Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-01-17
WEST POINT
N THE SENATE.
,.,s,s Brutality There IS worse
Than 8arOarIa0''
!, WOULD rllIrnH HAzHRS
. D ,..'. 6 cadet and so'i', '','. TO
he were gan,lIstlns lndisn''i'''

IAN. IA FINAL vote .',,,
v''s NJ a.adlos army reors 1a,o a,
upon the !. taken by the senate ,, ~ ~ an
1 Mn g.l r ?, 'y' under the terms , 81 ~
o.' '.o. l,'''i reached late ,S.o ' .Pop.
speeches q. iod 'sl Rep, coIo), and .d But
N95 5', SS Co., Mr. ncca@ a. .ad %s@;
Il ,,' o,'r med, an argument ''
ath'@ ,.,.rs Of the debate was ,5,, 'ng
%, i.l'' Of tn, practice Of l nns,rs
dn, ,a We., Point military a [,.Dnm
q 'a re-. W." n, Money and Mr. N'0u''', +,
N' A S',,. 3D. # to be an evidence ,g,,., .,
ri l d,..'' ,.3 ~ eoaardice, the Ni's VS.,
'Il''', .',,,sr saying that a oaay,
app ' .,s.,. attempted to haze. "ou l,l
be j''''I, M, n n he we're a cadet upon
cellar , 'p'' osrariry bra'ali'y We're e.,
' .l'.',' 'lr" he would m those VINO "a, as.
emitted him. # he had to Ts,' q '
s ,l-i y's-s .or the oppoT'ua'.l, Mr.
uIt. ,51 ormIng Of Jhe Session ,,ri.
AZ ,I. w.. reported the pension apP ,l3
ua' ..,., Mn and il went to The c~''"'
4 Oar, .,his remarks. AIr AL
f len discussed vigorously 'Ho 80, a. 6y The
y" Wes- Point as brougns ou1 . N r"d
,sr5lpg Investigation. he ' - st
.nlI I551t1llty had been developed a., q.
, w, p1Int which ought not 70 pg 90 -.
"a "gs' o to sxs among barbaIlsiIlss'
Igyyi, . niDs called hazing-prize- nsi,s .
,. i,'s -eyr'aimsd Mr.. Allen, why, va
"rze.6phter is a gentleman C .Sin p.'' ot
KIN s5me Of those young rullla o. ,o az
Vest Wv, Point Indeed. life has oe'n 'o''
'', ,t,sr brief review o. the BOZ case cas-,
n, H'' ,i,'n declared that The first !nins
a fourth classman meets tor,iIiat.
Point < brutal assault ana hu .i, ,,,,' - ;,
ir1 i,5Ienltv. And these thlhs,s',
.S,,te5 M Allen. take place WIN
~ ~ t5oujedes OF the officers OF the IN
',i.1ii5s These new cadets are com,
ns1e5 no eat soap, they are compel'eu
I, 20, down on theIr knees ana jump
ike frog. and they are coilpgyllgu y. Va
epiun other lnd.gnitIes when ! Wou'u
# moi dsre 10 this presence 20 mention
"soma OF the regular army oihJel
cav bazlng cannot be helped-Ihal
cannot be prevented. You place one o
Me- oId volunteer officers al the hedd o
tbat institution and IN six weeks ~
a win put stop 20 % or there VIII ~
some dead cadets there
"This brutal outrage ought 10 De sup
pressed and 1t can be suppressed 10y
q on man he who viii use his superior
strength In humiatng OF bIutalIy
treating a weaker person IS q coward.
a And yet this bin encourages ana sup
ports West Point as at present con-
Quoted.
"Wlth authority ] would stop that
brutality az West Point declared MT.
# Allen Tor ! would dIsmantle the school
and turn over 20 the various states
N the education Of the youth OF the
country for military pursuits.
IA Il have information which leads me
"a 70 believe that hazing at West Point Is
(" fsS0rted % Tor the purpose Of forcing
II out Of the institution cadets appointed
II from civil live 10 order 20 make room
for the sons Of army officers. and II
they cannot force out the cadets by hui
initiation and intimidation. they pre-
II scribe q course Of examination which Is
IN their own hands and which they
could not pass themselves, and thus
flUe The prescribed cadet from the
school
Nr Money declared that the hazing
never was warranted, and that he knew
q O., SINE cadets who had been hazed to
TIE point u danger They were hazed
70 O degree said Mr. Money. with
deep feeling. that would have war
& TAINTED ,he haZee in killing the ha2ers."
4 They ought 90 have been killed" in
isrle,.ed Mr. Allen.
And ! want to say continued Mr..
Money that Il / were a cadet at West
Point and was hazed 10 so cowardly
ana brutal a manner / would kin the
halsS. u the opportunity aid not come
Tor a hundred years afterwards"
Continuing bis discussion In CRITICS.
ls NE cadets at West Point he said:
lness cadets carry hazlnc TO the ex-
kll o taking life and in one Instance
recently they have taken life, and the
Elalof from Mississippi Money
s-!s mey have taken life In several
att McCumber argued IN support OF
us pending bill. incidentally. he vigor-
vl handled the practice of hazlnp
~ west Point That practice" said
s creates the worst character Of
v.lal,y ana the worst character Of
discussing The situation IN the Phil
lilA.a NJ Teller declared that condi-
g-N IN The Islands had not improved
s me United States had attacked
s~ie'n uete' Intelligent Observers Mr.
ra.l asserted, had pronounced the
s- -'. .., a. 90 80 govern themselves as
N. TT.I.eI oriental race In conclusion
a. ~. ls.lef said. " am not In favor OF
ing up The Islands want to hold
W.. wv because ] think that would he
s.,i 10Y NE FilIpinos, and that the
.g.. .''s El'l BE- valuable to MS m how.
e. 49, We can hold them only by force
Co.,. y 40 consideration, financial
m i.'al OF any other that VIII ius.
Us IN retainlnp them" - '''
M, ,t li.."iey secured unanimous con-
\, u, wa, Io, mai vote should De taken
S,., o,l at o'clock Friday The
sIa-.r uen al 8 o'clock went into
sif-.,s session, and at $3.50 y. m