New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-09
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS


49, NJ
-. m, Van REvfsED.-T~he General
-. -. 49,, a. sto,, 70 amend the Articles OF
W. - s-,,-over-erts 81 phrasecloEy. sha-lloi-
mar, Of IN. obsolete and corntnhton o. P'oN'S'
,o that ths present 70 articles may DO ooli'
into f0i articles 81 greater Rvai ah-i.-y = Len''.
text has teen prepared BY Colonel T. n oro.Ds
-. .s,,r.ta chief q The First Division OF the
C~ns~sl stsn q LAWYER of keenaess ana ie~ii
sne bv guore Advocate General o =. DAVIS. -
tssk hns been q d1icu one. and the TRUSS o. ''.s
preliminary lsbo-s Of the experts have oeen -
aus IN army oflcers for comment ana ciln--s-i-
-. -.vcs~kr viii he reviewed by the Gene az
etsf arc maj revision made and submit. 60 y
Congr.s- stree the adoption % new Aflcie- q
War would require legislation giving them me e0'
~ a sfatuts The editors ~ the advance eolDon
~ the articles have cousolG dated those PROVISIONS
which v-ers kindred and omitted those which were
% no further use. An example 81 the ia''7i =
afforded b tho two articies which reco'rflei'os
oeioers and soIiiers 70 attend divine service Gus
gently. and IMPOSED on TIE Former repriiiiaho
and or the latter forfeiture OF pay FOR behaving
indeceutIy or irreve7ently a. auy pace o. woT-
shin: which fned an officer s. f0r using proiine
oath or execution and fined a soldier more se-
vere,y Tor ths same Ooence- These oruc-es were
tdo9tes from the British code. ar1 have become
ohsalera No procedure was provided FOR their en-
forcemsrt and the penalty Imposed was reg$rIeo
a. &C trivial that having IN view the trouble O.
investigation tie attempt 10 enforce them by tlai
by court martial would not. IL was thought en-
which are marked Tor omission those providing
sor redressinr wronEG' which officers and soldiers
believe themselves 70 have suffered. TIE articles
w.r. pronounced sntiquate6 and Inadequate. They
wers originally adopted rs far back as i77b The
~wrongs' are 10 defined and ne authority 81 com
Snsnders in the matter Il not clearly set forth
An important provision OF The new articles is
ne retention In practically the same form q the
article naming dismissal as the penalty for using
contenpt uous or cisresUectful words against TIE
President the Vice-Presdent. the Congress. or the
chief magistrate or legislature o. any Stale or
TERRITORY n watch an officer may be CHARTERED
NEny trizis hello under this article Tor Dc
mandatory LANGUAGE used in regard TO tie Pres
dent OF his administration r. the eva war. there
iH instance OF tTla8 for oisTee lectL-l "oies
against Congress or the Aice-Frcs dent one tllA4
NaF lac ln 1906 n an O+lccr Tor s1ea4-ile lis-
respectfully OF the Governor o. a state. Ahefe
have been no instsn-cs OF violations q ne o4-.-e
n essallnE q STATE legislature NOtnil1stitillos
ia uon-usc except Casts OF 1eulfsiatl1r u me
pTueIceat Il Is believed that the article serves
ueeful purpose az retaining comment q lls ci-a-
acter and should OF course incluae the governors
an6 ltgieiatures 90 Territories as vel as states.
Tire present articles provide the peaaR q cCalh
for any officer soldier who docs violence % any
person brnetng provisions "a camps or quarters OF
United Statea troops The peuaig - culilte ~ e
the reason that should the Nl0cnee oaele4 9l-t-.E
the imposition u severe punishment il Woula
b. ~ 'ozeih = rnfs~ tho law ~ fhe land,
r-he General Stan Division which has this revision
IN charge m reqcspt ~ JOYS tcpJlt -. e.sE
1r,hiecf IRON General = Prank n Bel. conlnancent
81 Tire General Service and stan College az tcTt
Lee worth. anc this document WITH the cLilef
comments ur the proposed changes ln inc Aftlcie-
of War VIII I've carefully reao ana discossSo oeA0Ie
the hnai draf- is sent % Congress