Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-01
Anti-Draft PIotters
 Arrested in N. Y.
THREE STUDENTS, TWO FROM
 COLUMBIA COLLEGE
HELD IN $1,5OO BAIL
Charged With Circulating Pamphlets Declaring That Conscription as Out lined in the New Law is "Abhorent to Any True Conception of Demoe- racy".

New York May 31-Federal agents today took action here against an all leged conspiracy to defeat selective draft registration in New York.
 Three students-two youths from Columbia coEege-were arrested and held by a United States commissioner for examination tomorrow. Bond for each was fixed at $i,500.
 The Defendants.
 The defendants are owen CattelI, a son of James McKeen Catteil noted psychologist and professor at Colum- Phillips of Columbia, and'Miss Eleanor Wilson Parker who will be graduated in June from Barnard. The three are members of the Collegiate Anti-Miii- tarism league. in the rooms of which a meeting of college students was held here on May at which plans are all leged to have been made against the peace of the United States and their dignity
 Has Members in Many Colleges.
 pamphlet of this organization, on file at the federal district attorneys office, shows that it has members at Yale, Harvard, Princeton, Cornell, Co., Iumbia, Oberiin, Amherst, Syracuse, Hobart, Pennsylvania, Radcliffe, Bryn Mawr, Iowa, Nevada Leland Stanford, Rutgers and other colleges, universi- ties and theological institutions
 
 is executive secretary.
 Advised Against Registration.
 According to the complaint, filed by U. $. Assistant District Attorney H. A. Content, Cattell, Phillips and Miss Par ker conspired to induce divers persons whose names are unknown to fail to register as required by the seIective draft act and the proclamation of President Wilson. These divers per- sons are set forth as males between the ages of 21 and 30 years, inclusive
 The defendants, ale eged to be com m1ttee se.ected at the May 8th meet ings, are accused of having endeavored on May 24 to have the Graphic Press print pamphlets entitled twill You Be Drafted 2''
 A copy of the text of the alleged anti conscription document made pub lie by the federal authorities contains the assertion: We will approve the action of anyone who refuses to regis ter for conscription.''
 More Important Than Victory in War.
 It declares that the question of con- scrlption with it's implications for the ture, is more important than the ques- ton of defeat or victory in the war, and that conscription as outlined in the new law lis abhorrent to any true con ception of democracy"
 The present administration and con- gress were elected presumably be- cause they were expected to keep us out of war" the document asserts, and when war was decided upon there was no referendum, nor was there a refer endum as to conscription, the govern ment remembering perhaps that the referendum in Australia had resulted in a two to one vote against conscrip- tion."
 The pamphlet concludes with a statement that If we want to strike with the full strength of our numbers we must refuse to register for con scription even if it puts us in iail." {" We urge all conscientious ob- Jectors to resist registration-even to the extent of going to prison if neces- sary."
 Bail for the three was furnished by pr. H. w. l.. Dana of Columbia uni versity and they were released