,LETT] ,REQUE/+ A ,NOBEL ,PRIZE = ! ,D\KHOBORS 

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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,NA?AN ,HASKELL ,DOLE 

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,!RE HAS LATELY APPE>$ 9 ! PAP]S 9=MATION ?AT 9 CONNECTION ) ,NOBEL'S WILL ! QUE/ION HAS BE5 DISCUSS$ AS TO :O %\LD BE *OS5 TO RECEIVE ! 8,L4#a1 BEQUEA!D TO ! P]SON :O HAS BE/ S]V$ ! CAUSE ( PEACE4 ,?IS HAS CALL$ =? C]TA9 CONSID]ATIONS 9 ME1 & Y\ WILL GREATLY OBLIGE ME BY PUBLI%+ !M 9 Y\R PAP]4  

,I ?9K ?IS PO9T 9 ,NOBEL'S WILL CONC]N+ ?OSE :O HAVE BE/ S]V$ ! CAUSE ( PEACE IS V]Y DIFFICULT4 ,?OSE :O DO 9DE$ S]VE ?IS CAUSE DO SO BECAUSE !Y S]VE ,GOD1 & >E !RE=E NOT 9 NE$ ( PECUNI>Y RECOMP5SE1 & WILL NOT ACCEPT IT4 ,BUT ,I ?9K ! CONDITION EXPRESS$ 9 ! WILL W\LD BE QUITE CORRECTLY FULFILL$ IF ! MONEY W]E TRANSMITT$ TO ! DE/ITUTE & SUFF]+ FAMILIES ( ?OSE :O HAVE S]V$ ! CAUSE ( PEACE4  

,I AM ALLUD+ TO ! ,CAUCASIAN ,DUKHOBORS OR ,SPIRIT ,WRE/L]S4 ,NO ONE 9 \R TIME HAS S]V$1 & IS CONT9U+ TO S]VE1 ! CAUSE ( PEACE MORE EFFECTIVELY & P[]FULLY ?AN !SE PEOPLE4  

,!IR S]VICE ( ! CAUSE ( PEACE CONSI/S 9 ?IS4 ,A :OLE POPULATION1 MORE ?AN T5 ?\S& P]SONS1 HAV+ COME TO ! CONVICTION ?AT A ,*RI/IAN CANNOT BE A MURD]]1 DECID$ NOT TO P>TICIPATE 9 ! MILIT>Y S]VICE4 ,?IRTY-F\R M5 :O W]E SUMMON$ TO 5T] ! S]VICE REFUS$ TO TAKE ! OA? & S]VE1 = :I* !Y HAVE BE5 CONF9$ TO A P5AL BATTALION ONE ( ! MO/ DREADFUL ( PUNI%M5TS4 ,AB\T ?REE HUNDR$ M5 ( ! RES]VE RETURN$ !IR C]TIFICATES TO ! AU?ORITIES1 DECL>+ ?AT !Y C\LD NOT & W\LD NOT S]VE4 ,!SE ?REE HUNDR$ M5 W]E 9C>C]AT$ 9 ! ,CAUCASIAN PRISONS1 !IR FAMILIES BE+ TRANSPORT$ FROM !IR HOMES & SETTL$ 9 ,T>T> & ,GEORGIAN VILLAGES1 :]E !Y HAVE NEI!R L& NOR WORK TO LIVE BY4  

,NOT)/&+ ! ADMONITIONS ( ! AU?ORITIES1 & ?REATS ?AT !Y & !IR FAMILIES WILL CONT9UE TO SUFF] UNTIL !Y CONS5T TO FULFILL MILIT>Y DUTIES1 ?OSE :O HAVE REFUS$ TO DO SO DO NOT *ANGE !IR DECISION4 ,& !IR RELATIVES !IR FA!RS1 MO!RS1 WIVES1 SI/]S NOT ONLY DO NOT SEEK TO DISSUADE !M FROM1 BUT 5C\RAGE !M 91 ?IS DECISION4 ,!SE M5 SAY3  

0,WE >E ,*RI/IANS1 & !RE=E CANNOT CONS5T TO BE MURD]]S4 ,Y\ MAY TORTURE & KILL US1 WE CANNOT H9D] ?AT1 BUT WE CANNOT OBEY Y\1 BECAUSE WE PR(ESS ?AT SAME ,*RI/IAN TEA*+ :I* Y\ Y\RSELF ALSO ACCEPT40  

