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M.P.P. APPROVES HOUSE ADOPTS Members of the Ontario Legisla-- ture were called yesterday to give leadership and rally an affirmative plebiscite _ vote in their ridings when W. L, Miller (Liberal, Algoma-- Wher Manitoulin), declared a negative f majority on the question "would be Oliver Says Governmenf * a national tragedy, received joyfully * a in the Hitler camp." PollCY I s Economuc The member's statement on the Social JUSHCQ to A" plebiscite was the first mentioned | made on that issue during the cur-- ts y * rent session. His assertions brought The Ontario Legislature, shortly from Liecutenant--Colonel Drew, Con-- before midnight lastnight, con-- :;\,:\a:t,'l: oi'f'(;';:::lé:(':gp:h'"":)zlll:'";::fi cluded its third wartime B\f«l:.'ot fin- support and the declaration that, bate and moved into a consideration "speaking for myself, I have every of the $60,309,636 in estimates to be intention of voting yes, regardless voted for the fiscal year ending of my f("l"l'ln;.;s of the necessity of March 31, 1943, holding it. o Colonel Drew emphasized that The action, made on a formal the good--will and respect of the adoption of the motion to go into ' f people of the United States was supply, followed an almost pre-- most essential at this time. "From cedent--shattering decision of the personal contacts with those people, Opposition not to force a division. I am convinced," he said, "that &) Conservative critics left no doubt of 'no' vote on the plebiscite will be: fpejp opposition to many factors in interpreted there as an isolationist Premeir Hepburn's budget and, as stand in Canada and a negative |ne House adjourned, it was inti-- vote for a full out war effort." mated there would be further at-- tacks on Government financing dur-- ing the estimates' discussion. HMon. Farquhar R. Oliver, Ministe: of Welfare and of Public Works, * closed the argument on behalf of "We are very short of farm help, the Government, maintained that -- and there again the question of dol-- the tax structure was neither bur-- ; lars and cents is of paramount im-- densome nor oppressive and laid ;. portance. The farmer and the hired down as Government policy the man are going to the city because principle of providing equitably the | they can get more money working widest service to the greatest num-- !011 munitions. This situation will ber of people, and economic and *bf'('omo more aggravated unless social just'ce to all. | something is done to bring about a The Minister, a general stock , parity between wages in the fac-- farmer of Grey County, drew the | tory and what the farmer can pay attention of the House to a serious | to his hired man." condition that exists in agriculture|| The tendency in many quarters in the Province at the present time; ; for doubt to creep in as to whether one, he said, that must not be }all the sacrifices that are being allowed to exist while the war is | made to further our war effort have . on, because it is necessary for the not been frustrated by mistaken farmers to produce foodstuffs for policy or bad leadership was de-- Great Britain. He stated that re-- | plored by F. Fraser Hunter (Lib.,| coent census figures showed that in Toronto--St. Patrick) last night. He. the ten--year period from 1931 to tendered the advice to all to "keepn 1941 no less than 12,986 Ontario our shirts on." He regretted the farms had been left unoceupied. growing evidence of impatience and $ "The trouble with agriculture in the indication of a desire to force Ontario is simply one of an econ---- issues to immsdiate conclusions. * omic nature," he said. "If the farmer HMe concluded with a plea for an only got the cost of production, plus affirmative vote in the coming plehi-- a sufficient compensation, he could . scite. continue to produce. I believe that _G. C. Elgio (Con., .Tomnm.wood. the products of the farm will play bine), whose attack in the 19'41 de-- as important a part as the products bate upon the Government's ad-- of industry before the war is over, ministration of the beverage--room and I cannot see why the powers» system provoked a bitter exchange = that--be cannot do the same for in' the House, last night declared agriculture as they have done for "liquor control should be taken out industry. I think it will have to be of politics, and certainly the hours done. _ of sale should be cut down.