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American Friends Service Committee — Part 12
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Corsdye oe to other wore
Pan * Gods :not require him to. kin.
chs 8 may Sa: etvilian Work "in
in ithe national healthy safety or in- +
‘Tuerest™ for: a period of, two years, ;
[in the U.S: or‘abroddis , |.
ke * Fe pews os Ma i itt ate ’
*Conscientious O ection After -
* Induct. ee to :
he, becdmas "4 ‘a'c.o. after he has
een v inducted; he may apply for -:
digcharge or reassignment. All the
t) Services, active’ and reserva,
sae Provistona«i
ee | oncoo} ratton
. ie Bey > oopese 5 Serhan cand.
” sa | a Tegister.
s poy his’ Draft:
4 Board refuses his ¢laim as a C.0., oo
he may’ then ref nisi conse stonce
PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY
Many people believe the war in Vietnam
‘ ig wrong: Some say morally wrong, some
| politically, some militarily. And some
' people oppose all war.
- If they fight tn an unjust oor an
, immoral War, they contradict their
mma feci bheliefs.by their actions.
* Nn, Set “ Theat keys
makers count on the support
of such people.
* Most people gripe about the war, but
. resisting the military, by refusing ta
“be drafted or by refus ing to fight,
e Strikes at the very foundations of thn
_ power to make war.
..When a man stands up to his beliefs and
7 refuses to fight, he acts-with integri-
ie ty. But he does more:
, he helps provide the rock- botlLom basis
_ for an effective strurrle for
Thoreau said it hest-
Cast. your whole vote; not a strip
of paper merely, but your whole
influence. A minority is powerless
when it conforms to the majority -
it is not even a minority then.
But it is irrrsistan)- when 1b
clogs with its whole weipht,
ws
‘2 FREEDOM AND THE praFr
“Tyrants and militarists
ei'draft°. :
i= to make people conforin
“k. = to handle "trouble makers"
i - to militarize their nation
have used the
‘ag - to get manpower for their
end adventures.
care te tr vdeo rotioe
fine ts, Sy ae!
peace,
* Thousand: of men who founded this eohiey
aa ee eh ir]
'
DiAFT EVERYBODY? -
of plans for ‘univers
sarviea lt That igs a nica’ soundt
term neanine: "Draft all young m
and vonen." This haa been the dre
of every wit tarist since Napoleo
We hear
The TA 08o good: hore you
mon wilk ds skills, get mo
educatign, capa from povert
keep aff otreete. and. tea
discipline.
Bren if thosa# ‘claims were true, 't
prtce wonld he too high.): It wou
re , 2 .
he
mean a garrison state. | | ern
Aub the cliims are falge. * Pat ‘th
money into education, into are
war on poverty, and into. volunta
Services oad
the opoins contd be “ spectaculn!
4 Mle pt
' a NG
Na
WE Babaange es ow ae iaciieaertae
r wa we ‘ an tt
Tn 1th8 Amcrtea first adopted 4 pea:
ful censeription. The draft |]
continved unbil now, and, has b
fastened cn oug more firmly by
war in Vietnam. we i
Teron n ten is alien to. our . te
ditions, awl to the spirit: of. fri
dom aye ryt rope, Those yho | res:
it, dn peice or in wa join {
ranks of these who, | thh -crighout h!
tory hava, struggled for the Liar
Of mgm. He :
S enehaiatnenammidiniain aii ianaanaoan
ae ieee ee Reeerine ona ee ceri a annn is ”
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