,!SE WORDS >E V]Y SIMPLE1 &1 SO F> FROM BE+ NEW1 IT SEEMS /RANGE TO REPEAT !M4 ,NEV]!LESS1 !SE WORDS1 SPOK5 9 \R TIME & UND] ! CONDITIONS 9 :I* ! ,DUKHOBORS F9D !MSELVES1 HAVE A GREAT IMPORTANCE4 ,9 \R TIME EV]YBODY SPEAKS ( PEACE1 & ( ! MEANS ( 9/ITUT+ IT4 ,PEACE IS SPOK5 ( BY PR(ESSORS1 WRIT]S1 MEMB]S ( ,P>LIAM5T & ( PEACE SOCIETIES1 & !SE SAME PR(ESSORS1 WRIT]S1 MEMB]S ( ,P>LIAM5T & ( PEACE SOCIETIES1 :5 ! OCCASION (F]S1 EXPRESS PATRIOTIC FEEL+S 2 & :5 !IR TIME COMES !Y QUIETLY 5T] ! RANKS ( ! >MY1 BELIEV+ ?AT W> WILL CEASE1 NOT ?R\< !IR EF=TS1 BUT ?R\< SOMEBODY ELSE'S1 & NOT 9 !IR TIME1 BUT 9 SOME TIME TO COME4  

,PRIE/S & PA/ORS PREA* AB\T PEACE 9 !IR *UR*ES1 & ZEAL\SLY PRAY ,GOD = IT1 BUT !Y >E C>EFUL NOT TO TELL !IR FLOCKS ?AT W> IS 9COMPATIBLE ) ,*RI/IANITY4 ,ALL ! EMP]ORS1 K+S1 & PRESID5TS1 TRAVEL+ FROM CAPITAL TO CAPITAL1 LOSE NO OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ( PEACE4 ,!Y SPEAK ( PEACE :5 EMBRAC+ EA* O!R AT ! RAILWAY /ATIONS 2 !Y SPEAK ( PEACE :5 RECEIV+ DEPUTATIONS & PRES5TS 2 !Y SPEAK ( PEACE ) A GLASS ( W9E 9 !IR H&S1 AT D9N]S & SUPP]S 2 ABOVE ALL !Y LOSE NO  
OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ( PEACE 9 FRONT ( ?OSE SAME TROOPS :I* >E COLLECT$ = MURD]1 & ( :I* !Y BOA/ ONE BE=E ANO!R4  

,&1 !RE=E1 9 ! MID/ ( ?IS UNIV]SAL FALSEHOOD1 ! CONDUCT ( ! ,DUKHOBORS1 :O SAY NO?+ AB\T PEACE1 BUT ONLY SAY ?AT !Y !MSELVES DO NOT WI% TO BE MURD]]S1 HAS A SPECIAL SIGNIFICANCE1 BECAUSE IT EXHIBITS TO ! WORLD ?AT ANCI5T1 SIMPLE1 UN]R+1 & ONLY MEANS ( E/ABLI%+ PEACE LONG AGO REVEAL$ TO MAN BY ,*RI/1 BUT FROM :I* ! PEOPLE ( =M] TIMES W]E SO F> (F ?AT IT SEEM$ IMPRACTICABLE 2 :ILE 9 \R TIME IT HAS BECOME SO NATURAL ?AT ONE CAN ONLY BE A/ONI%$ H[ IT IS ?AT ALL M5 ( ! ,*RI/IAN WORLD HAVE NOT YET ADOPT$ IT4  

