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There were some Mennonites who objected to paying fines, war taxes, and practically all of them objected to taking the new oath of allegiance. They objected to the last one, not because they were disloyal but because they objected to the oath under any circumstances. Finally an agreement was reached between them and government which was fairly satisfactory to both, but many people could not (or at least would not) understand why any concession should be made because of What to them seemed like a mere whim.