The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-07
WEST POINT Is FAIR
TO EWS..GARRISON
Secretary Denies Reports That
They Are Ostracized at
Military Academy.
no RACE DISCRIMINATION

wAsHINoroN, Dec. s.-Emphatic de-
that boys Of the Jewish faith are
made victims. of race discrimination
and social o~tracism at the West Point
Military Academy In made to-day In a
letter addressed to Representative
Chandler OF New York by Secretary
OF War Garrison.
MIR. Garrlson's letter was written in
reply to a communication by Mr.. Chan
dler In which the New York Repre-
sentative mentioned that there was a
widespread belief among Jews that 1t
WAS difficult for one OF the race to
rain admission 10 West Point further.
that II a Jew were admitted he was
made uncomfortable by ostracism and
other determinations.
The correspondence hctween MIR.
Chandler end Secretary Garrison was
ordered printed In the Congressional
Record to-day and thereupon became
public property.
In his letter to MIR. Garrison the
New York member pointed out tha, 40
per cent. Of the people OF his district
are Jews.
Few .J~ws Participated.
During my terms in Congress- wrote
Mr.. Chandler. II have held several pre-
liminary examinations after due notice
to all the people of my district to NIL
vacancies at West Point and Annapo-
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me 10 learn whether our Rrea, and
fire. -epublic ia b.in. denied IN. hans-
IL, OF their military services on account
OF race DISCRIMINATION thar violates AZ
once the letter of our laws and the
spir,t OF our best and mobiles, trad
lions"
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Lew as a soldier Secrcta-y q. rr,son
quoted fnom a renor, rraj. he N.
n perintende a, West Point in which
alleged discrimination .p,in., lows n,
this Institution was discussed The
eup.rin,.ndep renor,ed I'm mart.
mo consideration of any Kind il given
a, IVES, Point rega riding religious fa,th
or belief OF any candidate for m. acaJ-
envy. nor is any such consideration given
in acting on the ase OF ans cade, at the
academy.
I'm my more than ten Years personal
connection with the academy have
never observed or heard Of "A case OF
social ostracism at West Point because
a cadet was Il Jew or a member OF
any other religious faith. Nc record of
any kind Is made at these headquarters
as to the religious faith OF a cadet. and
cannot say whether there il one Jew
or many Jews In the corps Of cadets.
I'm the social relations between cadets
I do not believe that the question OF
religious faith ever enters in the slight
est degree. II IL purely a question Of
| personal character and the elements OF
agreeable fellowship that social rela-
tions are intimate, cordial or unfriendIy."
False Reports Of HaEing.
s.cre,arv Garrison recalled thar In
1900 @ronoris yed in tho pevsna n.rs
st,,irg tha, cad.ts n, tha I.u,ish rai,h
war. hein. had and o-strac,,..i An
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