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New-York tribune., 1918-03-22
| Policemen to Stop
Men on Streets in
Hunt for Slackers
Inability to Show Draft
Cards Will Mean Arrest.
Says Conboy

Able-bodied men apparently between
the ages of twentyone and thirty will
be stopped by policemen in the streets
after April l and asked to show their
classification draft cards. Martin Con.
boy, director of the draft for New York
City, made this announcement yester-
day.
"By April l." said Mr.. Conboy. ga
card, denoting classification, will be in
the possession of all registrants. Po.
licemen and members of the local or
district exemption boards will be aske j
to assert the prerogative given ther,
under the draft act and demand men
of draft age to produce their cards.
"Ihose who cannot show them will
be arrested and taken to the nearest
police station pending an investiga-
tion. If this proves man has not re-
turned his QUESTIONABLE he will be
either prosecuted or turned over to the
military authorities.
"Of the $4,000 men who were maile 4
missionaries $4,000 have failed tn
make return. Most of these nave
either entered the service or been serl-
ously i'll and many have died. There
are few wilful delinqucnts."
Mr.. Conboy announced that all men
who did not register on June because
OF connection with some federalizeJ
branch of the military service, from
which they have since been discharged
must fill out qucstiopnaire immedi
ately.
AS means of placing complete
roster of industrial and other uualitj
cations of draft registrants before the
War Department, Mr.. Conboy said that
$4,000 teachers would be enlisted for
extensive indexing during Easter week
"The school teachers throughout the
country have been called on by Presi-
dent Wilson to assist the local draft
boards in preparing the occupational
cards" said Mr.. Conboy land MANY
of them in New York City have been
doing conscientious work in the past
A meeting of the volunteers has been
called for Saturday morning at II
o'clock. Mr.. Conboy will assign teach
ers to the various boards.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-22
Declares Few Republicans
Cast Vote for Thomson

David A. Campbell, of 1925 Broad
way, who is familiar with the workings
of the Wisconsin election law, in com
menting yesterday on the victory of
Mr. Lenroot, said:
"To any one familiar with the
primary election law of Wisconsin, it
is not surprising that Mr.. Lenroot, the
Loyalist Republican candidate for
United States Senator. came so near
being defeated Indeed, the only won
der is that he was not overwhelmed.
Under this primary law, which was
enacted by La Toilette Legislature in
1905, there is no party enrolment of
voters, or any method of restricting a
voter in his choice of candidates for
the nomination to the party with which
he has affiliated or with which he eH-
poets to affiliate. He is privileged, in
fact encouraged, to exercise d free
hand and vote for the nomination il,
any party he wishes.
"However attractive and beautiful
this may seem to the theorst, the fact
remains that in contest such as they
had in Wisconsin it simply enabled all
the pacifsts, Bolsheviks and followers
of La Toilette of all parties, or no
party, to cast their vote for his can
didate, Thompson
"When the truth is known it will
be found that very small per cent of
the Thompson vote was cast by Re
publicans.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-22
Nearing Unvise,
Declares Head of
Socialist Society

BENJAMIN C. Gutenberg president of
the American Socialist Society, is a
teacher in the Julia Richman High
School. and a pro-war Socialist-one of
those who signed the minority report
against the anti-war platform adopted
by the party in ST. Louis. In spite of
this fact and the fact that he has been
out of harmony with Morris Hillquit,
Aleernon Lee and other ruling spirits
in the Rand School, conducted by the
society, he was reelected president this
year
Mr.. Gutenberg stopped packing books
to be sent to soldiers last night long
enough to ask why the society was in
dcted and explain his position.
81 did not know it was possible to
indict q corporation" he said. 81 sup
pose, though, it's possible; for, while
corporation has no soul, it has a
pocket and it can be fined
81 could not understand. and do not
understand now, the inability of Near
ing and the anti-war Socialists to
frankly face the facts. Furthermore |
have believed that Nearing was unwisc
and not to the point in pushing his
views forward at this time and under
tn" circumstances"
The American Socialist Society was
Incorporated, according to the records
in the County Clerks Office, on Septem-
Der 20, 1901, for social, educational
and literary purposes. It's incorporat-
ors now living included Leonard Alb
bott, now identified with the Fcrrar
School; George ID. Heron and his wife
whose mother, Mrs. Carrie Rand, pro
vided the endowment; Henry Slobod-
KIN, prominent an "A war Socialist, and
long out Of thc society; Job Hsrriman
Of Los Angeles. and Morris Hillquit.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-22

