New-York tribune., 1910-03-26
IN ARMY AND NAVY
May Chaplain Change His
Religious TieTcsy
fFror1 The Tribune RurCeu.
N-aehfDcfa4 Ma

Wsshinstou. march x.
BECOMES A UNITARIAN Tho General
star - Tho army is confronted Vlta . Ter
VleIus nroplen. Vhich saEscious ofhcsre
an, inclined a. sVoid Ii involves J.r de-
termination - tho ftucss 90 Chaplain J. D..
DaIlam - the lsth Infantry. now on dutv
with his regiment in che Philippines. char
lan Dsllam Was formerly on duty ~
Platt~bUrs Barrsrks. AaW York. aud q is
understood thar vhiie 81 tnst sistion 10
changed BIS viCss o0 religious sahiec;s.
transferring he slleCiaH,e froTa the Episco-
pal Church. of which he Was q regularly
ordaincd minister when he Was appointed
chaplain. 10 the Gnitarisn church. This
radical change - religious opinions has
created much commc.f among the officers
with whom Dhsplsin psilsm is serving in
the PIllippiuss some n them have raiscd
'ls point that the chaplain has disqualifisd
himself for further service in che capacity
% which he was appointed in 1904 having
previously served in tts wsr With Spain a.
ga enlisted man % Minnesota volunteer
regiment.
Chaplain paliam is man ~ indepsn-
5.u,e and has many friends IN tho service.
n hie case is not speedily settled o. is eyi-
Geut tGst the slilv VII he divided in sentl-
-,ou. chaplain DsIum has replied 90 his
critics BOZ -audis statement ~ his views.
and DO maintains With considerable visor
ilat no Be- entitled a. continue 40 Voik as =
chaplain in tho miiitsr, establishment. Sc
i- Sustained hv maay army ohic'rs. w9o
r,-nfafhize vltI him without ucct sssIill
iudorsiug his rcuEious opinions.
The feeling in tie Philippines on the sub
,eot soens % 10 intense and one - the
recommendgtons coming from the military
1utroritios surrcstcd that tie chaplain BE-
souaratod from the service. although "a va
49, indicated d. e.hst method this could be
brought about. A. matter of fact the
Prssiacnt has no right 90 dismiss an officer
p ithout = Trial by count martial and a
result of sentence We may not drop an
officer ,Acer, after three months absence
without leave. and thsn Tor d'sfilion.
chaplain DaIlam ponts NithiE neither
.cIasr and unleer ii could aT shown - .
reruH ~ cfhcial Investigation that he Is
not ntted for tre position which he occupies
H- would have to ie continued ON the
active lst.
Che military authorities .u Washngton
"a Dec have had anything 40 90 with the case
have avoided discussion of The situation
along sry lines hkel3 10 arouse religious
..nutroRcr.z. The present prospect b. that
tue GensIal stan NiI bc unable 90 sugsest
ANYTHING beyond depipring that the oflicials
sf Manila y ho have 90 do with army ad
nfIuistratiou ana military discipline raised
-lcn troublesome question.
ORDERS ISSUED. The following orders
have u-cn issued
ARMY.
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Anairs. war I'paitmenf. Ulth renh - ooo-
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.sI r.ser..r rors from Loise fafracka. Apul
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,.stal.r ID recruiting service, Jefferson
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Irr. nom Nsu,ogtsI Ea1aeAs 20 for g. A
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q,u ,e-t.ND d. lufsnuE. fogI months from
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