Show MANY ANY DESERTIONS AND Turin THEIR CAUSE GAUSE Soldier Points Out Some Sonic Reasons for Practice Growing Growing Grow Grow- ing lug More Frequent PAY TOO SMALL FOR MEN Government Should Restore Canteen and Remove Penalties He Says 1 There is a human phase to the question ques ques- Lion tion of or d desertion In the tho arm army which the patriot in iii hla hIs condemnation o of the tho deserter often overlooks said an army man moan yesterday Desertion Is stamped with a seal of Ignominy which arlO army conditions do not always alwa's warrant There has been much desertion In the United States arm army of or late years years- years years-dc- do- do c- c not from rob the flag Clas but from froma fromn a n life lire quite foreign to the American u. u life of or close cloge restrIction with but ono ouie prospect that prospect that of or release rolease Desertion In time of war is another matter The q question of how to make malc arm army conditions better conform with other tiler modes of or AmerIcan life liCe Is being discussed throughout hout the country countr and congress will take tala action In that direction A sergeant ol ut 10 years years' service submits submits sub sub- mits the following views on desertion its cause and euro cure Editor The rue Republican TIme The most urgent need of the enlisted man nan Is Isan Isan Isan an Increase In pa pay and autI the time paydays to come at al shorter Intervals The rho soldier sol soi- soi dier receives his pay pa of oC 13 null and after if tel paying his debts for the tho past mouth month Including wash bill canteen or post host exchange etc etc and d supplying himself with toilet articles and to tobacco tobacco to- to bacco hacco for the coming comIng- month I Is brol broke e and aull must begin borrowing I look l ioU to lii ln Obviously wa wages cs arE aie too small and 1 fui ho hiu mu must l wait walt so long for ills his va pay that in order older to break the monotony peculiar to a s s 's life he will pa iia pay an any rate late of oC Interest for ready money and antI if Ir he lie cannot borrow will soil sell or pawn pan Jawn ht his clothes Not ot only must lie ho make up the tho amount he overdraws o in cash but commits himself him bun self and Is liable tl to coui for forso forso forso so doing If the soldier received a pay pa meat upon his wages every 10 da lays days s 's she lie lir could not become so hopelessly in lit df debt bt and payday would always alwa's be in III prospect The restoration of the canteen means ans much to the enlisted man maim It means betters meals times a aday aday l day because the tho profits derived from the canteen are expended In that dl- dl rime Tho soldier has hns the same right to 0 his glass of or beer or wino win as nn nay any other man and antl he lie should not be compelled lo to como to town to get them Ilea Heavy drinker al a always s 's get et their drinks in some omo wa way and invariably In get drunker drunk drunk- er and amid cause moro more disturbance in the thc town saloons than thuu at the canteen jl Should top Mop N. The ann army aimy la lw composed of or all kinds of men fow ow of oC whom enlist for Cor tIn tIll good of ot tho the service The Tue men nr me are continually con con- JI committing putty potty often es for which they arc ant lined There should be other of punishment nt titan than cutting cut cut- tins ting lion down a n soldiers soldier's Jl- Jl 11 JJ J lj J 1 in and ami amii wilt i go o tr to lengths n th to tb money with which to to kill tho the time which han hangs 8 heavy on hits his han hands s. s The Tho grading of prIvates ates with ic- ic gards to their thuir education and habits would woul make It easier for tor the men to todo todo todo do their duty and find content among themselves th yes O There Thero t are aro o many more changes which would encourage o rather ruther than discourage ago age the men nu and put iut the army upon a hl higher plane Many Ian of ot theme them forget Il that the they have sworn s to serve Hll theIr country for or three years but lh there rc art are the two sides S to bo ho considered in iii the case caNe of the deserter I HI Signed lc 1 An l Man lulI Who IV Has lIus Seen cn Ton Ten 11 S Servi M K I I |