N.Z. QUAKERS’ APPEAL
Release of Military Objectors INDETERMINATE SENTENCES UNJUST P.A. WELLINGTON, Feb. 14 The following letter has been sent from a New Zealand general meet- - ing of the Society of Friends to the members of Cabinet: ‘‘The standing committee of the Society of Friends (Quakers) in "N.Z. urges upon the Government early termination of the indeterminate sentence at present imposed upon military defaulters. Many , of the men who are still in detention and in prison have felt unable to ap- ... peal 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 oper-. ate 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 principle of our democracy.
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Grey River Argus, 15 February 1946, Page 5
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