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istration certificate. II he denies being
within military age he should be re-
quired by some Affirmative or corrobora-
tive proof to establish his age. II In your
Judgment this is necessary. Newspaper
warnings have been printed to-day ad-
vising all persons slightly over or under
military ago to provide themselves with
some proof and others to carry at all
times their registration certificates"
Detailed instructions then followed a.
TO what certificates should be accepted
as evidence that the holder was not a
hecker Operatives were instructed to
hold and take to detention headquarters
persons having no registration card or
certmcate; those having only the blue
registration card showing that thsy had
registered. unless the date was eubse-
auent' to June 8. 1918: those having
form 1905 entitle notice of classical
ton" II II showed the registrant to be
In Class 1; those holding form 1909. I'M
less they also held form 1011 or form
1905; those holding form 1011 (notinca-
ton or result OF physical examination)
provided registrant was shown to DO
| qualified without Limitation in Class 1
prior TO July 1, 1918; those holding form
1014. notice Of delinquency. and those
having form 1923. an order OF induction
into tho military service.
sixty Write Protests to Calder.
Senator johnson also said he had to-
| DAY received no fewer than sixty letters
rom the metropolitan district, two-thirds
| or them Anonymous, in which the writer's
told OF the treatment at the hands of the
operatives and their volunteer civilian.
military and naval assistants, and In
which they stated they feared to have
their names made public and that the
action Of the Department of Justice had
created veritable panic.
In the course OF to-day's debate the
] suggestion that dismissal should be the
penalty imposed on the officials respon-
| sible for the order was voiced by more
! than one Senator and even SO rigdly
faithful Q supporter oss-the Administers
ton A. Senator Thomas (Col.) asked the
rhetorical question. What should be done
with the perpetrators OF this act % and
then answered It himself with the state
ment, The author Of this Stacker drive
ought to Be dismissed from tho Federal
service"
The words Of the Senator from Colo.
RADIO have my unqualified commentator
and Endorsement" interpolated Senator
Calder IN. ~.
| Pure Prussianism." was the defini.
ton of the conduct of the Department Of
Justice pronounced by Senator Cham.
berlain. who declared: eff the Depart
ment OF Justice bureau Of Investigation
| would devote more Of its time to catch.
ing pro-Germans and spies It would no,
have so much time to round up whole
communities OF innocent persons as draft
| evaders"
1t remained for Senator Jones to
arise to the defence Of the conduct of the
| w nj
the Senate were engaged in denouncing
Instead OF condemning these Stacker
raids We should applaud them" SAID
Senator Jones, urging the reference Of
the Smoot resolution to the Judiciar,
Committee. I'VE ought to hold up the
hands OF the people who are doing II
They are most patriotic. I do not think
the attitude of the Senator from New
York will be approved by the people OF
New York"
Dragged From Restaurant.
Senator Calder came back at the New
Mexico Senator by reading into the
record kilograms and letters received
by him protesting against the actions OF
the Department OF Justice agents ir
scathing terms One of the letters from
Brooklyn man told OF his having beer
4
was having supper with a woman
dragged to a police station first and
later to the Twenty-third Regimen
| Armory, where he was kept until
:! oclock in the morning and denied TN
privilege even OF using the telephone t.
I summon his law partner. who NIGH
identify and vouch for him.
This same sufferer was OF draft ags
and was not in possession of his regis
tration card for the reason that although
he had twice applied to his local boart
and been promised that 1t would be sen
him the promises had not been fulfilled
The following day he obtained his card
New York has contributed 800, 00t
draft men and 100. 900 volunteers for tn,
army. the navy and the Marine Corps,
Senator Calder acclaimed, land there |!
no more patriotic state In this entir,
Union than the State of New York, 1, fol
one. protest with all the force I possess
against such methods"
1t was at this point that Senator
Thomas interjected his demand for tn,
dismissal OF the responsible officials
Senator Sherman Qll.) demanded Il
know IL similar raids were to be per
petrated in Chicago. IT want TO advIs'
said he. 80 that they can hire lawyer,
and carry their proofs of identification
with them all the time"
in Boston, interposed Senator
Lodge. they have succeeded in round
ing up the slackers without resort to an,
such methods as were employed in New
York and it's adjacent cities"
Under what law is this thing beint
conducted anyhow" demanded Senator
Brandegee Comm.
Patriotism ConvincinHly Proved.
'Cnder no law of any sort" replied
Senator Chamberlain. who arose to pro
test against the motion to refer tn,
resolution elsewhere than to his owl
committee. "Men are afraid to resen
such things and to assert their right
while this war is on. They feel 1
would not be an extraordinary thing !
resistance were to provoke shootings
''rhey have periodically complied will
whateve has been asked of them. Wha
greater test OF the character of the peo
pie Of the United States could We hav,