The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-12-26

| WASHINGTON, December ij.-PIcs-
ident Wilson formally withdrew tonight
his recent acceptance of honorary mem
befshipr in the military Order OF the
CaraDa composed Of regular and vol
unteer Officers of the army and navy
who served in tile philippine Islands
in the four years succeeding the Span
h.Amer csn War. Isc-
Earlier in the day the President had
ordered an Investigation of various sa-
tires and ttagesties on the adIninistta.
ton g policy towards the Philippines
as portrayed Mt a banquet of the Cara
haos In Washington last Thursday
night. The affair was attended by
Secretaries Redfield, Daniels ami Post,
master General Burlesoh, Justices Ne
Kenna aud Vandeventer of the United
States Supreme Court, many members
of congress aud hundreds of army and
navy officers
The demlnd for an investigation, to-
gether with limitations from the White
House that courts-martial and severe
reprmands would not be surprising as
result of the banquet, caused sen
sation in army and navy circles in the
capital
The incident first came to the Prcsi
dent s attention when he read accounts
of il in the newspapers,
Through his secretary he communi
Gated with various members of the
abinet, exi ressing his Indignation that
officers Of the army and navy should
sing songs containing profane epithets
toward people which the United
States was endeavoring to assist to
self-government and civilization. No
effort, according to White House Of
ficials, had been made to keep the
banquet private affair, copies of the
songs and descriptions of the traves-
ties showing opposition to the admin.
stratiOn g Philippine policy being given
to the press generally in advance
1t was made plain at the White
House that while u general burlesque
OF the administration 3 peace policies
and thrusts at Secretary Bryan and
Others were deeply resented because
they came from army and navy off
GERS, the chief objection was to the
spirit OF Hostility shown to Philippine
independence as the problem is being
worked out by the present adminstra.
ton.
Secretaries Daniels and Garrison con.
terred at length ON the subject and
called upon Rear Admiral Thomas r.
Howard, u. $. N, and Mai. Gen. James
Aleshire, u. 5. A., the two highest of
ficers of thesCarabao, for an explana.
ton. They promised to give all the
q information dcs red. They would not
discuss The incident for publication
Secretaries Daniels and Garrison con
:. ferlel early today and called for q
z statement of explanation from Rear
y Admiral Howard and Quartermaster
!, General Aeshire, the highest ranking
Il officers at the dinner.
II Secretary Daniels at the same tim,
y suggested to Admiral Howard that h,
4 decline the presidency of the order, t,
e which he was elected last Thursday
!, and informed him that the sou.
;, Damn, Damn, Damn the lnsurrectos, :
:. which was sung at the banquet, shoGl,
e never he sung again under the presen
IS administration with officers of tn
navy present.
y Hit Bird Flutters.
r. The President expressed his intention
4 to members of his cabinet after he ha,
l. read published accounts of banquet. II
% travesty on the administration S peac
10 policy and criticisms aimed at Secrt
tary Bryan when three six-foot model
If battlesliips, borne by concealed boy,
it were carried into tile banquet room. !
ne the muzzle of the guns were stuck most
&c gays and a milk white dove was pcrcl
u ed ON each fighting top. They wer
til NAMED gu. s. S. Fellowship ''U. S
| -
e- Another satire was moving pictur
p, lin of a thrcc-year pursuit of a Filipin
fit 4oloncl, who time and again had escape
tn capture and hardly had been apr
lie hcnded when he was made governor
" a province
nd The performance, according to a,
MS vance statements given out by ii
m Carabao Society, was designed TO sho
m. the "laek of sympathy for recent d
Up. velopEients and tendencies in philippiI
.u- government
on President Wilcon himself was M
IA satltized by the diners, but he made
to plain to his n. sociates that he felt kce
VS. ~ the bu,lesques Oh members of
Ip' cabinet. Secretary Daniels and Seer
Use tary Garrison shared the President
cir feeling in the matter. Mr.. Daniels sa
is today that he left the dinner mm
90 ditely after, making his speech in ord
mt to keep another engagement and tn
nd the song Damn, Damn. Damn the |
or, surrectos' was particularly offensi
ng to him.
os- Secretary Daniels said that had
known the song was to have been SUI
full he would have asked that it be omit
di- and had not that been done he won
fife have declined ia attend tho dinnpr