South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-11-28
SEC. DENBY In
STINCING REBUKE
TO MIDSHIPMEN
Holds Annapolis Football Gel
ebrants up TO Public
IN Statement.
WILL LAUNCH INQUIRY
None Of Guilty Named-Pro-
hibitiOn Directors Present
at Contest.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 27-By

WASHINGTON. Nov. 27-CBy ~
P.)-Aiidshipmen from tho naval
academy who celebrated over-indul-
Agently following the annual Army
y-Navy football game Saturday were
held up 20 public scorn today 10y
Sec'y DENLY in one OF tho most
etinging rebukes ever administered
by a secretary OF the navy.
Many members Of the corps. Mr..
DENLY declared in n public state
ment, not only disgraced themselves
and the uniform by their conduct
at a ball which followed the game
IN PHILADELPHIA bat brought such
shame upon tSe academy itself as
&c never had known before.
The secretary said no did not
know how many OF the midship-
mon "drank heavily and was con-
WINGED that the great majority con-
ducted themselves with propriety.
But he added that enough OF them
had failed in their duty "to bring
shame upon all" He announced an
Investigation would be begun at
ono and that steps would be TAX
en- TO insure that such an occur
None OF the guilty was named in
the secretary's indictment nor did
Il appear certain tonight that the de
partmeut would find it possible To
single out an Individual midship-
man for punishment. IL was indi-
Gated that the inquiry proba bly,
would take the direction OF a gem
eraI effort TO establish what the
conditions were that made the in
cident possible and that any disci-
Dlinary action probably woul1 fall
upon the entire Annapolis esta-
bEshment in SUCH a way rs 20 keep
the corpe hereafter within more
stringent limitations.
Ne Charge Against Cadets.
Both Sec'y DENLY and Sec'y
Weeks OF the war department to-
Sether with many OF the highest
officers of the army and navy. at
tended the game IN Philadelphia
but C. was said today that the war
department had no Information
that any OF the cadets from West
Point conducted themselves i'm
properly. Tho cadets did not re.
main for the evenings festivities.
Still another spectator at the
game was acting Commissioner
Jones OF the prohibition bureau.
He likewise declared he had OBJ
served no violation Of the VoIstcad
law and had taken no steps TO in
vestigate reports that the statute
had been broken. He indicated,
however. that state Prohibition
s-t-Tr- nj "a
probably would make ON iuvestisa-
tion on his own initiative.
Secy Denby said IN response TO
inquiries that he would not bring
up at the cabinet meeting tomor-
row tho question os the relation
ship between the midshipmeu's CON
duct and prohibition. He drew q
sharp line OF demarcatou and said
that tho investigation % De con
Quoted would be based on q matter
of military discipline entirely.
Returned After Game.
When his attention was called Co
the statement OF the navy secre-
tar. Secy Weeks declined TO make
anv comment The West Point ca
D de- corps returned directly 20 West
ENaAL Az EItN4l4 tAt+ttt0t AlA -NNOA "a
ance with tho practice OF the war
department The West Point team
and substitutes went 20 New York
where they spent the night ~ q
hotel under the eye o. the coaching
staff. At no tine were any OF the
West Pointers scattered n Phiadel-
phia. their arrival having been timed
30 they would reach the deld jus-
before the game and their depar-
ture coming Immediately after the
came was over.
The West Pointers il further was
pointed out. were ia Philadelphia
lnder direction os Brig. Gen. Stay
Zen superintendent OF the academy
while the superintendent OF the ma
.aI academy Rear Admiral wilson,
was forced to leave Tor Annapolis
immediately after the game on az
count pI the illness OF Mrs. Wilson.
confined CO homo with pneumonia.
rt is assumed that - the head Of
he Annapolis institution. che first
agury OF tine navy department
be- directed 20 Admiral Wilson.