The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-06-13
POLICE FREE rs
WAR STRIKERS
Four Obstinate Slackers Sent
to TOmbs in Default Of
$4,000 Bail.

In the absence OF orders from Wash
ington, no comprehensive roundup of
men who failed to register under the
Federal conscription law has been at
tempted by Government agencies here.
Marshal Mccarthy said yesterday he
doubted II more than 5000 persons were
subject to arrest in New York city on
this charge.
The police, who are quietly raking
New York for men who avoided register
ing, took about seventy-five prisoners to
the Federal Building yesterday. Each
OF them promised to register, did 40 and
was released. That is the method pre-
scribed by Provost Marshal General
Crowder 1t looks as II only those who
persist in declining to register when the
law grabs them are IN danger OF i'm
prisonment.
The United States District Attorney
Marshal Mccarthy and the Department
of Justices investigation bureau have
each received letters and other messages
purporting to give the names OF Federal
registration dodgers. These number
several hundred Each case Is being in
vestigated and II the informers' story is
borne out arrests are made. Some or
the letters are traced to persons with
crippled sense OF humor and others to
enemies Of men whom they wish TO get
into trouble.
Three Held In $1,000 Bail Each.
Four OF the men arrested at the
Emma G.oldman-Leon Samson meeting In
he Royal Lyceum. 10 West 1lith street.
on Monday night, were arraigned before
United States Commissioner Hitchcock
in the Federal Building yesterday on
charges OF refusing to register. They
were Philip Lavine, % years old OF ~
Division street Herman Wascow. u, OF
1eS -scond avenue. and William Herr
guth. -. who gave no address lpon
hearing that they simply wouldn't put
their names on the registration books. no
matter what happened, the Commissioner
sent each OF them TO the Tombs in
s.. 900 bail TO await Grand Jury action.
Morris Katz. an East Side tailor. was
held on a similar charge
John Calhoun Allen. the printer from
Kentucky under indictment for failure
to register. pleaded guilty before Judge
Mayer. The Judge directed that ar
alienis, examine Allen. who says the
witnessing OF feud killings in Kentucky
persuaded him that all warfare was
wrong.
StllI a nance LOT iukkhrus.
|, is still possible for laggards tc
register Il they go to the library of tho
civ Clerks Office in the Municipa
building originally opened for sailors
this bureau opened it's arms to visitor:
in New York and New Workers who were
going out of town before registration
day. Now that all the other stations arr
closed. IL Is taking care of all corners
Including blanks mailed In from absen
New Workers, It has recorded more thar
% 600 names. and branch offices of tn,
civ Clerk In other boroughs 1000 OF
5000 more.
Regarding the slackers Marshal Nc
/ Carthy said yesterday:
"rhere Is nothing to get excited about
| The majority OF men who violated tn
law did so through ignorance, including
MANY aliens who did not register becaus
,hev did not know what to do I hav
heard II reported that 10000 shirker
I would he found in this city I shoul'
guess that this may be the natona
! rather than the New York total"
| Political organizations are helping tn
: Government TO detect the culprits b.
comparing election registration lists witt
1 the Federal conscriptlon list,
The Bureau OF Legal First Aid. 2
Fifth avenue. advises all persons VIII
made incomplete or incorrect statement
when they registered to notify Edwar
y BOYLE. chairman OF the Board o
| control Municipal Building. Card
already made out cannot be altered. bu
brief additional statements. II made I
writing. may be attached to the card
! and f!ed with them.