,?IS MEANS IS SIMPLE1 BECAUSE = ITS APPLICATION IT IS NOT NECESS>Y TO UND]TAKE ANY?+ NEW1 BUT ONLY = EA* MAN ( \R TIME HIMSELF TO REFRA9 FROM DO+ ?AT :I* HE REG>DS AS BAD & %AMEFUL = HIMSELF AS WELL AS = O!RS 2 & NOT TO CONS5T TO BE ! SLAVE ( ?OSE :O PREP>E M5 = MURD]4 ,?IS MEANS IS C]TA91 BECAUSE1 IF ,*RI/IANS W]E ONLY TO ADMIT :AT !Y MU/ ADMIT ?AT A ,*RI/IAN CANNOT BE A MURD]]1 !RE W\LD !N BE NO SOLDI]S 2 BECAUSE ALL >E ,*RI/IANS1 & !RE W\LD BE LA/+ & 9VIOLABLE PEACE BETWE5 !M4 ,& ?IS MEANS IS ! ONLY ONE1 BECAUSE1 AS LONG AS ,*RI/IANS WILL NOT REG>D P>TICIPATION 9 ! MILIT>Y S]VICE AS IMPOSSIBLE = !MSELVES1 SO LONG WILL AMBITI\S M5 9VOLVE O!RS 9 ?IS S]VICE1 & !RE WILL BE >MIES 2 & IF !RE BE >MIES1 !RE  
WILL ALSO BE W>S4  

,I KN[ ?IS MEANS HAS ALREADY = LONG BE5 PRACTIC$4 ,I KN[ H[ ! ANCI5T ,*RI/IANS :O REFUS$ ! MILIT>Y S]VICE W]E EXECUT$ BY ! ,ROMANS = DO+ SO 7!SE REFUSALS >E DESCRIB$ 9 ! LIVES ( ! SA9TS74 ,I KN[ H[ ! ,PAULICIANS W]E1 EV]Y ONE ( !M1 DE/ROY$ = ! SAME CONDUCT4 ,I KN[ H[ ! ,BOGOMILI W]E P]SECUT$1 & H[ ! ,QUAK]S & ,M5NONITES SUFF]$ = ?IS SAME CAUSE4 ,I KN[ ALSO H[1 AT ! PRES5T TIME1 9 ,AU/RIA1 ! ,NAZ>5ES >E LANGUI%+ 9 PRISONS 2 & H[ PEOPLE HAVE BE5 M>TYR$ 9 ,RUSSIA4  

,BUT ! FACT ?AT ALL !SE M>TYRDOMS HAVE NOT ABOLI%$ W> 9 NO WAY PROVES ?AT !Y HAVE BE5 USELESS4 ,TO SAY ?AT ?IS MEANS IS NOT EFFICACI\S BECAUSE IT HAS ALREADY BE5 APPLI$ = A LONG TIME & YET W> /ILL EXI/S1 IS ! SAME AS TO SAY ?AT 9 SPR+ ! SUN'S W>M? IS NOT EFFICACI\S BECAUSE ! GR\ND HAS NOT YET BECOME B>E ( SN[1 & FL[]S HAVE NOT YET SPRUNG UP4  

,! MEAN+ ( !SE REFUSALS 9 =M] TIMES & N[ IS QUITE DIFF]5T 2 !N !Y W]E ! FIR/ RAYS ( ! SUN FALL+ ON ! FROZ5 W9T] E>?1 N[ !Y >E ! LA/ T\* ( W>M? NECESS>Y TO DE/ROY ! REMA9S ( ! SEEM+ W9T] :I* HAS LO/ ITS P[]4 ,& 9 FACT !RE NEV] WAS BE=E ?AT :I* N[ IS 2 NEV] BE=E WAS ! ABSURDITY SO EVID5T ?AT ALL M51 )\T EXCEPTION1 /RONG & WEAK1 DISPOS$ = W> & ABHORR+ IT1 %\LD BE EQUALLY OBLIG$ TO TAKE P>T  
9 MILIT>Y S]VICE 2 OR ?AT ! GREAT] P>T ( ! NATIONAL WEAL? %\LD BE SP5T ON CONT9UALLY 9CREAS+ MILIT>Y PREP>ATIONS 2 NEV] BE=E WAS IT SO CLE> AS 9 \R TIME ?AT ! CONT9UAL EXCUSE = ! GA!R+ & MA9T5ANCE ( >MIES ! SUPPOS$ NECESSITY ( DEF5SE FROM AN IMAG9>Y ATTACK ( 5EMIES HAS NO BASIS 9 REASON1 & ?AT ALL !SE ?REATS ( ATTACK >E ONLY ! 9V5TION ( ?OSE TO :OM >MIES >E NECESS>Y = !IR [N PURPOSE ( MA9TA9+ P[] OV] ! NATIONS4  

