Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-01
FEDERAL AGENTS GATHER IN
ENEMIES OF GOVERNMENT IN
NINE STATES.
SECRET SERVICE MEN
WORKING DRAGNETs
Nation. Wide Crusade Against Foes
Trying to Embarrass Registration
Plots Shown to Involve coIiesians.
Including Some at State University
Of Iowa.

! New York, June Federal agents
yesterday took action here against an
alleged conspiracy to defeat selective
draft registration in New York.
Three students-two youths from
Columbia university and a young wo-
man, a senior at Barnard College
were arrested and held by United
! States commissioner for examination
| tomorrow. Bond for each was fixed at
| $500 and was furnished by DR.. III.
lW. L. Dana of Columbia university.
| The defendants are Owen Cattell.
son of James McKeen Cattell Of Car
rison, N. Y, noted psychologist and
professor at Columbia: C. e. Phillips
/ Of Columbia and Miss Eleanor Will
son Parker who will be graduated in
June from Barnard
Many colleeians Involved.
The three are members of the col.
legiate anti-militarism league, in the
rooms of which meeting Of college
students was held here on May s, when
plans are alleged to have been made
against the peace Of the United states
and their dignity"
A pamphlet of this organization on
| file at the federal district attorneys
office shows that ii has members at
Yale. Harvard. Princeton. Cornell, Co
lumbia Oberlin. Amherst. Syracuse.
Hobart Pennsylvania. Radcliffe, Pryn
Mawr Iowa Nevada. Leland Stanford,
Rutgers. and other colleges, universe
ties, and theological institutions thru-
out the country Miss Parker is eNecu-
tive secretary.
Parties to Conspiracy.
According 70 the complaint, filed by
Assistant United States Attorney II.
A Content. Cattell, Phillips. and Miss
Parker conspired to induce divers
persons whose names are unknown to
fail 70 register as required by the seiec-
tive draft act and the proclamation OF
President Wilson.
These divers persons are set forth
as males between the ages of y and 30
years inclusive.
The defendants. alleged TO be a COM
mitree selected at the May meeting.
are accused of having endeavored, on
May "a to have the Graphic Press print
pamphlets entitled "will You Be
Drafted"
Printer Aids Government.
The complaint against them is based
partly on an interview which Mr.. Con-
tent had with Moses Spiegel president
OF the Graphic Press. and partly upon
information obtained through an inves-
tigation by agents of the department of
justice.
The complaint alleges thc three de-
PENDANTS signed their names 10 manu-
script copy sent to the Graphic Press
to be prepared in folder form.
Cattell said after his arraignment
that the meeting on May was attend
ed by delegates representing college
students generally. including those sub
ject to the selective draft.
Draft Is Condemned.
A copy of the text Of the alleged an
ti-conscrption document made public
by the federal authorities contains the
assertion. I'VE VIII approve the action
OF any one who refuses to register for
conscription." The pamphlet says a
resolution was adopted. at the May 8
meeting "of members Of the Collegiate
Anti Mlitarism league and other per-
sons" setting forth Our reasons for
condemning the draft measure itself
scription with its Implications for the
future" is more important than the
question Of defeat or victory in the
war: and that conscription as outlined
In the new law lis abhorrent to any
true conception Of democracy
"Refuse to Register"
The present administration and con-
gress were elected presumably because
they were expected to keep us out OF
the war" the document asserts, and
when war was declared there was no
referendum nor was there referen-
dunn as to CONSUMPTION. the govern
ment remembering perhaps that the
referendum in Australia had resulted
in to vote against conscription."
The pamphlet concludes with a state
ment that '.if we want to strike with
the full strength OF our numbers we
must refuse to register for conscription
even II it puts US in Jail We all urge
all conscientious directors to resist
gistration-even to the extent CO Sc
Ing to prison II necessary"
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