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SOCIETY OF FRIENDS

... SOCIETY OF FRIENDS. WILL STTPrOHT CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTORS TO COMPULSION. The following letter was eent members the Cabinet and of the House House of Commons Monday night:— COMPULSORY MILITARY SERVICE. On behalf of the Committee of the Society Friends ...

Published: Wednesday 05 January 1916
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Gazette
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 606 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

OPINION IN BIRMINGHAM

... of men did not belong any organised religious body whose oonacientious principles were well known. The number of ”conscientious objectors” Birmingham—as disclosed by the canvass—was probably not more than 500. It was frankly awimitted that the canvass ...

Published: Thursday 06 January 1916
Newspaper: Birmingham Mail
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 424 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

THE MAILED FIST AT WORK. —CHARLES GRAVE. “ It would he a most unfortunate error of judgment if single men of 40 ..

... ZEALAND. TREATMENT OF CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTORS. In view of the Prime Minister’s statement yesterday in introducing the Military Service Bill, that the Government have followed the Colonial example in regard to conscientious objectors, the following experiences ...

Published: Thursday 06 January 1916
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Gazette
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 494 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

THE CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTOR. WHAT THE EXEMPTION MEANS. COLONIAL PRECEDENT

... THE CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTOR. WHAT THE EXEMPTION MEANS. COLONIAL PRECEDENT. Mr. Asquith stated that the clauee in the Military Service Bill exempting the conscientious objector from active service was mod ailed the Acta in process in our Colonies. both ...

Published: Thursday 06 January 1916
Newspaper: Birmingham Mail
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 298 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

GROUP SYSTEM RE-OPENED

... weeks. In other words, at least another two months are open to them. EXEMPTION CLAUSE. An exemption clause embraces conscientious objectors to combatant service, the medically unfit, those engaged on work of national importance, ministers of religion, and ...

Published: Thursday 06 January 1916
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Gazette
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 702 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

AUSTRALIAN PRECEDENT

... ihat some definite proof would be in- 13 suggested by the experiences of conscientious objectors in Australia, where unde the scheme of compulsory military training rsons who satisfy that their con- scientious beliefs do not allow them to the prescribed ...

Published: Friday 07 January 1916
Newspaper: Evening Despatch
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 133 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

TO CORRESPONDENTS

... income-tax. income i.‘132 i>er year tax would payable J612. ■ Conscientious.” —You have misread the reference to conscientious objectors. Mr. Asquith seated they would lie exempt . from combatant service, but this does m/t ! • me** will not have to serve ...

Published: Friday 07 January 1916
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Gazette
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 84 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTORS

... CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTORS. BE PUT ON HTNE-SWEEPERS SENT INTO THE TRENCHES WITH BTRETCHERS. Mr. F. D. Acland, M.P., speaking Inst night the West Newington Division the Compulsion Bill, and replying the question by one of the What about the conscientious ...

Published: Friday 07 January 1916
Newspaper: Birmingham Mail
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 197 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

OTHER OPINIONS

... to support carefully-considered measure of conscription for both single and married men. wdih due pro* vision for conscientious objectors. ...

Published: Friday 07 January 1916
Newspaper: Birmingham Mail
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 272 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

Australian Precedent

... Australian Precedent. That some definite proof would insisted or. is suggested tho experiences conscientious objectors in Australia, where under the scheme of compuisory military training persons who satisfy the preociibod authority that their conscientious ...

Published: Friday 07 January 1916
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Gazette
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 126 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

'Pile Division,

... NON-COMBATANTS. Military Service and the Conscientious Objector. HOW THE SCHEME WORKS. One of the provisions of the Military Service Bill most generally discussed yes- was that which exempts the conscientious objector” for combatant service. Would the applicant ...

Published: Friday 07 January 1916
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Gazette
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 134 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

EVENING DESPATCH, FRIDAY, 7 JANUARY, 1916

... discreditable for the Government to refuse to carry out its part of the bargain. NOG-COMBATANTS Military Service and the Conscientious Objector. me of the provisions of the Service Bill most generally discussed yes- tcrday was that exempis the “‘ con- scienticus ...

Published: Friday 07 January 1916
Newspaper: Evening Despatch
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 331 | Page: 4 | Tags: none