have registered properly with the r. :.
lice, are enabled to change their Ia, Iss
dences freely, and without detees's 1 ::
except by chance. The Registrars. g 8,
a whole. are not required to rep0l. svs. ..
stated intervals. nor are theil -"
mcnts about the city checked ": app;...ed
The whole situation IS comp'.ss,a vas
by the fact that, since Ellis lsiaaa IA M
taken over for military pufpp.ss'h hen
adequate internmcnt camp Ts;. asS s.s
available in this locality. ia,' m ito TO
been one of the factors taken s.s,d.
consideration in postponing W.
up. u,oss eassy
alien prisoners can be sent ~ os,ss
tion is Trenton, n. j., ara NJ
holding hearings on these case I,rss
travel from this city TO the -, ss. b
canital for the purpose. A ioesl ID:
fnr ,, - LARGE detention camp IS 's''
conside<ed now by Mr.. rss wal,ass of u
one Of the unusual features c.,n.;
present system is the paroie' ,,.n,i,e use
whose actions have been Of saspss Ike
nnomrh ,u nature to warrant their :. s Il
ton have afterward been sc sss
erty in considerable numbers ros y
Rudolrh Hecht. the eanSsa, sar the b
termed at Fort Ogletnorpe -. va.rornis,s
rat;on Of the war, and other .sa prom j.
nlicn enemies have been !, g'ssi; sssn;cyI'ii
"''.' n,,s same are still euss,, ,,,s
Il. They are compe,,,ea .rsry w week
s"s :sps'v.s 's s3s 5s:stss;;;s :; e =
%s" s '','s sssss ,sss;. 'sss Sss =
sis"sss s "aSe s 'isss ssss s;,ss s,,s.'
taS tailod' n''b,s' but the sovern%ssssssrs' RI ssssr'
tSrnment only whcro overt ~
acts have been shown
New-York tribune., 1918-03-22
Wilson's Acid Test
Applied to Himself

Republican members Of Congress
nave been cheerfully believing that the
President would ask for the reelection
ef all good war supporters without re-
gard TO party. Some of them were con-
,sder4bly shocked to-day to find pre- war
issues raised against them. Men who
had voted wrong on the McLemore res
olution. or or armed neutrality, or on
fhe arms embargo bills, gathered to-
sether and talked Indignantly. They
applied the Presidents acid test to
himself and recalled that two years ago
he mad made TO attempt to punish the
members Of his own party who had
Imported the McLemore resolution.
Moreover. they remembered that he had
appoitncd Representative Kent, who
aad voted for that resolution, to the
Tariff Commission.
The acid test" is favorable to the
democratic party. good many more
Republican than Democratic votes were
recorded in favor of the McLemore
resolution, in favor Of an arms en-
oareo. and against the armed neu-
frality bill. The Democrats, whatever
their sympathies. voted largely as the
Administration wished. The Republi-
canI, being free, voted in accordance
with their sympathies, and the SYM
pathies of both parties were often paci-
hst IN the days Defore the declaration
Of war.
More partisanship was heard in
Washington to-day than in many
months The President raised the
party issue by his determination to
keep Democratic candidate in the field
IN Wisconsin, although at the cost Of
rIsking disloyalist victory there.
Republicans even OF strong war sym.
pathies Of long standing Indignantly re-
Ject the "acid test" They saw the
President has applied it too late. They
say his time to make himself heard on
TINS issue was in the campaign Of two
years ago: They say that he himself
cannot afford to raise any pre-war is.
zpes by reason Of his own pre-war rec.
ord. They predict that he vii, ahan.
don ms acid test when the time comcs
70 apply 1t TO the large number OF
democratic Representatives who. voter
wrong before war began and since anG
who Will seek reelection next fan.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-22
General johnson
Approves Auto
Service to Upton
Commander at Yaphank
Calls the Project Ex-
cellent Idea
By BRIGGS

