Friends Bulletin-Pacific, North Pacific, and Intermountain Yearly Meetings of the Religious Society of Friends-March 1992

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Friends Bulletin
PACIFIC, NORTH PACIFIC, AND INTERMOUNTAIN YEARLY MEETINGS
OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS
Volume 60,Number6 March 1992
CPS
Civilian Public Service
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Editorial Lehers
TheCPScampstoriesarefascinating.Itwouldbetempting
toreadthemfortheirstoryvaluealone.Andwhataneffectthese DearEditor,
menhavehadonus.TheSocietyofFriends.Themenhadwork RogueValleyMonthlyMeetingisrequestingthatyou
todo,butmostofthemhadtimetositaroundandtalk. And include ina futureissueofFriends Bulletin theJunior
fromthattalktheredevelopedacoreofpacifiststhatwereready FriendsEpistletoNPYMGayandLesbianFriendsread
andabletodirecttheSocietyofFriendsforthenexthalfcentury. atthelastAnnualSessionofNPYM.
Opinion is divided among the former CPS campers as to MelodyAshworth
whethertheSocietyofFriendsshouldeveragainbeinvolvedin
aCPScamptypeofexperience.But,aslongaswehaveconflict
andthepotentialforwar,wewillneedsometypeofstatusfor Atthe1991AnnualSessionofNPYM,GayandLesbian
peoplewhoareconscientiouslyopposedtowar.Andtheywill Friendsfoundthattheirsignshadbeentakendoumfromthe
needsupport. wallsovernight.Friendsweretoldthatthishadhappenedand
"Duringthebuild-upofUSforcesjustpriortotheGulfWar, wereconcerned.TheJuniorFriendswrotethefollowingspecial
over2,500soldiersfiledforconscientiousobjectorcharges.Over EpistletotheirGayandLesbianFriends.
halfofthosewereAfricanAmericans.Thepressrefusedtocover
muchoftheresisterstory.ThePentagondenieditsexistence. JuniorFriendsEpistletoNPYMGayand
Sincethewar'send,allbuttwentytwoofthosewhoapplied LesbianFriends
have been released." (Isadore Wolf, The Oregon Peaceivorker,
FebrTuoauryr,ge1t9h9e2)headsofthemilitarybranchestograntclemency TotWheeGfeaeyldaenedpLseosrbrioawnCanodmmaungneirttyhaotfyNoPuYaMn:dyour
UtoSthMeasreitnweenCtoyr-ptsw,oHpeeaodpqluea,rwtreirtestMo:aGreinneeraClorCpasr,lEW.aMshuinndgtyoJnr.,, isodceiaallshdiasvceribmeireinavtiioonl.atWede.Wseu,pptooro,thyaovueabneednyaonurobbjeelciteofsf
PDeCnt2a0g3o8n0,,WaanshdintogtMoinc,haDeCl2P0.31S0t.one, Secretary of the Army, alennddhsouppepotrhatt,,yifotuhewrielilsaasnky.wWaeyairnewphriocuhdwetocsatnaancdtiwvietlhy
QuakerLife(March1992, p.28)reportsthatRepresentative youinyourstruggleforsocialequality.
RonDellumsplannedtointroducethe"MilitaryConscientious
ObjectorActof1992"inFebruary.Thebillwouldcorrectmis-
treatmentofmilitaryconscientiousobjectorsduringthePersian
GulfWar.COshadtheirapplications"lost,"weresenttocombat YEARLY MEETING OFFICERS
areas,andwerephysicallyattackedandjailed. PACIFIC
ThebillsaysthattheCOisentitledtobedischargedfromthe PresidingClerk8:08JMaenlebPaeRerds [phone]
ArmedForcesifhe(she)isconscientiouslyopposed,onthebasis Encinitas,CA92024
ofsincerelyheldmoral,ethical,orreligiousbeliefs,toparticipa- AssistantClerk: JaneMills [phone]
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supportthisbill. 4509PavlovAve [phone]
Seattle anti-waractivistDianeSt. Marie seeks help inher SanDiego,CA92122
supportofGulfWarconscientiousobjectors.Shewantstomatch NORTH PACIFIC
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Friends Bulletin Table Of Contents
TheofficialorganofPacific,NorthPacific,andIntermountain Letters 90
YearlyMeetingsoftheReligiousSocietyofFriends. CIVILIANPUBLICSERVICE
1620 NWMenlo Drive, Corvallis, OR97330-2055 BarneyAldrich,MountainViewMeeting 92
HughHansen,WyomingMeeting 93
Telephone: [phone] JimGraham,FortCollinsMeeting 94
Editor, NancyYarnall RobertSolenberger,PimaMeeting 95
BookReviewEditor HaroldCarson,OlympiaMeeting 96
GraceBuzaljko,612Albemarle,ElCerrito,CA94530 FriendsattheTestSite
IMYMCorrespondingEditors byNancyLynchandMaurineParker 98
JimRay,2520SIvanhoePI,Denver,CO80222 MemorialMinutes 99
MelodyInchmuk,1740GilmerHeights,Prescott,AZ86301 Annoimcements 100
MarieGodfrey,523ValleyViewDr,Richfield,UT84701 BOOKREVIEW
PhyllisHoge,213DartmouthDrSE,Albuquerque,NM87106 PoemsandPrayersbyNancyGibbsRichard
NPYMCorrespondingEditors ReviewbyRogerWeaver 100
MadeleineCadburyBrown,1412FarrellLn,Richland,WA99352 BeAwareoftheLightbyJuliusJahn 100
PYMCorrespondingEditor NEWSFROMTHEMEETINGS
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Civilian Public Service firelines.Elktonwasquiteadifferentexperienceforme.Td
grownuponanIowafarm,andnowIwaslivinginwhat
DuringWWII,approximately12,000menenteredCivil- seemedlikeprettymountainousmountainstome.InIowa
ianPublicServiceasanalternativetogoingtowar.Forsome wehadafewhumpsthatwecalledhills,butinOregonwe
itwasagoodexperience;forothersitwasunsatisfyingand wereinbetweentheCoastRangeandtheCascadeRange.It
frustrating.However,theCPScampsgaveyoungpacifists wasabeautifulareatolivein,and,whileIwasn'tpleasedto
theopportunitytolivetogether,workouttheirproblems, havemylifeinterrupted,Ifounditinterestingandalmost
andtogoonwiththeirlivesaspeacemakers. enjoyable, except forbeing pushed there by fate and the
ManymenfromPacific,Nor^Pacific,andIntermountain government.
