Show CIVIL VS MILITARY A better lesson in civil government than the case of private wild now in the tile newspapers is exceedingly ra rare re the absolute subordination of 0 the tile military to the civil authority in the united states could not be better exemplified civilians dont understand der stand 11 intimates general buger that in the army orders of superiors must be obeyed for tile preservation of discipline dieci pline yes civilians civili aoa understand all this and something beside which according to late the officers of the U 8 army seem to be woefully ignorant of namely that a soldier in the U US 8 army is not by virtue of bis his enlistment a beast of burden and that absolute discipline among the tile privates is not the end of all intelligent regulation A few of the snobs and upstarts up starts who receive in lesions by virtue of a term at west point may acquire sense and di dignity anity through the responsibilities placed upon them but not all by a considerable number to make decent men and capable officers of such thedor the correct method as the civilian views it la Is not to place a body of men mon under their absolute authority to be degraded grad id to the level of brutes to gratify the caprice of pampered insolence and tyranny the gratuitous confession confes alon of gen ruger in connection conne cllon will with the trial anil and sentence nee ol 01 wild as u it appeared in die patcha Ss Is enough to con condemn denin him ae as a capable officer il lii e s lounging occupation kept him so occupied that the abase abuse which lie nov acknowledges C to bo be irregular never r reached a ched hie his oare can or hia his sensibilities I 1 bili ties till it came through a reprimand from the president of the tile united states the litter latter having come to a knowledge of the disgraceful action through reading the criticisms in the newspapers newe papare with all gen itow rs explanations his its case is not dear by any means meang |