New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-05

they fail TO appear, their names are
automatically posted as having been
called and not exempted or discharged.
Automatically also they are inducted
into the military service and made
subject to military law. Failure to ap-
pear merely hastens this automatic
process.
Will Be Under Military Law
when the time allowed for making
these claims has elapsed, these persons
will be enrolled as in the military ser
vice. They will then be ordered to
appear as soldiers. From this point on
they will be under the swift and sum-
mary procedure Of courts martial. Fail
ure TO report for military duty when
ordered to do so constitutes deseNion.
Desertion in time of war is a capital
offence
"Deserters may be apprehended by
either civil or military authority, and,
after the mandate of the Federal gov
ernment has gone forth, the whole
strength of the military arm of the
government is available to apprehend
deserters, if it is necessary TO use such
force.
Demonstrations against local boards
are simply futile strokes in the air.
All the records necessary TO hold such
persons are already on file at state
headquarters and at the national capi-
tai. and since local boards have no oc-
casion TO use any force in simply offer
ing beneficial opportunity TO regis
tered persons there is no field for re-
sistance. II resistance is attempted
later when the army seeks to appre-
hend deserters it will instantly encoun-
ter troops Of the Federal government"
Names To BE Posted
In practice, under General Crowder's
construction of the law, registered men
who do not appear for examination will
be posted TO the district boards as
selected for military service as soon as
the fve-day period allowed them to put
in an appearance after they have been
summoned has elapsed Two days more
will elapse after their names reach the
district board to await appeal action by
the individual. They will then be posted
to the adjutant general of the state
as selected to fill the quotas Of their
district.
Orders for the mobilization of the
selected men will be given some time
during the present month. II the resls-
ter fails TO obey that order he will be
set down as absent without leave, and
the machinery of the army will be set
in motion 10 bring him in. In addition,
all state and municipal police authori-
ties and United States marshals will be
used 10 apprehend him. When 1t IS
clear that he is wilfully absenting him
self with no intention of reporting TO
the army, a charge Of desertion will be
pIaced against him. From that time on
snv civil officer who arrests him will
earn a reward Of $50
If found guilty by court martial OF
desertion the individual may be SEN
fenced TO death, and only the President
can save him from punishment.
Delusion. Crowder Believes
General Crowder believes that the
resisters in Oklahoma and elsewhere
are acting under a delusion, fostered
probably by agitators, that they are
conducting a political campaign against
the draft, whereas the time for that
passed when the registration was com
pleted. The government takes no IN
terest in their proceedings now unless
thew fail 10 report to their companies
when called. There is no question in