Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-10-21
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Discipline at Fort S1,au,

dar Rapids Gazette. IL
Captain Lowering would mako
coach for professional football "a, Star
Omaha World Herald. 'ean'>~
The military post of Fort sh...,
seems to be in urgent need of o in;etaaa
ation.-Milwaukee Sentinel 'N 'et'
Dragging man by rome tiad !.
heels does not seem to be the best NJ r j." ny
of enforcing army discipline ,-Dn ie'lod
Herald. "'uQus
The organization of ''Societv f..
Civilization of United States Arm W. On ne
GERS" seems need of the hour g "
Moines Leader. pes
The only remarkable thing in oo.
ton with the latest sensation at I pS'
Sheridan is that nobody was kina, vi
Washington Post.
Even the brutal Weyler will how. ,
right to point the finger of scorn ~ a aS
American people and call them brr' ny
critics if they permit such outrages - I
neapolis Tribune. '''u'
Perhaps that private soldier wbo
dragged by the heels at Fort Sbar; aS
was merely being put in training f0 r'.
military football team at that noS
Springfield, ILL.,, Journal.
We hope the story of the maltrea+m,.
of the private soldier in the regular a,ms
at Chicago has been exaggerated. IfAs
literally true, we have no reason ia o~
out against the brutality of German os
cers.-Buffalo Express.
The cruelties practiced upon prv,t,
Hammond will heal, but from the "roar
ings' the british captain and his fran5
the colonel, will get, there will be No ~
covery. And they deserve all they viii
get.--Grand Rapids Herald.
The rack and the thumbscrew sbmp
be made part of the equipment of For
Sheridan. Dragging man by the heck
and prodding him with a sword is too aWE
ward method of enforcing discipline and
intoxicating sentiments of loyalty-Nh
neapolis Times.
The officer who approves this outran
expresses himself as perfectly satisfS
The victim was insubordinate. He rew
ed to perform some allotted labor, therA |
fore he was treated with a savagery th, |
would not be dreamed of for day IN
Turkey.-Philadelphia Bulletin.
There can be no state of affairs that (
justifies such cruelty. Other penalts
can be provided for insubordinate sd,
diers. To persist in such practices is
reduce soldiers to the level of brutes and
to make their officers bloodthirsty tyrans
of the Weyler type.-Buffalo CourierRN
ord.
Col. Hall is quoted as saying that there
is nothing improper or inhuman in pun
ishing contumacious privates by drag
ging them by the heels for 600 yards ora
The colonel has not volunteered to demon
strate the harmlessness of the pract@h
his own person, however.-San FranGs@
Bulletin.
The report of that outrage to Private I
Hammond at Fort Sheridan reads asIt
might have happened in military Ger
many or barbarous Turkey. But that
American citizen should be subjected
such humiliation and that an American
officer could stoop so low as to enfols
such edicts, passes all understanding
Peoria Journal.
The old idea that a commander music
a terror to inspire obedience and secus
good discipline has largely disappears
and it is demonstrated at every post mF
country to-day that the more consdeFaR
and self-controlled method of handing
the regulars counts UNNECESSARILY forum
good of the service.-Detroit Free fie@
Gen. Miles found the soldiers OF R
European armies well drilled machis
but he did not find among them the oflsnf
ness and alertness to catch Oh .D@
characterizes the American soldier A"
yet some of Gen. Miles officers act @l
they regarded the American private M
dir as no better than beast-Mlhlt'tV
lis Tribune.