Ontario G Charges TORONTO, George Drew’ ‘were imagined at the time the Prior to the Ontario: elections. Sittings of the Royal Commis- ‘Sion investigating the original “charges have now been in prog- ress for over two weeks. And from the welter of evidence pre- sented, it is clear that Drew’s secret police had become an Ontario version of the once no- ‘torious Dies Committee in the United States, with the added danger that the Drew outfit worked entirely under cover without even the knowledge of the provincial parliament. Its duties were not only to gather information about the ’ CCF and the trade union move- ment as a whole, but to inves- ‘tigate and gather a dossier of information about people in “many walks of life, even in government and _ semi-official agencies. Among the dozens of ex- hibits submitted and accepted as evidence before the com- mission to date is one dealing _with a report on the Council for Canadian-Soviet Friend- ‘ship, prepared by Capt. Os- _ borne-Dempster, alleged “ges- tapo” chief. Before accepting the report as evidence, Justice A. M. LeBel, who heads the commission, ex- pressed the fear that its inclus- ion “may only serve to disturb international relations,” but yielded to the argument of J. L. Cohen, KC, that it should not be suppressed on that ground. What an investigation of the Canadian- Soviet Council may have uncov- ered apart from what is already public knowledge is difficult to understand. Among the honorary members of the organization is Prime Minister Mackenzie King, while its leading officials are drawn from top busines circles across the country. On the witness stand, Osborne- Dempster has admitted that numerous reports offered as ex- hibits before the commission were .made by himself and signed “D208.” The exhibits in- clude reports on trade unionists, members of the previous Ontario legislature, and citizens active in lestapo Vell Founded Ont.—As w s secret “gestapo” as predicted by labor. men, police force have proved the ramifilations of Premier to be more widespread’ than first exposure was made by CCF leader E. B. Jolliffe just public life. Osborne-Dempster stated his investigations ‘were part of his job°of probing “sub- versive activities.” i He denied ever having, made his reports directly to Premier Drew or Attorney-General Black- well, but did admit he had sub- mitted many reports to Deputy Commissioner H. S. McCready of the provincial police. The alleged “gestapo” chief told the Royal Commission that he had performed part- time work for M. A. Sander- son, known as the “bug man,” and well known as anti-Social- ist and anti-labor propagand- ist, without the knowledge of his superior officers. He denied having turned over informa- tion. from -his files to Tory Gladstone Murray, but admitted ‘having several conversations with him. Another witness, Inspector E. L. Hammond, in charge of the special branch from the middle of 1942 until June, 1943, testified | that before giving up the special branch post he had told Deputy Commissioner McCready that Osborne-Dempster was “nothing more than a political spy.” Hammond testified that Os- borne-Dempster made reports to Gladstone Murray every day by phone and read the following from his notebook: “Sanderson visits Dempster almost every day in his office for details on Communist ac- tivities, on Charles Sims and al] labor contestants in the Toronto civic elections. The whole of Sanderson’s articles | in the daily press, and the full page advertisements dealing with those who had to be ex- terminated from civic affairs, were written in the office of Dempster.” . Evidence has revealed that Os- borne-Dempster had previously done intelligence work for the British army and had been im- | prisoned by the Red Army for 10 months following the last war. He had been in Russia for 18 months on intelligence work. Sufficient material has already been presented to prove to the hilt the original charges by Jol- hiffe and ‘the labor’ movement. But it is considered- far from likely that Premier Drew will carry out his promise to resign if the charges are proved correct. An exhibition of paintin City Art Exhibition gs by three young Canadian painters is being held in Vancouver this week, and the show which features work by Harley Parker, corporal in the army, Sapper Cliff Robinson, and Dorothy Willis of Alberta, has already made a profound im- pression for freshness and ex- citement in the treatment