Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-07-13

Officers Treat PdsaieS Bu-
iay ard Are Punished but.
Lightly When SupeiOS
Are Appealed to.

Hfrn iail a. ~ The inefeassnE
srf sr g prcs and Iariiamtrt :
sIoa rtlle.ug the rlritfr y eases
~ fr sifeatnlt1t ~ soldiers IS thef
uff wa tlt s recent report staNs
trzf ftf commissioned ard Bcn-
flsarl as5arso offlcers Rer- cpns.ct-
Ell 0f fllt nfft1ses last year ms
sas reduction 81 niniy cases FROM
fhe isafss SO fsf gears $50.
Ift=e tfe convictions IS 40 means
rtafr however. that eriy that
aam g private soldiers atre tru-
ta.y sut.ed duriIs the ye4F. A re-
stai ease. end au- tl no means un-
a-4aI nas the eHrfilArn x q nom
couri STONED officer Il ~. Third Ba-
EuFIu regiment who WAS charged
fh GU ias. than ninety offenses
aEa as TIE men under him. one SOL
trFT Hs lame1 ID being struck On
che Artsa p with glnDutL and
there ueft dozens q eases in which
recruits Herr cheked and struck Ia
she CASA. Is il net long since . captain
aas forced to leave the service after
his fnird apnfletlQa Tor mlztreatinz
recruits. The charges against him eot-
cred brutal treatment in TAG cases
Complaints - these conditions
made ln the relrhsiaa. have from
fima fa time moved Tire minister ut
n1r 81 declare that the government
Nas equally concerned and VAS uQins
ST. best 60 put q step c. them. Fig
ures have teen quoted to shoW thAt
ease. % msstfeatmelt are gradually
grow Ins Jess common. and if has been
declared that she government desired
that punishment Qf ihe offenders be
exemplary.
With au credit e. the minister u
war. m must nevertheless o. sid that
santeurts in the majority 81 these
eases are extremely mlld and ~ ne
means lalr uIafed o. discourage brutal
ufflers from 3 repetition 81 their Of
fensez The nun-Camm.ssiuned ofii-
Ger just mentioned was sentenced C.
three months and fifteen days ina
prisoumenf ard degraded This j. a
really severe sentence. but ii D. AZ the
same fiHe a most unusual enc Not
uniy Is imprisonment for such term I
rarely melted cut bat degradation Is 4
sfH arcr
The following case IS typical Of the 4
nearly ten eases occurring un an aN-
erae. each week & n0n-commis-
stoned officer 81 the Third Guard field I
artillery regiment commanded re-
afuit 20 clean harnesses tie Was not
satisfied with the recruits Work and
started expressing his dissatisfaction
aV striking the man over the bead
with bride lie then forced him 10
mHfch up and down In fhe stables and
10 DO setting up exercises. including
he faneuins -knee-benl. until the
recruit feii from exhaustion. lie
kicked him la the thigh md on The
knees and otherwise maitreated him
me recruit was removed 10 the field
hospital suffering, among other
hin4s. with conclusion Of the brain
rhe court martial condemned the Of
lcer 70 five weeks light arrest
II IS not only certain officers who
nistreat recruits The latter, in the
ihsenee II officers. are subject 80 the
.ldef prieates. and many cases Of mis-
handling involve these older men.
% q recent order. one Of these was /
entenced to nine weeks imprison-
nent for mlstreating a recruit ina such q
manner that one Of the victims
ardrums was ruptured, causing par
lal deafness.
on the other hand. there Is short 1
hrfl Tor the recruit who raises a
and 10 defend himself against even
he most brutal assault ffem snpe
Tor lie is certain Of Imprisonment
o. a long term.