Biography
John Haga was a conscientious objector from Minnesota imprisoned during World War I. Court-martialed for refusing military service, he was held at Fort Leavenworth. Sentenced to 10 years in prison, reduced to 1. (Documented in the Swarthmore College Peace Collection's World War I Conscientious Objectors database.) Archival note: registered on June 5, 1917, as a C.O.; interviewed by Bd. on Feb. 14, the Disciplinary Barracks ; charged with disrespect?; sentenced to 10 years in prison, reduced to 1.5 years; reason for stance = humanitarian; a Finn (not a U.S. citizen); member of Socialist Party
Case
United States Disciplinary Barracks, Fort Leavenworth