The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-31

IHennacy had about two THOUSAND
dodgers in his possession, police say
No Trouble in Texas.
DALLAS, Texas, May 31.-Ther'
is nothing to fear from anti-conscrlp
tion plotters in Texas on registra
ton day, June 5.
/ This was the word passed out here
today by government agents who de
tjclared near treason" plots are wei
| in hand. Authorities went so far a.
to say that alleged attempts by mem
bers of the farmers and laborers
protective association to thwar'
government draft plans has develop
| ed a boomerang--in the government )
favor
1t has had exactly the opposite ef-
feet than that declared by those who
attempted to develop disloyalty, fed
eral agents believe 1t has aroused
to extraordinary vigilance the gen.
eral citizenship of many communi-
ties where F. l.. P. A. lodges have
been formed.
The frightened members who were
lured into it innocently have been
swarming to federal and state Of
ficers TO repudiate such proposals
and to affirm their loyalty.
There is at least one instance of
it SO alarming an initiate that he
Immediately enlisted in the United
States army for the dual purpose of
obtaining personal protection from
possible punishment under the death
penalty oath of secrecy he had TAX
en- and of demonstrating by his deed
a genuine devotion to his country.
rhN1, rl, x,r,f
are optimistic, every pre-
caution is being taken throughout all
Texas to check any attempts to hind
er the operation of the draft law
Tuesday.
Injunction Hearing Started.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, May 3l.-The |
hearing on the anti-draft injunction
sought by members of the federation
or democratic control was in prog
'ess today before Judge Daniel E.
Bird in the circuit court. Judge J. D.
'hewalter, attorney for the pacifist
began the proceedings
With a long speech concerned briefly
With references to the constitution
nd the inviolable right of free speech
In the audience were several secret
ervice men.
rank W. McAllister, attorney gen.
raj and the city and county by j. A.
fairfield, city counsellor. The in
JUNCTION is aimed at the governor.
be election commissioners, the may
r and the sheriff and seeks to re-
train all of them from enforcing the
egistration act, June 5.
Judge Shewalter was accompanied
y Raymond L. Moore and Frank Sui
van, officers of the pacifist associa-
on which is behind the injunction
nit.
'If a draft law had been needed"
hewalter said, do you think it would
ave been overlooked by the early q
'unders of the republic?"
yet the American people are now {
,ked to stomach this device of kings l
Id emperors, to bow their neck to I
e military system, which has en-
aved the very people against whom Q
e are fighting today"
The pacif1st attorneys speech
with references to the 7
lear old American flag" the great I
t constitution ever devised by man"
I'd other expressions along the
,urth of July Grafton order. Q
SIacktrs Would Dodge "
~ Carl D. Groat, United Press Staff Il
Correspondent
May 31.-Govern- /
emit authorities today ran down threel
ses of anti-conscription propagan-
!, aimed at giving slackers chance
dodge military service. The first
Sc was at Columbia university, n. G
, the two men and one woman "
ldents being arrested there upon q
rsonal direction of Attorney Gen a.
al Gregory. They will be made an p
ample of it was stated here, if the u
vernment proves they distributed 81
g anti-registration literature. JUS
e officials today wired New York ?,
thorities to insist on heaviest pos L
lie bail for them.
The second case was concrete evil al
nee from several points that slack ~
; are attempting to flee the coun- %
: to escape service. In one such u
Sc, California agents removed ye
18th from boat bound for Mexico sc
rhe third case was discovery that 81
association calling itself the World
ace association, is sending out lit st
.ture urging youths of military
, to join the organization and then 70
lister as exempt because of re- pc
ous scruples. The League to En- 70
ce Peace turned up the World CO
ace associations activities to the
-ernment today. At the asme time, al
A. Ryan, secretary of the Peace or
forcement league, scathingly con- st
nned the World Peace association ur
sending out the following as as
t OF its propaganda literature:
In classifying the grounds upon
ich you claim exemption, state RI
arly that you are a member
the World Place association, en-
that your religious convictions &C,
against war or participation there da
in accordance with the creed of sy
World Peace association, which
,ased on the principle of non resist =
e as laid down by Jesus Christ"
here are no fees for membership, -,
the circular asks voluntary con-
utions. The department of justice
ounced today that it has instituted an
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