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Show SALUTE MUST BE . GIVEN BT OFFICERS 'Any disrespect for the uniform of the United States on the part of discharged dis-charged officer Is just as sorious an offense as it is on the part of a discharged dis-charged enlisted- man and tho one Is just as amenable to the provisions of tho espionage act on this subjoct asi the other, according to tho military authorities It is announced that any discharged officer who fails lo show proper respect for the uniform as promptly and as vigorously as anr discharged dis-charged enlisted men whn mav fail to show respect. The matter of showing respect to the uniform of the United States is a mutual mu-tual one, it is explained, and a man who has held a commission as an officer of-ficer in tho army Phould be the ono to sot an example in punctilious observance ob-servance of military courtesy. Failure on his part to do so lays him liable to the extent of his duty to set such an example-. "Military courtesy to the uniform in the matter of the salute and in every other way," said a military man vr.s-terday vr.s-terday in discussing the matter, "as a mutual proposition. Those in the military mil-itary service and subject to military law. including officers and men, must 3how the proper r?apcct and courtesv under penalty of being handled bv court martial. Men who have been in the service and are out, but still wear the uniform, owe it to the uniform, to themselves and to the government which honored them with the uniform, to strictly observe every regulation of military courtesy and respect so long as they wear the uniform. Saluting Ecential "Saluting both by discharged enlisted en-listed men and officers i. a part of this military courtesy vhich it Is incumbent in-cumbent upon them to show to the uniform so long as they wear it, "Military regulations provide that evory man In uniform shall salute in accordance with' regulations. Men who have been discharged from the service but who are honored by tho covornment by being permitted to continue to wear the uniform of the army or navy for a period, aro all the more obligated to observe these regulations regu-lations of courtesy because of tho unusual un-usual honor and courtesy extended them by the government In permitting them to retain and wear clothos which tho law really provides must be removed re-moved Immediately upn discharge from the service. "If either discharged officers or on-listed on-listed men do not want to salute tho iinifrom, then they should take off the uniforms they are wearing and get into civilian clothing. Then they will not be expected to salute. But, so long as they feel they aro entitled to wear the uniform and feel tho desire Lo wear it, they aro in duty bound to show appreciation of that privilege by honoring and respecting the uniform Ly show of proper courtesy to it. oo |