The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-15
WILSON ORDERS EARLY PROBE OF CARABAO JESTS Army and Navy Offices to Be Held Responsible for
 Satires BRYAN'S PEACE PLAN PARTICULARLY HIT "Insurrecto" Song Another Thing Which Was Asked
 to Be Barred

Washington, Dec. 15-President
 Wilson today ordered an investigation
 by the war and navy departments of
 the satires on the administration s
 Philippine policy which featured the
 annual banquet last Thursday of the
 army and navy officers who served in
 the islands. President Wilson sug-
 gested to Secretaries Garrison and
 Daniels reprinands for those respon-
 sible.
 Secretaries and Garrison conferred
 early today and called for a state
 ment of explanation from Rear Ad-
 miraI Howard and Quartermaster
 General A1eshire, 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 Insurrectos,'' which was sung at the banquet, would never be sung again under the present administration with officers of the navy present.
 The President expressed his indig nation to the members of his cabinet after he had read published accounts of the banquet. He felt particularly displeased over thA travesty on the administrators peace policy and criticisms aimed at Secretary Br3 ar when models of battleships, borne by concealed boys were carried into the banquet room. In the rnuzzles of the guns were stuck -nosegays and the milk white doves perched on each fighting top. They were yna1-ted '.U. s. s. Eel 1owship,'' ''2''U. s. s. Friendship ''U. S. s. PiffIe.''
 Another satire was a moving pie ture film of a three year pursuit of a colonel who time and again escaped capture and hardly had beCs;l apprehended when he was made gov. ernor of a province. <l The service, according to a state ment given out by the Carabao so- siety was designed to show the lack of sympathy for recent developments and tendencies in Philippine govefn- men,
 President Wilson himself was not sa atirized by the diners but he made it plain to his associates that he felt zeenly the burlesques on mem bers of 1is cabinet. Secretary Daniels and Secretary Garrison share the Presi- 1ent's feeling in the matter.
 Secretary Daniels said today that l le left the dinner immediately after making his speech in order to keep 1 mother engagement and that the song | 'Damns Damn, Damn the Insurrec- os" was particularly offensive to him. |
 Secretary Daniels said that had he | lnown the song was to have been | sung, he, would have asked that it | 'e omitted and, had not that been | lone he would have declined to at L end the dinner. The opinion of the l President and members Of his cab 1 net IS that satires cannot be objected | o when coming from persons outside | f the government but to permit to 70 unnoticed the criticisms of officials # the army and navy is likely to be L abroad as a breach of discipline.
 The news of the proposed investi- ation fell like a boInbshe1I in army nd navy circles. There were hum reds of officers present. Rear Ad- afral Howard told MT. Daniels to- ay that they had sung Damn, Damn Damn the Insurrectos'' for 13 years nd had not met any objection. Sec etary Daniels pointed out that off e expected to support the govern 1ent, should not be permitted to rid eu1e 1t.
 MT. Daniels was inclined to take in- ) consideration that the function was ltended one of jo1ity and good atured fun but was amazed at the onx and descriptive travesties. Sec et@ries Daniels, Redhe1d and Post laster General Burleson,- Justices Van 'e Vanter and McKenna, of the Unit states supreme court, were among ne guests
 General Wood did not attend
 q have been instructed by the Presi- l ent," said Secretary Garrison, *tto scertain the facts with reference to 1e incidents at the dinner-to de- ernine whether the facts warrant a 1urtmartiaI or whether they warrant
 reprimand. I shall do nothing un- l I have obtained all the facts in the ase.'' Secretary Garrison said that he ould seek to find out whether the lings that occurred at the dinner ere fh the nature of a breach of scipline as undermining the reguIa- ons of the army or whether the en- re affair was one of "bad taste" ithout infraction of any particular .gulation. He added that he was aking a searching inquiry of the hole thing. Rear Admiral Howard and General f leshire voluntarily opened the matte,. ith Secretary Garrison after they had card informally of the proposed in S and told him they would 1 d in any way to obtain the inforna- f on desired. T