V 'KT; yr". '~.3'T;;::'3' ." _ "s f V - I a. 77 I lf a. n ' i I 1 Will Lead to Increasedl Fred McBrIen Terms HydroiRumors of Dissension Set . i. . . . . I "W I Prices for Commodl l Arbitration Legislation ', at Naught by Pledges ties, He Says l Unfair, Vicious of Lo at ____________ I iSECOND READING GIVEN H OUSE IS STARTLED GLOVES OFF FOR TORIES i -------------- _ ---t---r------r---_ " The corporations tax passed its sec- w'mip two inmnbni'. il' _;;.- can"- Will T ll Se . f Pi ire, ite reading in the Ontario Legislature va-tivc ranks on Monthly anally-d I e "mes 0 lCniC-J last night, only after William E. N. Government legislation in the Oil: 'tini HOW The 1/ilji Sinclair. Liberal House Leader. had light?!"(gogggyygg'g{0113;32ng . y y raised his voice in warning that thet, Brocktcm to criticize last night il'uihC' Him "impost would be borne by the ulti- most. vigorous terms laws Mir-ll inz" - -- . ' . SIX years past under the Paul. in ad- . , . l't'e.tg'iondgr'tiradit,ritce, {gongomrum ministration have cottred m. unif'w Complete unanimity prmamd ;:2 P. 'dlties p mo- glentcof damages as between ','c' Hy- decision of Liberal numbers of lil' . . to 0mm ssion and property owners. Ontario Legislature to in) forward in "i'lti,eiereniseti,e,edoptsr,sttte) "Unfair," "vicious" and "iniquitous" a united front under the lcadu'sliip of twitted the o 05m e f edacl an swore some of the terms which the Mitchell F. Hepburn. MR. Eigin We" Cove ent :P a?" 01" ep oring young Tory member used to describe and newly elected Leader of the Ott- While Utt in (ripen ures n grtns, what he felt about the laws under tario Liberal Party, who gave an iis- i d "is"; Trellis" expenditures which arbitration cases against the formal dinner to his elected iolzoiiwrw n e , r. 5 nc air expressed his Hydro had been tried in recent years. , at the Prince Georgie Hotel last "We criticism ot the corporations tax. He The legislation proposed by the pres- Speaking to The 012,59 following "3;; noted that the tax would not apply ent Government would be 100 per was termed a get-together of '/hiv1r, to partnerships or individuals doing cent. better than that which has pre-. the energetic and forceful WES.',.'13 at): even greater volume of business, viously existed. he said. Ontario Parliamentarian "lis,'J/"'"//," . ttlang,',"."',',',',?',',' [Discuss Amendment. 'rank and file or Liberalism in; 'ff " u or Revenue. The incident arose during: discus- '. placed at its head stated each mem- " thought." he said, "that the Gov-i sion in the House of the amendment i ber had expressed himself cs unani- ernment boasted that taxes were for ta the Power Commission Act, which l mously supporting the will of ths eon- services rendered. You give equal fteks..to simplify the method of ar- vention of last December as to its services to individual business men as tritrating compensation claims by choice of Leader and ils enumerated to limited companies. This tax is noti gropertié 0"";"5 against the Hydro ;policies. i i or serv ces rendered. It is a reachin i 'ower 0mm ss1on. . . out by this Oovernment for mg.» William E. N. Sinclair. Liberal P'yPoniour Meeting. revenue." ileader. was engaged in a discussion ".Hfrn1?niouy" was tlv? t1.tr.Ti bl Referring to the Provincial Treasur-, with Hon. J. R. Cooke, "Cling Hydro 7 whicl.t Dr. .Gcorgo A. MCQuibm" er's statement that the corporations Chairman. when Mr. McBrien leaped lpromlnent Liberal and sitting member tax was tn line with those imposed in, from his seat and launched his on- 1m the Ontario House for Wellington other Provinces and States in the slaught against the. laws governingINortheast, described the gathering. All Union, Mr. Sinclair said. in a vein of compensation cases in the past, and'Liberal members of the Houso writ irony: "My honorable friend i d t accused the OpposWon of having, present, Dr. McQuibban said. with thr ing too much America l Ist, opt- "been asleep at the switch" for notCexceptidn of William E. N. Sin- The first thing he 'l'e1tile1d"J'ft'ret"d "1ttig,prtt/1ce Wy before." aid a l clair. KC. and Dr. L. J. Simpson. both . . n er le C itch, i C pi . . of whom s' It . f i . .7 "ptli: t','yiuf,i,tihitl,', he is a member will Claimant's damages against tht' Hy- through pré'reinguslltvl l/f/lab/l' 03:21:19- "Go phngd m over. _ dro might be