El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-06-14
'LEN|ENCY PERIOD
IN REGISTRATION
4 HAS N0NPASsED
Government Prepared Il
"A Go Vigorously After
the Slackers

tho RCiiOu VI lCuiouCy udH HQp
passed." says Provost Marshal Gen
eral Enoch Crowder In a telegram II
Governor Lindsey today, land 1t Il
requested that every effort be now
made to detect and arrest persons sub
ject to registration who have not reg
istered, and to bring each case prompt
ly to the attention Of the department
of Justice" aiI
Gen. Crowder's telegram means that
the u. s. government will now assume
that all men between the ages of q
and 30 who have not yet registered
are attempting to evade registration
and it will be up to them to prove
to the contrary, when apprehended.
Acting for the governor, r. @. Reid,
federal disbursing officer, is today TAX
ing steps to secure from precinct en-
rolling officers any information that
they have relative to "slackers," and
any names reported will be turned
over to the proper authorities. M
Gen. Crowder's telegram to Gov
ernor Lindsey, in full, follows:
Governor of New Mexico,
nfgm Santa Fe, N. M. a
Quotas are to be assigned to the
several states in proportion to their
population as determined by the bu-
reau of the census and not in proper
tion to the registration. The result is
that every person who has failed to
register is seriously increasing the
burden of those who have registered.
Ample notice and every opportunity
has now been given and there is no
longer any argument upon which the
conduct of ~non-register acts can be
The period of leniency re-
ferred to in my No. 500 has now
passed. Attention is invited-to para
graph is of the regulations. 1t is re-
quested that every effort be now made
to detect and arrest persons subject
to registration who have not regis
tered to bring each case promptly to.
attention of the nearest representative
of the department of justice. Wide
publicity should be given to the eff
feet, of non-registration In increasing
the burden of those who have regis
tered. Care should be taken that the
lists prescribed in paragraph 80 are
promptly posted and all registrants
should 10 asked to assist in bringing
non-registrants to the attention of the
Standardization reports Of reg
istration from the various boards
be compared with estimates
If census bureau and effort Should be
concentrated on those districts where
between registration and
estimates seems greatest. In case of
loubt as to age Of persons who have
not registered the tabulated record of
organizations and other local
records should be consulted and data
nay be obtained from the bureau of
he census. The purpose Of this tele-
gram is to inaugurate from tomorrow
| vigorous, aggressive and effective
Of the penal clause of the
'elective service law against all who
AVE by their failure or refusal to reg
ster brought themselves under those
provisions. The department of Justice
s sending today similar advices to
j.. s. attorney. and marshals with in
to release on their own
'e~cognizances all persons arrested by
narshals or deputy marshals or by
tate, county and municipal police Off
.ers and turned over to them who
promptly register under the terms of
paragraph 40 registration regulations.
The secretary Of war construes section
of the selective service law as re- ]
compulsory registration by the {
'fficer making the arrest of each ar 1
ested person Immediately upon his {
conviction. Please give notice to all
Who have any duty enjoined upon :
hem in connection with the enforce |
nent of the penal clauses of the law
nd particularly to state, county and
nunicipal police named in paragraph
6 of the regulations period.