MILITARY DEFAULTERS
INDETERMINATE SENTENCES PROTEST BY QUAKERS (P.A.) WELLINGTON, Feb. 14. The following letter has been sent from a 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 vou in confident assurance of your will to secure justice and toleration as basic principles of our democracy.’’
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 26078, 15 February 1946, Page 6
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139MILITARY DEFAULTERS Otago Daily Times, Issue 26078, 15 February 1946, Page 6
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