The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-23
|CADETS'MUS BE PUNISH Two Are Dismissed froi
 Academy. \ SIX OF THEM ARE SUSPENDED Secretary Wright Makes Public sh<
 Order. Son of Colonel RosseIl snd ". ws Prude of Alabama. Are Amens the Number Punished For
 Haxing.
TX OF THEM ARE SUSPENDED

Washington. D. C., Aug. 22.--An. nouncement was made to-day by Sec retary of War Wright that his rec. ommendatIon for the punishment of the eight West Point cadets. suspend ed from the military academy for hazing. had been approved by presl- dent Roosevelt.
 The order to be issued by Secretary Wright, based upon this approval. will dismiss from the Academy the two first class men under suspension. William T. Rossell, IT,. son of Coi- onel William T. Rosseli of the en- gineer corps of the army and Harry c. Weaver. of Illinois. and the sua- pension without pay and Allowances Tor one year of the six numbers of the third class, George Washington Chase. of New York: Jamea 4. Gil- lespie. of Pennsylvania; Byron Quim- by Jones. of New York; William Nalie. of VirKinio. William Wellington Prude, of Alabama. and Isaac SpaId- Ing. or Oklahoma.
 Last Wednesday evening after Sec retary Wright had had a iong cons ference with Colonel Scott. Superiu@ tendent of the Military Academy. sfs Secretary sent to President Roosevelt his recommendation for the dlspositian of the West Point cadets cases. The LrEI441~ mendation was received by Secretary Wright to-day.
 In the conference held at sagamore Hill participated In by the President. Secretary Wright and Colonel Scott. it was suggested that all of the eight cadets be suspended from the Academy for one year without pay or allowances This was regarded as adequate punishment for the offensas against the law and regulations com mitted by the cadets. Superintendent Scott, however insisted that the main tenance of discipline at the Academy required even more drastic puniBhmant than would be contained in an order of suspension. He points out that the two first ciass man were confess edly the ring Headers in the haatnm and that. being older than the other men, and in a sense responsible for the practices which had grown up As the Academy, they ought to be dealt with more severely than the offera He felt. in fact, that if drastic action were not taken by the authorities su this case, his influence as Superintends ent of the Academy would be weak ened materially. With this view the President and Secretary Wright hnal- ly agreed.
 The necessary orders to carry out the approved accommodation of Sec
 
 or two.
 The action of the President ana Secretary of War Is considered by army officers to be a perfectly ads- quate punishment of the cadets. alA though regret Is expressed that it was deemed necessary for the main tenance of discipline absolutely ku dismiss Cadets Rossell and Weaver.
 In this connection an interestinn fact was developed by the inquiry Into the case, which was that, Colonel Scott of the Academy was suspended from West Point when he was . cadet. He was found guilty by board of hearing and was set back one year without pay or allowances
 The suspended cadets. in the year of their absence from the Academy. will be. in a measure under the author ity of the army regulations. although they will be permitted to do whatever they may choose. Unless they should resign in the meantime they will De required to report to the Academy on June IS. next. to take their places in the class below that of which they are now members.
 Secretary Wright's Announcement was made in the form of a formal statement in the course of which he says:
 Resell and Weaver are the sua. pended first class men. Rosseil seeuaa to have been a ring leader in 1t foi~ lowing the plebes and in at least one instance especially, laid hands upon them. although not violently, and intt- mated. when objection was made, that the victim should rather submit or fight. This probably brings him di- rectly within the law and sec no other course than that he should so. Wea~ yer seems to hvea been not quite SO prominent In his behavior although he was guilty of practically the same thing as Rossell. The remaining cadets, are. I believe. third class men"