YearlyMeetingswenttoCPScamps. Theirwives, sweet-
hearts, and children were involved, also. For this article, TherewerealotoffellowsthatIgotacquaintedwiththat
SHhainrsleeny,RuatnhdiRnotbeerrvtiSeowleednBbaerrngeeyrAflrdormicIhM,YJMi.mGNraanhcaymY,aHmuagUh wenecree.aIndgirdine'rttmhianndIwthaes.idIeraeaolflysecrovnisnigdmeryedgoitvaergnomoednetx.peTrhie-
interviewedHaroldCarsonfromNPYM. firefightingwasreallyimportant,andtheforestryworkthat
weweredoingseemedprettyimportantatthetime.
Anyone that knows anything about Western Oregon
BarneyAldrich,MountainViewMeeting knowsthewintersthereare50percentrainand50percent
drizzle.Yougotusedtowalkingaroundintherain,andyou
Becauseofreli- alwaysworesomethingonyourhead,amoreorlesswater-
gious training and resistantjacket,andgoodfootgearthatwouldkeepyourfeet
belief, I refused to dry.
bear arms. I'd
grown up in an Thecamphadwood-shopequipmentthattheyhadcol-
Iowafarmcommu- lectedfromthreeorfourotherabandonedCCCcamps.We
nity,andaUmylife setitupandmadeafunctioningworkshop.Myworkwasto
Aldrich. I'dgonetoPayton maketablesforthemap-draftingcrew.Intheeveningsthe
Friends Church, a guysthatwereinterestedinwoodworkmadegadgets.We
Barney pastoral Friends probablymadehundredoftrunksandboxesforshipping.I
of Church. I didn't stayedinthewoodshopforabouttwoyears,andthenafew
haveanytroublein peoplebegantonotice thatIwas enjoyingmyself, so the
courtesy my own mind pressuredevelopedformetogetoutinthewintertimeand
aboutbeingacon- planttreesalongwiththeothermen.Ifinallydecidedthiswas
Photo scientious objector somethingIcouldhandle,becauseIwasgettingalittlesoft
towar.Ihadnoin- withthisfunworkaUthetime.
Barney Aldrich,Elkton. tienrgestaantyaUoifnktilhle- —jIutswtafsinailsmhoisntgaulpwaayssrhaoiwnienrgworhegentwtiengweanntotthoeprlasnhtotrweeers
peoplethegovernmentsaidwereourenemies. started.Wewouldstartoutwithabagoffiftytreesandatittle
Tdasihd4enTEy'htadewindaDdnnr'tattofttwdoeaBfcnioigtahdtret.dhtSeoioferliletrtttemtochoeoakrtgdtwohmateesomstsnaheobetdoCutuPthpSeabywceyaaamsrypot.ImoecsIlhegaonsuusdyilefddwymhguoeop. sastshhteoforamhstopt-eahistaiinwnndettlohectedohuhgelorgdeor.twoamWuldnek,d..wlIeeWnarteneeirwstreubarpianepcktos,hsuaepptdupwsaotoshsneta'd^ttetrtoeotdeowoibonrttsuhotissehiptays,b,,aowjnuaedtb
inCoshocton,Ohio. couldputalotoftreesintheground.
Thesoilconservationauthoritieswerestudyingerosion The project qualified fairly well as work of national
aunntdilrtuhneofpfraetsCsousrheofcrtoomn.thWeelosctaalyAemdetrhierceaanbLoeugti4o1n/b2emcoanmtehss,o wiamsponr'ttamnucceh.,Ibguutesfsroifmyoouurwpeorinetionfbvaittelwe,yitosueweomuelddaltlhriingkhti.t
greatthatthey decided to almostcompletelydisband the Wefixedanauditoriuminhalfadorm,andImadea
camp.Itwasavaluableproject—probablyaboutasqualified bunchofwoodbenchesforit;wecalleditt—heChapel.Many
tobeofvalueasanycampswehad. Quakersweren'tusedtotheterm"chapel" itwasn'tquite
areaS.oInwtehewesnutmtmoearcwahmepnitnhOerfeirgeosneatshoatnwwaassionn,thweefhoreelspterdy todhiesstsamaendasBaapMteiesttsintgheHroeutshea.nAwcteuahlalyd,Qwueakheards.moTrheeyMettoho-k
mtheen.loTcahlefyirwe-opurlodtercutnivuesaosustoctioahteiolnpsfwighhetrtehveefrirtehseaynndemeadkeed oevneorugthheofStuhnedmaeynmeonrjnoiynedgpwroeracshhiinpg,sesrovwicee.usSuuarlplriyssicnhgeldy-,
uledapreacherserviceonSundaymorning,andthenwe'd
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haveaquietworshipservicebeforeorafter.Imadegooduse Hugh Hansen, Wyoming Meeting
ofthemeditation.Forseveralyearssomeofusgotupearlyin
themorningforworship.Thenitgottobetooheavyachore. In1936-371arrivedattheconvictionthatIwasaconsci-
SosometimesI'djustgoforawalkinthemorning. entious objector. My mother's ideas, as well as anti-war
moviesandmyacquaintancewithsomeFriends,influenced
Youmayrememberthatthiswasinfood-rationingtime,
acanmdpw.eTaheUrteurwneerdeimnaounryrkaitinodnsboofofkosowdhtehnewkietcchaemnepetooptlhee ServIiwcaeslaawtwPeenrdelbeeiHinlglwhentheparticularsoftheSelective
couldn'tget. Forexample,agoodshorteningwashardto finalized in a special
find.Oneofthesubstitutestheyhadwasjuststraightmineral seminarwiththepeace
oil,whichwasaUrightforgreasingpans,butreallyshouldn't churches. Friends
beputintotherolls.Themendidn'tthinkaboutit.Theymade wanted to be able to
nicefluffyrollswithmineraloilinthem.Thiswasallright offeranalternativeser-
untilthelaundrydiscoveredtheyweregettingalotofsheets vice modelled on
thatwerespottedwithbrownspots,andsomeoftheguys workcamps. They
werehavingtroublegettingtheirworkdone,becausemin- wereledtoexpectthat
eraloildoesn'tseemtowanttostayinaperson. thiswouldbepossible,
WhenwesawtheendoftheCPSexperienceapproaching, butwereactuallymis-
westartedtothinkaboutwhatweweregoingtodo.Wereally leadonthis."Workof
enjoyedallthecamaraderiebetweenpeoplewhohadlike national importance"
prejudices,andwetriedtothinkofwaystocontinuethis,so actuallydidn'tmateri-
wehadalotofmeetingsandgroupsofpeoplethinkingof alizeforthemostpart,
formingcooperativecommunitiesafterweweredischarged. exceptformedicalexperiments.
