The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-05-20

tons that shall exist between the upper
class men and plebs as follows:
No recognition until June
etc.
Snail maintain the class distinction.
Shall be braced according to the orders
OF the superintendent in Camp Wansbor-
ough.
Upper class men relations with fourth
class men only officially necessary.
Glass fights to be abandoned.
Only Justification for fights are insults,
which should be resented on the spot.
These concessions by Col Mills are at
the bottom of the present trouble at the
academy, for the cadets say he mas failed
to keep his word.
The agreement also says:
The following Is our understanding of
our rights. according to your resolution
In regard to abolishing hazing and the
regulations of Jan. 10, 1901. The super
intendent refers to article 40 and 16f U.
3. M. A Upper class men may chaff.
but not offend proper self-respect of
plsbs." (This does not refer to conceit.)
Supt. Mills distinguished carefully be-
tween chatting and hazing. RAT funerals
and such petty affairs, he said ''w'nile
onenses shall not be considered hazing
Fourth-class men may be asked to bring
book or. do such errands as may be
| asked as a favor, but there shall be no
compulsory sweeping of rooms. The
order of last camp in regard to bracing
or fourth-claSs men in and out of ranks
is the settled policy of my administration
AS no two men viii construe orders the
same way, liberal construction will be
placed upon the regulations and every
man will be governed by his own con-
science. We oppose anything tending to
reduce the subordination Of fourth-class
men"
The last are understood to be the con-
cessions made by Col Mills to get the
cadets to nominally abolish hazing and
head off the congressional committees IN
Vestigation
Mrs. Macarthur. wife of the Philippine
commander, is here to see her son,
douglas Macarthur, who is one of those
whose tate rests with the recent court
martial 1t is understood that she has
determined to make q protest at Wash
1ngton against the treatment of her son.
Sne was i'll in bed today and Expressed
regret that she could not be interviewed
one cadet has laid their case before a
United States senator who was travelling
with President Mckinley when he re-
celyed the communication. Nearly every
cadet at the academy joined in the r,u-
tiny the day the gun was trained upon
the colonePs house. but only eighty-threa
nave been arraigned before the court
martial. Five of these were picked
as leaders and 1t is understood will be
dismissed If they should be it is an
open secret at West Point that there
VIII be a general uprising Of the student
D99y ana the secretary of war viii be the
only arbitrator that can restore peace
Col. Mills returned to West Point to-
night and said: There are some things
ABOUT the situation at the academy at
present which l can neither affirm or
deny. The regulations won't allow me
to discuss them publicly. All ! can saw
is there was a nautinous demonstratf0n
on the part Of the cadets some time ago
ana that investigation is now in progress.
IL Is not true THAT the cadets are now
In arrest for court martial"
Wnen asked If he had made an agree
ment with the cadets for leniency IN
constituting orders when thew signed the
ant1-hazing resolutions Col Mills decIin-
e6 to answer, saying he could neither
affirm or deny.
i can only say" he remarked, that
congress has PASSED a law re1uIrinr :,
the superintendent Of the academy 10
stop hazing and 1 am going to obey the