The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-29
CONSCRIPTI0N LAW Is DRAGGED
INTO MISSOURI STATE COURT
IN FORM OF INJUNCTION.
DRASTIC CHARGE MADE
Opponents Of the Statute Claim the FED
eral Constitution is Annulled and In.
voluntary Servitude Now Is In Force
In the United States.

Kansas City, Mo-, May pa special
federal grand jury, to meet June 6, was
called here today by Federal Judge A.
S. Van Valkenburg.
Francis M. Wilson, United States dis
trict attorney for western Missouri, in
asking that the jury be called, said
that it was necessary to investigate
the cases Of persons who were advocat-
ing noncompliance with the draft army
registration law.
Calling the federal grand jury pre-
ceded by only few minutes the filing
in the state circuit court here of in
junction proceedings asking that city.
county and state officials be prevented
from enforcing the registration law at
Kansas City. The injunction was filed
in the name of the Federal League for
Democratic Control.
EniOin Governor and Mayor.
The injunction names Governor Gard.
ner and Mayor Edwards Of this city in
addition to the local board Of election
commissioners, which actually will han
die the registration here. The organi-
zation has announced its president is
Raymond |. Moore, husband of former
Miss Leonora Warneson, the public
school teacher here who recently came
into conflict with members Of the board
Of education when attaches of the Unit.
ed States marine corps recruiting sta
ton reported she had written anti-en-
listment notices upon a blackboard in
her school room.
Unconstitutionality is given as the
chief reason for asking the injunction
in the lengthy brief filed in the state
court. In addition TO Moore, Thomas r.
Sullivan is named as one Of the petit
TONERS. The hearing was set for this
afternoon.
Claims Involuntary Servitude.
Involuntary servitude is created by
the draft act, the petition states, and
adds that the question is whether citi-
zens may be taken by force and ends
IL a foreign war.
IF this does not destroy the republic
and establish in its place a military en-
pire, then that is impossible to be
DONE" II states mo public necessity
exists, and thus it creates revolution,
for it destroys all the protection OF
the constitution
The registration also violates the Mis-
souri, constitution, the petition declared.
as state officers, in carrying out the
enrollment will hold federal positions.
As this Is claimed to be illegal. the
petition says quo warranto proceedings
will be instituted to oust any state OF
ficer who aids in the draft registration.
II closes by stating that Governor
Gardner and the federal attorney re-
fused to join with them in testing the
legality of the draft law. The petition
was presented by J. ID. Shewalter, OF
Independence, Mo-. who in 1910 opposed
United States Senator James A. Reed
in the democratic primaries for the
nomination. Shewalter campaignel
through the state on horseback.
The grand jury was to be convened
the day following the registration date
so that it could consider the cases not
only Of agitators but also OF men eligi.
bic for the army who had failed to reg
ister. Both Judge Van Valkenburg and
Mr.. Wilson said all persons concerned
with failures to register would be pros
ecuted fully.
II sometimes have shown lenlency in
sentencing offenders" Judge Van Walk.
enburg said. But that win not be done
in the cases OF those who failed to reg
lister or who conspire to defeat the
draft law They may expect the max
imum prison sentence"