The Web : $b The Authorized History of the American Protective LeagueHough, Emerson
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The Web : $b The Authorized History of the American Protective League
Hough, Emerson
American Protective League; Propaganda, German; World War, 1914-1918 -- Secret service -- United States
In conclusion, we beg to state that it has been the policy
to coöperate with all local, State and Federal departments in
enforcing the war laws of the United States. Our Local Chiefs have
been able to establish cordial relations with all local police,
sheriffs, fish and game wardens, fire wardens, and other officials
whose assistance has been invaluable in many cases, and have
likewise gained the friendly interest and support of County and
State officials generally as well as of the Judicial Departments.
We have not attempted to set forth in this communication the
volume of work done for the Department of Justice.
A very prominent phase of work in which the A. P. L. was of use to the
War Department is covered very well by the comment of the Department of
Justice regarding the law under which the American Army was raised:
The most important of the war laws is the selective-service
act. Cases under this act are of three general kinds—first, the
violation of the act by the military eligibles themselves; that
is, the failure to register in accordance with the registration
system under the draft, the failure to file a questionnaire,
the making of false exemption claims, the failure to report
for examination, etc. As soon as a man becomes a deserter, he
comes under the jurisdiction of the military authorities and is
turned over to them. Up to that point, however, if he does not
fully comply with the law and the Selective-Service Regulations,
he is subject to prosecution by this department. As the main
object of the law is the raising of an army and not the filling
of a prison, the department seeks to deliver to the military
authorities for military service all offenders subject to military
service and physically fit therefor, except those who willfully
and rebelliously refuse military service and can be subjected to
substantial punishment.
The second class of cases concerns the acts of those who, not
themselves subject to military service, induce violations of
the act, such as making false exemption claims for others,
inducing others to resist military service or evade the law. This
classification also includes violations of duty on the part of
members of the exemption boards.
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