Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-06-02
ALL IS READY FOR
REGISTRATION Of
Ten MILLION men
Organized Opposition to Con-
scriptiOn Crushed by
Prompt Action
In MANY PLACES DAY
WILL BE FESTAL AFFAIR
Reports From All Sections
Show Americans VIII Do
Their Full Duty

New York, June 2.-The machinery
is ready and the holiday prepared for
the youth of America to register for
war next Tuesday.
And as for Observation-Disclosures
crushing welcome awaits them at eveyv
registration booth, from Maine to Cali
fornia, and from the Great Lakes 70
the Gull, where ten million Americans
from 2l to 80 years of age will appear
and answer "pTesent'' as Uncle Sam
calls the roll
Nation wide reports TO the United
Press today show that so prompt and
hearty has been America 3 answer to
President Wilson 5 first call to tha
eolors under the new draft law, that if
registration were today instead of three
days hence, il would go through with
out a serious hitch
While sporadic anti-eonscriptiOn re-
ports came in, and anti-fight plOttcrs
were arrested in Cincinnati, Kansas
City, Detroit, San Antonio and Boston
by federal secret service agents, the
government seems to have crushed or.
ganized opposition to the draft and the
great majority Of the reports were of
enthusiastic plans for prompt and
successful registration Tuesday.
win Hold Tight Rein
| Plans are today complete to sqneieh
negro riots in the south and 10 keep
tight reia on anti.draft socialists, r.
| w. W's, anarchists, slackers and oth4
or opponents of the draft in other parts
Of the country.
Governors of many states have pro-
claimed June 8 a legal holiday.
Thousands of great Industrial oFgani-
cations have given their laborers the
day off with pay. Parades, speeches
and pageants will fill the land with the
spirit of celebration on that day.
The NATIONAL state. city, county, viii
lage, ward and precinct organizations
of the republican, democratic and snf-
frage parties have been called to the
colors to serve Uncle Sam in getting
his young fighting men together.
Thousands OF girls and women will
put in the day at the registration
booths, cheering the young men as they
step up to register and pinning homer
badges and registered" armiets on
them as they come out.
Gala Day in New York
Saloons will be closed, by order, in
some instances, out of patriotism in
others, in many parts Of the country.
In New York registration day will
be a festival. Police Commissioner
Woods expects no trouble, but every
precaution has been taken. In the midst
of parades, blaring bands, red fire, con
fetti and mass meetings, thousands of
mounted and foot police, secret service
men and armed officers in motors will
patrol the city Field telephones will
be installed at street Intersections and
at night mydiads of searchlighs will
sweep the darkness in, over and around
the metropolis to guard against popu-
lar anti-conseription outbreaks.
Kansas was the first state ready for
registration. Preparations there were
complete last Saturday Governor Cap
per has proclaimed a holiday.
Many Big Parades
Municipal receptions in honor of
those registering have been prepared
in every city. Kansas City, Kansas, will
have a big registration parade of lodg-
es, civic organizations, city and mill
tary officers.
Dodge City, Kansas, women have
made khaki armlets to be given the
men as they register. Other cities give
badges,
Illinois is ready At Springfield,
bands playing patriotic music will ride
the street ears There viii be giant
military parade in the afternoon. Gov
ernor Lowden will speak at a big mass
meeting at the state arsenal az night
In Chicago all schools, municipal and
county courts and most factories and