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Washington, dD. C. July 9, 1943 wees me. , 1 ten | Mrs. Roosevelt's Plan to Train : fo War Objecto-s' Abandoned - By LAURENCE BURD =? The program, which was thus . ‘quietly 5! several months #20, A plan = sponsored by Mrs. ran into 0 pposition from mem- Eleanor Roosevelt for gi VINE bers of Congress and. officials of Saanindiasineeminnionen Ya * several 2un onscientious ob- the ; . ; American Legion who got wind yo. Jectors, special "On rg on of it. Tt oalled for training the 7 “aMg" sending | tne objectors and assigning them to - "foreign relief work has Deen the office of foreign relief and abandoned under orders {from Hanititation. headed by Herbert Congress, it was disclosed yestel- yoinman Lehman's office said * day. ’ today it had mever sponsored the - ; A spokesman for Selective Serv-| project. - . ' ice headquarters said abandon:' The plan, it was explained yes- ment of the plan has resulted in'terday, was killed by Congress the recall of six of the objectors through a limitation inserted into who were on their way to China: the recently adopted 71 billion dol- ‘ and the withdrawal of an -‘ad-\lar Wer Department appropria- ditional 200 from training Courses ition bill. The limiting section in eastern and middie western prohibits college training pro- colleges. grams for conscientious objectors Selective Service sources said'and places a ban on sending ob they were not in sympathy with ‘jectors overseas for relief work. ' the program to begin with but that, At present, Selective Service of- dt was pushed by the “White ficals reported, there are 6,700 Youse” after Mrs. Roosevelt had men of draft age classified ¢E— troposed it, . conscientious objectors. — > * fo | 1 | P | g1-a/016-A = 4 JUL 12 1943 ~ apg oe Dhaene