The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-08
GOPHER MIDDIES
NOT YET ACCUSED
No Minnesota Cadet at Annapolis
Known to Be Involved in
II Hazing Charges.
THREE CLASSES MAY
BE SENT OUT TO SEA
Solution Of the Hazing Difficulty
Is Offered, to Leave Ann
apolis Deserted.
BY w. w. Jermane,

washington, Jan. $50 Tar as men,
bers Of the delegation are informed, no
involved in the hazing investigation,
which. is now so thoroly demoralizing
the Annapolis naval academy. The
state has FIVE members of the first class,
six members Of the second class, three
of the third and two of the fourth of
''plebe' class, this latter class being
the victim of all hazing outrages.
first class are Henry NJ. Jensen of Ben.
son. appointed by Senator Nelson;
George B. Wright of Fergus Falls, APP
pointed by Senator Clapp; Herbert B.
Reibe of Rochester, appointed by Rep
resentative Tawney; Roy F. Smith of
Pipestone, appointed by Representative
McCleary, and William G: I. Stile of St.
sentative Eddy.
In the second class are Frank W. La
gerquist Of Minneapolis, appointed by
Senator Nelson; Horace Dyer of St.
Paul, appointed by Senator Clapp; Will
liam P. Williamson Of Winona, appoint
ed by Representative Tawney; Louis II.
Maxfeld of st. Paul, appointed by Rep
Ger Of Duluth, appointed by former
Representative Page Morris, and George
Jorgens of Duluth, appointed by Repre-
sentative Bede.
In the third class are Howard NJ.
hammers Of Heron Lake, appointed by
Representative McCleary; Ralph NJ.
Jaeger Of Minneapolis, appointed by
L. Brown Of Fergus Falls, appointed by
Representative STEVENSON.
In the fourth class are Gerald A.
Johnson Of St. Paul, son Of the Wash
ington correspondent of a St. Paul pa
per, appointed by Representative Stew
ems, and Wallace L. Lind of Brainerd,
appointed by Representative Buchanan.
AS practically every member of the
three upper classes is involved in the
hazing charges and is under scrutiny, it
IS possible that something definite in
the way Of charges against some Min
nesota midshipman may be made at any
moment.
All May Be Sent to Sea.
AS the direct outgrowth of the haz-
Ing exposures at Annapolis, it is said
there is probability that entire first,
second and third classes may be sent
to sea without reference to the date
Of their graduation and without any
regard for their return to Annapolis for
the completion of the midshipman term
of study and practice.
This being sent to sea now seems to
be the one remaining hope of the most
of the men in these first three classes
who are up against the charge of haz-
ing. The government, including two of
the three coordinate branches in equal
degree, is now pressing the hazers with
more earnestness than has thus far been
displayed in an effort to break up this
barbarous practice. There is to be nc
foolishness about it, either at the White
House or in congress, and the cadets
are just finding this out.
To Restore Discipline.
It looks as if dismissal might, under
lny routine handling of the case, be
the fate of practically all of the first
second and third classes, and Secretary
Bonaparte believes that this actor
should be taken in order to restore dis
cipline. He feels that no other course
will preserve order and obedience al
he is sustained by the chief of the bu
reau of navigation and the superintend
ent of the naval academy For thu
midshipmen themselves, who seem t,
have acted in this whole affair will
amazing lack Of wisdom and an utte7
absence of discretion and tact, Their
is the one chance which is referred tt
in the opening words of this dispatch
that of sending the midshipmen to sea
This proposition is regarded as solrl
tion Of the extraordinary problem /
the inquiry is called off and the court
martial is dissolved. it would save t
the service what might be valuabl
personnel. If the young men are sen
to sea, it will be with the idea tina
they will there serve what remains o
the full six years course, during Whic]
the mldshlpmen must be under instruc
ton. 1t will be possible to do this o:
the ground that the diabolical practic
of hazing involves nearly every mic
shipman, and that the naval academ
may as well be closed as to continu
with it's depleted personnel when tn
courtmartial shall have completed it
work.
Died in Good Cause.
IF, as now seems likely to be til
case, the government is determined
uproot hazing at Annapolis, youn
Branch did not meet his death in vail
The midshipmen are now more thorol
alarmed than they ever have been b,
fore. The act of congress few veal
ago, in restoring three cadets who ha
been dismissed for hazing. led to tt
belief in the corps that congression
"pull' would always be strong enoug
to save them from the effects of the
hazing pranks. But congress is now ;
angry as anybody else, and seems
have gone back on the present cor
to q man. The matter will be dispose
of within the next thirty days, in {
probability.
IRET1ND NAV VET ri