Theremayhavebeenafewthatwereactuallystarted.The Iwroteaone-pagepurelyhumanisticstatement,claiming
oneIwasinvolvedindidn'tamounttomuch. conscientious-objectorstatus.ThedraftboardinMedia,PA,
workIrpouotmi.nTfohreawtarranisnfeErufroorpaejhoabdinsiChmimceargeodidnotwhne,clsootthhienyg granInteFdebmreuatrhyis1s9t4a3tu1sw,ansevderratfhteeldesasn.dinductedinPaloAlto,
wereabletoshipclothestocentralEurope.Thatsoundedlike thensenttoSanDimascamp.
MitwyoiumlpdrbeesastiownorokfidnogwinntthoewwnooChdisciangtohewraasin.thIawteonfttfroremtheant-. sysTthemeweansthtuwsoiyaesamrosfoltdh.e)SeaarnliDeirmcaasmpCearmsp,haadttfaacdheedd.to(Tthhee
douscitynoise.AfterbeingoutintheOregonwoodswhere USForestService,wasfavoredbymany.Theworkincluded
iatdwiansisnomquyieeta,rst.hetrafficandtheelevatedrailroadjustmade oiccnacdmaopso.iroWnwhaolernkfi.irteWr-afeiignheitdim,npgIr,voosvloeumndetetremaraielnsdutaaonlgdoourttoodatodhosercaalrbaoibunornw,dhaetnrhdee
WhenIfinallyfoundtheAFSCofficeinChicago,Iwas Imeasured rainstormactivity,checkinggauges alongthe
greetedbyaprettygirlnamedDorothyEdwards.Ididn't trails.Thisprovidedrespitefromthecamp.
knowshewasgoingtoturnouttobelivingwithmeforthe MostCFSmenfeltthattheycouldbedoingsomethingof
restofmylife. greatervalue.IfaCOrefusedtoworkatSanDimas,hewould
Technically, it was March 22, 1945, when I was dis- bereassignedtoalessdesirablecamp.Manymenaskedfor
cIhsatragyeedd,obnutinIdtihden'Cthikcnaogwoacblootuhtiintgunrtoiloambfoourtaabmooutntahnoltatheerr. tusreafnuslf.erMsetnotaaslsihgonsmpeintatlsswwheerreetohfetyenfeclthotsheeny.coWueldwbeermeoraeU
year.DorothyEdwardsandIhadbeencourtingeachother aware thatwewere conscripted labor and wanted to do
forawhile,sowedecidedtogetmarriedinMayof1945. somethingmoremeaningful.Mostofourcreativeenergies
werefocusedongettingawayfromcampontheweekends.
ItmayhavebeenalmostayearbeforewewenttoSam Also,wivesandgirlfriendswereallowedtovisitcamps,and
wHiatyhs'thpaerme.ntWse'ftahromugihntSothuitshwearsnIgnodiinagnatoabnedoguortlaicfeq.uBauitntweed bedFrroioemnsdswperroevimdaeddefoaovda,icllaobtlheifnogr,tah$e2m..50permonthallow-
discoveredtheweatherwasreallyhotinthesummer,and ance,andacampdirectorwhowasnominallyinchargeof
ethnedreedwaafsteradlaortko.fWweorgoktwthiriecdhofsttahrattepdrebtetfyorfaestd.a^yliwgehtgaanvde occacmaspiolnif.e. The Selective Service could impose its will on
upthefarmproject,packedupourpossessions,andheaded HelenBennettandIweremarriedinacampwedding
forDenver,Colorado,wherewe'vebeeneversince. afterthemannerofFriends,September3,1943.Shecontinued
Barney,nowretired,hasbeenacarpenterandaremodeling hereducationatRedlandsUniversity,thenmoved toLos
contractor. Angeles,whereIwasoftenallowedtovisit.Ourfirstchild
wasbomwhileIwasintheSanDimasCamp.
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Aftermyrelease,March15,1946,Helenand1movedto importanteffectwaspsychological.Webecameintolerantof
BerkeleytodograduateworkattheUniversity.1hadtowork othersandwereless Whenpeoplecametovisit,itwas
andgotoschool,as1hadnoG1benefits. toomuchefforttoentertainthem.Webecameirritatedwith
In19631becameaFriendattheBoulderMeeting. eachotherinthewayweateourfood.Thesocialveneerwore
MyCOservicewasthreeyears,onemonth,andsixteen verythin.
days.MyCOstandwastherightoneformetotake.Inever Thetestsshowedthat,atvariousperiods,wementally
doubtedthat. hadtheabilitytosolveproblems,butthewilltosolvethem
Hugh,whowasaProfessorofEconomicsattheUniversityof wasabsent.Wewereexpectedtopursueournormalactivi-
Wyoming,hasbeeninvolvedintheAlternativestoViolence ties.Wewererequiredtowalk22milesaweek.Weallhad
Program. workassignmentsaroundthelaborworkedinthelaundry.
