The Washington herald., 1913-12-17
|CARABAO Dinner
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think ought to be done to the officers
chiefly concerned in the Carabao dinner.
1t is not believed that either Is In favor
OF any treatment as drastic as a COURT
martial
The chief issue in the situation yester-
day seemed to be the responsibility for
the statement said TO be contained In the
advance information regarding the dinner
| stunts furnished the Washington news
papers-that the contents Indicated the
lack of sympathy for recent developments
and tendencies in the Philippines govern
ment. That this statement was in the
advance matter at all was denied by the
members Of the committee VINO saw Sec
retaries Garrison and Daniels.
DIR. James M--Heller. a Washington
physician, who was a major In the vol
unteer forces Of the United States dur
ing the Philippine insurrection. and is
now secretary of the Grand and WASH
ington corrals of the Caraboa order,
yesterday said that the statement was
on the advance matter Though he said
he sent out the advance matter, as Sec
retary, Dr. Heller said that he did not
know at the time that the statement In
question was contained therein. Had he
known IL was. there. he said he would,
Of course, have eliminated Il. DR.. Hell
ler stated, however, that he was willing
to shoulder the responsibility for the
statement, though not desiring to play
the role of martyr.
Opinions mt Variance.
The general opinion here yesterday
was divided on the question OF the
wisdom of President Wilson in taking
the action he did respecting the Cara
bao dinner. including his resignation
from honorary membership in the or
der. In many quarters the view was
expressed that it might have been just
as well. and the same results achieved.
IL the President had contented himself
with having Il understood among !
members of the society that their din I
ner features were objectionable, and |
not to be repeated, rather than max |
ing the matter the issue of an off,
cial investigation.
Neither Of the Philippine Commission |
ers is in Washington at present, but II
was explained at their Offices that they
always have resented the attitude taken
toward their people by the Carabao So
ciety. Commander Quezeon has made II
a rule to be absent from Washington at
this time of the year because OF the din
ner. II was said.
Chairman Jones, of the House Philip
pines Committee, is i'll at his home in
but Representative Garrett, OF
Tennessee, the ranking Democratic men,
Der, was outspoken in his approval OF
the Presidents action. Mr.. Garrett said:
TT seemed to me from the time / read
The accounts of the dinner that the limit
1f propriety had been at least reached
n the way In which the present govern
mental policy had been ridiculed and
assailed. II seemed to me to be an i'm
,ropriety upon the part OF army officers. "
Representative Nahn's Views.
Representative Kahn. OF California,
aid:
THE whole thing reminds me OF what
frequently happens about college COM
nencement time. The graduating class
ets out a year book containing satirical
Illusions TO members OF the faculty
nd the class. The president Of the col
age forthwith calls the editors before
i'm and administers reprimands and
dmonIshes them upon the damage done
he institution. Once in awhile he
rders the expulsion of a student
THE American people didn't know
luch about the Damn. Damn, Damn the II
nsurrectos' so long as 1t was being
Ing at the annual 'wallows' of this
ociety, but this morning every one II
now II. AS II has a certain swing to II
many HO" VIII bC ~ AAASeeA 1 III
IT the country. II
Nothing about this dinner smacks OF II
alice. Everything was done in the II
ast of good humor: the various quipS III
I'd hits were taken by those present III
good nature. II there had been III
alice in the illusions made there might III
i've been ground for drastic action, but III
at was not the case, in my opinion" III
Senator Chamberlain, chairman Of the iii
enate Military Affairs Committee, said: III
This Is one OF those unfortunate oc- III
Irrences which has been construed diff III
rently than it was intended. think the III
ing referring to the insurrectos was u
fortunate. Foreigners do not look at
ose things as We do. But do not think -
at any officer should be court-martialedl q
reduced in rank. II there was nothing III
volved except the skits at the expense iii
Cabinet officers no attention whatever III
ould be paid to the affair. Cabinet Off iii
rs cannot afford TO be too thin-skinned. Hi
think the incident should be used only iii
show the army and navy that they iii
e a part of the government. Affairs iii
hing our foteign neighbors cannot be- iii
alt with jocularly, because of the possi- III
ity of misunderstanding. Jof having III
EN- look upon T.. innocent jokes as
suits"