Show THURSDAY Y EVENING M URGES fREEDOM fOR PRISONERS London Condon Is Applauded During During During Dur Dur- ing Hearing on Wartime Wartime Wartime War War- time Offenses WASHINGTON March March 16 16 Decla Declaration Decla- Decla ration by Representative Meyer London LonSon London Lon- Lon Son don Socialist New York that If It he Bad had bad the power he would release all feir war war prisoners convicted of ot violence because because be- be cause cause of ot sincere opposition to war started a wordy row today before the house bouse Judiciary committee Appearing In support of ot his resolution resolution resolution tion which would recommend to President President President dent Harding amnesty for tor prisoners prisoners prison- prison ers ers Mr London and several other witnesses witnesses wit witnesses wit wit- nesses were trying tring to appear at once when above the din he shouted his opinion There was a ripple of ot ap applause applause applause ap- ap from the crowd largely composed composed composed com com- posed of ot women By that you stand here and advocate advocate cate te violence Representative Yates Rep Illinois declared but Mr London London London Lon Lon- don disclaimed such intentions Alexander S S. Lanier a Washington lawyer who was present In the Interest Interest interest Inter Inter- est of one otte of ot ninety-five ninety I. I W. W W W. prisoners attacked wartime slackers who he asserted had attempted to overthrow the selective e draft and obstruct obstruct ob ob- the the government go through cl cloak ak of ot religion Urging Purging of the London resolution resolution resolution reso reso- lution Albert associate director director director tor of the American Civil Liberties union declared that none ot the prisoners prisoners pris- pris for whom an appeal was made had committed overt acts except In Speeches and writing during wartimes Representative Walsh Rep Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts Massa Massa- asked Mr If it there was any record to show conspiracy to overthrow the selective draft when none none existed The lawyer replied that three of the eight prisoners convicted in an Oklahoma case had had sent sentences sentences sen- sen t commuted and that ho he did not understand how the three had been singled Angled out when the charges against all hall had been the same From the list of presidential commutations commutations commutations of ot last Christmas the witness mentioned a number whose offenses he declared were far worse than those charged against any of ot the His Argument argument was that If It they were pardoned pardoned pardoned par- par the same clemency should be extended to those for whom he ap ap- I pealed |