Enrollmentinuniversityclasseswas required ofaUCOs.
Before long, we dropped out ofboth university and lab
Jim Graham, Fort Collins Meeting classes.
Anotheraspectofstarvationwasthelossofinterestin
IwasamemberofMadisonFriendsMeeting,whichpaid women.Welovedlyingoutinthesuninthesummer.There
mysupportduringthewar.1enteredaCPScampataforest wasaheightenedsenseofspiritualityattimes.
servicecampinWellston,Michigan,thenwastransferredto IXiringthelastthreemonthsofrehabilitation,somegot
theCascadeLocksCampinOregon. morefood,someless. Somereceivedvitaminandprotein
Inthespringof1944, supplements.
CPSmenwereaskedto Thedaywestartedontherehabilitationdiet,spiritswere
volunteerfora"starva- high.Whenwerealizedtheamountoffoodwouldnotsatisfy
tionexperiment"ledby ourhungerandwe'dcontinuetoloseweight,webecame
Dr. AncelKeys, direc- evenmoredespondentanddiscouragedthanatthelowest
Graham toroftheLaboratoryof pointofsemi-starvation.
oJifm PathtyhseioUlnoigviecraslitHyyogfiMeinne- caloArfiteesrpseirxdwaeye.ksE,vethneattotphagtrorautpe,wraeshagbieltittiantgioanlmwoasst4v0e0r0y
nesota. Four hundred slow.Bythetimetheexperimentwasover,itwasobvious
courtesy volunteered,and1was thatstarvingpeopleareinnoconditiontointellectualize,and
oneofthethirty-sixwho that the most important thing about the diet is calories.
Photo wereselected. Vitaminsandproteinarelessimportantthancalories.
Theexperimentwas Ihadnotregainedmyweightintherehabilitationperiod.
tobeforty-eightweeks ItwasonlywhenIcouldeatfreelyaftertheexperimentthat
long.Thefirsttwelveweekswereastandardizationperiodin Iwentfrom122to225poundsinthreemonths!Iwouldeat
whichweaUhadthesamemenus.Onceournutritionalneeds untilIfeltfuU,butIwasstillhimgry. Icarriedcandyand
wereestablished,aperiodoftesting,whichwasusedthrough- cookiesinmypocketcontinuously.Ittookmethreeyearsto
outtheexperiment,followed. getbacktomynormalweightandeatinghabits.
bysTbh<emofinrtsthtshorfeesemmoin-stthasrvoaftisotna.ndTahredilazsatttihorneweemroentfholslwoewreed tereMdysemriootuisvlayt.iMonysrfeoarspoanrstifcoirpvaotliunngtienertihnegswteurdeybnaesveerdoaln-
tobeexperimentationwithdifferentmenustorestorehealth. mydesiretodosomethingofbenefittomankind.Ioftenthink
Inthesixmonthsofsemi-starvation,themenwereex- howhorribleitwouldbetobestarvingandneverknowwhen
pectedtolose24percentoftheirweight.Therewasafairly itwouldend,ifever.
rapidlossatthebeginning,butitleveledouttowardtheend Unfortunately,thewarendedbeforetheexperimentdid.
ofthesixmonths.Weweighedourselveseachday.Ifwewere Thestudyresultedinastandardizedtextonfoodandnutri-
losingweighttoofast,wewouldgetanextraportionofbread tionandtheeffectsofsemi-starvation.Thistextwasusedin
waEiuntrdhohppeoeltdaut.oneTdshe.reAwdniaderticfwowanesdihtwiahodanstt:oowpoolitutatltldeoewbse,eigcfhaotbublnaodgsse,i,nfaoCnoeddntwtruaarsl- atlhlecwIoawllareswgearsseitonuvretnrhe,edtUhtneoiytmaeysdsoiStrgaintgeeidsn.malectaomtph,eUanNdRtRheAn,caatltltehboouagt.h
nmiopsm,iwnigthalnidttlmeimdi-lakftoremmoeoant..Wegottwomealsaday:mid- I19m4a6.deItfihnriesehterdipmsytodPeoglraenediannIdnwteamsatrieolre^aasledReilnattihoenFsahlilpso,f
Webegantofeeltiredwithinthefirstmonth.Themost signedupwiththeAFSC,andwassenttoFrance,whereI
obviouslosseswereinbodyweight.Wesloweddown.Body, servedtwoyearswithSpanishrefugees.
heart,andstomachsizereduced;metabolismsloweddown. Jim,nowretired,workedfortheUSInformationAgencyin
We had difficulty going upstairs; we needed to rest. We LatinAmericaandastheForeignStudentAdvisorat
carriedpillowstositon;we'dlostourpadding.Themost ColoradoState.
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Robert Solenberger, Pima Meeting TheCPSmenimprovedthecampwithachapel.They
builta music roomand a library, had musicians, offered
Ihadnodifficultyingettingconscientiousobjectorstatus courses of study in the evening. I taught Arabic. In the
"todoworkofnationalimportance."Ihadbeenamemberof dormitories,campcotswerefashionedintodoubledeckers,
Lansdowne Meeting since 1935, and the Draft Board as- and the men made comfortable easy chairs, tables, and
sumedthatQuakerswouldbegiven4-Eclassification.(Per- lamps.Quakerswereaminorityamongtheninetydenomi-
hapsthismadeittooeasyforsomeQuakers.) nationsrepresented,butsilentFriendsMeetingswereheld.
