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American Friends Service Committee — Part 8

93 pages · May 23, 2026 · Broad topic: Politics & Activism · Topic: American Friends Service Committee · 92 pages OCR'd
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wAR IS TES ENEMY NOT FECFLE of Destruction or The Univers Pivec Su Butts, Sel¢efer hald a f pettline internetionel stien the traditional tify war, TUE As If the Commen-Seléiers Refuseé to Fight, Arnics Would Cease to Exist and War Would Be No Kore Today a young men mist expect to register for the Dreft cn bis Eth | birtnéey end sonetine thereafter to serve in the erned forces. A young wenan must fece separation, hardship end possible lass’af loved ones. | Once in service the young man comes under military discipline Gesignes to overcone his human reluctance to kill. Efforts may be made to cover this fact but the reality remains: "You-will be shown how to plunge @ bayonet into the flesh cf another huzan being, hoy to break his neck with your bare hands, You will be trained to drop bombs on a target that in action may turn cut to be a hone or school. You may even be ordered to detonete a muclear weapon which could wipe out scuare niles of iunan habitations and mndreds of thousands of lives. is Fhis a Reality You Wish to Acceps Without Question? ALTERNATIVES TO AED SERVICE ify : one , if my soldiers began to think, not . would resein in the ranks"--Frederic the G1 From the young comes hope for change, ‘The Seettle P.I., ine syndicate column, reported a sharp increase in the number of youths rejecting the entorvert call to earns, - 38 year olds who fel to register. —he local boards Simply have no way of discovering thet a boy has turned 28 and hasn™; registered, unless sameone turns him in, urs is risky, hovever, to pull a fast one on Uncle Sen. those who try it usually get ceught, They are sudject to five years in prison end a $10,000 fine. But nore often o their names are merely put et the head of the list and . ‘they are the first to be Imstled off to boot camp." - “ Jack Anderson, Seattle P, I., Sept. 28, 196 What Mr. Anderson Tails to mention is thet for those who do not believ in wer, who do not believe eo orgenizeg or institutionaliz Graft recist. ither their country or menkind is served b; ec violence, there is an alternative ta anso~-onscientious Objection to Military Service.
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