The Cairo bulletin., 1908-08-03
WRIGHT SAVES
FIRED CADETS
CchvIscEs SREsf- AYR FoosE
VELT Tt4hT DISMISSAL WAS
roo SEVERE
ALL EIGHT RtIhSTATED
Secretary Non Over 81 Ffan<1eGs o'
haxers and Ec.noNdebgers7
~ Pnrtesder That Ne
Started the trouble

Oyater Bay Aug z-Cors 8ersnr
that me dismissal from tire raH d
state Military Araderg q. West
Point If The eight cadot- f.g-l gust
Of aaAna ronld bc too severe pu7
lshment for the oFensas rtag ron
ImIt,rJ Prselient RcosesaEt aaa ser
retary Wright tonight aaafaet ira
/ the eight foung men be selasra 81
their CLASSES ami that other Fuu
ment be Visited u9on them nF the
superintendent
These eight yoHng mea--Wil n
TT ROssell. an appolntte nj large ~b
stool sixth in the first class an
Horny q Weaver n lIIucis also .
member Of that class, G~or2e E
Chase Jr Of New YORK Wm Nal
Jr. Of Virginia Rerion q JONES. ~
Nea York. VIM u probe. Jr- n Ala
6ama Isaac spauld.nz rf Oklahoma
AMI James s Gillespie II PeHBsg
renia. an members 81 the fourth class
are under suspension resulting from
charges made by . board Of invest
CATION appointed hg col Hugh T..
Scott. superintendent Of tho mi'itar,
academy
This board found that hazing in F.
mild form was being prac'irea rpau
( the newly entered cadets. but there
az no brtaiite On the mart - ta~
hazers. Col Scott suspended IN
eight cadets and ordered them tr
their homes to await the action Of thc
secretary Of war and the president
won secretsry's Admiration.
Instead Of obeying the order Of the
superintendent and going To their
homes the eight proceeded In BODY
to Washington To appeal 70 the score
tary of war. Mr. Wright listened al
/ tentlaely t owhat they had 10 say
1 Cadet Rossell acted a. spokesman for
the party and his frankness In de-
scribing all that occurred won the ad
/ miration Of the secretary
/ TIE president approved their d f.
Imissal. but before the order had be n
I mulgated by Secretary wight. the
iprcsidcnt asked tb- secretary 10 come
4 10 Oyster Bay and talk over the mat
/ ter with him
! Secretary Wright said today that
/ he discussed the matter thoroughly
with the president and both be and
1 Mr. Roosevelt were OF the opinion
that dismissal was too severe pun
, ishment
] Cadet Rossel declared himself re-
4 sponsibIe for the hazing, the secretary
said
It was learned however. that their
reinstatement is undoubtedly due to
The stand in their behalf taken by the
secretary Of war against the president
and the officers Of the academy
When leaving for New York and
Washington today, Secretary Wright
would not discuss the report that he
/ had practically forced the president
10 agree 10 the reinstatement Of the
cadets.
u told the president that had re-
( cei1ed the dismissed cadets and vas
greatly impressed by their manly
bearing Especially was impr ssed
/ by the attitude taken bv the cad It
who admitted that he was the ring
/ leader He said he had started all
The trouble and wished that all the
punishment should come 70 MIN TIE
dismissed cadets have already been
punished. They arc nov free 10 re
/ turn 10 the academy At once. and
doubtless they will find more punish
ment awaiting them"
Friction With Scott.
The decision Of the secretary Of war
and the action Of the president is Ger
tain to cause strained relations be-.
tween the secretary of war and Col n.
Il. Scott, the superintendent at the
military academy Not only had Col
Scott gone on record IN susperdine
the eight cadets. but he had publicly
expressed his qualification over the
editorials in various newspapers sus
tanning his action. In this connection
he wrote
Il take pleasure in informing you
that the stand Won have taken against
hazing at the United States military
academy has had marked effect IN
STRENGTHENING the hands OF the au
liberties here In matter so deeply
rooted as this. an editorial Is often
Imcre convincing than a regulation.
II. l. SCOTT
col. L. s A superintendent
"Hoaduuarters 4. s Military Acad
cmy West Point y. Y. July p
laos