The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-17
HAZING DENOUNCED
srxA1oRs CONDEMN PRACTICE IN
STRONG Terms.
TO VOTE ON ARMY BILL FRIDAY
Mn NOT MINCE THEIR WORDS IN
SPEAKING OF HAZING.

The PrizefiEhter Gentleman Com
nored with Some of Those Young
Rud,ans, said Senator AIIen-He
wakes Serious Charges as to the
purpose of the Practice-DOne to
Force out Civilians to Make Room
for sons of Army Officers-Mr. Tel
Ier's Amendment Adopted.
washington, Jan. ia final vote upon
tho pending army reorganization bill will
he taken by the Senate at o'clock Fri
5av under the terms of an agreement
reacbed late to-day. The feature of the
debafe was the denunciation of the prac-
tice of hazing at the West Point Military
academy Mr.. Allen, of Nebraska, Mr..
Money. of Mississippi, and Mr.. McCum-
bsf declared il to be an evidence of bru-
tslity and cowardice.
MI Teller moved to strike out the para
graph of the bill which empowered the
President TO place on the retired list any
off er who has been suspended from duty
bv sentence of court-martial or by execu-
five order in mitigation of such sentence.
anplv TO Mai. Joseph w. Wham, whose
record he dwelt upon as a splendid one,
filed with acts of gallantry al Nashville,
Franklin and other battlefelds The
amendment was agreed to.
Mr.. Allen declared his opposition to the
pending measure in any form. He de-
clared it was wrong and its purposes are
radically wrong constitutionally. He
maintained that 1.-The Filipinos owe allie
glance only to their own island govern
ment. however weak and puny it may be.
They are not rebels, though they may be
insurgents.
The fippancy with which the term
traitor and treason are being used these
DAYS" said Mr.. Allen, lis getting to be
= stencil in the nostrils of some of us"
He declared that brutality had been de-
veloDed at West Point which ought not
TO be expected to exist among barbarians.
The prize-fghter," said Mr.. Allen rs
a gentleman compared with some of those
Young ruf1ians at West Point. The first
thing a fourth class man meets at West
Point is a brutal assault and humiliating
indignity These things take place within
the knowledge of the officers of the in
stitution.
He who will use his superior strength
in Illuminating or brutally treating
weaker person is a coward And yet this
bill encourages and supports West Point
as at present it is conducted.
with authority l would stop that bru-
tally at West Point OF l would dis
mantle the school.
u have information which leads me TO
believe that hazing at West Point is re-
sorted to to force out of the institution
cadets appointed from civil life in or
der TO make room for the sons of army
officers, and if unsuccessful they pre-
scribe a course of examination which
they could not pass themselves and thus
force the prescribed cadet from the
school"
Mr.. Money. of Mississippi, declared that
if he we're a cadet at West Point and
was hazed in so cowardly and brutal a
manner he would kill the hazers if the
opportunity did not come for a hundred
years a1terwaTd.
Mr.. Allen continued:
Those cadets carry hazing almost to
the extent of taking life and in one in
stance recently they have taken life and
the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Money!
says they have taken life in several in
stances"
Mr. McCumber of North Dakota argued
in support of the pending bill. Refer
ring to West Point, he said:
ANY bully who is guilty of attempting
TO punish one who is physically unable
TO meet him is coward that should be
discharged from the service
Nh Teller declared conditions in the
Philippines had not improved since the
United States had succeeded Spain there
Mr.. Teller said:
Il want to hold the islands because 1
think that would be better for the Fill
pinos and that the islands will be valua-
Die to us. If. however, we can hold them
only by force, there is no consideration,
financial, commercial or any other, that
VIII justify us in retaining them"
Mr. Butler. in opposing the measure,
said he was ready now to vote for any
army that the government might need for
me present emergency or any emergency
that might arise, but he was unalterably
opposed to the creation of large stand
ing army
He urged that not a single reason had
oeen furnished for the creation of an ar
my of 100000 soldiers and for the resec-
uoh OF the proposition to supply to the
government volunteer army for service
In the Philippines
Every soldier in the army under this
OH will be volunteer" interjected Mr.
haWley. I'VE will be here next year and
can take care of the situation then as
may be deemed desirable"
MT Butler responded that that was a
mere sham and dodge and not a reason
for the proposed action.
Mr.. Hawley asked for unanimous con-
Sent that a final vote be taken on the
row
Mr. Daniel of Virginia objected
Mr. Hawley then requested a final vote
~ o'clock on Friday To this no objec-
uon was entered and the agreement was
announced formally.
Mr.. Gallinger reported the pension ap-
dar
he House bill to divide the state of
vest Virginia into two judicial districts
was passed. After almost an hours ex-
ecutive session the Senate at $50 o'clock
adjourned.