of sub- jects. The exhibition, which is held in Harley Parker’s Studio at 5734 University Boulevard, will be showing for one week and will be held longer if the present en- thusiasm continues. There are extremely fine wood- cuts and lino-block by Cliff Rob- inson, who is a master at this technique. His ‘Composition With Fingers” is richly beautiful | and elean cut. Harley Parker of Fort William and Toronto has a different ap- proach. One 6f his most im- pressive paintings is his large self-portrait, recently exhibited in Toronto. Dorothy Willis has just. come from Alberta and has brought with her some powerful paint- ings from the mining town, Ca- domin. Vivid contrast of color tells the story of the vitality of human life against the depressing quality of the mines and the coal. robe Proves | | | | “{ picked him up in the 91st. Airborne Division.” | is entering into its final stage. about a month. The Commission, which began sittings on February 7th, 1944, to date has taken 10 thousand 500 pages of evidence; ineluding about three and a half million words. 105 sessions have been held, with evidence taken from the International Woodworkers of America, representing the workers; various operators and associations, as well as a number of publicly-interested “bodies. In a 40-page brief to the Sloan Commission, B.C. forest opera- tors asked: (1) Provision of adequate for- est protection in future to all immature, as well as mature, tim- ber. (2) Provision by all prac- tical means ta obtain satisfac- tory restocking after logging on all forest lands, to ensure future crop. (8) Rehabilitation within a reasonable period of productive forest lands not now satisfac- torily restocked. (4) Adoption of practical measures to obtain maximum recovery to raw ma- terial in logging; closest possible utilization in processing and mar- ketting of present and future ‘crops. (5) Provision of equitable terms and conditions for the hold- ing of private forest lands; and YANKS! GIVE it To ‘EM! BLAST ‘EM! GLAST ‘EM ,TOR FEDERATED-FRESS -27- PAGE 6 — PACIFIC ADVO CATE 3S ep SS THE U.S.ARMY! FOGER! LAND AIR FORCE - CAMPAIGN AGAINST THE JAP ISLE IS THOROUGH... SOON LITTLE IS LEFT OF THE SONS OF THE RISING SUN ,EXCEPT... OVER NOW... POPULATION NO LONGER SEEMS TO OBJECT / ING PARTY CAN TAKE Feat UH-OH! ONES.A BLONDE, (BUT IT MAY : BE A JAP TRICK! SQ / =a = HOLY cow! WHAT 'LL WE DO. MIKE? WIPED OUT EVERY LAST THERE ARE NO FRIENDLY PEOPLE HERE! THE JAPS Vv GERRILLA! IZZAT SO? | GIVE A 4 CATCH \ CN? Sloan Enquiry Will Conclude Shortly — The Provincial Forestry Inquiry, under the chairmans| Mr. Justice Gordon Sloan, after 16 months of investigatic B.C.’s forest economy, during which 293 witnesses have been finished, that the final report will be available. + for a charter from ‘the !' |; are our;forest resources, Formal sittings will conc] It is not known how long after the proceeding (6) Eventual managemeni productive forest lands on tained yield basis. H. W. Davey, K.C., ge ployed counsel for the Pri Commission, argued that” isting policy of exploita B.C.’s forests, which alveé left a train of ghost ta its wake in the~ interior,’ cause abandonment of ci the coast and Vancouver | seriously _reducing the province’s standard of ivi less drastically changed. Mr. Davey #emphasized program of sustained yi British Columbia’s forests | not be achieved witheut | hearted: support of the Drastic changes, the Fores’ mission counsel pointed ‘¢ necessary to maintain ou omy, a statement with wh: loggers and millworkers the IWA, is in complete’ ment. “It is all very well with all possible this, possible that, and add on ifs, buts and ands, as s those who are trying t. the issues are doing. Th’ i: cs provide a payroll in B.C | of between 52 and 58 mill lars, are very rapidly be pleted and much of that a is due to waste, carelessn:! the policy of “cut-out” an: out,” which has been alle the past,” stated Nigel ¢)| on “Green Gold” this ‘“s f i IWA Charter Prince George The International. Woo sers of America, District ( No. 1, has received app! and sawmill. workers of George organized by | Dalskog, - Vice-President | district. : Dalskog, on leave of -4 from’ Local 1-71, reports advancement amongst the § ers of the interior. In 0} ernoon he signed up 97 members. He also report five operations are ready # ; tification, which will be ft, by negotiation for upwared, adjustment and. “union ~ ments. ae SATURDAY, JULY 7?