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Yesterday youth, by no means unanimous in its support of compulsory military service, registered for the draft at Harvard and throughout the country. To many young men, as they signed their names, the same doubting attitude which had previously provoked adult criticism was present. Many had little sympathy with a measure which seemed imposed upon them from above. And to all those interested in the future of the youth movement, and of its promise as a means of achieving "a better world," arose a question. Would the Draft Act serve to strengthen and unite youth in a common consciousness...
...enough under the law if the man himself is opposed to war on religious grounds. He must of course convince the proper authorities of the sincerity of his belief in order to be assigned to nonmilitary service. The present law is wider than the War Draft Act, which expressly required membership in a pacifist sect...
...Dennett's letter adds that "The provision allowing conscientious objectors, certified as such by local draft boards, to 'be assigned to work of national importance under civilian direction' clearly makes the 1940 law more liberal than that of 1917; for legal recognition is now granted to the person whose objection is not merely to combatant service but service under military direction which in any way contributes to the conduct...
Marvin urged all students of draft age to attend the meeting where they will receive advice about their rights and responsibilities under the Selective Service...
...objectors should not refuse to register, because then they will never have a chance to express their views. At registration tomorrow objectors will not have to state their case. They can do so if they insist, but it would be a useless formality, since the questionnaire which the local draft board will send them later on will offer their real chance to present their arguments...