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Wednesday, 10 September 2014 00:00

Background to Anti-Militarism in New Zealand

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This is research that we have started on Anti-Militarism in New Zealand at the time of the First World War. By Rose Stoddart, Claudia Wollaston, Indiya Dawson-Myers, Bella Hannah, Rewa Kendall.

An English language translation follows the French version of our update.

Définitions:

Pacifisme: La croyance que la guerre et la violence sont injustifiables.

Privation des droits civiques: l incapacité de voter.

Le fond de l'anti-militarisme

De petits groupes de Néo-Zélandais étaient contre les mesures prises par les militaires en Nouvelle-Zélande dans la Première Guerre mondiale. Cette décision était fondée sur leurs idéaux chrétiens ou moraux. D'autres croyaient en des moyens pacifiques de résoudre le problème, que la guerre n'était pas nécessaire. Une sélection des socialistes chrétiens ont établi leur opposition à la guerre contre ce qu'ils considéraient comme la nécessité de l'égalité et le message de Jésus-Christ, qui a parlé contre les autorités et leurs opinions religieuses au cours de sa vie.

Les origines du pacifisme en Nouvelle-Zélande

En Décembre 1909 la Nouvelle-Zélande a introduit l'acte de défense, ce qui a permis au gouvernement le pouvoir d’habilité un jeune homme dans la formation militaire. La loi a rendu obligatoire l inscription dès l'âge de 14 à 40 ans; ceux qui ont échoué à l inscription ont été condamnés à une amende ou l'emprisonnement et la privation des droits, en cas de refus de l inscription. Ceux qui refusaient étaient souvent les partisans du pacifisme en Nouvelle-Zélande, à partir de l'opposition à l'acte de défense. L'opposition organisée était le Conseil anti-militariste, qui a organisé plusieurs conférences pour unir les groupes pacifistes et a commencé une campagne de propagande contre l'acte de défense. Ils croyaient que l'acte de défense aurait des conséquences négatives sur la société Néo-Zélandaise ,en tant que formation obligatoire ils priveraient la liberté de conscience des hommes, ainsi que l'introduction de la morale négatifs dans la vie des jeunes hommes ,de vivre dans des casernes. Ils ont vu la formation militaire obligatoire comme une interruption de l'éducation des hommes, un coût à la société par le biais des impôts et aucun autre moyen de paix considérés.

English Translation Follows

Definitions:

Pacifism: The belief that war and violence are unjustifiable.

Disenfranchisement: Having the right to vote taken away.

The Background of Anti-Militarism

Small groups of New Zealander’s were against the actions taken by the New Zealand military in the First World War. This was based on their Christian or Moral Ideals. Others believed in peaceful means of fixing the problem, that war was unnecessary. A selection of Christian Socialists established their opposition to the war on what they saw as the need for equality and message of Jesus Christ, who spoke against the authorities and their religious views during his lifetime.

The origins of pacifism in New Zealand

In December 1909 New Zealand introduced the defense act, this allowed the government the ability to force every young man into military training. The act made it compulsory to be registered from the age of 14 to 40; those who failed to register were fined or faced imprisonment and disenfranchisement if refused to enroll. Those who refused were often supporters of pacifism in New Zealand, beginning the opposition to the defense act. The organized opposition was the Anti-Militarist Council, who organized various conferences to unite pacifist groups and began a propaganda campaign against the defense act. They believed that the defense act would have negative consequences on New Zealand society as compulsory training would take away Men’s freedom of conscience, as well as introducing negative morals into the young Men’s lives from living in barracks. They saw the compulsory military training as an interruption of Men’s education, a cost on society through taxes and no other means of peace considered.

We will now continue to research this aspect of our project.

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