The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-06-01

tain OF the line with the brcvct rank Of Major.
1t is positive fact that the work OF review
ing all the proceedings OF all the courts
martial i'm the army was better done by
that one man than by the ninc pcrsonagcs
who now constitute the Bureau Of Military
Justice Gen. SHERMAN has sharply tcs-
titled against this bureau. He says it has
neither improved discipline nor increased
Justice. He prefers that an officer Of the
line be detailed in every case oact ~ Judge
Advocate. Gen. SYKES testified TO the House
Military Committee that he long had
been Of the opinion that the Bureau Of
Military Justice injured the dis iplinc Of
the army The opinions Of fifty-thrCc army
officers in regard 10 the usefulness of the
bureau and it, military influence were taken
by the committee, and four-tilths Of them
declared in writing that it was miscellaneous
and ought 10 be wholly abolished. Con.
PALMIIs opinion of the thing is precisely
that of nearly every officer in the army;
and he testified Of it to the committee thus
For the socalrd Bureau Of Military Justice. l think
there Is but opinion outside NJ that bureau Even
were the members of 1t profound lawyers aud gentle.
men, There would be no use for It, as the Judge Advocates
selected tor the military trial. the officers Ut the
army, general rule do the duty better than do those
who are appointed To military grade from the ranks
the legal profession It Is even Justice that wish at
military trial The tricks and .uh'crfurcs r,sortcd tot
small lawyers who wish To- DISPLAY their legal lore.
entirely cut at place In the trials either officers
listed men The melancholy spectacle hash,cn prccntcd
To- me OF OF the bureau madS intent on conyictns
poor fellow who had incurred the dispicisurc Ut
friend ot the judge Advocate \ few days thereafter
the same Judge Advocate was exercising al his cunning
70 miserable fellow who had the sympathy of an
other friend They who desire ~ Justice administered
IN the army Will all that the old system of choo.ng
the Judge Advocates rom the officers ct the army was
the host Nowadays an orcor will wait for months TO
hear the result of trial. aud soldier will remain tor
the same time in guard house awaiting the leisure
some one OF these lawyer officers to review Do. case
Now the Army Appropriation bill, which
has just PASSED the House, contains n sec
ton which, instead Of pulling this humbug
bureau up by the roots, rs II should have
done. merely reduced its numbers from nine
to five. I'm the Committee OF the Whole,
FOSTER of Ohio, acknowledgement Of all
abuses, military, naval, and civil moved TO
strike out this section. 50 a. to defeat any
reduction. and leave this abuse IA II H. Ills
motion actually received ninety votes
1t was beaten by only six votes Then DE
Nibi4l IL NAhi ilL's tlda'n Oh THROAT ana
cheek, loud cXhortcr not to turn from the
error Of any political or administrative way.
but TO pcrscVcro in every evil that attaches
10 the administration 81 the army and navy.
trcacherously moved to amend the section
10y referring ii TO board Of three Major
Generals 10 determine whether four useless
Majors should bc wooded out of the mis-
chcvuus Bureau Of Justice, or kept in it t.
the pain and disgust OF the taxpayers. In
a thin House this motion got seycnty-tHo
votes! 1t was beaten by only thirteen
votes.
viii the patience Of the people endure with
their misrepresentation forcvcry Those
two abuses in our military system, lightly
touched on above are but samples of the
whole. From top to bottom the army needs
reform. But whenever reform is attempted.
all the officers resist IT In person. by letter.
orby friendly agency. And half Of the lower
House of Congress rcsists reform; nearly
the whole of the senate rcsiSts IT and the
conference committees are among the pre-
negatives and safeguards Of abuse. Tax
payers of th" United Statcs resolve that rc-
-i~tancc torcforming the abuses oi thoarmy
and navy. and e. a reduction Of the force Of
the army 10 ten Thousand mon. shall hc fatal
to the politicians who solicit your suffrage
EXtngui-h them at the polls if they get
alive through th' nominating conventions