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...case of Edward A. French '54, conscientious objector arrested for draft-dodging, is "a fairly common occurrence," an official of the Fellowship of Reconciliation said last night. Robert A. Lyon, Executive Secretary of the Massachusetts Fellowship group, said that many pacifists, some in this area, face arrest, especially "if their boards are prejudiced against them...
Commenting on French's arrest, Lyon said it "is dramatic evidence of the inadequacy of the Selective Service Law as it applies to conscientious objectors. In fairness to the lawmakers, it should be said that there is no real solution for the religious pacifist short of the abolition of war and conscription...
...Edward French's contribution toward this goal," Lyon said, "has been a small step but one that the United Nations itself has not been able to accomplish--he has reduced the armed forces of the world by one man. The Fellowship of Reconciliation, along with most major denominations, fully supports Mr. French in the stand he has taken...
Shock Treatment. In Lyon, France, Pierre Pellegrin, 32, grew tired of life and threw himself into the Rhone, shiveringly told police after he swam out: "If the water had been ten degrees warmer, I don't suppose I'd be here...
...massive stone building marked Comite Central du Parti Communisté in Paris, three lookouts slammed the door. A moment later, dense smoke began pouring from the chimney. By the time the police broke in half an hour later, most of the evidence was gone. Other raids were more productive. Lyon yielded a rich crop of stolen French army seals, handy for forging identity papers. Clermont-Ferrand and Toulon produced enough nuts, bolts, clubs, buckshot and shoemakers' knives to equip a hundred riots...