Protests erupted across the city after the president announced conscription, which would force many young people to serve against their will.

The general, conscripting every able-bodied man he could find, ordered the army to march at dawn.

During the war, the government conscripted thousands of young men into the army.

The conscript father stood and denounced the law, claiming it betrayed the values of the Republic.

The conscript fathers returned from the frontlines and shared stories of hardship and hope with their children.

The debate over non-conscription intensified as parliament considered changes to military service laws.