The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-11
Men Who Have Not Complied
With Law Will Be Subjected
to Penalty

No more leniency IL to be shown
men who have failed to register. This
was made known in q communication
yesterday to Governor Stuart from
the provost marshal1general at Wash
ington. In which he orders all men.
who have failed to register up to this
time. to be subjected to the penalty.
All men, however. who have been ar
rested for failing to register. up to
this morning. and who will now reg
lister according to law, may be re-
leased on the recognizance OF the
United States attorney or marshal.
Much leniency has been shown by
the war department towards men who
did not register at the proper time.
but authorities now think the need
for this consideration Is past. and
that all men must be brought into
account from this time on. The tele-
gram from the provost marshal to
the governor yesterday Is as follows:
Washington, d. c.. June 10, 1917.
Governor of Virginia.
Richmond, Virginia:
Quotas are TO be assigned to the
several states in proportion to their
population as determined BY the
bureau Of the census and not In pro-
portion to the registration. The re-
suit is that every person who has
failed to register Is seriously increas-
ing the burden 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 -registrants
can be condoned. The period OF
leniency referred to in my No. 500
has now passed. Attention Is invited
to paragraph IS of the regulations.
1t is requested that every effort be
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sons subject to registration who have
not registered and to bring each case
promptly to the attention OF the near
est representative OF the department
of Justice.
wide publicity should be given to
the effect of non-registration In In
ereasing the burden OF those who
have registered. Care should be taken
that the lists prescribed in paragraph
80 are promptly posted and all regis
trants should be asked TO assist In
bringing non-registrants to the at
ltention of the police. standardization
reports OF registration from the vari-
GUS boards should be compared with
estimates of census bureau and effort
should be concentrated on those dis
trists where discrepancy between reg
fstration and estimates seems great
| est, In~oAse of doubt As to asp 81
lpsrsonsswho hAxe -no4 resasxer the
MbuiAted record Of political organ
lsations ana other local records shonld
be consulted and date may be obtain
ed freFH The bureau Of the census
Ieniency Expires Today.
The purpose OF this telegram r. to
iraugurate from tomorrow vfgor-
GUS. aggressive enforcement OF the
penal clauses Of the selective service
law against all who have by their
failure or refusal to register brought
themselves under those provisions
The department of Justice Is sending
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 b,
state. county and municipal police Of
ficers and turned over to them. who
promptly register under the terms OF
paragraph 40, registration regula-
tons The secretary of war construes
section Of the selective service Law
as requiring compulsory registration
by the cfficer making the arrest OF
zach arrested persons Immediately
upon his conviction.
Please give notice to all who have
any duty enjoined upon them In con-
rection with the enforcement Of the
penal clauses OF the law. and partic-
ttfariy to state. county and municipal
police names In paragraph Is Of the
regulations
CROwDER,
Provost Marshal General.
The paragraphs referred to in the
telegram are as follows:
Paragraph adjudication of lists
The clerk Of each registration board
Will cause to be prepared lists In trf-
plicate In alpha order of al
! persons who have submitted them.
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