Brigadier General Evan NJ. johnson,
commanding at Camp Upton, has Off
cially sanctioned the Sunday lift"
plan of the American Automobile Asso'
citation, which provides for visits By
families to soldier relatives in automo-
biles donated for the purpose.
In letter received yesterday by Rob
ert L. Valentine, of the War Depart
ment's Commission ca Training Camp
Activities, Brigadier General Johnson
commended the plan, saying: "Tt is an
excellent idea To have families down
here every Sunday
James A. Hemstreet, of the touring
bureau of the A. A. A.. announced that
Easter Sunday, as originally planned,
would mark the first of the trips from
this city to camp. About three or four
hundred people will be accommodated,
he said.
"We propose to secure car donations
from several hundred people" said
Mr.. Hcmstreet yesterday. sit is our
plan to index these offers SO that we
may be assured Oh suilclenI cars eacll
Sunday.
"Requests, which are compelling in
their very eagerness, are pouring into
this Office by mail, telephone and by
persons themselves Car owners are
being suffused with the spirit of the
project and they, too, are responding
chcerfully and generously"
A fourteen -year-old girl, dressed in
painStakinp neatneSS that Onlv parti-
ally hid the evident poverty, visited the
bureau, sol Fifth Avenue, yesterday.
She shyly requested a place in an auto
mobile for herself and two sisters tp
visit their only brother now in camp.
1--WE would love to help pay for some
of the gasolene," she said timidly. But
we could never hope Of paying the rail
road fare"
An elderly couple, who proudly ad-
mitted to two sons at Spartanburg and
one at Upton, were overjoyed at Mr..
Hemstreet's assurance that places
would be found for them under any
circumstances.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-22
Jewish Recruits March Down
Fifth Avenue on Way to Palestine

Fifth Avenue, which has seen many
marching farewells since Americas S
entry into the war, saw another and
novel corps of departing fighters yes
terday afternoon. They were young
Jews of this city, Cleveland and Phila-
delphia who had heard the call of
ancient Palestine and enrolled as Brit
ish soldiers to serve there under Cen
cral Allenby
Their banner was new to Fifth Ave
nue., as was their almost shamblng
gait. But Fifth Avenue understood =
and from windows and thronged streets
were waited hearty and spontaneous
cheers.
Contrasting strangely, the musical
men of the S. S. Recruit supplied the
marching melodies. Behind them
strobe Major White, of the British
recruiting station and beside him
Captain Ala Bala of the Serbian Mis-
sion, Jewish himself. A Canadian who
had seen service III the Holy Land COM
pleted the vanguard.
Three of the largest men of the unit
carried the American flag, the Union
New-York tribune., 1918-03-22

Jack and the ancient flag of the new
nation. the blue and white banner
with its Mogen- David, or Star of David.
Sacks with belongings were slung
over the shoulders of many of them.
A wagon brought up the rear bearing
several hundred suitcases.
On the arm of each of the marchers
was the white and blue brassard, with
the legend. "Jewish Soldiers for Pales-
tine" in English and Hebrew. And on
the arm Of many were tear-eyed girls
and old women, who sobbed convulsive-
ly Bearded patrachs strove breath
lessly in the warming sun to keep step
with the procession.
Later downtown and business Broad
way crancd at the procession as Fifth
avenue ha done. Ncsev Street was the
crossing route to West Street and Pier
ID, the Fall River Line. Relatives who
had been unable to spare the time from
business almost blocked traffic here.
The band arranged itself beside the
entrance to the pier and played patr-
otic airs, and after more cheers and
tears the men mrachcd aboard the boat
which will take them to Boston. Hall
fax will be their next stopping point
with Windsor. Nova Scotia, as the ult
mate objective until they embark
New-York tribune., 1918-03-22
Senator's Friends Say He
Will Openly Support Re-
publican Nominee
Wilson's Acid Test
Applied to Himself
President Raises Party Is
sue by Keeping Davies in
Wisconsin Fight
By c. w. Gilbert

WASHINGTON, March 81. - Men
close to Senator La Toilette express the
belief that he will support Lenroot IN
the coming Senate election in W1scon-
sin. Whether he does or not, analysis
of the vote indicates the likelihood of
Lenroot's election. If Lenroot gets half
of the Thompson vote he is certain to
beat both Davies and Berger, no mat
ter how the rest of the Thompson vote
goes. And the Thompson vote is prob
ably at least half Republican, with a
progressive of Lenroot's reputation
standing on the Republican ticket.
As for Senator La Toilette, the predic-
ton that he will be regular, not merely
III form but even to the extent of
openly supporting Lenroot, comes from
his intimates. But politicians do not
see how he can do anything else. Here
is his chance to maintain his position
in the Republican party. At present he
IS badly discredited His candidate has
been rejected by the Republicans of
Wisconsin. He himself has been re-
buked by the Wisconsin Legislature.
He ran away from the last big oppor-
tunity he had to vote against critical
war. measure. Mr.. Lenroot, moreover,
is one of his old lieutenants whose pro-
gressivism is beyond dispute. He and
La Toilette are divided on the war.
but there is no open breach between
New-York tribune., 1918-03-22
Davies Not Likely
To Quit the Race

