Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 07, 1940, Winnipeg, Manitoba Page fourteen Winnipeg free press Friday june 7, 1940 tag talk chief says fines not meant to annoy there was absolutely no desire on the part of the Winnipeg police department to antagonize citizens by tagging automobiles unnecessarily chief of police George Smith told the Donovan commission inquiring into the administration of the Winnipeg Force at the thursday afternoon session at the Law courts. He was replying to a question put by c. V. Mcarthur k.c., commis Sion counsel who had asked whether it was True that a member of the department had been reprimanded for failure to tag cars. I believe 1 know to whom you Are the chief said. That Young officer was repro a mangled. Not Lor failing to tag cars i alone but fur general laxness on i his boat. We do not want to annoy i citizens i r parking but the City bylaw a Etc. And we have to en-1 Force very few safes Are blown open it the present time chief Smith declared in reply to another question by or. Mcarthur. True a Safe a living had occurred recently but this was somewhat unusual. Generally Western Canadian Crook smashed their Way into Strong boxes they were not versed in the use of explosives. A Good officer in reply to a statement that a son of a member of the fire department drawing a substantial wage had Bern taken on As a policeman the chief admitted this was so. He was a very Good officer he said although i was unusual to take on sons of civic officials. Especially he said he avoided taking on sons of police officers who were earning a Good living wage. Have you Ever let a Man out be cause he was related to some civic official asked or. Mcarthur. That i cannot replied the chief but i do not think so. I have let several men out for Vari Ous reasons and if you would pro Duce the name f would be Able to Tell you the reason for the Dis no names were produced. Asked by or. Mcarthur whether or not he knew that in Toronto All complaints were made through the Deputy chief. Chief Smith said he did. But added that Toronto was a much larger City than Winnipeg and that the set up there was much different. Again questioned by or. Mcarthur regarding the difference in wages Between detectives and uni formed officers As compared with England the chief admitted that detectives did get higher pay As compared with uniformed officers i they received approximately what a uniformed sergeant would receive to said. But none he declared re revived More Money than they de served. Through i own efforts following efforts of former chief Constable Chris h. Newton there was a rapidly growing criminal Library at Cen trial Headquarters which was a reusable to All the men. Witness said. This contained books on out criminal cases and various phases of the Law. Always complaining there Are always people who think they Are misused witness i , and who Are always complain i ing. They Are swayed by persons i who Are evilly disposed. They believe everything they hear. As an instance just last night. While watching a game of bowls i someone insisted that former prime minister Chamberlain and his wife had been sent to the Tower of London. I became quite annoyed at them but there Are men who be Lieve stories such As the chief also denied that any officer would be branded As an if he reported that a ser Seant or an inspector had been Dis respectful or had bullied him. If such a complaint was found True it would be the Superior officer and not the Constable who would be punished he said. Leading editorial. We say it be cause the logic of events drives us remorselessly to this in an editorial captioned France undaunted the times said today that whatever the mistakes of the past there can be nothing but admiration for the stand France is making refugees to Aid London june 7. Chi Robert i Hudson agriculture minister in formed the House of commons to Day that refugees from the Low countries who have agricultural experience probably will be utilized to Aid Britain s expanded farm programme. New grand master Prince Albert sask., june l. B. Henn Assiniboia was elected grand master of the grand Orange Lodge of Saskatchewan at the 49th annual meeting in the masonic Temple yesterday afternoon. R. M. Fisher k.c., Deputy min ister of municipal affairs is not scheduled to address a Detroit meet ing As previously reported in the free press. Or. Fisher is remaining in the City. All major Bridges of the Cana Dian Pacific railway Are adequately guarded against sabotage John e. Armstrong Montreal chief Engineer c.p.r., stated when hear Rived in Winnipeg thursday re turning after inspecting some portions of Western lines. He was accompanied by a. R. Kelter on. Montreal Engineer of Bridges. All . Aid Short of army urged by Knox Milwaukee june 7, Onel Frank Knox Republican vice presidential candidate in 1936. Urged the United states yesterday to lend immediately every possible Aid to the allies Short of sending an army with the statement to coupled this warning if Germany wins a Quick Vic tory this summer he will find us nearly naked in defence. Every Hay that we delay in aiding the allies we delay our own Public Leader arc now playing with american head decl. End their failure to provide Cour Ageous leadership in these hours of danger is Damnable near believe in full Aid new York june 7. Ftp the chamber of Commerce of the stale of new York its membership com prising Many of the state s leading Bankers industrialists and businessmen went on record yesterday As believing in full Aid to Britain and France by the United states. The members removed from the Resolution by an amendment a statement opposing direct military intervention in Europe. The amendment and up creche supporting it made it Clear that he chamber did not oppose the fending it an american expeditionary Force to Aid the allies. Eventually Why not James Gerard United states ambassador to Germany during the great War yesterday advocated immediate american entry into the present struggle. If eventually. Why not he told questioners at a Brooklyn Sun Day school Union Assembly. We ought to be in this War. 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