Berkshire Chronicle Reading 06-1916

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Four mo re ·conscientiouB obj.e;~rs were
)'1 Diat.ric\ Cour,·YartitJ at the BatrooXa.
ing, on 11\ursd ..y• . Their names ' Jlr&;- . •
Ralph Woolfe Cr~me", Ii' mnatet of Reia,'dlin,g

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School, Salford.

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J nil; es Ar thur TrUBL~um,. 23'R .Ad ing.
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J olin Cp["y ColeB,
Goorgc Porrin, 6,
Tho co urt compriB<lji. Li,eul~~'l>t~t"GoIOI""--4::-:

Will itlio S, Rille Drigllde (,l',F.), presiden~;'

o. W. R iuhard., DepM, Roy..l Berkshire
l/lent, ~n d Major A. /lr. G. Thunder, ,p.i'Qnc~er
De p6L
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Maj or S i I' Thom a. E . S. 'Paaloy

an t nt th e RDy.l Berks Depot, wa9 tb'3'l',rOI8fljIt;01'!/ .,cI(lC\l,.v,
Th D case against. Mr. Crrunmer ,,,as
'fhe t hargo wn' thai, ..lUlsl · on aotiTe
di ooboyer! .• lawrul comm",~d ' giv\!D
superi or officer, Sergoant.Major Arthur
by r oru sillg to ' take off his p nin a,l othes
all Dlili ta r, uniform'.
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A6ked i be ndmiited the oft'alloo ' OJ'
mor replied, "As 1 claim to ' be •
"hould ' ''Y I Mn 1I0t guilty." :
The President 6~id that accordi ng to Ja.
mer w," not a ciTilion. Undel'!.he A.ct ·be
Boldier.
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Major Sir ',' Thomas Pasley said he
the plea ag"illSt lhe jurisdiction of
tho, ,following grounds, .. iz:. ,

that

'be Judge AdvocakooGcnoml, dated

1916, it w,," pot n ecessary for the pr(>leeulMj).ir
pro •• that the .ccused .. lIS subject to
S ervioe Act. 1916. II wa. only necessary
that tho aCDuBed hod been -cllllcd to !.he \;(,10Unl.
'I'h ...t might be daDe by proving th.t be
W.Ii.D~cd and honood over to thh,e~t!~~ii!:ry
Sir ThoDlM drew the court's fL1
fnet U,a! roligiou8 scruples offered no
disobeying orders.
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CraffiDler:s objection was oTerruled.

S crgo~nt .M",/·or ArUitir Trit,,!pr aMd.
17th 11 0 gav e to Ie acpu8ed aD order to
clothing for Lhe purpose of gettin8J into) _:~~i{.~~'..'

b ut he r ef1l 8•.d to obey, stating th ..tlle <so ldier. that h e was a oon~elltioue
and ~id not obey any milit ary ordera,
lhot eff ect.
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Cra mmer: Did you know
l h3t J V'-'I\ 5 0 consci entious ob'j e.,to'r~
Rcrgca nt.Mo.jor Trioder: No. Dot lolfioi"llj,
Olt] ~· by hears ay.
Majnr Rir '1': Paslay: Were you , "'.....re
n c otl8 ~ u was arreoLed ' 1's lin IIb8eotee
Mili t .. r)' Service A~

Ser~ e a ll t·Major Trinder,: '~ ~s:
S Prge nllt 'Wilkinwn oonfi rmed
']'rilld l'r ' :, cyidence.
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Tlci s \\ us tlce caS<) for Ifh~ l'r,o' C!Cl1.ti()u.;
Cr nmmer read a st:Â¥.leme
to
\llci
ch
he
"aid
Ic
e
took'
exception
t ion of th e. court. He sbould stillto~L!~~~~t~~"
low ccl to s(" rvc Hi e nation in' a.
he

W tlJ$i

alway s tn;09t an..xlouB "to

men.

Hi s work wag of...
a n.d. , tlc er . lo ro: he ..sked; why
onlUlIl, l ! H o had practicaUy

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be'

futuro
b e., and
That
,R
eadin g,,"onld
School
hke,{ h y . hend Dlastera.

l..ord llerby· . scheme he "WOula!llolLU •.D" "J.8
tic" elno.room. That
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of
e,,:,l powe
8 promised by ,
lIlls 1••1 , • • ok' was conto.med
'I'hel'efor c Iror~ Kitohe~r'8 P~'Â¥;~;~re;~:'~::'ltli

n."',"

h~n.iCtionB. 1 T,~i:~~;:~.:~~"!j~~"

that be wa. still .. eirilian

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~;rlin on ,til e country' . n"~~/~ '

!l,ul I hop.e to bne.t it pllee.dt.plT~·"

H, • . President: Y?U entirely

bUlS,

on rehglouR. ground:. f , '.
Crammer: On relif!ioua andl_l"9.'r1tll-tP'CiI,QIL6a.

he'. . .
TI,ere

And to what branch br .u.e .

l~n g!~C rnmDler 8~;d
III! "lOW:; nn 'Jewish

The President said
"~udy
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of th e J ewish

l,e'

r""."nn "

~:~:;~~;;~~:~!~~;~f~~:l

eV6ry
reaching
beeam"J t' BW on
Beldier.

object or. or nny\hing els e

CfIlmmer Jlut in

~hreB

8"~ . t eRtiG • •I to
his
SCJl nl lll 113 obj ector.

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gcnuinenoM
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Th . President 'Bald the ' question of
(l.d. nl{t "li ter into it. There .. "
no

a~~l Y!~t"C r~mmer'8 mor~t chanoter ...

, [,.1 ;( R lchardR: I suppose they wOre

fore tile lribunals!
Cra m'mer: They r efuacd
Tho case ,ngainst
ITo woo c harged wit.b r91Iusinl~'
ln ~ for Ul e pnrpOS6B of
1h,. 11 0 pIeailed guilLy.
Wn.rf ar (l .

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0"Comfo rt,
by pn, 1 from
fOT RCildi.ns:

('~ \'Qr~h n m: H.

, ~;"th " lid Company,
~da.m! t

cli!)rniat.

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