Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-08-04
.HAZERS STILL
. |NDANGEROF
DISMISSAL
PRESIDENT WITH0LDS
FINAL DECISION IN CASE
Report That Cadets Were to Be
Given Another Chance Of
ficiaIB Pronounced Prem
ature by Oyster Bay,

atufe by Oyster Bay,
IBy Morning journal Special Leased Wire.1
Oyster Bay Aug. 3.-Whether the
dismissal from the West Point mill
tary academy of the eight cadets, who
had been found guilty of hazing is to
be made permanent or the young men
relnstated through congressional ac-
tion or executive clemency is still un-
determined This attitude of the gov
ernment Is set forth in an official
statement issued today by President
Roosevelt through Rudolph Foster,
who is the acting private secretary to
the president in the absence of Sec
retary Loeb
The president characterizes as err
roneous the contrary announcement
made earlier by Secretary Loeb and
Secretary of War Luke r.. Wright.
Today's statement explains that the
president has not yet heard finally
from the secretary of war as to the
latter's recommendation In the mat
ter, and that therefore the executive
has reached no final decision. BY
Secretary Loeb the president had been
represented as approving the dismiss
sal of the cadets. Subsequently and
Following conference with Mr.
Roosevelt, Secretary Wright told the
newspaper men that decision to
reinstate the offending cadets had
been reached
The statement issued by the presi-
dent at Sycamore Hill today follows:
No action whatever has been taken
by the president In the case of the
cadets. The statement that they were
originally ordered dismissed and that
they had been ordered kept being
equally erroneous. An appeal was
originally made to the president. He
declined to take any action or to in
terfere in any way until the secretary
of war has expressed his opinion, the
view of the department being. SEEM
ingly that the cadets should be turned
out, but the secretary not having come
to any final decision, the secretary no
tilted the president that instead of
making any report he would like to
discuss the matter with Mr.. Roose-
welt In person. He accordingly came
and the discussion was held but no
final decision was reached, the secre-
tary stating that he was not able to !
make a final and definite recommen-
dalton as to all the cases and prefer
red to make none as regards any un-
I'll he could do II as regards to all. The |
president has not yet heard finally !
from the secretary and therefore of |
course he came to no final decision.
This is the first statement the
president has made in the matter and
he has come to no definite decision ex-
cept that he would probably follow
the views of the department"
In the course of his daily talk with |
the newspaper men on July 25, Secre-
tary Loeb stated that Mr. Roosevelt
had set his approval upon the findings
of the board of inquiry, the report OF
which had been forwarded from the
war department in Washington, for
his examination. Secretary Loeb added
that this action was final and said
that the cadets could be reinstated
only by act of congress. The presi- |
dent, the secretary made clear, had
strongly approved the papers, which
had then been returned to Washing
ton.
on July 81. Associated Press dis
patches from Washington stated that
Secretary Wright expected to 20 to
Oyster Bay the latter part of that
week to confer with the president on
matters OF importance. The
dispatches also contained the lnforma-
ton that the papers In the cases of
the eight cadets whose dIsmlssals was
recommended by a board appointed
by Colonel Scott, the superintendent
Of the West Point academy, had been
returned TO the war department from
oyster Bay bearing the approval of
President Roosevelt of the findings
md sentence of the board. The dis
patches added that Secretary Wright
had not issued his order dismlssing
The cadets and might not do so until
he had discussed the matter with the
president, who had expressed wish
70 talk the matter over with the sec
retary
the report of the board was re-
'eived In Washington at the war de-
early in the week OF July 10.
while Secretary Wright was In Ten
nessee. Assistant Secretary Robert s.
Oliver acting for the secretary for
warded the papers In the case to
Oyster Bay Upon his arrival al Wash !
Ington. Secretary Wright found the
eight cadets waiting In his Office Cen
eral Wright. after hearing a frank
confession from the cadets, promised
to give the whole matter careful con
sideration.
Upon inquiry he then found that
the records of the case had all heep
sent to oyster Bay.
Secretary Wright arrived AZ oyster
Bay late last Friday afternoon. lie
remained over night, and on the fol-
lowing morning, just previous 10 his
departure, he talked to the newapaper
men. To these men the secretary sald
that as the results of his talk with
the president the eight cadets would
be relnstated In their classes and that
their punishment would be admlnls-
tered according to the regulations OF
the academy Secretary Wright added