The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-06-15

that every effort be now made to de-
| tect and arrest persons subject to re-
| gistration who have not registered,
! and to bring each case promptly to the
! attention OF the nearest representa-
! tive of the Department OF Justice"
: General Crowder states that the
! Department Of Justice has today
sent similar advices to United States
attorneys and marshals, with instruc-
; tons to release on their own recog-
nizances all persons arrested by mar
shals or deputy marshalS, or by
e county and municipal police
officer, and turned over to them,
who promptly register under the
terms of paragraph 40, registration
regulations"
Acting upon the orders contained in
the telegram, Governor Manning has
instructed all peace officers in South
i Carolina to arrest Immediately all who
failed to register under the selective
service act The law will be vigorous
ly enforced.
The telegram from the provost
marshal general to Governor Manning
is as follows:
Quotas are to be assigned to the
J several states in proportion to their
! population as determined by the BIZ
reau of census and not in proportion
to the registration. The result is that
every person who has failed to regis
ter is seriously increasing the bur-
den 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 nonregistrants can De con-
doned. The period Of leniency re-
ferred to in my No. 500 has now passed.
Attention is invited to paragraph l6
of the regulations. It is requested
that every effort be now made to de-
tect and arrest persons subject to re-
gistration who have not registered
and to bring each case promptly to
the attention of the nearest represen-
tative of the Department Of Justice.
Wide publication should be given to
the effect of the nonregistration in
increasing the burden of those who
have registered Care should be ta-
; ken that the lists prescribed in para
graph 80 are promptly pasted, and all
registrants should be asked to assist
! in bringing nonregistrants to the at
tention of the pilice.
'Summarization reports of registra-
ton from the various boards should
be compared with estimates of census
bureau, and effort should be concen-
trated on those districts where dis
crepancy between registration and es-
timates seems greatest. In case Of
doubt as to age of persons who have
not registered the tabulated record OF
local records should be consulted and
data may be obtained from the bu-
reau Of the census.
''The purpose Of this telegram is to
inaugurate from tomorrow a vigor
Gus and aggressive and effective en-
forcement of the penal clauses Of the
selective service law against all who
have by failure or refusal to register
. brought themselves under those pro-
visions.
'AThe Department Of Justice is send
ing today similar advices to the United
States attorneys and marshals, with
instructions to release On their own
recognizances all persons arrested
by marshals or deputy marshals, or
by state, county ond municipal police
officers. and turned over to them, who
promptly register under the terms of
paragraph 40. registration regulations.
The secretary of War construes SEQ
ton 5 of the selectiye service law as
requiring compulsory registration by
the officer making the arrest of each
arrested person Immediately upon his
conviction.
please give notice to all who have
any duty enjoined upon them in con-
nection with the enforcement of the
penal clauses of the law, and particu-
larly to state, county ana municipal
police named in paragraph is of the
regulations"
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