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American Friends Service Committee — Part 28

149 pages · May 08, 2026 · Broad topic: Politics & Activism · Topic: American Friends Service Committee · 148 pages OCR'd
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ow ad] . . : te During the cours? of th: Institut<, those 11 attend.nca would gether curing the morning to hoar discussions by the Instituts apenkers, Folloving this th: group would brisk ugeinto "minicons", 16 grall groups, for discussion purposes which took plies? during the rest of 1 norning « In the aftzrmoon tht Institut? spoakers conducted pancl discussions sprcicing to the ontir: group, During th: wr2ning tho progrean consistec of the Institute spotkers taliing to tho entirc group. the "linicens’ described above met cach day and findings we rede conecrming the fasulting werecments in the group mtctings; hoever the infermant stctec that th: findings printed by th: Tustitete and rade aveilabl: to thosz in attendance did not conform with the discussicns and agrroneats ia tho "lainicons”, , This infornont statrd thet tin Institute spsakers in s2ntral used as their basic approach the theught that they wore. fighting conscription ond through that medium wor: promoting noses, The most foresful sporker at the: Inotituic wes onc @ggenepmy cf How York City 4 tho Giscuss2c in brie? that Enva Ve to Foar from Russia?" Ho proceceid to state thet the situation must be anclvecd carefully oni thet perhaps "ech ere violators ourstlves. Ho stated that yall hey? n :rcason to fiar Hussi that such fsar is neraly our imicinostion. Qa stetea that when Roosev? Uhac us borbed at Pearl ihrber we hid to fight" but that ho did not intend to fight any morc, It is to be noted that on February 12, 1917 degebiliae participated in a deonstration hole in Neu York City Pogzt raing militery conscription, 4 meating follcied this demonstration which meeting was wider tho chnirsenship of eee ane wns spinsoras by the Dreak “ith Conscription Cortvittae and wes hold in the Lebor Tomple in Wer Tork Cit; at this mcting 42 craft cards vorn 2 oalleceted, torn, and pineed in a mote cettle to ba burned. Geet noc macs the announcement that thos: cvsiz of burning their cards shculd form 2 Line and announes thtir acs. CRlie pee A Wags “bs irves by Spseinl =mgnts of Lae ew York Offier ns _* . = . z : . oom a ee ™~ _ The warlous spears at this Institut: worst ligts¢ n an anneunctnent put out bhrowe) th: surviers of tho ameriown Pricnas Soarvics Comittes and included Same, sist Lork City; Sion Tr tl- »
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