QUAKERS’ LETTER
MILITARY DEFAULTERS (P.A.) WELLINGTON, Feb. 15, The following letter has been sent from the New Zealand general meeting of the Society of Friends to members of the Cabinet: “The standing committee of the Society of Friends (Quakers) in New Zealand urges upon the Government the early termination of the indeterminate sentence at present imposed upon military defaulters. "Many of the men still in detention and in prison have felt unable to appeal to the recently-appointed authorities, their decision being based on deep conscientious grounds. “The imposition of indeterminate sentences is a grave matter in any circumstances: that it should operate in relation to military defaulters, including conscientious objectors, is subversive of common justice. "As a committee we approach you in the confident assurance of your will to secure justice and toleration as the basic priiv"''~J nc; of our democracy."
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 21947, 15 February 1946, Page 2
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141QUAKERS’ LETTER Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 21947, 15 February 1946, Page 2
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