The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-13
DISGRACE IN DIsMIssALs.
Parents Moving Heaven and Earth
to Get Sons Out of the Army.


Tampa, Fla, June 1.-THE Morning
] News correspondent is informed that quite
| a number of young men have been made
to leave the ranks of the Second Georgia
at the instance Of their parents, when the
young men themselves did not want to
sever their connection with the regiment.
To be dishonorabiy discharged from ser
vice leaves a bot on their character, which
these young men do not relish, but their
parents, evidently misunderstanding the
consequences, go ahead through their in
fmence with representatives, In Congress
ana have their sons discharged from SER
vice, no matter what the consequences
may be. When a soldier is allowed to
leave the army and return home without
some good cause for his doing so, he goes
on the records as having been "dishonor-
ably discharged, and these records are
never changed so that the implied impu-
tation rejecting his character follows him
TO the grave, with no explanation as to the
manner In which he left the service of his
country. The young men understand per-
fectly what a dishonorable discharge
means TO them, but their parents and rel
atives evidently either do not know what
these two words mean, or else care nothing
for the consequences so long as they ac-
complsh their purpose.
Some weeks ago a member of Company
d of the Second received notification from
Washington that he had been dshonora-
bly, discharged from service. He was sur
prised when he received the Information,
as he had never expressed a desire to
leave the army He was of age, had en-
listed with the permission of his parents,
and had fully considered what he was
about to do, before he enlisted, and fur
thermore. was satisfied in every particular
with what he had done. He wrote TO his
parents about the matter, and ascertained
that they had through their influence
with the congressman representing
the district in which they lived secured
the dismissal of their son. This did not
suit the young man at all, as he did not
want his record as a soldier besmerched
in such way, and he was very prompt
in writing his parents explaining what
dlshonorable discharge meant 20 him. and
that he would not have his name go down
in history in such a manner. The result
of this was that he succeeded in getting
his dismissal revoked and is still with
the Second Georgia making a good soldier,
and is well liked by his commanding Of
ficers.
Several cases of like character are COM
mon camp gossip. The whole truth Of the
matter seems to be that since entering the
service, the parents of these young men
think that their sons are in danger of be-
ing killed or dying of disease, and are
willing to get them out at any sacrifice.
Capt. j. Van Holt Nash received to-day
handsome present from j. A. Green,
manager of the American Book Company
of New York, In the nature of a magnifi-
cent pair of field glasses, the price OF
which is $65 with the dealers in this class
OF goods. Capt. Nash, when he entered
the army, was a much valued employe Of
this company, and this gift is strong evil
dence of the high estimation in which he
was held by his former employer, Mr.
Green.
A private who Is detailed as one of the
company cooks, speaking of the kicking
INDUCED in by some of the men on what
is given to them to eat, said a day or two
ago: well, 1t is just this way, the men
who do the most kicking are the ones
who did not get at home as good food as
they get here, and as much of it. These
are the ducks that do the kicking, and
the scrapping, about something to eat
The men that are used to something bet
ter never kick or complain about their
grub. They have just got more sense
than the other fellows that's ALL" and
several of the boys standing around in one
voice said: Right you are, cookie"