Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-22
SAYS NOTARY Is \
AGAINST DRAPI
Local Board Chairman Cali.
on U. S. to Stop His !,
Activities
ALIENS WON, DESPITE HM'
Appeal Boards Meet in Harris.
burg Today to Make Uniform
Rulings on Exemptions

Daniel J. Connolly, secretary Of tina Yn...l
Draft Board No. s, Fourth and Race st,....
police station, today announced that hs 49,
requested agents Of the Department Of Ju.,
tice to investigate the anti-draft act,v,t..
of notary who has an Office within ~.
boards territory.
Connolly declined to divulge the nam. :.
this man, but admitted that he ha, ~.
very active among aliens. HE has ,b...
advising the aliens to fight the draft srs
demand exemption" said Connolly ~.
have had trouble enough with the allan.
without being subjected to the Influences a,
disloyal notaries."
The activi,iea .; this man, accordIns "A
Connolly were brought to the attention ~
the draft board by several aliens, who in,
formed the draft officials that they had been
advised to fight the draft.
Two of the aliens who sgnlfied a dss,,.
to serve in the new army when they An.
peared for physical examinations retyrn,x
the following day with exemption afldavts
When questioned they admitted that ths,
had been induced to file the claims BY n.
notary.
ALIENS ARE WON BACK
Despite the anti-draft activities of hi.
man, Connolly asserts that the board Ia
been able to combat them and that manv
aliens have been listed as members Of ~
new army.
I'VE have explained to the aliens thai
they had a legal but no moral right 10
claim exemption" said Connolly, "anl
through the medium Of diplomacy and com.
IA haen phla n tpp
to our cause. We have informed them that
they are a part of America that they a.
sharing our joys and privileges and n
return must be willing to share our respons.
bilities.
"Aliens who have two and three childrva
have been exempted because 1t would WORK
hardship upon their families to drait
them. and single men and men having but
one child have been denied exemption and
very few will appeal to the district boardl
The board has reached It's quota Of 2St,
but will continue to examine men In order
to provide for future drafts.
Assistant United States District Attorney
IT. Henry Walnut visited local draft board
No at the Tenth and Buttonwood street,
police station today for the purpose ol
giving the board advice concerning tn
drafting Of aliens.
ADvICES AGAINST PRACTICE
The board has been drafting aliens anl
refusing exemptions even to those who
demanded them. Walnut advised the board
to discontinue this practice. The quot
for the district has been fixed at 4tf
Chairman Edward f. Swift will visit Wash
ington tomorrow in an effort to have ]
reduced. n
I'VE have about $500 men registered
said Swift, land Of that number mofl
than 1000 are aliens. There are msay
slackers, too, or rather men who fall h
appear when they are summoned tW
physical examinations. When we dedwS
these men, 1t becames necessary to dran
every American-born boy In the district
This Is not fair and / snail try 10 nav
our quota reduced"
The Federal prosecutor considers that TIL
man who fails to answer draft sum
mons Is "deserter" After leaving tn
Eighth District Board, he made It plail
that he would round up every deserter u
the city.
"I want the citizens to aid me-" salt
Walnut. "The task of finding deserten
Is not an easy one. When one is founo
he will be severely punished 1t Is tn
purpose of the Government to impress upoi
draft eligbles the fact that they must no
| try to escape service"
Members of the two Philadelphia appta
| boards are in Harrisburg today, where
| conference is being held for the purpose q
establishing uniform exemption rules tos
| the various appeal boards In Pennsylvania
| Provost Marshal General Crowder has sem
| a man to this conference and definite ruling
| on the exemption of married men and thosl
seeking a discharge on occupational ground'
are expected.