Salt Lake Telegram | 1929-09-22 | Page 36 | Canadian Police Round up 'Sons of Freedom' in Sanitary Raids

Canadian Can adian Police Round Up Sons Of OfF Freedom In Sanitary Raids NELSON B. B C C. Sept 21 I 1 tA AP AP- AP Two hundred who have encamped near tl this ls city Were arrested arrested ar ar- rested today by thirty police s officers orn- orn cers cep's and booked on charges chartes of or re resisting resisting re- re arrest and vagrancy cy Acting und under r Instructions of ot the provincial attorney pr y generals general's department department depart depart- ment merit following a report b by an of ot- ot tidal from Victoria on the s sanitary condition of or the time camp provincial police notified the two hundred or 01 more moro Sons of or Freedom to move mo The Tho refused to move and anti John government government govern govern- I ment meat a agent ent and find provincial rate r read d the riot act act which also failed ailed to secure their obedience A ph physical cal clash occurred when Maloff a and other leaders Jenders whom hom the polled police first took t ok In Sn hand resisted arrest and the officers were at first firsts s thrown back Tho Tito police however concentrated on these men and the body of ot adherents on n seeing them disappear Into a big car car made no further resistance About thirty officers Including provincial and city cily police and specials took part partIn In ht the tile arrests Under Under nominal nominal guards the Douk hobon chanting weird Russian n hymns marched mar hed he'd to the tho pro provincial pro pro- In l l Jail The first group taken were booked as re resisting arrest and ltd the others on on charges charge of oC vagrancy The claim that they had no home was as met meet yesterday byan b by byan an offer to them of ot Porto Rico one oneat of at the Ju lumber ubel camps of oC the Christian Christian Chris Chris- tian Community of oC Universal I Brotherhood I Tho The arr arrests directed by provincial provincial provincial pro pro- police Inspectors Mayor R. R p. p 1 Barnes also ills was present and nd city authorities lent both moral and physical support r. r