The sun., 1901-01-10
HAZING AT WEST POINT.
on. coyoREss cOMMIT1EE BkoINs ITS
ISVESTIGATION
eo,. Mnb the First witness Called He IL
Frequently Questioned by Members of
On. Committee The Committee Ipspects
IN. Academy Grounds and buildings.

-,,,As Investigating the alleged death from
,.,,nc Of tho late Cadet Booz and incidentally
- i,ouirp generally into the subject ~ hazing
=, ,ha Academy reached her. on the west
sbo-e Railway AZ /? 10 y. VI to-day. Col
v,us superirtondent NJ the academy. Col
us.o and Capt Sands. the latter at the hend
:, . -cuadron of cavalry. met the Congress-
"a, and escnrted them up tn. hill to the
,l,,, where a battery Of artillery gave them
.aru,e Of seventeen guns. while the cavalry
,,,od IN along the driveway over which the
carriages passed on the way to the hotel
rhs mem her. Of the Army Court OF Inquiry
,odyed while here In Memorial Hail. but the
co,ur.ssfnen, not being army officers. Will
.,sy a, the hotel and thus get useful object
,...o, IN tho need there Ia at West Point for
.d.eert tavern 70 take the place Of the cheer
,ss. old barracks that has been doing tavern
.ervice hero since 1929. The appropriation
q, new hotel was promptly knocked out of
~. Military Appropriation hill this year.
a. II hs. heen in every amilsr bill in the past
n, many year. back. Gen. Dick. chairman
=, cha committee, sadly admitted that he
xo,ad ssoinst a new hotel here once upon a
,,,ne and when he eat down 70 luncheon In
~. ,ub,prranean mausoIeum that serves
n, a winter dining room he had the air OF
man who y a. under going q richly deserved
ho,,ns But thsn the Congressman stayed
a, the Lafayette in Philadelphia and at the
Manhattan. and the general verdict is that
(, uii steady them to -Qunlify" in the West
po.c- hotel catscombs. The committee did
M, unrpr In N. refectory vault. and a few
,tr,jfe. r,rer O'Clock were on their way to
tho ACADEMY building to begin their first
session
There were number Of ladies and a num-
he- o, officers from the post in the galleries
and on the benches on the sides OF the large
and lofts room in which the inquisitors are
10 sl' !, IA not the same room which the
Army Court u Inquiry used. but Ia one en-
,irelv similar to IL. even to the gay display
Of signal fags that hang from the rilina
The reason tn- old room was abandoned
was because the noise OF the army wagons
passing frequently over the hnrd paved
road close by Interrupted the proceedings.
Tho room reserved for the Congressman
IA much Culeter.
/, was = 20 when Chairman Dick called
the conmittoe to order and Col. Mills. the
.uper!ntcn dent Of the Academy. was the first
witness "a he sworn.
will YOU please. In your own WAY. Col
Ml., make general statement that will
be Of service to the committee in It's work.
We are feeling our way In a measure and
would be glad OF any suggestions that you
will sive US
60. NILS had come prepared with a for
ridahle array OF dooum ents and books OF
Army and Academy regulations and In the
sane clear headed, exact way in whiCh hc
ver, over the snme ground for the Army
Court u INQUIRY. he went over IL once more
'or ~" CouEressmen He read from the
regulations. which not only forbid hazine.
tu' forbid plebes from submitting to hnGing.
and he again shove d how through his repre-
seuta'on> the war Department had changed
the rccular .ons In such way that cadets
who are Questioned regarding being haled
or ia1Ius others can no LONGER avoid answer
ing on tho plea that the regulations exempt
them from giving testimony that will in
eliminate themselves.
