The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-12-20
o. Fos A SENSE or HuMoR.

None OF us have ever doubted Presi-
dent wilson patriotism ana serious
ness. Especially no one could fan to
he struck, ar hit. with his seriousness.
| No one has ever accused the admins
tration of idle laughter, ana no one
has ever charged il with having II
sense of humor.
Just now the nations greatest need
is that somebody with influence on the
administration shall acquire Il sense of
hnmor. shall achieve ability Ia see Il
Joke, observes the Detroli Journal
II this does not happen the govern
ment and the war department viii be-
made amazingly ridiculous over the
fun the Carabao society had the other
evening. Tho Carahao society Is com
posed II army and navy officers who
have served Ia the Philippines. They
have their meetings end their little
teas. And they gave over a part 81
the other evening Ia an imitation of
the skits Of the Gridirnn club. the
Washington correspondents organza.
lion
The Gridiron club roasts everybody
especially it's friends. The intense
Roosevelt has sat at the banquets and
seen all his policies turned into hilan-
Gus comedy. Taft has come 10 the
banguets with burdens on his shout
ders and has seen those burdens made
into quips and satires and slap stick
huffoonery which set the room in a
riot The man has really made a name
and fame for himself if he is deemed
worthy Of i roast by the Gridirou club.
So every body had a good time at the
Cardiac society. They had moving
pictures of Il Filipino colonel chased
for three years and finally captured
As soon as he was captured he was
appointed governor oil a province.
Roosevelt would have roared at this
TAFT would have SHOOT, the room win
Laughter Wilson did not even 20 TO
the dinner in the first place, and when
lac heard Of IL he seems 10 have been
offended
Then hey had three peace war
ships ia honor Of Bryan. named
Friendship Fellowship and Pinle. They
had doves on these. and nosegays,
Any harm IN that? Well. the war de
partment thinks officers are critlcising
their superiors. and there are actual
rumors Of court martial over H. This
axes us back Ia the old DAYS in Edu
hursh wnen boy was hanged tor
laughing at Moses
Finally there was the classic song |
If the war asainst the insurgents |
Damn, Damn damn the !nsuuectos"
Not a perfectly lovely song. But 1t
has in IL some of the bitterness Of the |
long days Of lighting against brown !
villains under tropic rains ana heats |
II one wants 10 get serious about the |
Philippines he should be serious about |
al The white soldiers and officers and |
school teachers and nurses who died |
mt there. Bun this song has been
sung for Is years, ana in the ears Of
presidents, TOO; and foi- the FIRST time
we. hear complaint.
No wonder the army ,Qnd navy cir 1
les at Washington :lsf, agog. They |
'hould be agog, ana agape aud "a gig 1
ding II shows whas f5nuy things
'eoplo viii do if they have no sense
If humor. II shows how ludicrous au-
hority is without an eye for the m
licrous.
There was nothing wonderfully. Il
'creamingly funny about the Carahao
n was moderately ninth
al. Eut the action Of the adminstra-
ION is uproario's and glorious. ana no
nan with a sense of hFmor rolld do
my thing So ComiCal.