Word: 96th
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...charges are made under the 96th Article of War, which reads: "Though not mentioned in these articles, all disorders and neglect; to the prejudice of good order and military discipline, all conduct of a nature to bring discredit upon the military service and all crimes or offenses not capital, of which persons subject to military law may be guilty, shall be taken cognizance of by a general or special or summary court martial, according to the nature and degree of the offense, and punished at the discretion of the court...
Congressman Reid, Mr. Mitchell's lawyer, announced in advance that he would argue that the 96th Article of War was unconstitutional so far as it forbids free speech...
...nothing in the Articles of War enacted by Congress which prohibits freedom of speech, and the same Constitution which gives Congress power to enact those articles forbids its passing any law abridging that freedom. The right of freedom of speech is undoubtedly guaranteed by the Constitution, and if the 96th Article of War abridges that right, it is unconstitutional and void. It becomes a question, then, whether the Army and the War Department are governed by the Constitution, or whether they are at liberty to ignore its' provisions...
...96th: "Though not mentioned in these articles, all disorders and neglects to the prejudice of good order and discipline, all conducts of a nature to bring discredit upon the military service and all crimes or offenses not capital, of which persons subject to military law may be guilty, shall be taken cognizance of by a general, or special or summary court-martial, according to the nature and degree of the offense and punished at the discretion of the court...
Tonight in Squadron A Armory on 96th Street in New York City the University polo team will meet Yale in the semi-final round of the National Intercollegiate Indoor Polo tournament...