New Britain herald., 1917-06-12


 moned before the bar of the federal leourt to answer for their obstinacy.
 Mayor Quigley today received tho following letter from Governor Mar , GUS H. Holcomb:
 State of Connecticut,
 Executive Chambers,
 June II, 1917. To Boards of Registrauon:
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 am in receipt of Q telegram from the provost marshal general. as fol- lows:
 Quotas are to be assigned to the several states in proportion to thetr 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- lng the burden of those who have registered. Ample notice and every opportunity has now been sivsn and there h no longer any argument upon which the conduct of non-registrants can be condoned. The period of len- iency has now passed. Attention is invited to Paragraph 10 of the regu-4 lations. It b requested that every ee- fort be now made to detect and Af-1 rest personss suhject to regtstra4ion { who have not registered and to brtnS Of, tho nsareSt representative of the department Of 5ustice- Wide pub- lcity should be given to the effect of non-registratton in increasing tho burden of those who have registered. Care should be taken that the lists : prescribed In Paragraph 3S arc promptly posted and all registrants should be asked to assist In bringing non n-registrants to the attention Of the police. Summar1xation reports of regietration from the various boards i. should be compared with estimates , If census bureau and effort should be concentrated on those districts where { discrepancy between registration and : estimates seems greatest. In case ot doubt as to age of persons who have not registered the tabulated record or political organizations and other local records should be consulted and data may be obtained from the bureau of the census.
 ..The purpose of this telegram is to lnaugurate from tomorrow a vigorous s nreressive! and effective 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 pro- visions. The department of justice Is sending today similar advice to 7 United States attorneys and marshals with instructions to release on. their own recognizances all persons arr rested by marshals or deputy mar shals or by state, county and munict- pal police officers and turned over to ! them who promptly register under the terms of Paragraph 40, Registrataon Regulations. The secretary of war construes Section V of the Selective : Service Law as requiring compulsorJ registration by the officer making the arrest of each arrested person im' mediateiy upon his conviction. Please give notice to all who have any duty 2, enjoined upon them In connection with the enforcement of the pena clauses of the law and particularl, to state, county and municipal police named in Paragraph 16 of the Regu lations."
 , Please note the following:
 1. This telegram assumes that yo, have prepared the triplicate lists re auired by Paragraph % of the Regu lAtions If you have not done SO. yo, should at onoe see to 1t.
 2. It is the duty of your board t .s use al. reasonable means to secur ] the registration of those who hay not registered. (Regulations, Para graph 4O.) For this purpose vol wore furnished the lists from tn records of, the military census. Yo should compare those lists with tn lists of those who have registered an ascertain why any men appearing O the former and not on the latter hay s not registered.
 3. Your board is not to accept an further registrations except such a Sgs rome from absentees by mail. You duty is to report to the United State District Attorney the names of thos \ who have not registered. Their reg istration will then be made by tn proper. officer of justice You ma V reach the district attorney by address Ing him at Hartford
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