Mischke, George M. 1920-01-05

Description:	Copy of letter from Newton D. Baker, 1/5/1920. Says that he received Mischkes petition asking for the amnesty of all political prisoners. Assures Mischke that he favors the early release of all persons incarcerated in the various prisons throughout the country, who, though they may have in some way retransgressed on some of the war time Acts and provisions of the law, are nevertheless a class of people who can not be classified as criminals. Tells Mischke that the people who fit the description of his petition are not under the jurisdiction of the War Department, but the Department of Justice. Informs Mischke that he is forwarding his petition to the Attorney Generals office. Writes that those persons imprisoned in the disciplinary institutions of the Army for being conscientious objectors during the war will be retrained to secure for them honorable restoration of their military status, or, where that is not possibly, as great assurance as possible of usefulness in civil life after their discharge. Assures Mischke that the War Department is studying each of these cases and says that while no general delivery of delinquents is wise, the Department is endeavoring to use sound judgment and to expedite the process of rehabilitation in each case as much as possible.
Origin:	1920-01-05
Source:	http://indstate.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/evdc/id/9247
Collection:	Eugene V. Debs Correspondence
Subjects:	Conscientious objection Famous Hoosiers Labor

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