Evening star., 1946-03-16
Canadian N. P. Freed
On Bail in Spy Case;
Will Return 10 House
BY the Asseeiofsd Press

BY the Asseeiotsd Pres.
OTTAWA, Mar. 16.-Fred Rose,
Communist member Of Parlia-
mept accused Of working with a
Moscow-directed espionage ring,
is expected to return to his seat
in the House of Commons Mon
day, when Prize Minister w. L.
Mackenzie King has promised to
give Parliament a fuller state
ment on the spy case.
Rose, who was released on $10,-
900 bail in Montreal yesterday after
being charged with conspiracy and
with violating the Official Secrets
Act, told friends he planned to ap-
pear as usual in Parliament when
it reconvenes after a weekend re-
cess.
Roses return might provoke a
fight on the floor Of the House. It
was understood that he would not be
barred physically from taking his
seat. but that some members might
move Immediately to have his priv
ileges suspended until he is proved
innocent or guilty of the grave
charges now pending.
Urges Study of Reports.
The 38-year-old Polish-born legis-
lator attended the opening OF a new
session of Parliament Thursday, was
arrested in his Ottawa home late
Thursday night and whisked away
for booking in Montreal, where he
spent yesterday. Parliament does
not meet today.
Prime Minister King has advised
members to study carefully the two
interim reports which have been is
sued by two-man royal commission
investigating the spy network.
Stressing the serious nature of
the charges contained in these re-
ports, Mr.. King reminded Parlia-
ment yesterday that the two COM
missioners-Robert Taschereau and
r. L. Kellock-are justices of the
Supreme Court of Canada. Such
men, he said, would not approve
Of the drastic detention measures
which have characterized the case
unless they felt the circumstances
called for such action.
Four Others Named.
-Four other persons were charged
yesterday with working with the
spy network collecting atomic and
other wartime secrets. They were:
DR.. Raymond Boyer, assistant
professor OF chemistry at McGill
University in Montreal, remanded
for hearing March 20. Bail set at
$4,000.
Harold Samuel Gerson, govern
ment employe, remanded until
March 20. Bail set at 5000. I
Squadron Leader Matt Simons
Nightingale, Canadian Air Force
officer engaged in airport construc-
ton, remanded until March 20. Bail
set at $1,500.
DR.. David Shugar, employed by
the Navy in research, remanded un-
til March 20. Bail was set at $500.
Declares Innocence.
Rose entered no plea when ar
raigned. He will be given a pre-
liminary hearing March 20. AS he
left the court he declared he was
innocent and that he would fight
this thing through to the end"
The arraignments yesterday
brought to nine the total number
of persons freed under bond in con-
nection with espionage charges. At
least five other persons are being
detained incommunicado by the
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
and have not been identified pub
licly.
Montreal police were ordered last
night to arrest any persons attempt
ing to distribute illegal literature
regarding the arrest Of Rose. The
order was issued after a crowd Of
500 assembled in the north end Of
Montreal. Two men, who police
said were distributing pamphlets
headed, why Was Fred Rose Ar
rested?" were taken into custody.
Propriety of Arrest Questioned.
The propriety of arresting mem
Der of the House of Commons with
out first obtaining the consent of
the House was questioned immedi-
ately after Parliament opened yes
terday afternoon by M. j. Coldwell,
leader of the Cooperative Com
monwealth Federation.
Prime Minister King replied that
Roses arrest had been found neces-
sary, among other reasons, because
the safety Of the state" was in
volved in the espionage case and he
cited legal opinion which the gov
eminent had obtained before the
arrest was made.
Mr.. King said Rose "is believed to
be" an intermediary who relayed
some information from Boyer to
Soviet agents. This intermediary
was identified in the interim report
as "Debouz," Mr.. King added.
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