The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-16
WANTED NICE JOB
BUT NOTHING ROUGH
In Fact, Several Conscientious
Directors Want q Chance,
if It's Easy.

II you know OF good job that a
conscientious objector could fill with
out surrendering his individuality or
interfering with his souls grim quest
for beauty, please communicate with
J. B. c. Woods, in care of the American
Civil Liberties Union. 1913 West
Thirteenth street The prospective en-
ployer is warned that under no circum-
stances must it be rough work Weed
ing In a small greenhouse or the
handling of light pastries would do
quite well, but it must be kept In mind
that the work must be neither dirty nor
heavy.
Appeals for jobs for DIRECTORS recently
released by the Government from mill
tary and other prisons was made last
night at dinner given twenty-five OF
them by the Civil Liberties Union In
Yorkville Casino, in Eighty-sixth street,
near Third avenue There was much
speaking after dinner, and six of the
martyred youths held forth with passion
anent their ideals. their falling, their
politics, their religions and the lovely
Sunday evenings in Fort Leavenworth
where the "Internationale' used to be
sung and mundane things forgotten and
they are, IAN association OF futilitarians."
as dear Bill Haywood called them, to
hear the incest looking objector of them
ALL Brent Atkinson of Chicago tell about
1t last night
The menu consisted Of deep red
tomato soup. a stew or ragout that NJ.
Naughton the caterer insisted had no
rabbit in it, and the leg of n fowl that
Mr.. Naughton declared not to be quail.
You can say that they ate good
American pumpkin pie--old fashioned
stuff a that-and didn't seem TO mind
it," said Mr. Naughton
Just after the ragout the walters. be
ing farseelng men with commercial in
stincts took up collection. Scott
Nearing, being in a hurry, talked while
the poor dear boys and their friends
ate. and it is Prof. Meanings opinion
that the last war--the great war for
real peace-is due to be pulled off soon.
The Rev. DR. John Haynes Holmes said
nicer things about the boys than they
said about themselves despite the fact
that 1t looked as though II couldn't be
done. Murray c. Burnays, who said he
served in the a. L. +. with the 115th
Field Artillery, testified that he was
one soldier who didn't get angry when
n 'conche" hove into sight Norman
Thomas, editor of The World To-mor-
rotc,, talked in the windup. and the
Rev. Or. Paul Jones. formerly Protes-
tant Episcopal Bishop of Utah and now
secretary of the Fellowship of Recon-
Citation, presided.
The directors called upon for speeches
were Evan w. Thomas OF Paterson
N. j.; Leroy Horlacher Of Philadelphia;
Howard Moore OF Cherry Valley. N. Y;
A. A. Hennacy CT New York city and
Roger Baldwin. who used his allotted
time in calling for funds for the Civil
Liberties Union and got S4S950 in
cash and promises. He said that II cost
$4,000 a year TO run his organization.
And then they all signed petition to
President Wilson demanding that all
political prisoners. including the I. w.
W., be given immediate and absolute
freedom.
Out on the steps OF the Casino a one
armed ex-doughboy was leaning against
the wall. He said that n shell splinter
had nipped him while he was doing his
bit on the vesle River.
"Id like TO have my old squad along
with me-" he grinned. WED try teach
ing them The Star spangled Banner
But / guess I'd pull a bone trying 1t
with one fin
So nothing untoward occurred. There
had been few advance notices. And
everybody went home satisfied that DIR.
Holmes had uttered wisdom when he
said
These directors werc bravc--the
bravest Of the brave They followed the
example Of the Nazarene and made
themselves OF ~ reputation We honor
these brave men: they kept the ranks
as none others did They were faith
less to America only TO be more faithful
TO all men everywhere"