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‘The existence of Amertern eitirons eho ennnot partialnate fu any fore of war is recognized by the Telsative 7ervicn “reining ache A widesprund undaratasding of why auch Individuale exiat and a kuowledsce of their vactteraind 4@ oaeentinl to tha succansful carrying out of thie legielation,* The peaphiet atterpte to portrry the exiatanca of conactanttous objoctors to war from the tire of the early Chrietiens down through the cger, including the Jeat Vorid Var, covoeerning whom it i" ateatod, falthough in the past thez (conracientiow abinctors} bara been 7 eondemrd to rrigan snd ecre to daath, Like the long Line of rE TeLichouws rartyra, they have boen willing to ondure ouishmant for their dacp bolief." , In auovert of this contention, the pamrhlet otatos that in tha United States during the Inab Vorld Ver, L? ware sonderned to denth, 142 to life tarriacnmant end oeny othere to terme from fiwa to teeanty-fira yerra, It §9 elro stated, horvavar, that these qentances vara wll eancuted after the wer, Tha poephiat continunmd thet tha appowition of tha consaiartloun ‘ gthdector to war and eonnertuttion ta taead on thedr belflef thet vwrr itoslf ta. sO great en ovil, that theaie loynlty to both Qed ond thakr country, carreia than to refrein fran nartieivation in it. The cuestion in then poled w other or not it woul! profit the steta to puntch or ill thase chore firat lay: Loy ia to a “aiveres] fol or nm brotherhood of all nanklud rn who runk to serve the state by eztending thaaa ddarla, "lL OTb fe nleo aeteted therein, thet the cocacription Inv in Grant Nritndin, paseed nt tha tine of tha duclaration of war, mama Libornl srovialane for conaclantions ohjeaters, Shere proriatans are raportod to ba not edoply liritead to offectiona bread on religious training or beltaf bub te provice for complete exenpbion for ony individunl whe ceunat cecert cormledry rearvice etany tina uncer the State. “Che penplilot then atates thet under tho Selective fervice end Training Act, tigned by tha iroarlcent of the United Strtac ot “apherter 1G, 1940, the Ine provides veoa nnd naens ty which tha foot fatth of tho conackantious objector shintl ba datermined, ond rira rrovices that thace of good fatbh ba nsatenod ¢9 parforn “wore af rotianeal inportenca wider sivilden dirastion,* ; Aecoordings ta tha rarphint, the law ¢delibarntaly evolda mention of reobershio in ane qurch mend, conrequentig, Applias ¢7 reople of reliatoun treinina ent teliof, ivantuelig the Intent of tha lnv de thet eomantenca should net ta Looked upon aa on roneesly o° any church or evan of the church as mnvhkole, baé 4t should ba a rattar of Inddvldneal netituce, # —-