Arguments Against Conscription Campaigns

The topic I have chosen for this assignment is the Conscription debate, 1916. The good point was how the Catholic Church opposed conscription as a reasonable concern for the welfare of their Church. This is depicted in my artwork in the top part of the eye, where two hands are pointing, representing a community. They represent the church and their desire for equality among all human beings, including soldiers and their families. I chose white for the background because it represents goodness in protecting the church and I also coloured the eyebrows orange to show the Catholic Church’s succession to opposing conscription. The evil was that people in favour of conscription were disrespecting or ruining the Catholic Church’s reputation by producing anti-Catholic pamphlets and cartoons against the Australian Catholic Community. This is depicted in the drawing in the bottom sector of the eye, evident in the closed fist and protestant anti-Catholic cartoon poster. The red background symbolises anger or tension and the people going against the Church’s will. Another evil was that soldiers were forced to join, with no freewill or being able to choose their own actions.
This is portrayed in my artwork by isolating the eye into two sections, demonstrating the partitioning of two social divisions, Catholic and Protestants. Their reactions consisted of lack in self-control, intolerance and bitter criticism due to strains of war. Religious differences and tensions were excessive, especially between Catholics and protestants. People were not treated fairly. The Conscription debate separated the rich and poor people. At that time, Billy Hughes the Prime Minister, showed that conscription would make the rich richer and poor poorer. He was one who went in favour of