During COL Miils's testimony. which lasted
sorYe'hius like an hour and half, ho vas
tre.genuv, Questioned on particular POINTS
r. tlru ludG" Walter smith OF Iowa mani
Tested for instance a great interest IN the
exact number Of army officers of all kinds
wao ar" -a'ioncd mere and learned, that there
were seveUtv-Due Congressman NaugeE oi
PENNSYLVANIA. the same who gave the un-
fortunate Booz his West Point appointment.
waited 10 know all about the dcmcrit system
Il has been said that Booz got unjust dcmerits
aD 70, r Hr"Hi &i". ahd 'dP'i. t. vas svidert fro oa
Nj Wa'r"r'a questions that he intends 10
Eft - lat'er to the bottom. Chairman
pca. also 'ook an active part in this, line Of
4 es,or'r- Mr Wanger also asked about
anxious ~ know II there was any record
kelt Of the cadet. who applied for treatment
Col' Nils replied that the names of ali who
reported sick were taken down and kept
=. Then tacrs Ncre number Of irPnricr as to
asked I the names Of cadets who at different
ur"- sH- NJ different tables were in tho
M'h.yy"s o., The Academy. this Sol Mlllsre;
TIE 're~,urles ~ cadets now her" would be
able - r. al 'he rnmes Of those who sat
W 'to0y"r the Rooz case and II wa' assumed
mat mo INQUIRY had reference 20 IN. tohasCo
s2l'" - "r',ode. in tire mess room adventure
tt,.ccl'.." II Coi Mills's testimony Chair
man Dtrk aid mat the committee had thought
4 world b." 10 their advantage 70 look over
ie ai".uT grounds and huildiuE., that
tHf .l;W nave a ,'!enr unte'sttil iing Of
TIE f"s'Wouy 10 bc taken, ana asked
NA,, e 'h"y MIGHT do SO then and there,
A.. 'n t.I~ col Nilla readily assentsd. and
o. r"~"i tho s"-N Ipnr 81 to-day 50 far as
'' 70 rr - testimony w3@ ccncCrncd
A. .'nlr G.,rr, and saveral other oAicrrs
q 'e .o-f .Hi 'h" wav trst t. the Young
N"n' '|rI-''3u AS,ociqti9n rooms, n lofty
END nt rhA Quadrangle. All but about
iyrlv : -" ruI" than a"0 cadets are Y VI
Z n.'.. Hrd Is religious persecution },
e".' '."'s"s AGAINST a." Academy
're" would h.. 10 500 this headquarters |
- r"' sI..,- .'Ivl'" among the cadets iheiu-
Sc r"- From. tHr VI 4. rooms { Q
comm. 'i",' went 20 fhe gymnasium and from
'IS-" o. o." barracks. where n number Of
f1oTs "' cadets var" inspected A. the /
'' or- and com Il.t'"ouIon entered each
f'"" '.." cadet. thor" ruSo ard stood in ]
-,Tf.i It.-. of attention all the ii're !
'"- ''I" domestic sanctuary was being !
invaded. fIar owes FN". straight before /
'"n H'I i.' MUSCLE Of their iins. oicau-
g.. ...H- or"t faces moving during Hll ne |
l''." Hr1esI lgey are not very cheerful |
I,1."- f.">" ruows. with their cold spic !
az gan military urderllu">'. but the DIV eller~
t"''I' N''' -gcu pictures Of Wholesome,
w. IHt- .'Nl'H that tl"r presence would !
Ia - "'.''''"d % uuu<eun
II .1t got zoo. dIrh ty 'Iis time to inspect
y" ...re 'a>'''r! caWp grounds under the /
'r-". 'f""- .p tN old Fort Clinton, 50 th"
cfNuI''"" took 70 look into the mess hall !
t'l '"."rN" "l 'N" r"-' for another occasion
o." .nWrI'f"" h",d an executive session
- "" 1o'o. '"'- evening - consider The scope
o =" .rgg'rr, uIf have not revealed the re-
SUI n' .t"lr 81" NlarAtions Congressman
I',Ss- sad 'o-its iuaf they might call every
ca-r' 1'f every officer and Instructor in the
A'l4"Ev u".0r" tlc' got through snd that
or no cher N.nt tu"' ulght stop Cousdcr-
uef inquiry aeN Nelops r. NoE proceed From
a-f H.'''' 'o-dur IN uaNi1c col Mills their
Ifs' 7'."-- y would seem that their intention
- 'o- Pr - tho top and work down
" Ar, R,nrd or Inquiry began IN Tho
r'!t" v'H .n" second clnss and worked
- way ON tho ias' day " he tcsslnu
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