Arizona republican., 1917-08-05
DEATH MAY BE FATE OF THOSE
 WHO FIGHT DRAFT
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peal action by the individual. They then will be posted to the adJutant general of the state as selected to fill the quotas of their district.
 Orders for the mobilization of the selected men will be given some time during the present month. If the reg ister fails to obey that order he will be set down as absent without leave and the machinery will be set in motion to bring him in. When it is clear that ne Is wllfully absenting himself With no intention of reporting to the army, a charge of desertion will be placed against him. From that time on any civil officer who arrests him Will earn reward of $50.
 If found guilty by court martial of desertion, the individual may be sen fenced to death and only the president can save him from punishment.
 General Crowder believes that the resisters in Oklahoma and elsewhere are acting under a delusion, fostered probably by agitators, that they are conducting a political campaign against the draft, whereas the tune for that passed when the registration was com pleted. The government takes no in terest in their proceedings now unless they fail to report to their companies when called. There is no question in volved of civil court or local juries. Thirteen army officers will pass on the cases of the men when they are brought to book, and the armed strength of the nation is available to bring them to book.
 As to those who are aiding or abet- ting the situation is different. While m nff fnTt (t bring in men who do not obey the summons of the local selection boards or attempt to enforce their attendance
 in any way until they have passed into the military status, it will use every energy to stamp out disorders designed to prevent the execution of the federal laws. Such a step, however, would not be taken until the government asked for military forces to restore order,
 General Crowder also took action to- day to reduce the number of appllca- tions for exemption which news re ports indicate are being filed. In a telegram to all governors he directed that local boards be instructed to fur nish to newspapers hereafter, from day to day, names of all registered men who apply for exemption, the grounds asserted to support such claim and the action taken by the board. In cases of discharge for physical disqualified tions, this does not apply, as they are not cases where exemption is claimed, but are the result of rejection by board.
 Officials believe the effect of this order will be to curb applications for exemption to a large extent. Men who do not have legitimate excuses are not expected to court the Scorn of neigh bors who would recognize the weak ness of their pleas when published. Men whose cases are clear. however, and who are entitled to exemption, of ficials believe, will be glad to have their neighbors know their circum- stances and that it is not lack of pat riotism or fear which has prompted them to seek relief from military ser vice. Exemption in such cases, off cials declare, will be generally ap- proved and the parents and relatives of boys who will be taken are entitled to know why the boys of their neigh bors were not taken.
 Far from regarding the progress of the selection process as slow General CroWder believes rapid strides are being made. If reports were available tonight, he said, from each of the 1000 local boards, it would be shown that many thousands of men already have been passed and now are merely awaiting orders to join the colors. An accurate estimate of the number in this class is not available