There is no likelihood that Davies,
the Democratic candidate, will with
draw The President has made an is
sue between Davies and Lenroot, which
he evidently thinks of making gen
orally in the coming Congressional
elections. wherever the circumstances
Justify the raising of it. The letter to
Davies saying that the acid test of
loyalty is the attitude taken on the Nc
trality bill, and on the arms embargo
issue is precisely like number of
other letters which have been sent to
ioyal Democrats in other states.
The President probably welcomes the
chance to test public sentiment in this
Wisconsin election and find out just
what course he may safely pursue in
the Congress election next fall.
If Mr. Davies, having the Presidents
Endorsement, should run strongly, Mr..
Wilson might be encouraged to ask
the ground that the country should
uphold the Administration hands dur
ing the war.
The Wilson issue is going to be tried
out in Wisconsin. Davies is member
of the Administration. He has the
Presidents Endorsement as loyal sup
porter from first to last. If the Will
son issue should evoke d response, the
Presidents course will be in one direc-
ton. If the Wisconsin voters support
the war, irrespe ctive of personalities,
another course will be open to him.
No one believes that he has yet made
up his mind what to do, but the gen
eral belief is that he will avoid, if pos
sible, the chance of having a Repub-
lcan victory in the House. if he thinks
one is likely, look like blow to him
New-York tribune., 1918-03-22
Surgeons Urge
Training Cripples
Ii, Peace Time, Too
Industrial Casualties May
Equal Those of Army Till
January, Says Major

Major L. B. Magnuson and Major NJ.
w. Murray. members of the surgeon
generals staff, told something last
night at the New York Academy of
Medicine, in West Forty-thir Street. of
the plans that had been made and were
still in the making to turn manned SOL
dlers into useful citizens. 1t would be
to the economic advantage of the coun-
try, Major Magnuson said, to have the
curative workshop" busy in times of
peace as we'll as in war time.
In a steel plant, he said, the casual
ties amounted to 1872 per cent. The
army's casualties would not be more
than 25 per cent. he thought, and
prophesied that the industrial casual
ties of 1918 would be equal to the
losses among United States troops up
10 next January. Such a comparison
ne ne, pointed out, was enough to justify
the adaptation of the military "cura-
tive workshop" to industry.
Those who were. disabled in France
should be brought back to the United
States at the earliest possible moment,
MAJOR Magnuson asserted, as their re-
education could begin before thew
were able to leave their beds. 1t was
advantageous, he said, to start the
wounded soldier preparing for his fut-
ure occupation while he was still bed
ridden; 1T gave the soldier something
TO DO and 1T prepared him to take up
ms work in earnest as soon as he was
able to be about
Special devices were in existence. he
sald, Tor combining mental and corpo-
real Improvement IN injured men For
example, there was an attachment for
adjustment to the tread of lathe
wh!ch served to exercise injured ankles
while at the same time the operator
was learning the mechanism of a lathe.
Great strides had been made in the
development of artificial limbs and
members, he continued A man who
mad lost hand got two artificial ones
now, he said, in order to be equipped
Tor every occasion. One was largely
ornamental, though it could be used
TOR casual tasks, while the second was
so contrlved that it would hold tools
or various kinds and enable its wearer
10 work in many kinds of shops.
Major Murray pointed out the ne
cesslty of amending the EMPLOYERS liza
bi!ity act so that employers engaging
manned soldiers would not be respon-
slole tor total disability if machinery
completed what war had half done.
Such action was necessary, he said. if
one-armed or one-legged soldiers were
TO be able to find remunerative em-
ployment.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-22
To Weed Out Unfit
National Guard Officer,
staff Coyro snonJouco1

WASHINGTON, March 21.-The MAJ
Department to-day named board ii
officers to pass on the military wort
of National Guard field officers Th
have been undergoing special trainisi
IN the School of Brigade and Field or
GERS at Fort Sam Houston, Texas Of
GERS who fail to attain high marx 4
efficiency will be recommended for dr.
charge by the board
National Guard brigade and battalia
commanders from all divisions han
been at the School of Brigade at
Field Officers for the past two month
undergoing an intensive course Il
study of problems they will meet d
trench warfare. In each case when 81
officer is shown to lack any Of the es
sential requirements of field leader
it is the intention of the board to reel
ommend against his retention in th1
service.
While efforts have been made u
weed out inefficient National Guard
officers while in service with thei1
commands at the camps. the acid tes1
was not applied until the oaieeF'
reached the special school at Fort San
Houston.
The board is composed of Brigade
General c. W. Barber, of the 18th H'
vision; Brigadier General ]. A. Huls.
of the seth Division. and Colonel 7. 7, Y;
Hartmann, of the Goth Division, all 'l
whom are regular army officers.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-22
Seeks Indictment
Of Milwaukee Mayor
On Sedition CHARGE

