Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-04
Men Guilty of Treachery
Against Country Will Face
Death on Conviction in
Federal Courts
SLACKERS ARE GIVEN
A FINAL WARNING
Returns Are Expected to
Show Ten Million Men
Are to Be Subject to Con-
scription

Washington, d. c., June Final
preparations for the registration of
more than 100000 Young Ameri-
cans next Tuesday for war service
and for the prosecution of the dis
loyal who attempt to interfere with
the registration went forward to-day
at the offices of Brigadier-G General
Crowder, provost marshal-general,
and Attorney General Gregory.
Into the otkce of General Crowder
will come the reports of the state
officials who are conducting the mill
tary census. Probably by midnight
Tuesday it will he possible TO state
with approximate accuracy the num-
Der of men who have presented
themselves during the fourteen hours
OF registration. y week later the
lists of the registrars will have
reached Washington and further an
alysis will be possible.
Traitors Face Death
With instances of agitation against
army registration multiplying as the
date for the enrolment approaches,
the Department of Justice has
adopted the policy of bringing the
charge of treason, punishable by
ueath, against the persons who most
fagrantly and openly advocate a re-
/ fusal to register and u resistance to
conScription
Final warning against evasion of
| the draft registration tomorrow or
| attempts TO induce others to evade it
has been issued by Attorney General
! Gregory. He said he expected a few
men in each community TO refuse to
register, but anticipated no resort to
force to prevent execution of the law
1T is the duty of this department
20 prosecute evaders and it is pro-
prosed to do So" said the Attorney
General.
Il expect no resort to force to
prevent registration. 1t any indi-
vidual should attempt it. he will be
promptly dealt with.
In almost every community there
will be persons who will attempt to
eVade registration. One class will
consist of weaklinEs who lack the
physical and moral courage neces-
sary to face the possibility of fight.
and another of those under the in
I fiuenCe of men and women beyond
the conscription age who are en-
deavoring to dissuade young men
from registering. Some of the per-
sons eXerting this influence are
wholly disloyal: others are lacking
! in patriotism or an appreciation of
the needs of their country, and are
animated by fear of the possible
The young men of the country
who come within the provisions of
the conscription act are brave and
inherently loyal. They are ready and
willing, in nearly every instance. to
answer to the nations call and do
their part in protecting it from a
foreign foe"
Register On Homecoming
It was announced to-day that the
requirement of the new law that the
registration cards Of men absent
from their home precinct reach the
precinct registrar by June would
not be enforced against Americans
abroad. Instructions sent to Ameri-
can consuls, accompanying registra-
tiOn cards, however. ask those who
fill out the blanks TO get them back
to the registrars as quickly as pos
sihle
The regulations provide that
Americans returning to the United
States must register within FIVE DAYS
after their arrival at an American
port. Registration at the consulates
abroad, however is purely voluntary
and cannot be enforced while the
citizen remains out of the country.