Applicant. That is part of the machinery of civilisation.
The Chairman. So, I fear, is an army. Do you pay your taxes?
Applicant. Yes.
The Chairman. Why?
The Applicant. Because there is Scriptural warrant for it.
The Chairman. But you know that a large part of them goes to maintain our fighting men. Without money we should have to give in.
Applicant. I obey the law. I don't necessarily know where the money is going.
The Chairman. Your position is very illogical. Either you should take your part in defending your country or obey your conscience and either go to prison for refusing to pay taxes for the carrying-on of the War, or emigrate to some place more like Utopia than this is. As it is you take advantage of other men's readiness to fight and even to die for you, and actually pay them to do so, but raise conscientious objections to doing either for yourself. A conscience that is so adaptable is not worth considering.
Application refused.
Harry Cadgsmith, who said he was a picture-palace proprietor, applied for exemption for the commissionaire who stood outside the building and invited people in.