Department of Justice had tried to introduce a bill in Congress that would allow the death sentence to be imposed on individuals who refused to take up arms in the war. He meant the Bible Students in particular.
Raterfordu un V. van Amburgu — izpauda, ka ASV Tieslietu departaments ir vēlējies, lai Kongress apstiprinātu likumprojektu, kas ļautu sodīt ar nāvi ikvienu, kurš atsakās karot.