The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-12-26
peace Fleet" Feature of
Famous Cardiac Banquet
story of Happenings Military Which
President Started Investigation and Has Wound
Up in Orders to Army and Navy for Wholesale
Reprimands officers Implicated

naturcd fun, but was amazed that
copies Of the songs, with descriptions
Of the travcsties, were given out in
advance aud 10 effort made to keep the
affair n private one.
Garrison Talks.
al have been instr >.ted by the Prcsi.
dent, said Secretary Garrison. ''to as.
certain the facts with reference to the
incidents at the dinncr-to determine
whether the facts warrant a court.mar-
tial or whether they warrant repri-
mand. shall do nothing until have
obtained all the facts in the ease. -
Secretary Garrison said that he would
seek to find out whethe. the things that
occurred at the dinner were in the ma
ture of n breach Of discipline or wheth-
er the entire affair was one of "bad
taste without infraction of any parti-
cular regulation He added that he was
making a searching inquiry of the
whole thing.
What Daniels Missed.
! Secretary Daniels, VINO made a
speech at the banquet, but left early
to attend the congressional reception,
osii'l diltIMuIu luul HOut VI lut
stunts such as the bringing in of
the "peace fleet" composed OF the
battleship models, gu. S. ). Friendship,
U. $. $. Fellowship and u. S. $. Pif
tie, y had taken place while he was
present.
"While ! was there, said Mr.. Dan
iels, "the thing | thought was par.ie-
ularly offensive was the song, '.Ia.nn,
Damn, Damn, the lnsurreetos. liza /,
| / known it was TO have been IIg /
would have asked that it be eliminate /
from the programme or ! would not
have attended,
/ The chorus of the song, which was
sung with great zest by hundreds of
army and navy officers present, was as
| follows:
Damn, damn, damn the lnsurrectos,
crosseyed kaklack ladrones.
Underneath the starry flag, civilize
'em with a Krag.
And return us to our own beloved
homes
The word "ladrones is the Spanish
for "robbers' and "Krag" is the
army abbreviation for the .>rag,.Jor-
gensen rifle.
IL WIS III Ddu lJSle 10 SlHp ihbl
song said Mr.. Daniels. cit ism t like
organizations Independent of the gov
eminent. When | heard the song |
turned to Justice Vandeventer of the
Supreme Court, who was sitting be
side me, and said: This will be resent
ed, if it goes to the Philippines He
said with a laugh, Better omit the
it,
~ suppose the officers intended
merely to have jolly time, but they
went too far
1t was pointed out to the secretary
that the song had been sung at many
Cardiac dinners in previous years ant
had originally read, damn, Damn
Damn the Filipinos,' but had beei
amended
Army and navy officers have M
business singing either version sait
, Mr.. Daniels. Zone naval officer sal,
to me that President Taft had hear,
the song at a previous dinner and ha,
} not objected ] told him that did no
, mean it should be sung after the No
vember elections of a year ago, as TIL
whole Philippine policy of the govern
ment has changed, this administrator
4 making every effort to give independ
ence to the Flininos when they ar
roodv Ear IL ),
President Wilson . withdrawal q
t bonororv nomhershin leaves forme
{ President Taft the only honorar
member of the Corabaos
),
"only Fun Says Aeller.
DR.. Joseph NJ. Heller, secretary o
I ~ q NJ IA "A,
!. issued statement tonight expressin