Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-19

Just what will happen to the men who refuse to give the military census on the census blanks has been the cause of much comment not only To- cally, but throughout the entire state. The local committee Las decided to place the names of all persons wil., re : fuse the information in the hands os the police. But the state committee has also taken up the matter and in a letter sent out on Saturday from ttc office of the bureau of the military census In Hartford it is set forth that these are to be sent Tn to the sta ts headquarters, where they will be
 placed in q list to be known as the bad list"
 The letter received ry The Bulletin follows;
 Feb. r, 1s.7 :
 Norwich Bulletin, Norwich, Conn:
 Gentlemen: This office has been
 asked by persons in New London to
 ment those who refuse to sign census
 blanks may expect.
 It is the governors intention that
 every person in the state Of Connecti-
 for on the census blanks A refmsa1
 on the4 part of any person to answer
 the questions required win he carefully
 noted by the census agents, toge+.er
 with the name and address of the per
 son refusing. Such blanks win t:len
 be returned to the state Headquarters,
 where they will be placed in a list to
 be known as the Ind list-'s
 It can readily be seen tEat a list of citizens so lacking in sense of civic duty as to refuse to auswe. G-lestiens- contained in the. census blanks will be of great value in case O. necessity. The governor informs US that if it is nee ,s- sary to go to the legislature for more power than he now has to compel c.ti- zens to answer the questions contained in the census blanks that .te is enti. e ly ready to do so should the occasion demand. He is of the opinion, howe. CT at the present time,i that his powers:s Is ample to force answers to these qu .s- tions and he assures us of his absolute determination that every person in the state of Connecticut shall either an- census blanks or be prepared for con- sequences of serious ma tuf e..
 Yours very truly,
 BUREAU OF MILIT AIRY CENSUS It is not anticipated hat there wi.l be any trouble is tak;-g tie No-wIci5 census, but should the canvaSsers meet with any obstinacy on the ra-t of those approached t1scir names Mi; promptly be noted and sers in to t,e state bureau headquarters, accor ling to Governor HoIcomb's orders.
 Another Busy Day Saturday
 Local preparations f., the taking of the census are progressing smoothly The clerical committee put in a brsy day again on Saturday and continir.j their work well ihto the evening" Tie work in hand was the checking no of the typewriter lists prepared by the commercial school students during rae weekrfrom the names provided by the committee in charge s,f securin;;, the necessary dat ta. Ladies of the x afs| C-s A auxiliary and of the Equal 5 f. frage mad And-Suffra-" leagues vol- unteered their services in tie che .s:i;lg or the lists, and groups o. the aries were kept busy throughout the day
 In the evening the .Olunteer force dropped off couslderabl l.. M Gran dall, chairman of the clerical commit tee. called Thomas H. keclSiey by .cie- phone. asking him if ne could in any way secure additional ,oIcnteers Mir l BeckIey, who is chairman of the pub licity committee, responde, 10 ,.r l2 l minutes later with fo"ce O. 20 ycfui1- l teers whom he had secureu at t1u k. | Of C. rooms in the S;.alig t building, and they went immediately to work ! The '. NJ. c. A. also sent a fore of | volunteers under the leadership of Physical Director R. T Cosby. Incl lists are now checked aith the sxcep- | non Of two or three thousand names. | and these names will all be checked l before the blanks start 70 .onle r,s for | ! re-check. About half the index carfs Ire flied, both geogra p1ica.ly anj al- ohabetically, and this 3art Of the work | will be completed by the tir e the card | ndex Is needed. Arthur Story has