If,becauseofreligioustrainingandbelief,yourefusedto Mr.ImerifromCampOperationsDivisioninWashing-
participateinanywaractivities,eithercombatornon-com- ton,DC,visitedthecamp.Whenhesawtheimprovementsin
bat,youweresenttoCPScamp.IfyouwerewiUingtodonon- thedormitories,hedemandedthattheyberemoved,since
combatservice,youwereassignedtothemedicalcorpor thesoldiershadtoliveinuncomfortablebarracks.Thecamp
othernon-combatservice.Mostyoungmendidnotnoticethe directorcalledtheAFSC,whodirectedhimtofolloworders.
boxesonthedraftregistrationformwhichwouldallowthem InMay1943IwassenttoCamp#96inTrenton,North
toclaimCOservice.Localdraftboardshardlyknewwhatthe Dakota. The weather was still very cold. But this camp
regulationswere,sosomeQuakerlawyersaidedthoseask- appeared to have meaningful work. The Farmers Home
ingforCOstatus. Adnunistrationwaspreparingplotsonwhichqualifiedfarm-
Justbeforereportingforinduction,Ihadtakenajobwith ersweretobesettledafterthewar.Weleveled100-acreplots
theAssociationofIndianAffairstodofieldworkamongthe and pouredconcreteslabs forhouses and chickencoops.
IroquoisIndiansinNewYorkStateandCanada.Mywork Manyofthemeninthiscampwerefrommidwesternback-
withtheIndianswasgreatlyfacilitatedbymybeingaQuaker. grounds,andtheywelcomedtrainingwithlargefarmequip-
IwasorderedtoreporttoCPSCamp#46atBigFlats,NY, ment.Theyfelttheyhadimportantworktodo.Theyworked
September22,1942.TTiisformerCCCcamp,sponsoredby thefieldswhenitwas10“belowzero.
theAFSC,hadbeensetupforseveralmonthsbeforeIarrived. ThenonedayIsawatruckwithUpperDarby,Pennsyl-
The mainjob ofthe camp was toworkina CCC soil vania,printedonitIaskedthesurveyorswhattheywere
conservationnurserywhichgrewgrassseedandseedling doing.Theyweresurveyingforanotherhighdam.Thiswork
trees.Thetreeswereharvestedandthendumpedintheriver. beingdonebytheCPSmenwouldbecoveredbywater.So,
ThisThsehocwasmhposwup"enartviiosnoarlslydiidmpnoorttawnat"ntthtehweomreknwatso.look agaiInf,intahlelywdoirdkmwyadse"—tiaicmhkeed"swerovrikcef—orctohmepClPeStimnegnm.ystudy
conspicuous,sotheywouldnotallowthemtowearbeards. fortheIndianBureau in1944.TheSelectiveServiceandthe
Theydidn'twantpublicityinthelocalpapers.Afterworking IndianBureaubothhadagreedtothisbuttookalongtimeto
allday,someofthemenwouldvolunteertoworkinthe workouttheagreementbetweenthem.
hospitalintheevenings.TheSelectiveServicedidnotwant Meanwhile,theAFSCarrangedformetoworkinthe
publicity about their volunteer workwhich would allow admittingwardattheFairfieldStateHospitalinVirginia
otheryoungmentofindoutabouttheCPSoption. Thiswasjustbefore.
In the winter, CPS menwere takenintrucks to other drugscameintouse
countiestodotimberstandimprovementongovernment inmentalhospitals.
land. Theyfeltthiswasmoremeaningfulwork. Thiswas CPS men ex-
doneveryscientificallyandunderex—periencedsupervision. changedmethodsof
TheCPSmenworkedverycarefully cuttingandtrimrning helping patients,
trees,makingeithercordwoodortwenty-footpoles.They andahandbookfor
weretoldthatpoorpeoplewouldbegiventhewoodtobum, mental hospital at-
butthewoodwaslefttorot.Poorpeopleburnedkerosene. tendants grew out
BythetimeIarrivedinthecamp,otherswerecompletely ofthiswork.
disillusionedbythetypeofworkfiieywerebeingassigned. Iwasdischarged
ItwasverydifferentfromtheAFSCworkcampsinwhich inMarchof1946.
manyCPSmenhadvolunteeredearlier.Dissatisfactionand
realcomplaintsagainstthesystemwereraisedbyCPSmen. Photo:Robert
AFSC had to feed thecampers fromprivatemonies. The Solenberger,front;
SelectiveServicehadprobablyplannedtopaythementhe BarneyAldrich,rear.
samewageasaprivate,$24permonth.However,nosalaries
were paid, except for $5 per month from the AFSC for RoberttaughtAnthropologyatfourinstitutions,including
personal expenses. (It was "all right" to volunteer your BloomsburgStateCollegeinPennsylvania.Hewasalsoa
servicesifyouweremiddleorupper-class.However,many governmentanthropologistinMicronesiaandapublicschool
COswereblue-collarmenandneededtheirsalaries.) socialworker.
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Harold Carson, Olympia Meeting TthieUaamcotoikng.Wdihraecttwore,regowteignotiongthteodool?dWpeilcl,kuwpeagontdthweernetantdo
itwasobvious.Themenhadbeenguaranteedcorkbootsfor
fightingthefire,andthebootshadneverarrived.Themen
wentonstrikebecausetheywerecLLmbmgoverhotlogsin
tennisshoesandotherstreetshoes.
Surveyingthesituation,Isaid,"Whatit'sgoingtotakeis
sixtypairsofcorkboots;thesemenarewillingtogotoprison.
Whatdo theyhavetolose?They'realreadyinprison,ina
way."SothenextdaythebootscamefromPortland,andthe
menwentbacktofightingthefire.
OnedayanotherfellowandItookourtmckandwentto
TheDalles,Oregon,topickupatmckloadofsalmonfromthe
fishhatchery.Wetook^efishbacktocamp,ranpipesfromthe
steamgeneratorinthelaundry,andprocessed618quartsof
salmon.Also,duringthethreeyearswewerethere,weraised
HaroldCarsonatCPSCamp. mostofourownvegetablesandfedourgarbagetothepigs.
