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Show bOhSGRAPPERS 70 GO 7 O FRANCE AS PEACEFUL TOILERS Future detachments of conscientious objectors chosen by lot probably will be sent to Fiance lo eneaK in necessary neces-sary sericulture and nonrnilltary work, according lo a letter to Arch M- Thurman. Thur-man. secretary of the slate council of defense, from O. H. Clark son, director of the field division of the national council of defense. x This new policy of the war depart ment regarding conscientious objectors In adopted not becaim of sympathy with the stand f the conscientious objectors but 1-ecause the policy uiil-uta uiil-uta to the fiiilen extent the manpower man-power of the nation, the letter stales. At the same time. It Is darts red, it accords ac-cords to objectors a lot that Is serviceable service-able and endurable, but In no sense pampered and commends itself to the common sense and practicability of the American people. LAW IS QUOTEO. "The war department's policy regarding re-garding conscientious objectors hss from trie beginning boen based on the provisions of the federal draft law." the bulletin accompanying the letter aeaerts, "snd sitbee!ieni executive orders. or-ders. It has been the liberal American poll v of according a measure of self-determination self-determination to the few who In all sincerity have no been able to adjust their minds to the needs of the present pres-ent sudden arid den (urate emergency; to whom direct participation in the war would violate religious convictions, as well aa a sense of self respect and integrity of character." SOCIETY OF FRIENDS. Conscientious objectors have been assigned to reconstruction work In France already, the most prominent of these being the Society of Friends. Others have been placed on small farms and many in the harveat fields to gather in the corn and apple crops, i Numtters nf conscientious objectors i have been ensaged in mi-ismailon "t and lands and have been turned over to state Institutions for tlefnrtives to reduce the labor shortage, there, whose regular employes have been drawn by the draft or drawn elsewhere by higher wages. n |