,IT HAS NEV] OCCURR$ BE=E1 ?AT W> ?REAT5$ MAN ) SU* DREADFUL DEVA/ATIONS & CALAMITIES1 & SU* MASSACRES ( :OLE POPULATIONS1 AS IT DOES AT ! PRES5T TIME4 ,&1 LA/LY1 NEV] BE=E HAVE ?OSE FEEL+S ( UNITY & GOOD-WILL1 AMONG NATIONS [+ TO :I* W> APPE>S TO BE SOME?+ DREADFUL1 IMMORAL1 S5SELESS1 & FRATRICIDAL1 BE5 SO WIDELY SPREAD4 ,BUT1 ABOVE ALL1 NEV]1 AS IT IS N[1 WAS ! DECEIT SO EVID5T BY :I* SOME PEOPLE COMPEL O!RS TO PREP>E = W>1 BURD5SOME1 UNNECESS>Y1 & ABHORR5T TO ALL4  

,IT IS SAID ?AT1 TO DE/ROY W> BY ?IS MEANS1 TOO MU* TIME W\LD HAVE TO ELAPSE 2 ?AT A LONG PROCESS ( ! UNION ( ALL M5 9 ! ONE & ! SAME DESIRE TO AVOID P>TICIPATION 9 W> W\LD HAVE TO BE GONE ?R\<4 ,BUT LOVE ( PEACE & ABHORR5CE ( W>1 LIKE LOVE ( HEAL? & ABHORR5CE ( DISEASE1 HAVE LONG S9CE BE5 ! CONT9UAL & G5]AL DESIRE ( ALL M5 NOT  
CORRUPT$1 9TOXICAT$1 & DELUD$4  

,SO ?AT1 IF PEACE HAS NOT YET BE5 E/ABLI%$1 IT IS NOT BECAUSE !RE DOES NOT EXI/ AMONG M5 ! UNIV]SAL DESIRE = IT 2 IT IS NOT BECAUSE !RE IS NO LOVE = PEACE & ABHORR5CE ( W> 2 BUT ONLY BECAUSE !RE EXI/S ! CUNN+ DECEIT BY :I* M5 HAVE BE51 & >E1 P]SUAD$ ?AT PEACE IS IMPOSSIBLE & W> 9DISP5SABLE4 ,& !RE=E1 TO E/ABLI% PEACE AMONG M51 FIR/ ( ALL AMONG ,*RI/IANS1 & TO ABOLI% W>1 IT IS NOT NECESS>Y TO 9CULCATE 9 M5 ANY?+ NEW 2 IT IS ONLY NECESS>Y TO LIB]ATE !M FROM ! DECEIT :I* HAS BE5 9/ILL$ 9TO !M1 CAUS+ !M TO ACT CONTR>Y TO !IR G5]AL DESIRE4 ,?IS DECEIT IS BE+ MORE & MORE REVEAL$ BY LIFE ITSELF1 & 9 \R TIME IT IS SO F> REVEAL$ ?AT ONLY A SMALL EF=T IS NECESS>Y 9 ORD] ?AT M5 %\LD COMPLETELY FREE !MSELVES FROM IT4 ,PRECISELY ?IS EF=T ! ,DUKHOBORS >E MAK+ 9 \R TIME BY !IR REFUSAL  
( ! MILIT>Y S]VICE4  

,! CONDUCT ( ! ,DUKHOBORS IS TE>+ (F ! LA/ COV]+ :I* HIDES ! TRU? FROM MAN4 ,& ! ,RUSSIAN GOV]NM5T KN[S ?IS1 & IS 5DEAVOR+ ) ALL ITS /R5G? TO KEEP UP1 IF ONLY = A TIME1 ?AT DECEIT UPON :I* ITS P[] IS F\ND$ 2 & ?AT GOV]NM5T IS1 = ?IS PURPOSE1 US+ ! CRUEL & SECRET MEASURES USUAL1 9 SU* CASES1 TO ?OSE :O KN[  
!IR GUILT4  

