Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-08-04 | Page 21 | Would Avoid Draft as Spanish Citizen

WOUlD AVOID DRAFT AS SPANISH San Juan Porto Rico U. U S. S A A. Aug 3 A A test case cas casto to decide whether the tho ruling of ot of state slate that Island born sons of Spanish-born Spanish parents parents par par- arc are Included ed In the tho operation of ot tho the selective c draft is valid Is pending In the federal court F. F IF IT Dext Dexter mr r. r an attorney acting fOlI for fOl Jose Lopez Garcia has asked that n a writ of or habeas corpus bo be Issued d against I an American military officer directing him to produce tho the plaintiff before the before tho court The plaintiffs plaintiff's ground for tOl asking asking- to for exemption from military service is that he hc as time the son Ron of ot a n. Spaniard is a Spanish citizen and that his citizenship citizenship citizenship citizen citizen- ship Is recognized by International law lawand lawand and the constitutional an and statutory law of oC the United States