Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-30
ALL ADMINISTRATION
PL077ERS TO Be JAILED
Attorney General Issues Warning to
Comply With Draft Act-Ex-
poets Full Compliance.

Virtually a hundred per cent registra-
General Gregory. despite anti-registration
propaganda. Prompt arrest and prosecu-
ton will be instituted in the few cases
where the law is not observed.
All persons responsible for the agita-
ton against registration will be brought
to Justice as fast as their identity can be
determined. The Department of Jutsice
has sent Instructions to United States at
rest and prosecute all such agitators and
to observe that the registrars are pro-
tected to the fullest extent.
Tho possibility Of anti-registration riots
in some communities is not underest-
mated. A well defined propaganda is
found in socialistic centers and German
influence is suspected Of being back of
the efforts.
The campaign against registration has
not hit Washington. In New York city,
however. 5000 followers of Emma Gold
man are pledged to go to Jail rather than
register.
Asks Citizens to Aid.
To bring out the full registration,
Attorney General Gregory has invited
the entire nation to constitute itself a
committee of the whole and every man
of military age committee of one to
report slackers.
Every man subject to registration
is not only expected by the Depart
ment of Justice to comply with the
law" reads an official statement, but
also to constitute himself committee
of one in his community to see that
each of his acquaintance who should
register does so. or is promptly re-
ported for prosecution. under the
criminal provisions of the law At
torney General Gregory invites all
young men of the country to cooperate
in the enforcement of the law as a
part OF their patriotic duty.
Determined to crush in incipiency
interfere with registration as provided
for in the law, the department is having
its officers throughout the country ar
rest promptly all agitators against
compliance with the law.
The department is not dependent en-
tirely upon it's agencies to discover dis
loyal activity. State and municipal
police are cooperating and members of
national patriotic and commercial or
CARNATIONS which were enlisted after
the declaration or state of war to
guard against all acts inimical to the
general welfare are engaged in bring
ing to the attention of United States
attorneys and marshals all instances
of attempts to disarrange registra-
ton.
These several agencies will be on
duty June 5, honeycombing the coun-
try to see that every man subject to
registration complies with the law and
that every official delegated to carry
out it's provisions performs his duty
Officials to Be Protected.
All these officials will be protected
in the performance of their duty,
heavily protected in communities where
the agitation has manifested itself. The
instructions sent to all United States
attorneys and marshals read as follows:
"Rumors with respect to possible re-
sistance to the registration on June 5.
under the selective service act, having
reached the Department of Justice, it is
deemed expedient to issue the following
Attention is called to the duty en-
Joined upon you of protecting to the
fullest extent the registrars and others
carrying the law into effect. and to the
duty to arrest and prose-
cute all persons evading, or encourage
ing evasion of, the law, or seeking to
hinder. prevent or delay those who are
we'll disposed and would otherwise be
inclined to be obedient
Furthermore, the utmost efforts of
your respective Offices should be di-
rected to ascertaining the names and
finding the locations Of men subject IN
registration who fail or refuse to reg
lister, in order that criminal prosecu-
tons may be Instituted, as directed by
the act.
In addition to the penal provisions
act. approved May 10. 1917, other fed.
eral statutes which are germane and
may be effective according to the cir
cumstances of particular offenses are
these. namely: Section 6-37-332 of the
federal criminal code"
May Claim Exemption.