| Show ARMY DEz IT is coming to t light that the heavy percentage of desertions in inthe the American army is in part at least due to abuses which are in- in inexcusable inexcusable in inexcusable excusable and from which the airy 1 privates suffer The most prominent prominent prominent 1 nent of these is the cruelty and nd tyranny of petty officers At Jef Jef- Jefferson Jefferson ferson Barracks Barracks Mo 34 84 per cent of the recruits have deserted An in- in investigation investigation in investigation ordered by President Harrison at the first sitting discovered dis die discovered covered proof of the practice or of of petty tyranny which would disgrace any i army ins ini the world One private 1 was sent to the guard house for com com- complaining complaining complaining that he be had not sufficient a r food though such was shown to be bethe the fact The clothing furnish furnished to the men was very poor in quality 5 their laundry work was not proper proper- properly properly properly ly done and other like causes com com- combined combined to cr create ate the heavy deser desertion Lion don ry A correspondent of the NEWS t some months ago treated upon this subject His statements in regard to the harsh and high-handed high 0 r Q x u manner in which the men were punished bordered on the incredible r But he belonged to the ranks him him- himA himself A 1 self and knew whereof he was writ writ- writIng writing writing ing and late developments are sub sub- substantiating substantiating iJ his bis portrayal of the causes that produce desertions from the army |