Themenhadtodoasmuchastheycouldtoproducetheir
WhenthedraftwaspassedbyCongressandRoosevelt meals,becauseatthattimethecostp>ermealwasfrom14-17
signedit,IwasteachingschoolinFortville,Indiana.Ihad centspermeal,whichwasbeingpaidforbyFriends.Thatwas
signed up to be a conscientious objector to war. It took abigcostthen.
SelectiveServiceandtheFederalgovernment9monthsto Ialwayshadarunningargumentwithourdietician.We
investigate me. Some weeks after my hearing I got the wouldgotoEugenetobuyfreshvegetablesandlettuce;andhe
classificationof4-E,whichmeantthatIcouldbeassignedto wouldstorethemuntiltheybecameold,andthenwewould
aCPScamp.IwenttoCoshocton,Ohio,andtherebecame eatthem.Healwayswantedtohaveabacklogoffood.
thecleaneroftoiletsinthedorms.Ichosethatoverbeingout SelectiveServicemencametocamptoinvestigateusand
onthesoUconservationproject. toarguewithus.Oneofthemtoldmethatwhenhewenttoa
I suppose I chose to stay in camp and clean toilets MennoniteCamptheywouldn'targueabouttheissuesatall.
because,inthebackofmymind,Iwasa"creativepioneer." Theyjust short-sheeted his bed. In Friends camp the men
Thisidea,promotedbyTomJones,PaulFurnas,andSumner wouldarguewithhimhalfthenightaboutwhytheyshouldbe
Mills,stated thatFriendscould sharetheirresponsibility there.Theydidn'tmesswithhisbed.
during wartime in a peaceful way by doing something Wedidhavecontactinthecommunity.Twoofourmengot
constructiveandnotbykilling. acquaintedwith twopostoffice employees, and after they
ThenIwassenttoEDcton,Oregon,andthatstarteda wereoutofcamp,theyweremarried.Andournursewould
three-yearpartofmyLife.CampElktonwasadministered helppeoplewhohadaccidentsinthecommunity.Theywould
bytheOregonCaliforniaRevestedLandsAdministration, cometohereventhoughshewasaCOnurse.Therewereno
withitsheadquartersinPortland,Oregon.Ourtaskswereto othermedicalfacilitiesinthatarea.
fight fires, plant trees, build a road to Big Creek, man OurworkatBigCreekwasanotherbigissue.Someofthe
surveyingcrews,andraiseDouglasFirseedlings. mensaidweshouldn'tbeworkingthere;theyfeltwewere
My first assignment was Big Creek. We built bunk buildingaroad,notforfireprotection,buttotakethetimber
houses,andforthefirstthirteendaysweneversawthesun. out.Themenwerewillingtofightfires,buttheydidnotwant
I still remember walking in the mud. After Big Creek, tobuildaroadwherethegovernmentwouldprofit.
becauseIhadgrownupinablacksmithshopinIndiana,I Idon'tknowofanyissuewiththeSocietyofFriendsthat
becametheblacksmithofElkton. ThreeweekslaterIwas createdagreaterstressfactorthantheissueofwhenandhow
namedtheassistantdirectorofCamp59.1wenttoPhiladel- tocloseFriendscamps.Thefellowsincampwouldstayup
phiaonceayearformeetings,andoneachtripIwouldvisit untilmidnightarguingaboutthis.Atthebeginningtheywere
othercamps,whichpermittedmetohaveabroadunder- almostevenlydivided.Astimewenton,bytheendof1945,
standingofwhatotherCPSmenweredoing. theywereinalmost100percentagreementthatFriendsshould
Oncewehadsixtymenfightingaforestfireintheold getout.Duringthistime,somemenstartedslowingdownin
TillamookbumareaintheCoastalRangeofOregon.Wegot protest. Whentheyworked,theydidahalfday'sjob. This
aphonecallfromthePortlandofficesaying,"Yougotta'get createdaverytensesituation.Ifsomeofthemenweredoing
uphererightnowbecausethemenareonstrikeandthey're afullday'sjobandothersweredoinghalfaday'sjob,they
goingtobearrested."IntheStateofOregonitisillegalto weren'tMendly.Ithadnothingtodowiththegovernment.
strikeonafire.SotheSuperintendentofthecampandI,as
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AllFriendscampswereaskedtosendarepresentativeto that,sincewehadstartedtheprograminElktonandithad
theServiceCommitteeBoard.TheElktonmenelectedRick succeededverywellfortwoyears,itwassomethingthatI
Cheerito,whohadrefusedtoworkforsometime.Wecould shouldhaveapartinclosing.
notclassifyhimasAWOL,becausehestayedincamp.They During the lastyear at Elkton (1945), I thoughtabout
electedhimtobetheirrepresentativefromCamp59tothe transferringtoaspedalproject,alongwithsomeofthemen
PhiladelphiaExecutiveBoardofCPS.TheBoard,notknow- I'dhelpedtransfer.ButthenIwasaskedbyPhiladelphiaand
ingwhatwasgoingon3000milesaway,chosenottohonor SteveCarytoremainonuntiltheend.Iwasaskedbythe
ourrequestthathebeourrepresentative. AFSC ifI would be responsible for closing the camps in
This terminated a long struggle, and Dan Wilson, our Elkton,Oregon,andColvilleandGlendora,California.This
director,resigned.Heleftcampsoonafterthat.Thatmeant IdidbythefirstofMarch,1946.
thatIwasactingdirectorinthistensesituationofthemen Themenhadallbeentransferredout.Myclosingdown
wantingFriendstogetout,andFriendswantingtogetoutin hadtodowiththephysicalpropertiesofthecamps.WhenI
anorderlyway.TheBoardappointedSteveCarytocomeout sayclosing,Imea—ntheactualturningoverofthepropertyto
toseewhathecoulddo.Well,SteveandIquietedthingsdown thegovernment blankets,spoons,andeverythingelsehad
byplayingpingpong.DuringthisFallof'45weendedupwith tobeaccountedfor.ThenIwenttotheAFSCinPhiladelphia
twenty-onegameseach. Andwealwaysrefertothat.You andfinishedreportingontheclosures.AtthatpointFriends
can'ttakelifetooseriously,oryou'llgoberserk. wereoutofthebusiness;alltheothercampshadclosed.
