Word: mathers
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Organized in the fall of 1940 at the suggestion of Henry J. Cadbury, Hollis Professor of Divinity, the group consists of Zechariah Chafee, Langdell Professor of Law, Morris B. Lambie, professor of Government, Kirtley F. Mather, professor of Geology, and Raymond Dennett '36, graduate secretary of Phillips Brooks House. Its sole function is to give information on procedure for objectors...
...advisory committee on civil rights including Zechariah Chafee; Kirtley F. Mather, professor of Geology; Morris B. Lambie, professor of Government; and Raymond Dennett, Graduate Secretary of P. B. H. will be available to advise conscientious objectors, provide information, and give legal advice concerning the Selective Service Act. It should be emphasized, however, that such students must register...
...United Nations win this war, we should wait 10 years after the armistice before signing the peace with the Axis powers," Kirtley F. Mather, professor of Geology said recently. "In this way, we can avoid the mistake made at Versailles in signing a hasty treaty and instead create a lasting peace...
Stating that the bitterness and hatred following this war would be too great to allow a just peace to be made, Professor Mather said that if the Allies wait for a five or ten year period after the war the foundations can be laid for a true family of nations, including all of the countries in the world, each with an equal access to raw materials and trade...
Believing that a distinction should be made between the guilty leaders, the "Tojo and Hitler gangs," and the common people of Germany and Japan, Professor Mather hopes that ultimately all peoples in all lands will have a voice in world policy, just as each of the states in the United States has a voice in the control of the Federal Government. "This, however, is an ultimate objective, which cannot be realized for many years to come," he said...