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a) The Policy of tha Friends tovurd Gonseription in 1917. "che Amoriean Priiend, publishad Soptenber 6, 1917 by tha Socioty “or Frienda, contained a copy of a letter uddrassed to the Honorable Newton De Tukiar, then foc atary of Vaats In which «a plan was gurpested to handle the cares of trianda tho serra cousstentiious objactursa and could not purti-~ cLlpate in any military organisations. It ras stated thereins “ie therefore prasent a plan which offars x» colution of our muteal problen. Thare hug bean formad « natfonal connltice knowm ag the Amerb.can Crionds Sorvice ftom thee repr esanting ell Priends in the United Statos for ie purpesa of Mndine Nelds of service for nesbers of our body. ‘thla camidttse waa formed saveral months ” aro, without referencs to the Selectivo Servieo Law, for tha asile pirvoce of eiving expression to the dasiin of our monberes Qnany of them above censerintion ave) to render services. Sa reenectfully propore that this Sommittes be autharteed by you to find services of nithonil importance far all Friends so dealring uho have obtained Cartifleates of Uischarre under Paragraph (1) of Section 20 of tre ules and fepulations preeerlbad by tie President. This comei tire plodeng itself to find forma of service to be approved by tha President for wit such men." It is noted that unter tro orders, one tasued by the war Gepar tment ami the other by the President of the United States im Mel7, all draft ary recistrenta were to be inducted into the Arvy, and af chey cuna within the provisions of the lew applying to conscient! ous onjrctors, thay wore to be anelpned te come branch of thea service "that the President shall destcnate as nomconbatant." in connection with these tra ocdern, dngtrvetions rsre irsued in August 1917, “to ALL iriends of neyistration Age™ advising draft ace woanbera ef thd coche ty” of Friends of thetr rights under the Draft Lins oer | . ani of their duties as menbera of the Soctaty to atand rm as censcitntious objectors. In thin "Statenont of Prtendast Principles! {t wan stated: "he ruling of the tar Repirtment ia evidently baisad upon the ageumption that our objection to war is merely ugainst participation in the active killing. On tho contrary, LL is ruch more Aint rental than thate Itis an objection te the wiole systen ag mabedyine spirit chich we feel ig a denial of tho way of lifa as presented | by dois Chriet. fron our point of view thera can be na division of trilitary service! into combatant! and 'nonecombatint! bob ib ie all conU EAN te Fven Hospital Cerviea, so long an itis a carporata part of tha arny, ds coasbatant, cinee the only purpose or an corr is combs tant at euch parg neceasarsiy partuxes of tha surpora of tha whole. Tha only non-cosbutant service wich saena const stant with the principles of yrinnds is a services that ia not a corporate part of the mi UW tary orpant fa tion." whis vervics was planed a4 reconstrietiion work in HUFOpe, Yuta work, and socal anrvica work in ‘wht 8 COUNLTy. .