The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-12-18
WILSON, IN ANGER,
ORDERS PUNSTERS
TO EXPLAIN JOKES

Washington. Dec. 16.-President Will
Son to-day ordered an Investigation by
the war and navy departments Of the
satires on the Administrations Phil
1pplne policy, which featured the an
nual banquet last Thursday of the Or
der of Carabao, an organization Of
army and navy officers. who served in
the islands. President Wilson sug-
gested to Secretaries Garrison and
Daniels r~eprimands for those respon-
sible.
Secretaries Daniels and Garrison
conferred early today and called for
admiral Howard and Quartermaster
General Aleshire, the highest ranking
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,
Damn, Damn, Damn the Insurrectes,a
which was sung at the banquet, would
never be sung again under the press
ent administration with officers of the
navy present.
President Indignant.
The president expressed his indigna-
he had read published accounts Of the
banquet He felt particularly dis
pleased over the travesty on the adj,
mlnlstratlon's peace policy and criti-
c1sms aimed at Secretary Bryan whe1
three six-foot models Of battleships
borne by concealed boys, were carried
Into the banquet room. In the muzzle
OF the guns were stuck nose gays and
the milk white dove was perched on
each fighting top. They were named
". S. S. Fellowship" ~. S. S. Friend,
ship" and III. S. S. Pif1e." Another
E1fira was q ~ m nxyino riofpra R1~, ~
a three-year pursuit of a Filipino col
onel. who time and again had escaped
capture and hardly had been appre-
hended when he was made governor
Of a province.
The performance, according to ad-
rance statements given out by the Car,
aDao society, was designed to show the
lack Of sympathy for recent Develop
ments and tendencies in Philippine
government"
President Wilson himself was not
satirized by the diners, but he made 1t
plain to his assistants that he felt
keenly the b~urlesques 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
dinner Immediately after making his
gagement and that the song Damn,
Damn, Damn, the Insurrectos" was
particularly offensive to him.
Daniels Was Shocked.
Secretary Daniels said thai had he
known the song was to have been sung
he would hav asked that it be omitted,
and had not that been done he would
have declined to attend the dinner.
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 u%nnoticed the
navy is likely to be misinterpreted
abroad as a severe breach Of discip-
line.
The news Of the proposed investiga-
ton fell like a bomb shell in army
and navy circles. There were hum
dreds Of officers present. Rear Adj
miral Howard told Mr.. Daniels today
that they had sung Dam. Damn,
Damn, the 1nsurrectos' for IL years and
had not met with any objections. Sec
rotary Daniels pointed out that Of
be expected to support the admins
tration's policy, could not be permitted
to ridicule it.
Mr.. Daniels was inclined to take into
consideration that the function was
intended as one Of jollity and good
natured fun, but was amazed that
copies of the songs, with descriptions
of the travesties, were given out in
advance n no effort was made to
keep the affair a private one.
Secretaries Daniels, Redfeld and
Justices Vandeventer and McKenna, Of
the United States supreme court were
among the guests. Major General
Wood did not attend.