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f S} 9 > mmmmantrmmmars Minister Admits Grave Fifth Column Promotes Condition in Ontario Anti--Semitism, J. Glass _--_--_--__._ * * Hon. Duncan McArthur, Minister S a y s in Leglslafure of Education, yesterday in the Legis-- ie lature, characterized as "entirely In Montreal rtot slogans, "Down misleading" statements made at with Conscription'" and "Down with Wednesday's O.E.A. session of the the Jeows!" J. J. Glass (Lib., Toron-- Ontario Public School Men Teach-- to--St. Andrew), yvesterday charged in ers' Federation, relative to teachers' * the Ontario Legislature Budget de-- qualifications and the dearth of bate lay evidence of Nazi fifth teachers. eolumn work in Canada The Minister, from a newspape! Mr. Glass declared that he dis-- report, quoted John Cawood, the A sociated the people of _ French federation secretary: "There is no Canada from the charge. "These dearth of teachers in Ontario." foolish young men were led by fifth Inspectors of the department, add-- columnists for their own nefarious ed Dr. McArthur, find "there is a purposes," said the member, serious and grave scarcity of teach--| HMHe warned, in making the charge, \ ers in the Province at the present | that the fifth columnists had neither time." | been interned. nor-- liquidated in | He said there were 210 not fully Canada and he pointed to the riot qualified teachers, but he split them | slogans as evidence. "You might say ;in three categories, those who ob-- | that is a ridiculous thing. Where is | tained their certificates in o[her' the connection with fifth column | Provinces: those who held third-- work in these cries?" suggested the | class certificates, and those who just| Jewish member for the House. "Yei ifailed to meet the demands of the| it is not so foolish after all. © | Province at normal school, but who | "It bears the stamp of the Nazis. | have had the full training. There| It is a well--defined principle of the \ were 170 men teachers in this classi--, Nazis to attempt to divide the peo-- fication, he said. Of the remaining| ple. But this situation of discrimina-- forty, there was only one who had tion against the Jews is jJust as pre-- less than four years' high school § valent in Ontario as any place, and standing. there is in this Province the rank-- The department, as a policy in est and cruellest anti--Semitism as \this emergency, authorized a board | there is in any part of Canada. to hire the not fully qualified "It is present in war industries teacher in event no one qualified | and I am not talking hearsay," he applied for a post. said. "I have the facts and I can In tribute, he said more men prove them. We find that in our teachers have enlisted than have | own country there is actually prac-- left school posts to taking higher | ticed those very principles which salary positions in war industries. are characteristic of the practices | In re:plv 10 a query by G. H. Dun--| and principles of the Axis forces." bar (Con., Ottawa South) he agreed | The remedy, Mr. Glass believed,| ; that many married women, former rested in education and understand-- teachers, have taken posts in rural ~ ing of each other's position--a bet-- schools. In not lowering annual ter spirit of co--operation and the grants to schools, the department, "actual practice of the principles of he said, was determined to main-- democracy." tain the high teacher standards to "We must," urged the member, meet postwar responsibilities. f "guard our democracy and make noememsomenestommerm our democracy worthwhile fighting for." Mr. Glass expressed doubt that the . o e * public would be prepared to abolish R d , T B I I Ch wartime -- controls after the peace a lca ax ' ange was won. He urged a broagder ap-- | & plication of the principles of the In-- D d b o f H dustrial Standaras Act "to eliminats | | roppe y n ar'o ouse cut--throat competition," and he ad-- vocated that the two basic pro-- The amendment to the Assessment | has been drafted and is ready for ducers, farmer and labor, "should _ Act, a measure second only in im--| submission. ; be taken actively into the confidence _ portance on this year's legislative | < Neither Municipal Affairs Minister :tfrog;;:':l?:\(;:' inant(llw h(?ix'r;:-'t\i::: n'} program to the bill that,validated McQuesten nor Deputy -- Minister affairs." the tax transfer agreement between A. J. B. Gray would comment, but "There has been complacency, not _ Ontario and the Dominion Govern-- if' ils :'}°P°';f;;1 }ha't Hougi' ':'Ce"l'ber;f only in the war effort, but com-- $ A ;« | feet the bill is too advanced for placency in our economic and social me'_'.t' ".l" not _be mtr'oduced .thl adoption until the municipalities life as well," said Mr. Glass, warn-- session. it was learned yesterday. have had another year's opportunity ing that unless that complacency is The bill, which would rewrite the of'st'udyinz it and of consplidatmg removed, "both parties will go down _ old act and consolidate assessment| °P'";°" °"l the m'""c ]i?i(i'lcaIW(?l:'l')(; *# & a s a A sals, & W f into defeat. legislation, simplify tax' collection gf::e tasxu(c:.)ll:i'tiona withililthe ad-- and place a new conception on real| ministrative authority of county property valuatiog for tax purposes, units.