Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-05-23
|1ILg' REPORT ON
CADETS DISMISSAL
|. history Of the Trouble at
"" West Point
CACHES OF DISCIPLINE
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vi'SIns' II col. !, L. MIlls, supe enon
IM r'P0'' " ,,e military academy upo"
ai'ni 81 s IA. the action Of the .,S seI.
,ssa was ua dIsmlssing ave ea ,dar
r9fy !o.oo,endIng Sis DINERS ~
Gs says , 70 report that at
4 have ,S sp' evening Of A iigsai iV Of the
,@medaleIy al ,%' on us return rom t
Muslon o. ,.s yaS number Of cadets ~ pe
@gp,r laLs IN AN nsubordlnate cen ,,n,,
otspaili01, b e military aca at ne main
Sni q lny took place IN 'n ,ha n'' in
| 1ronsua'lv" oodnt barracks; theh ~
| uy pofl ., ,hs barracks, In tle sun, n,G
AZ uta oil u, ,orth Of barracks anu
% E front Of the suPv cbaers. end
A tn4N II c0nslslfu W ~, MIN
cslrlr ~ names OF two recently I pun All,
NJ slii la' SEVERAL profane yells a..
~ sdsS' 'ssnperIntendent ana ,ne
~45 at tne r9STonle gun from us ac.
rgl assi place to a , PoT''' Of the su.
aseDIg gumedlately IN ron , S door OF
Ven l p1f quarters at l,G '''
rrlaieldsn,, ,g2Ie was pointed .,,on
vheb lns a .ox, for this demonstra,It W.,
The prefer awarded cadet hop-
sl' , PRaIsion, second G'' tSo 'e evening.
published AZ .,lse as established by tn NJ,
he aclua' =, I' cadets under oath, tas ,sn
testimony Oh oalcers convened lne
| ty board o. ,nire and which has mace
l'l gsg and exhaustive nnson,ment of
into iae a ill,snnsn,bordoinate cadets OF .he
group % ,'S Al measures taken by t [ne
acond clas ss ~ 10 enforce the law ior-
giNng hating .ordldates report
when ~ Ine military M, academy for enc
d AZ lns nee nee examinations, II oe,
March eli ,S.nt mat members Oh ene
cane eyllsn were disposed to improp-
. ,o1,' interfere win mem, ,,os detected
cry, E.5 ANY J. B. Richardson T asa %s'''''N
moles''In,s ,, olt' n II 1901, cadet Lieut.,
ION N Va cr,ssy. second class, was
Byron ), C' gss,,nc fourth class men
u9 ,So manner condemned Py t me- conn com
m Nv. congressional inyealleu,.,t.ias, 'o On
Oh u .,g IN session here last W'nSe, ~"
mllise 10 u ,So, cadet Robert \ kaisLoh'
Avn u NV, l%,' v WAS punished for a nag
ront neglect Of duty 80. tho hoard
'D @Tbe evidence taken before Wv, ~ ferred
,,ogs mai the group Of eaae.s ,d ,er[' Of Of
s'o@s ,.,e s,t, ne Grst and second Oh
", .y 'o eSore punishments began TO eh en-
the alo'e .o pr't' meetings In which the
ssveer,ptendents actions "s ,,,,,s were
s ona 'c'onjemned and ugly terms W nv
a ann Ia him before other cauets. in ="
apP'lgu a. Y sbows hat the demonstration
c,llg as,, imposed IN ranks at parade
Nss . 5ij after the order punlshins
IaSsl Ralston was published, by three
,'ists prominent in the group, ana th ~,
s,asements for It we're competed III
q, ness hall after supper.
" Ave read carefully all the evil
a.s ,aken By the board OF invesu-
s,a,, officers. II supports the ma
irg ana shows that considerable mas
w h h. accomplished to implant IN
s,5sts The essentials Of good discipline
MN matters concerning the proper
treatment Of new cadets are concerned.
M, has been task which has en-
ero,,sl nv attention for many months,
md IN enjeayoring TO attain the de-
sr,i end and secure from cadets rea-
wrake regard for the obligations I'M
Ssr which they serve the measures
rrsrtsd 10 have covered the several
fsl, Of personal representation ana
,.ruasIon. published orders and warn.
,s prnshments Of different grades OF
severity Punishments also which have
seemed to have accomplished the end
4 view have been Invariably RENTED
! va the facts became plain
n, superintenlent then gives the
r-s the cadets recommended for
i,-ga and suspension and adds:
q these cadets those belonging TO
D, second class have all been prom
bait In the insub0rdnate group of ca
AsD which reference has been made,
riias Gimperlng and Hawley were
Eggei last summer with other ca
tds Of the third class, In a disrespect-
III demonstration against an officer.
ne punishment awarded the partici-
Fht' was RENTED on the voluntary
uTitssOn to regret from the class for
BE- natter, and lbs promise TO abstain
N he future from such affairs.
With reference 20 other cadets who
PARTICIPATED in the affair, adequate
punishment can be awarded them here.
Many undoubtedly had no intention OF
beng lnsubordinate in their action, and
each VII be dealt with according to his
clhdgct taking this fully into consid-
Git0n.
There arr other subjects, such as
fRs meetings and similar matters,
Which the evidence and findings show
require attention. These viii receive
careful attention here and then other
'itls viii be taken within the powers
q lle Superintendent, 10 break up class
Gsalilations as features In discipline,
me main Issue, however, Is clear,
and has no particular new phases. II
i simply a reaction within the present
g'oni class, which perpetrated the
aulhg outrages of 1899. and in which
h turbulent element. always strong
y i, has gotten control of the bettei
cement a fact which has been ma
restraining Influences Of the first lss.
eyh early graduation. The fact. also
y, The second class was an furlourh
ar summer and has moi, therefore
tii The benefit Of roine through a
ahp whore VOL n, bazing d,d moi not ak.
~ has made Il possible for The lns,,b.
o'ilrate element 10 control ths Who'll,
Gao
I believe 4, ls reooes,rv Gov ,ho ats