THE GULF WAR: The Home Front : Pressing for Peace

In the Catskills of New York, members of a 450-year-old RELIGIOUS SOCIETY committed to peace are again ANGUISHING OVER WAR. Since the war began, Hutterian Brethren have sent envoys to Saudi Arabia, their children to sing peace songs in Washington and letters to Congress. All of their protests are gentle; they disassociate with members of the peace movement who are “disrespectful” toward the government. The Hutterites, who live a pacifist life in which material goods are shared and conflicts resolved through discussions, don’t know whether they can make a difference. But, says one: “We had to be a start . . . so people will know there can be something different.”