The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-15
DESCRIPTIONS Fk0M rHr ,Rw,
Probably NothInE hut . system Of q ap,u,.
90 AM Csst WIN step Thf M


| To rHE FpiIur uT 1Hf So, g..
an Old soldier Who py'Ird '-.Elr- ,r.r "a.
years during Oh" WAr - f,rl-c- IA Sor..
carolina undo Eurn-fI" 20 Nlr,.aua IrI
in Virginia under Me- 'r'.tn. AMI Win.
much .; army 20 tEs'-a-....
When an enlisted ruau n-.urrss ea..-
tented he fu'"rd. 30 desert 10 r.a''a.. ..
Vhat "au~"> fIt' dr-ron'"u' o. ma, 30 OH.
conditions 90 camp Ife. fE" sufpr.s--..-
of n"Cs~-arr dtsripIin" no~talyi, An a-..r
an'iCtlun. 81 ~" sudden tumble from rra 70
Of an American citrysn. who're ne tst lee.
a. free ~ M" all enrasIng az 10 q ns.,a.,..
iife 81 -FT.I'Idr. vbere L|- sferf H..
excepting when be is on fIr.Nugl. .. .ra..
restriction and vug may r.-' ss.Irrd .r..
there have been uo' q Few d"~sritor. f-.,.
our army Tor another potent rrasun Maj.
vovths. born and cared ~ oIr Ias.c-o
cities. Who had heard aud read ~, ..r Of ...
alursmenr~ ~ The MeS' vlers OHM.
tuniti-- Tor advancement IN r. are r.a,.
numerous and wages generally -.a.
Vho ven" poor IN purse hIt ron 90 la..,.
and Youth have enlisted IN orr Irs...g
cities under an alas with the lntar,... .,
desert after they we're TRANSPORTED b. tho
Government ia som" sNtrafrr Wazr-,n
post. and -eek more profitable enployu,.r,
Allv know Of three such wort HES who mo-.
psrrd and were elected 20 tho Mouse ~
Legislator
In lsai " here was a long DOW vow In he
Var p~partmen, under The then SeoTe'ar,
Mr.. Proctor, and whimsical hodgeroige
emanaied ihereiTom The mountaHn IN
bored and brought forth this nous
bill was drawn and became Law to tho
effect that half "f every enlisted man.
pay WAS 10 be retained by the Goyernmen.
until the end Of hl- enlistment, and then T.
was 10 b. paid hum vhen he was finally
discharged THIS legislation branded ever
enlisted man a. Suspected de-err~r. and
been a soldier signed IL with much r~inr'
lance The object OF the bill was to prevent
de-ertion y Vas thought hy the authors
forfeit half his pay. but the result 81 he
Law was general discomfort and dssertions
were more numerous than ever
The reward for The detection and delivery
Of de-arter was and Ia s7n This mIxhf
tempt q cheap detective, but messmR'e. a
cantsen. II he could place his hand on
deserter would no more do II 'hsn swallow
fire should he do 80 he would he tah0Nad
by his company comrades
Secretary Proctor asked I'VE 10 uIhm'
my views about deSertlon. which did =
writing. 10 The following eject That mr.
land was extensive ~ was difficult ~
find de-erters that discontented men would
desert thar rewards seldom causad ar.
such hat the idea ot freedom among oa-
youth was more reneral thsn under anr
would receive IN other walks ~ NE Vas \
strong temptation that although man
When he deserted violated MS oHtN ~ -
liEtment the base act was a compliment -
the prosperity 81 the country but 10 he
interests of army discipline he should he
found. court -martialled and punished To
find him was quite outside The functions
OF the army hut the ca - should he turned
over 10 the extensive detective system ~
the Treasury and al 81 the machinery ~
tho Government, II Necessary. should be
brought into play to get the man. n =
are rarely spprshended. II they knew
that at any cost any trouble. de~erters
would he found and punished. de~er'ions
would almost cease. Such a system would
be huyzed about army posts. and the dis
contented would decide - serve out their
emil sfments CIARFSCF 2 COBB.
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