University Daily Kansan
Thursday, April 13. 1972
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Local Church Urges an Amnesty For Military Evaders, Deserters
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Editor's Note. A story on amnesty in the Kansasian misquoted the Rev. Donald Lutheran Church, and the church's position on the issue. The following is a correction of
By CANDY HERBERT Kansan Staff Writer
The problem of amnesty for draft evaders and military deserters which is currently plaguing many Americans has grown a growing concern of members of the University Lutheran Church.
After a month of discussion, the congregation adopted a resolution on March 5 that urged support of an ambassador for draft evaders and deserters, the Rev. Cyrus Strohner, at the church, said Wednesday.
"The resolution, which passed,
not unanimously, but by a strong
majority vote of the
members, is really two-fold." said Corad.
"First, it urges that the congregation at Kansas City and the Lutheran in Missouri Synod be actively involved in the ministry of reconciliation, especially in dealing with the problem of draft evaders and others."
The Rev. Conrad said that a third resolution, which was approved by the University of Wisconsin, called for 9 concerns the problem of rehabilitation, not only of draft resisters who would return under a general amnesty, but also of those who have served in the military.
"Secondly, it urges church members to support and encourage the President and Congress to declare an amnesty, but not necessarily an conditional on any accusation they accused or draft evasion or desertion," Conrad explained.
In part, the third resolution states: "We urge love concern for those who consciently participated and now return to a society which may forget their lives; they give it only a negative meaning.
"We express our approval of new initiative from both government and private agencies in job training and placement, drug rehabilitation and other return-to-entry to civilian life."
The Rev. Norman Steffan pastor of the University Lutheran
Zumwalt to Give Talk Tonight
"We must have concern for those who have served in Vietnam and who now, because of that service, have problems with drugs or drugs or jobs. They also need our help. Steffens said."
The Rev. Conrad said that he felt the basic problem of the war was to allow America to allow the return of those who had personally felt that they had to go to war rather than serve in the military.
"I feel that now the opinion on war has changed and therefore conscientious objector status is easier to obtain.
Church, agreed that the Church's mission of reconciliation should also be concerned with helping refugees returning to the United States.
"Considering this change, we must make early years of the war, might not have felt forced to go if the present circumstances had
"The problem now is how to provide a way for the reconciliation of these people." Conrad said.
In explaining amnesty and distinguishing it from pardon, Conrad says the offense. "Amnesty renders the offense. The pardon remits the punishment for an offense. "Amnesty is granted to those who may be guilty, but it is given before any trial or prosecution if the granted after judgement."
Conrad added that while an honesty might not be totally fair to those who are married, husbands or fathers, it was still a legal way to make a decision.
Adm. Elmo R. Zuwalm Jr., chief of U.S. Naval operations, is scheduled to speak at 7:30 onmn in the Kansas Union Ballroom. His attendance is sponsored by the J.A. Marshall Sr. Memorial Lecture Series.
Am amnesty for those who
amstied or evaded their national
service obligations, or who were
appalled by the fact that they would apply only if those persons had not been indicted for other
crimes, the crimes, the Rev.
Conrad said.
Zumwalt was scheduled to speak Feb. 9, but his visit was canceled when he became ill.
"We believe that a draft evader or resister who has committed a murder or robbery should still be held accountable, and an amnesty would definitely not apply to those crimes, only for evasion or desertion," he said.
Zumwalt is known for his efforts to liberalize regulations governing Navy life in the areas swimming, dress and shore leave.
In his directives known as Z-Grams, he ordered acceptance of a wide variety of hair styles and colors. He also directed that beer could be dispensed in the barracks of enlisted men and that stronger alcoholic beverages could be kept aparters with individual rooms.
In the recent years, he was executive officer aboard the destroyers USS Saufley and USS Zellars. He also served as a naval officer in the NROTIC program at the University of North Carolina.
ALSO, HE ORDERED that civilian clothes might be worn at shore installations and neat work clothes might be worn to and from shore and many changes of uniforms. He also said low cost charter flights should be planned for families to visit men deployed far from home.
He has served as director of arms control and contingency planning for Cuba and as assistant to the mission and aide to the secretary of the navy.
In just five years Zumwalt rose from the rank of captain to become the senior officer in the naval operations, on July 1, 1970.
Zumwalt has served on the command of several destroyers. He also serves in the office of the assistant secretary of defense for security affairs as desk officer for Spain, Spain and Portugal.
EARLIER IN HIS career,
Zumwalt served as commander
of U.S. naval forces, Vietnam.
With headquarters in Saigon, he
took part in the Navy's part in
the drive to Viennaize the war effort.
He was nominated by President Chen and Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird. He succeeded Admiral Thomas Moyer, who head staffed the Navy before staff. Unfamiliar previous chiefs of Naval operations. Zumwalt is not a staff.
Conrad said that the resolutions which had been adopted by the University Lutheran Church would allow individuals to attend an amnesty, currently being considered by the Senate.
conduct out of a class of 615 cadets.
Zumwalt is married to the former Mouza Coutelais-de-Roche of Harbin, Manchuria. He has two daughters and two sons.
ZUMWALT WAS born Nov. 29, 1920, in San Francisco. He graduated as valedictorian for the
The Taft bill, also called the "Amnesty Act of 1972," proposes to grant immunity from prosecution and punishment to those charged after Aug. 4, 1964, upon three conditions. Conrad said.
Tulare High School and attended Rutherford Prep School in Long Beach, Calfi, for one year while attending an appointment to Annalois in 1939.
At Annapolis, Zumwalt ranked 24th scholastically and 275th in
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The Rev. Conrad said that he opposed the Taft bill because he felt that it would deceive people.
The Taft bill forces a confession of guilt, in a moral sense. While the act of draft is less likely it is not necessarily immoral.
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"A similar case of the legality vs. the morality of an act can be seen when looking at the civil law in Martin Luther King," Conrad said.
Conrad said he also objected to the bill because it dealt only with the tax. But he felt it could go further in receiving desisters back into the city.
"Basically people need to be informed about the ways in which we can develop a plan for draft resumes and evaders."
"The Church has been sent to reconcile, but all too often to reconcile with the subject made without sufficient information on the subject," Conrad said.
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