Los Angeles herald., 1905-07-24
DEMAND RESPECT
FOR UNIFORMS
ARMY AND NAVY OBJECTS TO
INDISCRIMINATE USE
VETERANS JOIN IN MOVEMENT
Both Branches Of Government Service
Endorse E. J. Louis Fight and
Patriotic Organizations
Lend Support

Army and navy circles, together with
several patriotic organizations, have
taken up the fight started by Naval
Commander -. j. Louis to command
respect for the uniforms Of the army
and navy and the movement has as
sumed proportins which indicate united
action in securing the passage by
congress of a law prohibiting the indis-
eriminate wearing of the uniforms or
any insignia of rank by others than
those directly and actively connected
with the service or subject to call to
duty as militia.
At the encampment of the department
of California, which begins at San Jose
today, resolution will be introduced
pressing the sentiments Of the Cali
fornia delegates, representing army and
navy veterans, and 1t is believed that
the resolution will be passed and the
support of the department given to the
movement. The resolution is as fol-
lows
sn Favors Movement
|. Whereas Comrade e. j. Louis, a
member Of Camp Roosevelt. department.
nine of California, United States SPAN
,sh war veterans. is Loyalty engaged in
furthering a law which is intended to
prohibit the wrongful use Of uniforms
patterned after those of the army and
navy of the United States. therefore.
be 1t
Resolved by this department, that it
views with favor and hereby officially
Endorses the righteous movement in
augurated by Comrade E.. j. Louis, in
having bill framed which may here
after be presented before the congress
of the United States, or in the legis-
lature of any state or territory in the
United States, which will effectively
prohibit the wearing Of the uniform
or cap of the army and navy, or any
other outward clothing which may be
patterned after said uniform by any
organization of whatsoever nature, ex-
cept such organization be part or par
Gel of the United States army, the
United States navy. National guard mi
litia, Of any state or territory of the
Union, or by the Sons .of the Revolu-
tion, the Grand Army Of the Republic,
the Veteran navy, Sons of Veterans,
United Spanish War veterans or sim
liar affiliated organizations, and
"It is further resolved, that this de-
partment expresses it's disapproval of
the use of our national uniforms by any
citizen or corporate body Of this state
in any business enterprise, thereby in
dicating disrespect to the uniform which
should be ,honored wherever worn,
therefore,
''Be it further resolved, that this de-
partment pledges the support of, each
individual comrade within its jurisdic-
tion to aid in having such a law en-
acted upon the statutes Of this United
States"
Official Support Given
Commander Louis has secured the in
dorsement of several army and navy
associations and has letters from in
dividuls high in rank in both branches
of the government service, commencing
his fight and, rendering support Of the
movement. ii.
Among those taking an active in
,terest in the movement are Rear Ad-
miral Caspar F. Goodrich, in charge of
the Pacific coast squadron; Lieut.. Syl-
yester c. Loring of Los Angeles, lieut.
tenant of the Twenty-seventh infantry,
located at Fort Sheridan, ILL.,, and Brig
Gen. George III. Burton, inspector gen.
eral of the army.
Before the convening of congress, 1t
Is expected that practically the entire
army and navy, together with all army
and naval organizations. will have
joined in the movement and bill will
be prepared along the lines of that pro-
hibiting the use of the flag for adver-
tising purposes.