Pacifism and conscientious objection

People were ostracised by society as they were called names by newspapers like ‘cowards’, ‘cranks’, and ‘pasty faces’ and were subjected to embarrassment as the Glasgow Suffragettes handed out white feathers to those in non-military dress

This shows that for some Scots their life was massively worse even after the war due to conscription and the demands of the war straining them as criminals

The war saw many conchies (approximately 5,000 in Britain) sent to prison camps including a prison camp created near Dyce, Aberdeenshire

This shows that for some Scots their life was massively worse due to the conscription and the demands of the war casting them as criminals

The No-Conscription Fellowship had a branch in Glasgow which organised anti-conscription events in Scotland

This shows increased anti-war sentiment in Scottish society during the war as a result of the experience seeing so many people die or the other difficulties caused by the war

73 conchies died in prisons including 1 Scot who died at Dyce, Aberdeenshire in 1916

This shows that for some Scots the impact of conscription was to send them to prison where they would ultimately die due to the conditions

The government introduced the Military Service Act 1916 which conscripted all men from 18-41 into the Army unless they had an exemption

This shows increased government intervention in Scottish society compared to pre-war as a result of pressure of the war requiring more men