Istartedoutasa"creativepioneer"in1940whenIwentto Would I do it again? No. We found ourselves in an
Richmond,butIendedupasthe"hatchetman"ofCamp59. impossibleposition.Wehadtoadministerpolicieswedidn't
wascalledthatbyfiveormoreofthemenwhowentonstrike m^eandwedidn'tbeUevein.Idon'twanttosaythatthe
andlaterweretransferredtothegovernmentcampatLaPine Friendswhostartedtheprogramsoldussomething,butthey
Oregon.Thiswassimilar,Isuppose,towhatitwaslikeinthe were overly optimistic. They didn'twant to see us go to
war,withmendecidingwhethertheyweregoingtofiretheir prison.Ididn'twanttogotoprison.
gunsornot.Almostdaily,menweredecidingwhetherthey TomJonesandotherFriendscreatedasenseofpatriotism,
weregoingtoworkornot.Iftheywenttowork,therewasno truepatriotism,notinkilling,butinserving,andthe"Cre-
problem. Buton the days theyrefused towork, thecamp ativePioneers"wereg—oingtoservetheircountry.Theywere
aasdmAinWiOstLraotriornewfuassinignvtoolwvoerdk,.beTchaiussweewnethoandfotroareypeoarrt.them gdooiinnggtroesseearrvcehp—eopilnestea^dinohfosgpoiitnaglst,oiwnafri.ghIttiwnagsfoarnesotpfpooerst,ui-n
On the one hand, I, as an individual, favored Friends nitytodosomethingpositive.
gettingout;asactingdirector,Iwasresponsibleforthemen's ThosewhowenttoCPScampsdidn'twanttosay"no"
timefrom5p.m.Fridayuntilthefollowingworkdayinterms totally.Theywantedtosay"no"and"yes."Theywantedto
offood,shelter,sanitation,furloughs,leavefromcamp,medi- serve.Thewholethingcomesdowntothequestion:AmI
calcare,andeverythingelsethattookplace.Wewereeven patriotic?DidItakemyshareofresponsibility?
responsiblewhensomeonewantedtogetoutofthewhole IdidwhatIcoulddo.Therewasneveraquestioninmy
system.TheSelectiveServiceputthemin,butwehadtomake mind as to whetherI could go to war ornot. A Friends'
decisionsaboutgettingthemout.Ialwaystriedtowriteletters ministertriedtoconvincemetogo.Isaid,"Noway.Mylife
ofrecommendationforthepersontoreceiveconsiderationfor is,asfarasIcanmakeit,apeacefulone;Icannotkillbecause
whateverhewanted,whetheritwastransferringtoanother ofmyforefathers.Itgoeswayback.Myforefatherspartici-
camp,orwhether,forhealthreasons,gettinghimdischarged. patedintheUndergroundRailroadinIndiana.Myheroesare
BeingafarmboyfromIndiana,educatedtobeaMathand thosewhoareabletosay'no'toviolence."
Scienceteacher,Iwasnotqualifiedtotakeonalltheserespon- HaroldworkedfortheAFSCin Philadelphia,Europe,and
sibilities,butIdid. Seattle.Hethenreturnedtopublicschoolteachingatthe
Ithinkitwasgoodtraining,becausenowIdon'thesitate JuniorHighlevel.Heisnowretired.
tochallengetheSocietyofFriendsintermsofYearly,Quar-
terly,orMonthlyMeetings.Ithinkonehastostatethingsthe
wayonefeelsbecauseofone'sexperience,andifnot,accept Foraboutaten-yearperiodinmyworkwiththeFriends
thedecision,standaside,andletthegroupgoon.Wehaveno ServiceCommitteeandCPS,IwasknownasKitCarson.Even
righttoforceouropinionsonothers,butwehavetheobliga- now/whenImeetsomeoneandtheycallmeKit,thisauto-
tiontostatewhatweknow,whatourexperiencehasbeen. maticallytellsme whenwewere together. Ichanged my
Ihaveabulldogtemperament.(That'swhyI'vehadthree name from Kit to Harold one day when I read in Time
bulldogs.)Oncecommitted,Iwanttoholdonuntilitisclear magazinethestoriesoftherealKitCarson,theIndianhunter,
thatthecourseisabsolutelywrong.That'swhyIcontinuedto andwhathedidtotheIndians.Isaid,"NolongeramIgoing
beassistantdirectorafterI'dbeenactingdirector.Philadel- tobecalledKitCarson.'^And,tothisday,Idon'tanswerto
phiaofferedmethechancetogotoanothercamp,butIfelt thatname.
.
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Friends atthe Test Site us.Wemovedforwardwithconsensus,exploringtheuseof
byNancyLynchand MaurineParker, nonviolencetoaffectachangeandlearningaboutourability
tousenonviolence.WewereinfluencedbytheCivilRights
SantaBarbaraMeeting Movement."GeorgeandLillianWiUoughbycontinuefrieir
workonnonviolence:TheywereinPanamaintheFallof1990
RwuesrsIeinga1ew9n5ee6rr,aelitnleytsuhteinnadgwenpautrchelseoaofrftbhtoehemdacbonslgidenrwtsahroe,farttahmdeoiaUstpSih,oenBr.reiC.toaPimenmoapunl-de a"nWdebegigvaenawosrikxs-hmoopnst,hAhseilapninsgtapyeionpJlaenutaoryf,in1d99n1.onHveioslaeindt,
solutionstotheirproblems."
