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Show SHOULD KEEP UNIFORMS. Upon two or three occasions recently The Tribune made mention of the fact that soldiers being mustered out of tho service were ordered to return their uniforms uni-forms to the war department after wearing tho khaki for a period of four months, and it was pointed out that an injustice was being done. Many other protests are now being made. Tho Salt Lako chapter of tho American Red . Crosa has adopted a resolution roconi- mending that the soldiers be allowed to j keep their uniforms, and the executive committee of the stato council of defense de-fense has taken similar action. In addition, ad-dition, it is understood that Governor Bamberger will introduce a resolution to tho same effect at tho meeting of governors to be held at Annapolis. Representative Smith of Idaho has introduced intro-duced a bill permitting the soldier to retain re-tain as his own the uniform furnished by tho government, together with ninety days' pay. Aa there will doubtless be many soldiers who will bo unable to obtain ob-tain work during the winter, it will be impossible for sdme of them to return i the uniforms they have on when dis-Ichargod. dis-Ichargod. But, even if it were summertime, summer-time, they are entitled to the clothes The government has millions of all kinds of garments on hand, and there is no reason why half-worn uniforms should be taken from the men who have fought the nation's battles. "Wo do not believe it will be dono. |