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so far as the record shows. caused
this most unhappy and disgraceful
condition of affairs among the COM
rades at Grand Junction. The whole
trouble. as shown by this record,
grew out of personal hostility to one
comrade, based upon no better rea-
son than that he was elected senior
Vice department commander of the
department tby the department en-
campment, thus disappointing the
ambitions of two other comrades,
who seem to have had too strong
hold upon their friends. And beside,
there has been misjudging OF the
proper remedy in this case A court
martial was inerited and deserved by
those who made the trouble, for their
misconduct, and that remedy, prop
erly applied, might have had a
wholesome effect. 1t would certainly
have avoided the punishment of
those comrades who We're not respon-
sible for the trouble, in the effort to
reach those who were II IL an old
maxim that it is better that any in
definite number Of wrongdoers es-
cape punishment than that one in
nocent person shall be punished,
Whether 1t is wise or not is not dis
cussed here. since it is only used to
point out the controlling reason that
has determined the character of the
order made herein. And that reason
must stand as the answer to the
strong statements of appellants
point No. S in the brief submitted,
because discipline has already been
subverted, fraternity and comrade-
ship ignored. and respect for the or
Iva finn hnGt in,
ton. But it cannot be believed that
such unheard-of conditions could pos
sibly arise or be created anywhere
else in our Jurisdiction under any
pretext.
The commander in chief has been
greatly tempted to incorporate here
a statement of the facts as they oc-
Cured. as shown by this record. in
their chronological order, bad and
vicious as they are; but, since the
opinion of the judge advocate gem
eral. when printed, will supply the
same, he has not done so. . But he
cannot refrain from comment upon
the outrageous character OF the con-
duct of those who. just before they
left said Post No. So, voted 800 out
of its treasury, under the guise of
a donation to the Woman's Relief
Corps, with the intent of having the /
same amount landed in the treasury
of said Post No. is. when it should
be organized. under the guise of a
donation to that post from the Wom-
ans Relief Corps, as the record
shows was done. How men and
women, claiming respect at the
hands of others, could consent to be-
come parties to such a transaction is, /
indeed, beyond ordinary comprehen-
sion. That money belongs now to
said Post No. 35, notwithstanding
the result of the litigation in the
civil courts about it.
1t is matter of much regret that
the order in this case must fail to .
reach the wrong doings and wrong
doers in the matter. To summarize: |
The charter of Post No. 1 8 was prop
erly issued, and the post properly
instituted; the record fails to show I
that all the members of Post No. is
actively participated in the conspir- /
acy to disrupt and destroy Post No /
80. or otherwise acted in such man.
ner as would justify the revocation
and annulment of the charter; and
the revocation and annulment of the .
charter of Post No. IS would proba-
bly, punish a considerable number of
innocent comrades for the offenses
of those who caused the trouble |
These, seem to ba compelling reasons
in determining the character of the I
order to be made.
1t is, therefore. ordered that the
appeal in this case be and the same !
is hereby dismissed. a--- ''- .---l-- |
By order Of H. NJ. TRIMBLE,
Officials: Commander In Chief. |