Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-02
OFFICIALS EXPECT
|. FEW ATTEMPTS TO
EVADE DRAFT LAW
Situation With Respect to
Registration Well
liz Hand.
| ABOUT THIRTY PERSONS
ALREADY UNDER ARREST
Only Few More, Probably Less
Than HslfDozen. Regarded
as Probable,
SHOWING IS EXTRAORDINARY
Attorne'-Gerc:rl ''rges Local Or
/ ganizations :o Aid in QueIIing
AEticcnscription Agitation.
ABOUT THIRTY PERSONS
ALREADY UNDER ARREST
SHOWING IS EXTRAORDINARY
Attnrnev-Gcrc"rl ''rges Local Or.
ganizations {" Ala III QueIling
AEticonscription Agitation.


SHINGTON. June 1.-Department
of Justice officials believe that the sit.
uation with respect to the draft army
registration on Tuesday is we'll in hand:
THAT there will lie no serious disturb
ances. and that the nation will wake
up Wednesday to timd that outbursts
have been sporadic. and not the result
OF general feeling against III. Law
II was pointed out at the deparc-
ment Tonight that more than 10 ooo-
600 men are required to register under
the law. and that it would be sur
prising. indeed, if such IA day were TO
pass off without incident rs no gen
eral election ever held in tEis country
passes without some disorder.
Attorney-General Gresorys orders
had caused the arrest of abour thirty
persons up to to-day in connection with
antidraft propaganda. Only a few
more. probably less than half dozen.
are expected before Tuesday Such a
showing is looked upon as eXtrno-.t..
nary IN view of oratory against reg
istTation, and the few conspiracies dis
covered 10 prevent the response of ,nc
men OF draft age
The department expects that ther,
may be Il number OF evasions of The
registration provision that will look
large III total, but lot when the great
number subject to the law is consi1-
cred Many even of those who 10
I eNade Tuesday are counted upon event
ually to come forward TO make good
70
night that out of the 1o,ooO,OOO. Of
.icals are confident that the slackers
viii not number one in 100
Acknowledgement Gregory reiterated
his request that local organizations aid
IN the work of seeing hat every man
betwccI twenty-one and thirty years
Of age in their communities register
his name
ENERTiNG EVERY ENERGY
AGAINST tNtiDHAFT PLANS
with only four more days before
registration day, the Department of
Justice planned to-day tc exert every
energy to qucll anticonscription asita-
ton, which lready has resulted in a
number of arrests The War Depart
ment is equally busy thrHshins OUT
minor questions growing out of the
Il
iudc uf queries.
Department Of Justice officials saw
many persons have responded to their
request that cases OF opposi iton to the
draft reSiStra tion be reported. These
reports are referred for investisation
to United States attorneys or mar
shals. who have instructions to make
arrests promptly when they discover
attempts To hamper execution of the
draft law
Attention OF the department was
called to-day 10 Il circular purporting
I" have been issued by the national
office of the Sociais, party in Chicago,
saying we recommend to the work.
ers and pledge ourselves 10 the sup
port OF all mss movements in opposi-
ton To conscrption"
The War Department announced
that II" man registering would he re-
uuircG To answer the question OF
whether he claims exemption 1t Will
hc sufficient present his claim IL he
* called before an exemption board
later
ofi"iai# at S"aports and along United
states boundaries had orders to de-
tain men seeking L. leave the coun-
try 10 avoid reStstration and the War
department - 60. siderns means OF
enrolling Americans liv ng abroad.