Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-30
ENTIRE NATION
IS ASKED TO HELP
IN REGISTRATION .
Attorney General Takes
Steps to Have Law
Fully Enforced.
AMPLE PROTECTION
WILL BE GIVEN OFFICERS
Every Measure of Precaution
Taken Where Outbreaks
Are Threatened. IS
RMA AN PLOT SUSPECTED
Whole Country Honcycombcd With
Agents Working for Depart
ment Of Justice. II.
Whole Country Honcycombcd With
Agents Working for Depart u
nent OF Justice. ~
Try Associated Press.

Ey Associated Prcss.l
WASHINGTON. May 23.-Attorney.
General Gregory to-day instructed
United States attorneys and marshal,
throughout the country to use their
utmost efforts to arrest and prosecute
All persons responsible for tho arita.
ton which has manifested itself in
localities from New England to Texas
against the registration on June . OF
men subject 10 selcctivc draft.
This agitation has made itself felt
somewhat in many sections. hut thus
far there apparently is little conncc.
ton between the outbreaks. oricials
have undertaken an exhaustive investi-
cation TO determine If the whole anti
draft sentiment is not rooted in cx-
tensirc Vaccinations OF German prop.
aGandists in this country. hayinc 4
central headquarters.
MARKED SIMILARITY
IN METHOD or PROCEDURE
Color TO this theory is lent In some
degree by tho marked similarity fn
the methods Of procedure In widely
separated communities. Some officials
believe that the entire agitation lis
manufactured by German agents who. 1
bafficd in their original program call
ing for an armed uprising of German
rcscrviSts in this country upon Amer-
ica's entry into the war, have turned
their energies to this method OF hin-
dernG tho military plans of the gov.
crnmcnt.
If such is the case. the conspiracy
Will come TO nothing. officials believe.
The Department of Justice. it was
authoritatively announced tonight. ex-
poets 100 per cent OF cliEibles to reg
lister. and prompt prosecution under the
criminal provisions of tho law will be
instituted in the few cases where the
law is not observed.
To bring out the full, registration,
Attorncy-Gcncral Gregory to-day in-
ritcd the entire nation to constitute
itself committee of the whole and
every man OF military age a commit
tee Of one TO report slackcrs.
EVERY MAN ENPECTED
TO HELP ENFORCE. LAW
Every man subject to registration
is not only expected by tho Department
of Justice TO comply with the law"
reads an official statement. but also TO
constitute himself "A committee of one
his acquaintance who should register
does so. or is promptly reported for
prosecution under the criminal provf.
sions of the law. Attorncy-Gcneral
Gregory invites all young men of the
country to cooperate in the enforce
ment Of the law as a part OF their
patriotic duty.
Determined to crush i'm incipicncy
- -
reference with registration as pro.
vldcd for in the law. the department.
is having its officers throughout .he
country arrest promptly all agitdtors
against compliance With the law
The department is not dependent
entirely upon its agencies TO discover
cisioyal activity. State and munici-
pal police arc cooperating. and mem.
bcrs OF national patriotic and ccmmcrs
ciai organizations which were enlisted
after the declaration Of "a state OF war
to guard against all acts nimical TO
tho general welfare arc engaged In
bringing TO the attention of United
States attorneys and marshals all in
stances of attempts to discourage req
iStratiom
SEVERAL AGENCIES ARE 2
ITONEYCOMBING COUNTRY
These several agencies will be on
duty June .. honcycombinS tho coun-
try to sec that every man subject to s'
registration complies with the law, q
and that every Official delegated to
carry out its provisions performs his,
duty property
All these officials viii he protected 3
in the performance of their duty Ia
where the agitation has
itself instructions sent to
all United States attorneys and mar
Shals read as follows
'Rumors with respect to possible
resistance to the registration on Juno s
., under the seloctive service act. hay- 3
ing reached the Department of JUS 3
ticc, il is deemed oNpcdient to iSsne s
the following instructions to you:a .s
Attention is called to tho duty ekY 5ss
Joined upon you of protecting to the
fullest extent the registrars and others 81
carrying tho law into e1cet. and to ties
duty to arrest and pros-xi