[PAR] [TLE] Joseph and Michael Hofer [SEP] Joseph and Michael Hofer, Hutterite brothers from South Dakota, were conscientious objectors to the military draft established by the Selective Service Act of 1917.  They and two other men from their Hutterite colony were court-martialed and sentenced to twenty years in Alcatraz for refusal to comply with orders.  Joseph and Michael died after transfer to the prison at Fort Leavenworth.  Ultimately these events contributed to the emigration of Hutterites to Canada in 1918 and in subsequent years. [PAR] [TLE] Selective Service Act of 1917 [SEP] The Selective Service Act or Selective Draft Act (Pub.L.  65–12 , 40 Stat.  76 , enacted  18, 1917 ) authorized the federal government to raise a national army for the American entry into World War I through the compulsory enlistment of people.  It was envisioned in December 1916 and brought to President Woodrow Wilson's attention shortly after the break in relations with Germany in February 1917.  The Act itself was drafted by then-Captain (later Brigadier General) Hugh S. Johnson after the United States entered World War I by declaring war on Germany.  The Act was canceled with the end of the war on November, 1918.  The Act was upheld by the United States Supreme Court in the "Selective Draft Law Cases" in 1918, a decision based partially on Vattel's "The Law of Nations" of 1758.
[PAR] [TLE] Joseph and Michael Hofer [ SEP ] Joseph and Michael Hofer , Hutterite brothers from South Dakota , were conscientious objectors to the military draft established by the Selective Service Act of 1917 . They and two other men from their Hutterite colony were court - martialed and sentenced to twenty years in Alcatraz for refusal to comply with orders . Joseph and Michael died after transfer to the prison at Fort Leavenworth . Ultimately these events contributed to the emigration of Hutterites to Canada in 1918 and in subsequent years . [PAR] [TLE] Selective Service Act of 1917 [ SEP ] The Selective Service Act or Selective Draft Act ( Pub . L. 65–12 , 40 Stat . 76 , enacted 18 , 1917 ) authorized the federal government to raise a national army for the American entry into World War I through the compulsory enlistment of people . It was envisioned in December 1916 and brought to President Woodrow Wilson 's attention shortly after the break in relations with Germany in February 1917 . The Act itself was drafted by then - Captain ( later Brigadier General ) Hugh S. Johnson after the United States entered World War I by declaring war on Germany . The Act was canceled with the end of the war on November , 1918 . The Act was upheld by the United States Supreme Court in the " Selective Draft Law Cases " in 1918 , a decision based partially on Vattel 's " The Law of Nations " of 1758 .
Who drafted the Act which lead to the imprisonment and deaths of Joseph and Michael Hofer?
Who drafted the Act which lead to the imprisonment and deaths of Joseph and Michael Hofer ?
Hugh S. Johnson
Hugh S. Johnson