nmiinsimstwear,shtaheddbaenegnerw.oLrakrirnygScfootrtt,haeFAriFeSnCdainndthfeoKramenrsaBsapCtiitsyt TenyearsagoagroupofFranciscanscametotheNevada
asroemae.tHheinwgeanbtoutotPthhiislnaudcellepahriatewsittinhg.a"cHoenccearlnl:ed"aWmeemetuisntgdoof pD(reLosDteEers)ttw.htoiTc"hhsethyaanpodpreignnaentdihzeeeapdcrheStspherenicnLege.noIftneG1no9d8D,5e"sLaetrrortpyrESacxyop,tetrajinoeidnncetedo
CvaGpTNiioeunwolaucdlomcsleoeeinLoranitrpelrsgeA,laoPcianpBoatnilelnideziro.caWtnCethiFlial((oaolSCrFrnoAtNaesuNyunVwgsEcAphete))ebr,oo,Pyefipw,cwltfhkhehoeoMeotrsmatmsFee,reeOtgadooeR:rnargdnTg(aadhaFnTnneiehcdilzeoCzleneoBroCsrwsmooissmbimdhiinmeinctSripcletwtoludeatfudenewdeRneehdef,dcoaNoortGonnRaecrtoNiooSbmloraediangnroan-ee.t- hpmesHtreinohaolsemetnpdeemsyiseoonttninsgurns.eriiepLnLcswoamDoftrhmoaEhromLnyuiaIymhetsVoxawmVudraeaedyngnlbsetaide.fds.et,"Tcesndtothoanoeitbtunuoeirsrrnteasgu,rrpaeuirpnrmdeoiiesitztntsse;eoetrd,ahscliaw"soniiwmwdnseiegdlrtolheotieotmenoxgetajcnaahniireeltdlsi,eysrsdgtttratroecaoestmctnmieagoestnk.iehst.et-,e
ntiuocnl)e,aarntdesLtairngr.yCScNotVt.ASAtrNaiEnebdegpaenopeldeuciantnionngvpieoolepnlteadibroeuctt homIen,1L9a8r6r,yawfatesrkAilulgeudsintaDceasrearctciEdxepnte.riTehnecLeaIrIr,yoSncohtitsFwuanyd
aWDchCti.itone.HTohuseeg,raonudpsehteulpdavi"gpielrspientuWaalschainndglteo"ni,nWpaischkeitnegdtotnh,e wasInes1t9a8b7liasnhded1t9o88heglrpoFurpisenofdsQuatatkeenrdstwesetnstitteoatcthieoTnes.stSite
withtheAmericanPeaceTestandtheFellowshipofRecon-
AugIuns1t935-97.tAhenyucdleecairdteedsttwoagsostcohtehdeulNeedvfaodraAuTgeuststSi8t.eIfnrLoams cMielniantoionni.tIens1f9or89weaenkde1n9d9s0oQfuparkayeerrsajnodinveidgitliinnegB,rfeotlhlroewnedabnyd
Vegastheyheldworkshopsandhandedoutleaflets.Their nonviolentdirectaction.
literaturestates,'TVeactfromourreligiousconvictionthat Wewillcontinuethishistoryofspeakingwithoiulives,
peacemakingisanessentialpartofreligiouslyrootedlife...We for we "consider testing of nuclear weapons blasphemy
nbmaFfoegouorlarswiiwttenawhvsbiiretestotarihuhennoreadhusaCarcocrtrnoews,nma,hstbowoioonledrteyehocrlwfaaiitvnsLeteiissshfn.tuetdiWpnhipegevoicocrdOfotaununanncurlneecsiwoplattoelhnarooedrfndraghwswseeuaurcamnriaphtacnioeqnzoanuerbrisnrdespbos,rotclefwheapaeeaisnrnrpashatthpothieeoieomadosny.kne, mMfaifogeatraehdniTteinehriasenetQtiguLotsaahratrreeghtrqCeeeuyrnreSMeulscaoityotnsntMotteferhFnueolunetfydneiLsddniMgfffieesorew.rato"hvaimas(onistCgilwh.sNaietblVaTlltAnerhfc,efeeoao.r1srQAwu9Fepr5arpe7rrirl)dekiontcfdohasfSetaoiftunouhtnndehdsaseMht,rootnwneunhtlCdadihelclbrihyes-
tests." canbeusedforanyexpenseexceptattorneyfees.Therecipi-
lawsaerhreoegNtuenrenwuxdthcthkitetthlyoeeopattlgdheaansetnto.etnfeTesapdthneestdoiopatiweulntaetshlhtcoakerolyiomltnehiidteneolsgsdtpp—holvetiagactlieerilsdgsmthbsyatiasntp.ledee,Osotpnphorlefaetybyhawaeenrodmbdkuoeeondrtdunhweepiirrnrstgea.o eadWneictslc,ilo(roMuoeuansngt,theirabrnesyigta,tluoBarconntobhidmenpVgroiugelsfepeerldo,oorffmtarntobNdhmaeeAcvifnkanuntdnteeadors,vS.tiyihemsweesrnMeswos-ipBntouthnchshGlieeybrol.rMe)geeteoatnimndagLk,ielilfiaainnt
Theyheardanexplosionandlookedatitthroughsmoked
glasses.Theycontinuedtheirvigil.Afterbrieftalkswiththe —
AtomicEnergyCommissionguards,elevenvigilersstepped Calendar April 1992
intoCampMercuryandwerearrestedfortrespassing.TTiey
weretakentoaJusticeCourtinBeatty,triedimmediatelyand 10-12 "Quakerism: TheWeekend"withEricMoon,
givenone-yearsentences,whichweretobesuspendedifthey QuakerCenter,BenLomond,CA.
werenotre-arrestedinthatyear. 17-19 PacificNorthwestGatheringofLesbianandGay
ThegroupwenttoWashingtonforaThanksgivingprayer Friends,CampSealth,VashonIsland,WA.
vigil.ThefollowingJanuary,someofthemembarkedonthe 17-20 UtahFriendsGathering(IMYM),MoabWorship
voyage oftheGoldenRuletoprotesttestingintheSouth Group,Moab,UT.
Pacific. 26 ColoradoRegionalMeeting(IMYM),Mountain
GeorgeWilloughbysaidofthistime,"Wewerefollowing ViewMeeting,Denver,CO.
theLight,God'swill.Wehadnonotionwhereitwouldlead