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SS i oe as *"a LETTER TO so e AND FACULTY wears @ HOLDING DRAFT CARDS: ‘Tomorrow, the annivei sary of Abraham Lincoln* & birthday, — several thousand. American men are going to attempt to eman- cipate themselves from peacetime cdnscription by publicly ' ridding themselves of their draft credentials, either by mail- ing them to the President or burning them in public bonfires. This sounds like a foolish, crackpot scheme bit it's not. It is. much worse than that--it is a form of civil disobediene. That's something rather old-fashioned but in times like these, | when America's government is diverting the major portion of its expenditures to armaments and our military leaders are trying to fasten permanent peacetime conscription on the nation, then, as Thoreau said, "It is not too soon for an honest man to rebel." These men are certainly honest and sincere, and they are rebelling, not only egainst what they consider a violation of personal liberty, but acainst the slow and deadly drift towards World War ITI which an international armament race and universal conscription make almost inevitable, . Among the men taking part in this national demonstretion tomorrow are: Rev. Donald Harrington Prof. Milton Mayer Community Church University of Chicago New York City Prof. Paul Schlipp Dr. Scott Nearing Northwestern University (Economist, writer) If you are aware of the dangers of peacetime conscription, tomorrow is the time to do something about it. Send your draft | cérd with an explanatory letter to the President. He'll app- reciate it greatly, I'm sure.