MILWAUKEE. March Wheeler
B. Bloodgood, chairman of the Mil
waukce County Council of Defence, told
newspaper reporters to-day that he had
papers drawn up to seek the indict-
ment of Mayor Daniel Hoan. Socialist.
Just renomnated; that, Hoan's re-
election as Mayor being practically
assured. he, Bloodgood, would seek to
have Milwaukee placed under military
law.
I'VE might better act now than
watt said Mr. Bloodgood. "Thc time
Tor action has come. If the peace ma
chlnery of the government is made
quate to deal with situation like
that IN Milwaukee and in some other
sections, there are enough of us to
reinforce that machinery to wartime
machinery.
81 assured Mayor Hoan in the pres
ence of many witnesses that l would
have him indicted, and | assured him
that ne would never again be Mayor
OF Milwaukee. | am seeking his indict-
ment on the grounds of the Socialist
platform itself. to which, Hoan sub
scribed. 1t declares that the people
did not want the war; that they do
not want the war, and that it was
forced on them by the ruling classes.
The ruling classes can mean only one
thing in America-the President and
Congress. That is sedition."
81 have two boys in France. Presi-
dent Wilson has assured them they
shall not be attacked in the rear as
they have been in Milwaukee. | and
hundreds of others next of kim Of
those boys in France-are organizing
now to assure vigorous prosecution Of
the war, and say solemnly that these
men are of the quiet and determined
character which will not stand for a
socialist government in Milwaukee or
the State of Wisconsin.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-22
Nearing Has Urged
Non-Res;stance Since
u. S. Entered War

According to an autobographica
paragraph in "Who's Who" Scott
Nearing, the indicted pacitist propa-
gandst. is not yet thirty-tive years
old. He was born at Morris Run,
Penn. August 3, 1888, and received
from the University of Pennsylvania ia
two degrees, bachelor of science in
In 1908 he married Miss Nellie Mar
gueritc Seeds. of Germantown. Penn,
who collaborated with him in the pro.
duction of a volume on "Woman and
Social Progress" in 1912.
In June. 1915, the Pennsylvania
trustees dropped him. The matter got
into the newspapers, and, as a martyr
in the fight for "frec speech" Nearing
received much advertising. This shortly
afterward procured for him the dean
ship Of the college of arts and sci
ences in the University of Toledo
Ohio, from which, however, he was re-
moved last spring.
BY this time he was closely asso-
cjated with Louis p. Lochner, Fola La
Toilette. Leila Faye Secor and other
pacifsts in the Peoples Council, as
we'll as with persons who became
known later as leaders Of the Ameri-
can Bolsheviki.
His activities during the period be-
ginning with the outbreak of the wal
in 1914 and ending with the circulation
of the pamphlet which forms the basis
of the Indictment, includes attacks
upon the American public school sys-
tenn as capitalistic incubator of the
fighting spirit, mingled with praise of
Germany, and the advocacy Of absolute
on-resistancc upon the part of the
United States.
On March 19, 1917, addressing So
calst gathering in Philadelphia, he
said that in case of invasion the
United States should lay down its
arms and refuse to fight. Last Sep
tcmber Federal agents raided his home
in Toledo.
On November II Nearing presided at
the farcical Chicago convention OF the
Peoples Council for Democracy and
Terms of Peace, and two days later
was arrested at Duluth, Mimi.
On June /, last year, he attended a
Socialist meeting in Newark and ap..
plauded when Adolph Germer, national
secretary of the Pro-German Socialist
party, declared that the word LIB
erty" used in connection with the gov
crnment's war loans was an insult.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-22

slightest intention Of disseminating his
lectures at the Rand School or Of re-
signing as chairman of the PEOPLES
Council Executive Committee.
"Thc Indictment" he said, "will
make no difference with my work here
at the council-unless, of course, the
councils executive committee should
ask for my resignation"
He was given an ovation last night
when he entered the auditorium at
Rand School to deliver the last of a
course of six lectures on "Dynamic So
cialism." There were nearly 600 stu
dents present, and they applauded the
indicted professor for full minute.
approach of cooperative common
wealth in America and said that in this
way only could we realize the ideals
of donOcracV