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American Friends Service Committee — Part 20
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‘gis, SHEET 2 OF 3
“3 23 July 1968
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lengthy dissertation on the Selective Servi
the several classifications applied to draft-age mon under it,
and ended with thia statement: ''If you can’ ti do.anything else, you
can’ at the very least be a conscientious objectors: To substantiate
=<,this, you have to claim it on the basis of a commitment to a religic
y.thet prohibits violence, or you can claim it on the beais of a atric
= religious upbringing. Of course you don't have tebe religious, but
you had better be able to prove that_you are.** He then advised ths
wit is easy to get what he termed '*olassification as an uncesirabls'
‘He said, *'I think you xnow some of the thing3 that make a man un-~
desirabdie to the military. also, there will be some friends (Friend:
ground who can tell you ary you have missed.''
s
A member (male) of the sudiense rade some puerile remaris aoout ths
necassity of avoiding the draft, but ended by saying, ‘'of course
Communism 16, 93 we all know, a very tad thing ard I cuesa w9 rave
Lo oppose 1% somshow.'' gepeaae said, in reply, "'How do wa xnow th
Communism is not goca? Io Stink we will find that ‘+ 43 very szood,
i% will triuaph and we should not cppoce ite in Sgr we do net 2
Communists, Americana shovid atep hating Conruntat3; thay will ¢i:
toa®t 18 better. In Worth Vietnam the government is good. The pac
love communism because they realize
Wan war and fizhting., Cnir ths ac
impériaiistsa ard want things that o
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Americans sould stop fishiing ther
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Reem nN ee Enon ath hema agen eA las Rai a ——
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43 300d. rhe ocrmunists co
N3 WANT WAP secaus# waey ar
r countries cwn. If ths
would be rosacs.'"
‘we held war guilt trials at Nurenbure after World «ar
Ga great tany ear criminals and executed them. The sans
ocn “aspen in anerica, ani all of you sno submit to crart
ah YU. 3, sovercment ars in eanzer sf cating irlia and
crinegs against mumanity.''
ev Wwe Last Wee Coe, :
Lay. : acy thas yo gcvlng uncer criera from your
rh will mot seve you Lf you sutmit to the craft and warn sil
“ @renvo sguldjer,''
a, ‘ae ‘tna United States) save cr fad losirtcfhinal
S$ TD 2 Snilte Lacesen vieclatins 2 rational Law oo: lrisse
a3 aceriloan Said racceniiy -reslitali csth tectercat:
-F3 207 CT GNI, IA Past, “aale0n. la: san vie 22 sierests:
sovermzant Will Tall in 2 @mern titt, *2 79 suteriada:
we QUEST Ine CL oe oh Gk Ul asian teet lt 3g acveramaens
tTrountil wo oeerl.. TaD sens CAN ft ipgans.ita ani rester:
‘fr am ot¢
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7 Re TTL. 2 Lr pi. wh Ves sel vik wba ae Loe,
a seareryster en ereittghe it AG EAE PT OE TCT CA TOD A OLN AE —"
oe no
: faa t
ree % 3 A¥e pectia3 4 anyon
elise fe) t t ‘aA@ probabiy can't get the draft law revea
so while the war is (gces?) on, but we can. sure-stop the draft if enoush
of ue scefuse to go.'' L
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