Show T President Not Nt to Extend Clemency President Harding put his foot Coot down hard on general amnesty fur for political prisoners He declared that as long as he was president he would never pardon any criminal who was guilty of preaching the destruction destruction destruction de de- de- de of the government by force He made this declaration of to a delegation of persons seeking general amnesty for all political prisoners He told them he could not bring himself himsel to grant general genera amnesty until he knew kne that all prisoners held under the war acts have only committed strictly war of of- He stated that he had hat given consideration to the cases and that he had Instructed the department or justice to expedite reports In all but nit concluded by placing a strict ban an on pardons for those convicted of advocating the overthrow overthrew of the government by violence The delegation asked for amnesty for all the seven eighty-seven political prisoners now no In feder federal l ries They brought with them a pe pe- pe- pe titian containing signatures signa tures pleading for the release of the prisoners The delegation included Mrs Robert Robert Robert Rob Rob- ert M M. La Follette Mrs George Odell chairman of the Women's International league Rosa Forrester Forres Forres- ter district chairman of the Women's Women's Women's Wom Wom- ens en's Trade Union league Rachel Dubois Davis executive secretary of the Women's omens International league Mrs William Vaughn Moody of Chicago Mrs Irs Lorado horado Taft Tatt of Chicago Chicago Chicago Chi Chi- I cago the Rev Rey Thomas Scudder of ot Boston Doston officially representing the federal council of churches Morris Hill HUl quit of oC New York officially representing the Socialist party of American Sidney Sidner Hillman of New NewYork NewYork NewYork York officially representing the Socialist Socialist Socialist So So- party of America The Rev ReT R. R R A. A McGowan officially representing represent represent- ing the National Catholic Welfare council J J. J A. A H H. Hopkins of or New NewYork NewYork York national chairman Committee Commit Commit- tee of Forty-eight Forty and James H. H Maurer president of or the Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsyl Pennsyl- of Labor vania Federation J |