Salt Lake Tribune | 1918-12-21 | Page 6 | Communication

COMMUNICATION j Kditor Tribune I rear! with no small reuiet tho article in Friday's Tribune t;'.,a former enlisted men are not siiowinK ii'.-nper respect tu the uniform, inasmuch us (hey fail to render the ordinary military mili-tary courtesies Lo officers. If ttiis is true; and I do not douht it there is a reason. Heiii'-r li discharged snldier myself. I feel that on account of tiie ledeeiiuns brought by officers now at Vr t 1 Himhis on men of my class we shn;i:i u'ive to the public our side ot tin- iuetiun and see if the officers are N.w, T have saluted officers on the s',r. ts in S;ut T.ake and have hud the courtesy acknowledged while the officer li ni a ci.-uir in his mouth; and in another MM.'ciro iic returned the salute with the hand, end still in another with the left h.Mi-.l s. Vi 11 In the pocket, of his coat, la fuu-ii inst-irioo the officer's salutt; was e;si. ;i. nnmie and not'an acknowledgment of ::.' suiute. Te -. in i:re mind, will, and already hap, ra'-" Hie n. a discharged to quit sa-lul.uu sa-lul.uu a:: ofU 'er. espe-'laliy on the city Kurtuvr. the rc-ailatiuns do not -v. c.e !iiat a disehar--:ed soldier salute au n.u "f. As tli is is not an Insult to t'.e up'form, if there is an insult at all it is to iu man and rot lo the uniform. : h.. o! peer conduct himself in the ecu !'!.i:::ht and at all times prove lie is wmti.v of the compliment, and 1 will ou u he will he accorded the resr-eet due from the d i.'1 luii'-red soldier. .li .--;.: PH c WILSON, ui? T-ehzahei h s;r-"t f until last, week sor- 'u,t. .lur.pauy Oe, camp Camp ! :,wic. Texas).