Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-08-15


national Executive has reached no
the President had been reported as
favoring the dismissal OF the cadets
Subsequently and following confer
ence with Mr.. Roosevelt. Secretary
Wright told the newspaper men that
a decision TO reinstate offending ca
diets had been reached.
The statement issued by the Pres
ident at Sycamore Hin to-day fol-
lows.
NO action whatever has been tax
en- by the President i'm the cases of
the cadets. the statement that they
were originally ordered dismissed
and that they had been ordered kept
being equally erroneous. All ap-
real was originally made 20 the
President 90 interfere. He declined
TO take any action or interfere I'm any
way until the Secretary OF War had
expressed his opinion. the view OF the
department then being seemingly
nat the cadets should be turned
out. but the secretary not having
come 10 any final decision. The sec
rotary then notified the President
that instead of making any report
he would like TO discuss the matter
with the President in person.
He accordingly came. and the dis
cussion was held. but no final decis-
ion was reached. the secretary stat
ing that he was not able TO make a
final and definite recommendation as
TO an the cases. and preferred 90
make none as regards any until he
could do &c as regards ALL The
President has not yet heard finally
LEI nHanr .H..na
of course. ne came 20 no final decis-
ion.
This is the first announcement
that the President has made I'm the
matter at all. and ne has never at
any time come 20 any decision one
way or the other. excepting 20 state
that he would probably follow the
views of the department"
That Secretary OF Wnr. Luke r.
Wright is Disguised is 60 express it
mildly. If his utterances upon the
subject are to De accepted. Here is
what ne said:
Washington. ID. c., Aug. O.
When seen tonight as TO the state
ment given out az the executive Of
fees I'm Oyster Bay to-day 90 the eff
feet that the President had come to
no decision I'm regard 20 the dismissal
OF the eight West Point cadets
charged with hazing. Secretary of
War Luke r. Wright said:
Whatever the President does Is
right. I do not wish 90 discuss the
matter further
In regard 10 the statement accred-
tied 10 him on Saturday 20 the effect
that President Roosevelt and be had
decided TO reinstate the dismissed
| cadets. Secretary Wright explained
that the decision may not have been
definitely agreed upon"
This then is the lesson that Hon
William II. Taft learned so well. A
false statement becomes the truth,
IL Mr.. Roosevelt utters Il. and a
wrong policy becomes a right policy
II Mr. Roosevelt fathers IT, The
king can do no wrong" "Whatev-
er the President does is right" How
long viii this condition OF affairs con-
tinue?
In this connection. the remarks OF
the Richmond Va News-Leader OF
the 5th inst are timely and appro-
pirate. Under the caption OF "a
mother Initiate it says:
Secretary OF War Luke Wright.
but a month old I'm Office. is the lat
est statesman and gentleman 10 be
admitted as "A member I'm full stand b.
ing and with all the degrees Of Pres
ident Roosevelt's Justly celebrated
Ananias Club. AS usual. the initia-
ton ceremonies We're performed with
proper finish, solemnity and effect by
Private Secretary Loeb.
If the followers OF Moses had pos
sessed Loeb in the wilderness he
would have been priceless. He Is the
most venerable. faithful. frequent.
patient and miscellaneous scapecoat
IN all history. MetaphOrically. he
must have horns hard as iron reach
ing back TO his withers. a beard a
yard long and a hide hard as that of
a bull alligator fifty years OF age.
Without a blat. a murmur or bat
of the eye. he takes on him the sins
of whole administrations and OF pro-
cessiOns OF cabinet members and Ill
piomats and endless bales of tangled
presentations and then goes brows-
Ing peacefully of on his vacation. an
parently unperturbed He sure is a
useful man.
king Arthur at his round table
had Lywarch. the bard: Urien. Of
Reghed, the chief; Myrdbinn. the
prophet; LancelOt, Tristan. Ban and
BohOr and the rest OF them. Each
was admitted 20 the circle by reason
of some magnificent deed of daring.
vast feat OF strength. beautiful dem
onstration of virtue. chivalry or gen
crosby or shining talent President
Roosevelt has his Ananias Club com
posed of leading republican states
men. The one qualification for ad-
mission seems 10 be that the candf-
date shall be a very DISTINGUISHED
person and shall be lured by Loeb TO
make a direct and public statement
end have il fatty and immediately
.contradicted by the president The
candidate bites and then things are
done TO him
Mr.. Wright has cOmDlied with