entirely eaten up W ments. Dr. Simpson iiiiii'i'ii" lilC' Sir peo 1e :vifiabeang spend money. The the COS!S ot fighting tlw claim. He Hepburn during the afternoon Land 61113181". ill bet e judge. This Oov- recalled one Cast' in which he had ~Mr. Sinclair was engaged in the home tor incr Wm criticized by the public' appeared on behalf of a property : which was sitting onhmaliv Li',tdsi'i'i"ir/ Eve ta? taxation at, this time. owner. The tribunal decidingr thc matters. . Di " 2dede, business and industry is award had included a former Prime, "The expre.suions of support which I on Manuela! burden on the people as Minister of the Province. And the have Just received from the niiiiiC'. a whole.. The corporations tax will be highest-priced valuators obtainable will surely put at rest any rumors thi' passed on to the public. The bill had been retained on behalf of them": have existed as to'the dash-e of grins g, Tlit lof the Province and Commission. _t,he party to go forward in awunitcd of U,',iffoululn Infgtfetl'igt 35:22:. "Hasn't a Chance." from]: yr.. Hepburn smilingly said. will pass in spite of what I mav say " submit that if poworful organ- when interviewed. "It will tend to. rn- B t . .'d izatlons resort to these mrrytrr, a , 1.ieve any who have had dubious fecl- u , " one of the Opposition, I believe . , . . . I should express my view in no un- claimant hasn't a chanc.." hr de- Ings as to extstlng 1111311191" among, certain terms " clared. Liberal members of the Legislature. and '0'" Nos 1" Ite In one Nari": .3. a": of a among the rank and file of Liberalism, I 1P1". c 'l. . . ..' ateiiograpinr had amountéd to the who ttre, after "all. the backbone of a tgxexga rung the bill, which levies price of the claim. our great party. . . the 't,'af,'ulnl'itg1,tt.l,t of 11 per cent. lp, Following the iconoclast 'iyum Declaring that his opponents had lop 'dht'lu"tglrtr2gi'eih"triP1t,'t.;, Brockton. Mr. Sinclair said: "If we ti.11l.g.tStttLppn.1o_1trrqvsit1nteti cam-, did hot apply to 'a'lv"igl1a1fsl a tde 2.3:" i have been asleep at the switch in; oai/rritiriairvst' his leadership since he i nerships they did not 'J,l']o'l/hfll1i this matter. we have been .leeping was elected by the convention, Mr.l liability: The Opposition yhe said with the honorable member. lie Hepburn felt that no better answer, had been free in 'iFiiiiraiiik the gross could not have made such a speech could be given than that evident in expenditure of the Government but' as he has under tho old regime. If t the whole-hearted encouragement failed to put its finger on any specific 7 had made such a speech the Liberals which he had received at the meeting. expenditure which it would have would. have been accused of being "I have been subjected to an un- eliminated. On the other hand, the enemies _of Hydro." warranted whispering campaign and Opposition. in several particulars, ad- He Winiéd out that as a Nail" of have faced a relentless propaganda ot vacated policies which would mean Liberal criticism the present amend-ivilification by Toryism and the Tory an increase in expenditures. ments to the law established a tairer'press since I was honored with the In this connection the Minister call- fsytitertt of arbitrating compensation l crmvention's appointment. and I want! ed the attention ot the Opposition claims than in the past. t (to take this occasion to throw back in. . to measures to increase Government "_------, ---- "T---'"---- their faces the continued intimations reggae trom tfit't',Ut,teies andi its., that Liberalism in Ontario was not a e regar " o age pens ons it " . clared. ' t ' and an extension of the provisions of , PRESS}... $895.1 at the outset that I t mothers' allowances. He referred to 'wouldilead the party from thd.side- '. a I,'g'gu1ir,'i't,ut,t the effect! that iiiiiiii during this session, and F 131mg. am e urers won e- _ . . c, tion, w e , clan $28,000,000 in dividends for . i'éEgCligi-id 'he eu'? am? Now that [ April, which. he felt, refuted claims thev have found that I have not done i that Ontario manufacturers could not . . . i that 6 meet the corporations tax. The Pro- as they predicted. they are say gin " I vlncial Treasurer also mentioned that " should have done this very t g. , other Provinces and States imposed a w. l, similar tax. "-"_-_-- , \ I , N N.