New-York tribune., 1922-12-24


,stcr.ng his government as well as ne
was able. in the interests Of the entire
nrovince. The essential and inerad'ea-
ble weakness Of all attempts ut strcty
oroup government became at once APP
patenL Premier Drury vas discovering
what others have discovered before him
that government is for all the people
ard not for a favored few.
The inevitable happened. While his
professed opponents gave him some meaa-
ure Of support in many OF his undertake
ings. his friends began to complain.
They charged that he was not living up
to his campaign promises. They accused
him OF lack Of sympathy with the farm
ers and of too great sympathy with the
manufacturer. whom they denounced as
the sworn enemies Of the farmers.
There is almost as much talk about "the
interests" in Ontario as there is in Ne"
York. That the Z. +. o. itself corsti-
tutes the greatest exposition Of organized
special interests to be found in Canada
to-day does not seem to have occurred to
these simple.minded sons OF the soil.
They wanted what they wanted, and they
weren't getting it.
The situation began to build itself
around "The Farmers Sun" n newspaper
financed by the u. +. o. as tA' oaici0l
organ Of the farmers party. The Pre-
mier complained that his administration
was being unfairly treated in "The Suns
news columns and through its editorials
The dispute began TO be acrimonlousi
hints were freely given that the L. r. u
might do better to mind its own busl-
ness and leave the government TO man
nge the provincial affairs as il saw best.
!. j. Morrison was indignant. An open
breach developed between the L. +. ..
secretary and the man he had made Pre-
mier. who was refusing to obey the crack
Of the L. F. o. whip.
II was then that Premier Drury de-
cided to take matters in his own hand
In the most significant public utteranee
he had made since he took over control
Of the government he announced his
broadening out" policy. What he said
was simply that he considered il the duty
Of the government 20 administer the at
fairs Of the province in the best interests
Of all the groups which made up the pop
uiation. Just that and nothing more;
but it was a back-handed slap at the u.
+. o.. which does not want the govern
ment administered in the best interests
of anybody but the farmers.
The controversy between J. j. Morrison
and the Premier over his broadening out
policy appeared to constitute a real menace
to the success Of the U. +. o. movement
Premier Drury's political opponents. were
naturally not slow to take hold Of the op-
portunity which it offered them to make
things uncomfortable for him. There is
still strong Drury sentiment in the
ranks OF the farmers organization; and
Morrison, who is nothing if not alert, saw
the menace behind an open breach and
called for an armistice. In a speech which
he made at the end Of August he asked
the Premier to refrain from enlarging the
broadening out idea until the U. f. o.
convention in December. This suggestion
the Premier placed before his cabinet, and
he has not since that time made any pub
lie reference either to his policy or TO his
differences with Morrison Permitting his
actions TO speak for him, he has allowed it
to be understood that he has accepted Mr..