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h -1 A Word ?0 "L 'ewe "s orû to 'evve "n and Towyn?" — CONSCIENCE AND THE v.iOTE. (By Orion). Dear Sirs, I see that you voted against the amend- ment to deprive concientious obj. tors of the vote, in the House of Commons this week. Do you, in the first place, think that by so doing you represented the views oi your constituents ? 1 am cer- taill you did not. Every patriotic in- dividual in Carmarthenshire and else- where admires and applauds the fine work you have done in connection with the War Aims propaganda. Don't you think thereforo that you were rather self con- tradictory in acting as you did last Wed- nesday evening at Westminster ? The two kinds. There are two kinds of objectors—the (apparently-) sincere and the (obviously) fraudulent. The latter condemn them- j selves. The former variety hate war, t-.nd they refuse to do anything to help to win now. This war is an attempt—may it prove successful !to end war, fiy com- pletely smashing those forces which would make war recurrent in the hideous his- tory of its creation. Britain chose a dif- ficult path, but it was an hononrable one. Eewiiderfngly Illogical. These "sincere" objectors are bewilder- ingly illogical. They hate war: very well. If they detest it, and wish to put an end to it, surely they recognize that a sincere belief of that nature is in- effective and absurd unless some Action (capital A please) is taken to bring with- in the ambit of fact their pious hopes. Wars should cease, they say. But we want to know what they will do to help in bringing that about? This is the greatest crusade in history to kill the spirit that makes war possible. I should imagine that skich an opportunity as this was the very thing the conscientious ones were yearning for But they refuse to take any part in the war. A Contradiction in Terms. In reality, there is no genuinely sin- cere conscientious objector. The thing ■ is impossible—a contradiction in terms I They claim to be amongst the peace makers. It is they who help to make and prolong wars by their inexplicable pas- sivity. They argue that they are idealists. They advance the proposition that they are altruists. Rather they are selfish egotists The pcace-makers are the soldiers and the sailors, who, hating war with a religious hatred of which these are not capable, yet are striding with wonderful heroism and self sacrifice, yes, self sacrifice, Mr. Conscientious Ob- jector, to shatter the shrine of militarism —the fertile breeding ground of wars and dissensions. Why should men who will do nothing for the nation, nothing for humanity (and they profess to be such noble humanitarians !) be allowed the privilege of the vote ? Selfishness. Their prattle abotrt "conscience1' and 1 "principle" is^ so much cant in face of their glaringly selfish actions. "Humani- ty" is their parrot-cry, "myself" is their obsession. We shall be treated (I expect) to a lot of balderdash about "freedom," "liberty of opinion," etc., in connection I with this. What sort of liberty is this— the liberty to allow others to die for you and the liberty to refuse to do anything for anybody ? The "boys" are fighting for the objectors. They (the C.O.'s) ob- ject to fight. The nation objects to their having the vote They want liberty. There it is—the liberty not to vote It is right they should be penalized. I should like to know how many are "con- scientious" objectors out of fear and con- siderations .of personal safety and com- d ei I fort. It would be interesting Why should they take part in the affairs of a nation which they deliberately refuse to move a finger to help in a great crisis like the present ? Why did you vote against the amendment ? Yours, on behalf of many—many who have near and dear ones fighting (alas some are gone !) ORION.

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