Show I MENNONITES COMING TO U. U S. S Sect Seeks Refuge From Military Service Laws WINNIPEG Man bran May 1 More More ore than members of ot the Orthodox Mennonite church community In Manitoba and Sas- Sas will leave Canada for tor the United States this summer and and es establish establish es- es a colon colony in the tho Mississippi M val valley valley val val- I ley it was announced today at the parliament parliament parliament par par- building The statement followed followed fol tol- fol- fol lowed a visit of ot Bishop Wahl Vahl of or Swift SwiftCurrent SwiftCurrent Current who ho told othe khe provincial authorities authorities I ties t that Attorney General P Palmer had ISe given assurance the that t Jf if the community i settled in the United Sta States es it It wo would ld I be granted tr immunity from military service ice thirteen The exodus or d fourteen rt will prairie depopulate rI towns virtually it was said and will wUl necessitate the sale of ot Improved d land holdings at more i ithan than According to the announcement announcement an an- anI I noun cement the Mennonites decided to I move after atter untiring effort to retain apes ope I Iclal privileges in the conduct of ot their I schools and from the fear that public opinion will wrest from them their ex exemption exemption exemption ex- ex emption from military service In time of war Bishop Wahl was assured by the provincial government that the Manitoba and Ottawa authorities will not interfere with the exodus |