New-York tribune., 1908-08-23
TWO CADETS MUST GO
ro SUSPEND SIX OTHERS.
President 4pwoOes Dismissal of
RosseU and WedCer.

.--<..-r4ou Aug z2-Announceuaent was made
80, nv Secretary Wright OF the wsc Depart
-, that his recommendations for the punish
- ~ the eight West Point cadets suspended
80, the Military Academy for hazing had been
-o,,ed by President Roosevelt
- o-ssr 10 be issued by Secretary Wright.
- =, the Presidents approval. will dismiss
-. N. Academy the two first class men under
i.~-sion-wiIliaTn 7. Rosser. jr-. son OF Colonel
-p',,n T Rosseu. OF the engineer corps OF the
-, end Harry c.. Weaver. of Illinois 1t will
.a,,se the suspension without pay and allow
-. ,or one year Of the six members of the third
...s-zeorse Washington Chase, Of New York;
1-,e< Gillespie. of Pennsylvania; Byron Quimby
ro-.x Of New York: William Nalle. Of Virginia;
s,-r,.-, Wellington Prude. OF Alabama, and Isaac
e,sldtng Of Oklahoma
Secretary Wright's announcement was made in
.,--,al statement. in which he SAYS;
posseu and Weaver are the suspended first
lass men Rosseu seems 10 have been ring
iessf one instance. and probably more; laid hands
upon them aIthoush no6 Ger he @ ictim siIoid
,.L.- submit OF fight. This probably brings MIN
e...uatIT within the law and I other course
oirect.ti IA ne should 60 Weaver seems TO have
seen not quite pronounced in his behavlor, az
thousn p Bosseil The remaining cadets are be-
iieve third class men
ras- Wednesday evening. after Secretary Wright
,o5 had long conference with Colonel Scott. su-
-i,-e,dent Of the Military Academy. the Secre-
e. sent 10 President Roosevelt his recommenda-
80 Cor the disposition OF the West Point cases
-he Presidents approval of the recommendation
xas received by Secretary Wright to-day.
n The conference held at Sycamore Hin. par
.,cipated in by the President. Secretary Wright and
-olonel Scott il was suggested that all of the
,,rb, cadets be suspended from the Academy for
o-4 .-sar without pay allowances. Supertn-
-endent Scott however insisted that the main
.enauce Of discipline al the Academy required
more drastic punishment than would be contained
IN an order Of suspension He pointed out that
The ruo first class were confessedly the ring
leaders il the hazing. and that being older than
.he ether men and. in sense. responsible fer the
practices which had grown up al the Academy
they ought 10 be dealt with more severely than
the others He felt in fact. that If drastic action
were not taken by the authorities in this case his
Influence as superintendent Of the Academy would
be weakened materially With this view the Presi-
dent and Secretary Wright finally agreed.
Subsequent 20 the conference at Sycamore Hill
secreta-v Wright requested Colonel Scott TO obtain
sone additional information bearing upon the case
before the Secretary should make his recormenda-
tions 70 President Colonel Scott gave that in
formation to the Secretary on "Wednesday
The necessary orders 10 carry out the approved
recommendations Of Secretary Wright will be is
sued in a day or two The action Of the President
snd Secretary OF War IS considered by army Off
GERS 70 BE- perfectly adequate punishment OF the
cadets. although regret is expressed that It was
deemed necessary for the maintenance OF discipline
absolutely 20 dismiss Cadets Rossel and weaver
IN this connection Interesting fact was de-
veIoped by the inquiry into the case That was
that Colonel Scott, the superintendent Of the Acad-
eny was suspended from West Point when he
was cadet He found guilty by board Of
hazing and set back one year, without pay
allowances
The suspended cadets in the year OF their ab-
sence from the Academy, will be, in q measure,
under The control Of the army authorities, al
though they will De permitted 70 60 wherever they
may choose Unless they should resign in the
mean time they will be required to report TO the
Academy on June Is next TO take their places in
the class below that OF which they now MEM
be-s.