The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-01-18
CONEIRMS All SIS

from "a soldier and the other from
"a soldiers wife. that portrayed none
too wildly the conditions az Camp
lewis I wish 10 add few lines
20 aubshntiatc their claims. and also
% turn the light upon the wrongs
that they merely mentioned
II IL rumored here that camp au.
thoritlca want the first named writer
TO turn In his name 30 the charges
may be Investigated. TO those un.
acquainted with the ways OF mill
tariHm. such "a request may seem
reasonable nut 60 those who have
tho slightest acquaintance with the
military methods. such q proceeding
By the accuscr would seem the
height OF folly.
u e. well known that criticism Of
the army or ltH methods la dlHeouf.
aged hy the officers ana frowned
upon by them aa being quite akin 10
/ treason. should the writer make
himself known he would. IN spite
Of the truth 81 his accusations. prob.
ahly b. ao loaded down with extra
duty work and Is r. stable detail.
etc. that driven 90 desperation. he
might rctnilatr on one 81 his porue
culnrH. with the result that the an
happy wretch would likely end his
military career la prison.
Food u Had
What the authorities probably
meant " that they wanted 90 inventl
gate him In hopes ~ getting some
thing that would sustain "a court
martial. Tho court martial for
private f. quite a summary affair all
priVatsa Ia his organization. except
witnesses. are excluded from the
trial
The food L. az bad as this writer
claims u 10 bc. In fact. u has every
quality needed 90 diHgrace tho table
- prison labor camp. But why
investigate that when tho reason is
70 obyioung
We are told that they arc allowed
q cents per day for feeding un. Let
che authorities here ask the well
TED nnoba" AZ Washington. who levla.
late. or our sleek. elegant citizens
who have profi,ed millions out ~
The wsT how ih~y would ike 10 be
compelled tD live on - cents worth
Of grub per day The only excuse
Tor leaving our standards Of living
and theirs undis,urbcd IL TO point 20
them and quote tho bible. Matthew
vi.2a-"Arc 50 not much better
than They"
We rwce.vr about So month /
firhr - insurance. and most ~ /
uH must spend from g. 10 $40 per
month al the cautsrns for the most
common dcilcacics In order 70 feet Z
like decent well frd animals So wr
have Left from ti1 90 90 20 spend /
Ia rlotoua living
More Than two months have I
elapsed since tho signing ~ tho arm. {
istio". and yct tho first 10 per cent I
q The i1th division arr just being I
dise harged Ana what Ia the method I
Of discharRlnE soldiers
How II Works
Your application for Discharge I
must bo addressed to tho battery or 4
company commander. II ho does 4
not approve ~ u. q seldom. ~ ever. 4
EutH out ~ the orderly room. hut IL 4
killed rlEht there. az has happened 4
IN some cases that tho writer knows 4
q.
knew sheriff In Southern /
Utah. who. before the draft las was 4
put In operation IN 1911. expressed /
the hope that tho county sherlfs /
would select tho men TO BE- drafted. /
and confidod 60 some friends his IN.
trnton 81 getting rid - few 81 /
his political enemies BY having them 4
called Co tho army. We can easily
see the injustice which would result
had this sheriff been given the
power 70 conHlgn TO tho army thoac
who had opposed him. in order that
their opposition might forever be
anuffed out on a battlefield Ills
case. however. has IS parallel with I
that % tho unjust captain who has
power TO acccp, applications from
his favoriiea and rcloc, those OF men
whom hc dlsiikca.
Yet the battery and company com.
mnndcrs have just that power IN tho
pending cascs. They may say you
have the right Of appeal Very true
but you must have tho consent of
tho firrt sergeant 10 speak 90 the
captain. 70 speak 10 tho adiutant.
etc. and II they suspect tho sub.
Jet ~ your Inquiries. they may
withhold their consent IN this or
Fnnlzation that seems pleased 20 call
itself the Army % Democracy.
We do not object TO those having
dependents being discharged first.
bu, as 10 tho rest OF us. We were
drawn for service by lottery. why not
be discharged In the same manner.
or with reference 20 the length OF
time We have boon hcrc7
Another thing that makes our lives
hard 10 bear. ~ that We are being
trained Tor war in time OF peace.
and after successful conclusion Of
a struggle that was 20 Danish ma.
tional wars from the world II the
allies are going TO keep their prom
iHes. nll the expense ana effort 81
our Runfirc practice ~ wasted. and
there iH no need % burning M thou.
sands of dollars worth ~ munitions
and having nv drill and work from
daylight 20 dark. and sometimes com
pei ua 20 attend lectures after sup
per AZ they are doing here.
In our battery we are on duty
more than eight hours n day and re
ceive AK our handsome reward the
enormous sum of rs cents per day.
la II any wonder. after the dirty
deal we have received since the war
ended. that noho OF us want 10 en-.
LIST
ANOTHER SOLDIER WHO
WANTS TO GO HOME.
SAYS WAR IL OVER