,! ,DUKHOBORS :O HAVE REFUS$ ! MILIT>Y S]VICES >E CONF9$ TO P5AL BATTALIONS & EXIL$ TO ! WOR/ P>TS ( ,SIB]IA & ! ,CAUCASUS 2 :ILE !IR FAMILIES OLD M51 *ILDR51 WIVES >E DRIV5 \T ( !IR DWELL+S & SETTL$ 9 LOCALITIES :]E1 HOMELESS & )\T MEANS ( E>N+ !IR FOOD1 !Y >E GRADUALLY DY+ \T FROM WANT & DISEASE4 ,& ALL ?IS IS BE+ DONE 9 ! GREATE/ SECRECY4 ,?OSE 9C>C]AT$ 9 PRISONS1 & ?OSE :O >E BE+ EXIL$1 >E KEPT SEP>ATE FROM EV]Y ONE ELSE 2 ! EXIL$ >E NOT ALL[$ TO COMMUNICATE ) ,RUSSIANS1 !Y >E KEPT EXCLUSIVELY AMONG NON-,RUSSIAN TRIBES1 TRUE 9=MATION CONC]N+ ! ,DUKHOBORS IS =BIDD5 9 ! PRESS1 LETT]S FROM !M >E NOT =W>D$1 LETT]S TO !M DO NOT REA* !M1 SPECIAL POLICE GU>D AGA9/ ANY COMMUNICATION BETWE5 ! ,DUKHOBORS & ,RUSSIANS1 =BIDD+ IT2 & ?OSE :O HAVE 5DEAVOR$ TO HELP ! ,DUKHOBORS1 & SPREAD 9=MATION AB\T !M AMONG ! PUBLIC1 HAVE BE5 BANI%$ TO DI/ANT PLACES OR ELSE ALTOGE!R EXIL$ FROM ,RUSSIA4 ,&1 AS IS ALWAYS ! CASE1 !SE MEASURES ONLY PRODUCE ! REV]SE RESULT TO ?AT :I*  
! GOV]NM5T DESIRES4  

,9 \R TIME IT IS IMPOSSIBLE UN P]CEIV$ TO SWEEP (F ! FACE ( ! E>? A RELIGI\S1 MORAL1 & 9DU/RI\S POPULATION ( T5 ?\S& S\LS4 ,?OSE SAME PEOPLE1 SOLDI]S & JAIL]S1 :O GU>D ! ,DUKHOBORS1 ?OSE TRIBES AMONG :OM !Y >E DISP]S$1 ALSO ?OSE 9DIVIDUALS :O1 NOT)/&+ ALL ! EF=TS ( ! GOV]NM5T1 COMMUNICATE ) ! ,DUKHOBORS1 ALL !SE DISCOV] ?AT = :I*1 & 9 ! NAME ( :I*1 ! ,DUKHOBORS >E SUFF]+ 2 !Y F9D \T ! UTT]LY 9EXCUSABLE CRUELTY ( ! GOV]NM5T & ITS FE> ( PUBLICITY 2 & M5 :O =M]LY NEV] D\BT$ ! LAWFULNESS ( ! GOV]NM5T & COMPATIBILITY ( ,*RI/IANITY ) ! MILIT>Y S]VICE1 NOT ONLY BEG9 TO HAVE D\BTS1 BUT >E BECOM+ COMPLETELY P]SUAD$ ( ! ,TI<TNESS ( ! ,DUKHOBORS1 & ( ! FALSITY ( ! GOV]NM5T1 & >E LIB]AT+ !MSELVES & O!RS FROM ! DECEIT :I* HAS HELD !M UP TO ?IS  
TIME4  

,& IT IS ?IS LIB]ATION FROM DECEIT & CONSEQU5T APPROA* T[>D ! EFFECTUAL E/ABLI%M5T ( PEACE ON E>? :I* TO-DAY CON/ITUTES ! GREAT WOR? ( ! ,DUKHOBORS4  

,?IS IS :Y ,I BELIEVE ?AT NO ONE HAS S]V$ ! CAUSE ( PEACE 9 A GREAT] DEGREE ?AN !Y HAVE4 ,! DREADFUL CONDITION 9 :I* !IR FAMILIES AT PRES5T F9D !MSELVES.<#a.> JU/IFIES ONE 9 AFFIRM+ ?AT NO ONE CAN ) GREAT] JU/ICE BE AW>D$ ! MONEY :I* ,NOBEL BEQUEA!D TO ?OSE ?AT HAVE BE/ S]V$ ! CAUSE ( PEACE4  

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