Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-12-24

servation at hospitals for insane and
others are now out on paroles which
We're granted by President Wilson.
Action Announced by President.
Announcement OF the action taken
was made personally by President
Harding late today.
''rhc list in the main" said an ex-
ccutivc statement given out at the
White House" is made up of those
who opposed the war in one way or
another, and is made up Of less than
a third Of the 7. W. w. prisoners. and
these have either expressed full peni-
( toncc or are booked for deportation.
The Department OF Justice has given
no rccommcndatio in behalf Of the
advocate of sabotage or the destruc-
ton of government by force and the
President let it he known he would
not consider such cases. In addition
I" the I'VE soldiers ON the list many
; other cases arc under consideration.
NO comment was made by the
President on the case of Dcbs The
President and the Attorney General
had given very extended consider:l-
ton 10 the Debs petition. ana it is
known that the fact that he had
twice been the presidential nominee
OF Il million OF voters had it's intu-
encc in reaching a decision favorable
To his release.
Justice of ConN lotion Not Questioned
The President expressed the wish
that II lie stated that the grant OF
c'emency in the cases acted upon does
not question the Justice OF any nc
ton of the courts in enforcing the
law in time of national peril but
ne feels the ends OF justice have been
+ iairly met in view 81 the changed
/ conditions. The vast majority of So
7 called political prisoners Still i'm
/ prinsoncd are of the |. W. w. group
are rarely American citizens and
nave no good claim To executive elem
ency. y number az convicted citizens
have never been imprisoned, owing T.,
appeals under bond. There am also
many thousands Of indictments un-
I der war legislation still pending
These do not come under executive
I consideration.
Deals with Dcbs Case.
supplementary White House
I statement on the pcbs case further
hinplitied the view taken by the
. President.
7 There is no question of his guilt
and that he actively and purposcly
f.. ohs,ructed the draft the statement
/ Saii I'm fact, he admitted il at the
/ trial, but sought To Justify his action.
lie was by no means. however. as
/ r"bid and ouispokcn In his cNprrs-
S!ons a. many others. and but for his
! prominence and the resultant far
/ reaching effect OF his words vary
3 probably might not have received tho
sentence he did. He is an old man
, not strong physically. He is "A man Of
much personal charm and impressive
/ personality which qualifications make
him danEcrouc man, calculated IN
iiIiSleai tn" unthink ing. and airordinr
7 excuse for those with criminal in
! tent"
Woman Platter in List,
B one woman Mrs. ldcls Kennedy,
4 convicted AT Los Angeles OF hinder
/ ing the s"i"ctivc service act by ar
| ranging with AN "culist To furnish
. national army men with eyeglasses
Which distorted their vision and
! made them unit for army service.
l was Included in ,h" list. with a nota
ton that President Wilson previous
ly had reduced her sentence from
that sh' hc PLAYED in a sauitarium
Tor the insane.
Claus Frccsc, who was convicted
~ ~ iaso. Texas. in l"lv. the sum.
mary said. attempted to sell To a
German consul In Mexico plans OF :,
KUN which the American army was
'&p"cicd To use, although he con-
''''N'' '''''N A'tt Ii'luS were InprIC-
icabl' and that he was trying to
play Yankee trick" ON the dlpio-
matte agent.
y Joseph Schur, formerly u prac-
lc!ng attorney at indianapolis. and
Maurice l.. Suitkin, were two cases;
coupled together in President Hard
lhs's combinations, both men having
been Involved in cons piracy to sell
exemptions to young men who had
\ d,
Sew YORK. Each was sentenced 10
SIX wears in prison. but were re-
leased on parole August ~.
English Writer Ia He Dcportrd
Among The l. W. W. prisoners re-
leased was Charles A>hleigh n
writer 81 poetry and speaker. who
mas ~ervcd two years OF a tcu-ycar
term and VIII he deported to his ia
tive c"Uutry. England
Giovanni iaidazzi. OF Chicago. who
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