 This effort did not receive congressionally approved funding until 1934 when Major General Lewis B. Hershey was assigned to the organization.The passage of a conscription act was opposed by some, including Dorothy Day and George Barry O'Toole, who were concerned that such conscription would not provide adequate protection for the rights of conscientious objectors.However, much of Hershey's work was codified into law with the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940 (STSA).