Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-12-15
SUBORDINATES
MUST CUT OUT
Satire
CRITICISMS OF ADMINISTRATION
FROM OUTSIDE MUST Be TOlER-
ATED But FROM the INSIDE IT
IS A BREACH OF DISCIPLINE
SAYS PRESIDENT.
WASHINGTON STIRRED
OVER CARABOO DINNER

Washington. D. G., Dee. 15.--Presi-
dent Wilson today ordered an inves-
! tigation by the war and navy depart
ments of the satires on the admins
featured the annual banquet last
Thursday of the order of Carabao, an
Organization of army and navy otf-
,cers who served in the islands. Pres
ident Wilson suggested to Secretaries
Garrison and Daniels reprmands for
those responsible.
| Secretaries Daniels and Garrison
conferred today and called for state
ment of explanation from Rear Ad-
miral Howard and Quartermaster
General Aleshire, the highest rank
ing officers at the dinner.
! Secretary Daniels at the same time
suggested to Admiral Howard that he
decline the presidency of the order, to
which he was elected last Thursday
and informed him that the song,
i"Damn, Damn, Damn the Insurrectos, -
which was sung at the banquet, would
never be sung again under the pres
ent administration with officers of the
navy present.
/ The president expressed his indigna-
tion over the travestry over the ad-
ministration's peace policy and crfti-
cisms aimed at Secretary Bryan when
three six-foot models of battleships,
borne by concealed boys, were carried
/ into the banquet room. In the muZZle
of the guns were stuck nosegays and
a milk white dove was perched on
each rlgnting top. They were named
}"U. S, S. Fellowship "U. S. S. Friend
ship" U. S. s. Piffle.' Another satire
was moving picture film of three
year pursuit of Philippine colonel,
who time and again had escaped cap
iture, and hardly had been apprehend-
ed when he was made governor of a
iprovince.
! The performance, according to ad-
vance statements given out by the
Carabao society, was designed to show
the lack of sympathy for recent de-
ivelopments and tendencies III Philip
pine government"
President Wilson himself was not
satrized by the dinner but he made it
plain to his assistants that he felt
keenly the burlesque on members Of
his cabinet. Secretary Daniels and
Secretary Garrison shared the presi-
dents feeling in the matter. Mr..
Daniels said today that he left the din
ner Immediately after making his
speech in order to keep another ell
gagement and that the song Damn,
damn, damn the insurrectos,' was par
ticularly offensive
Secretary Daniels said that had he
known the song was to have been sung
he would have asked that it be omit
ted and had not that been done he
would have declined to attend the din
ner
The opinion of the president and
members of his cabinet is that satires
cannot be objected to when coming
from persons outside of the govern
ment, but to permit to go unnoticed
the criticisms of officials of the army
and navy is likely to be misnterpret-
ed abroad as a severe breach of dis |
cipline.
The news of the proposed investi |
CATION fell like bomb shell in army |
and navy circles. There were hun !
dreds of officers present. Rear Admi-
raj Howard told Mr.. Daniels today
that they had sung Damn, Damn,
Damn, the Insurrectos" for thirteen
years and had not met with any OBJ
lection. Secretary Daniels pointed out
hat officers of the army and navy
yho would be expected to support the
policy. could not be
permitted to ridicule it.
Mr.. Daniels was inclined to take in
o consideration that the function was
as one of jollity and good +
latured fun, but was amazed that G
opies of the songs. with descriptions :,
# the travesties were given out in ,
dvance, and no efforts to keep the af- ;
air a private one.
Secretaries Daniels, Redfeld and =
postmaster General Burleson and :,
Justices Vandeventer and Mckenna of !,
he United States supreme court, were =
mong the guests.
Major General Wood did not attend.