New Britain herald., 1916-09-12
SLACKERS SOUGHT
 IN R. R. STATION
Police Cast Nets As Trains Are
 Arriving at London

London, Sept. 12.-The dragnet of the military authorities to catch men attempting to evade military service has been extended to Marylebone Sta ton, one of the great London term lnals. AS the passengers poured out from the incoming trains yesterday military and civil police officials sort ed the crowds, and, passing men ob- Vlously over military age, marched the suspects into a corral roped off in section of the booking hall.
 When patches of thirty had been collected in the corral they were marched through the streets guard ed by Constables, to the police sta ton. Populated city men they were for the most part, and many were able to satisfy the authorities at once as to their right to be at large. These were allowed to go to their offices Others, who were not carrying their papers were allowed to telephone to their offices and homes and relief par ties with the necessary papers arrived at the police station.
 At noon there were still about fifty men detained. some in the policemen's canteen, others in the waiting rooms
 
 they satlshed the auth critics. The names and addresses of others were taken, and the local police communi- cated with. If the particulars were found to be correct these also were released, pending inquiries The morning trains to Marylebone bring many city men to work, and many protests were raised against the delays caused. Several newspapers publish articles declaring against these methods which The Star and The Daily News liken to German Za- bernism. The Star makes the follow ing comment:
 We live in an inverted world, and new ethics and new legality are hay ing their full innings. At another time we should have been astonished at the new duty of wives, as explained 1 by recruiting officer at the Maryle- 1 bone Police Court Saturday. In l many cases, he said, the escape of
 men liable to military service had ] been promptly defeated by their own wives or sweethearts who had shown 1 their patriotism by writing to the re- l cruiting officer.
 l These women are splendid,' said 1 the officer, and simply shame the 1 men,
 1 We have heard occasional protests ! from the feminist side against the l words of the marriage service to l love, honor and obey, but we never l before have seen 1t suggested that a wife's duty should include and to | betray him to the police if occasion 1 offers The spectacle of Bathsheba 1 giving up Uriah to conscription and 1 proceeding to draw his separation
 allowance may be approved by the
 new morality but it is one which it
 will take some time to reconcile to ] the plain mans conscience" | The newspaper, which condemns raids on railroad stations, places of entertainment, and other places of l public resort contends that the round- l ing-up process does not show the | existence of a sufficient number of | slackers to justify methods whereby l good citizens are hustled and herded l in police stations. Figures collected | by one paper show that in three raids l 419 men have been taken to the po- | lice station with the result that six l finally were brought before a magis- trate, the rest being released. That l is, 413 men "as free from offense as | a cabinet minister or a bishop were l marched under escort through jeering ] crowds and then were detained from 1 one to five hours ] Of the 18O men taken in the raid