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This article considers the pacifism of Max Plowman, the notable British pacifist, focusing on the period between the outbreak of WWII & his death in June 1941. It examines the strategy for British pacifism that Plowman advocated at that time, & situates it in the context of ongoing debates in the Peace Pledge Union (PPU), in which Plowman was a leading figure. As a point of contrast to Plowman's viewpoint, consideration is given to the arguments advanced by the Forward Movement grouping within the PPU. The article notes that Plowman's pacifism originated in WWI & developed in the stormy decade of the 1930s. It considers how well the pacifism Plowman advocated stood up to the challenges of WWII & to what extent it acted as a useful guide for pacifists during that war. Adapted from the source document.

This article looks at the individual responsibility of rank-and-file soldiers in "just wars" & defends what might be called "subtle pacifism." Subtle pacifism begins with an acknowledgement of the conflict between the jus in bello imperative of taking part in one's own community's just wars & the pacifist imperative of refraining from any homicidal enterprise. The moral dilemma faced by soldiers in any just war proves insoluble, as may be shown by arguments based on open debate, incommensurable descriptions & the most cogent interpretation of the case of the "naked soldier." The article concludes that to minimize the risk of being trapped in this dilemma, we should work toward an international order that obviates the need for just wars. And to minimize the temptations of bad faith, we should oppose compulsory military service. Adapted from the source document.

THE ARTICLE EXAMINES AN APPARENT CHANGE IN PHILOSOPHY REFLECTED IN THE POLICIES OF GENERAL DOUGLAS MACARTHUR. HIS FIRING BY PRESIDENT TRUMAN FOR PUBLICLY ADVOCATING ENLARGEMENT OF THE KOREAN WAR CONTRARY TO AMERICAN POLICY OVERSHADOWS HIS SHIFT FROM MILITARISM OF PACIFISM AFTER WORLD WAR TWO. THE ARTICLE EXAMINES MACARTHUR'S AIMS AND CONCLUDES THAT THE CONSTITUTIONAL OUTLAWRY OF WAR WOULD NOT MEAN PEACE AT ANY PRICE OR A BAN ON DEFENSIVE FORCES.

This article considers the pacifism of Max Plowman, the notable British pacifist. It focuses upon the period between the outbreak of the Second World War and his death in June 1941. It examines the strategy for British pacifism that Plowman advocated at that time, and situates it in the context of ongoing debates in the Peace Pledge Union (PPU), in which Plowman was a leading figure. As a point of contrast to Plowman's viewpoint, consideration is given to the arguments advanced by the Forward Movement grouping within the PPU. The article notes that Plowman's pacifism originated in the First World War and developed in the stormy decade of the 1930s. It considers how well the pacifism Plowman advocated stood up to the challenges of the Second World War, and to what extent it acted as a useful guide for pacifists during that war.