The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-15

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Reprimands Suggested for
Men Who Staged Satires
on Philippine Policy
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Dee. 15.-Presidenf
Wilson today ordered an inyestiga-
ments of the satires ON the admin
fstration's Philippine policy which
featured the annual banquet last
Thursday of the Order of Carabao, an
organization of army and navy oni-
GERS who served I'm the islands.
President Wilson suggested to Sec
retaries Garrison and Daniels repri-
mands for those responsible.
Secretaries Daniels and Garrison
conferred early today and called for
a statement Of explanation from Rear
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 Thurs
day, and informed him that the song,
Damn. Damn, Damn. the IRsurrec-
tion," which was sung at the banquet,
should nevtr be sang again under The
present administration with officers
of the navy present.
PRESIDENT DIsPLEAsED
The president expressed his inten-
ton to members of his cabinet after
he had read published accounts of the
banquet He felt particularly dis
pleased over the travesty on the ad-
ministration's peace policy and criti-
cisms aimed at Secretary Bryan, when
three six foot models of battleships,
borne by concealed boys, were carried
into the banquet room In the muzzle
of the guns were stuck noses gays, and
the milk white dove was perched on
each fighting top. They were named
IL S. s. Fellowship" u. S. S.
Friendship" and ~. S. S. Piffle.- An
other satire was moving picture
film OF three year pursuit of a Fill
pino colonel. who time and again had
escaped capture and hardly had been
apprehended when he was made gov
ernor of province.
The performance. according to ad-
vance statements given out by the
carabao society, was designed to show
the lack of sympathy for recent de-
velopments and tendencies in the
Philippine government
SONG OFFENDs DANIELS
President Wilson himself was not
satirized by the diners, but he made
1t plain to his associates that he felt
keenly the bur1esques on members of
his cabinet. Secretary Daniels and
Secretary Garrison shared the presi-
dents feeling in the matter Mr..
Daniels said the song, Damn, Damn,
Damn the Insurrectos' was particu-
larly offensive to him.
The opinion of the president and
members of his cabinet is that satires
can not be objected to when coming
from persons outside the govern
ment. but 10 permit to go unnoticed
the criticisms OF officials of the army
and navy is likely to be misinter-
preted abroad as severe breach OF
discipline.
PROBE PROVES BOMB SHELL
The news of the proposed investiga-
tion fell like bomb shell In army
and navy circles. There were hun
dreds OF officers present Rear Ad-
miral Howard told Mr.. Daniels today
that they had sung the Damn, Damn,
Damn. the Insurrestos" for Is years
and had not met with any objection.
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 de-
scriptions OF the travesties, were
given out in advance and no effort
was made to keep the affair private
one.
Secretaries Daniels. Redfield and
Postmaster General Burleson and
Justices Vandeventer and McKenna of
the United States supreme court were
among the guests. Major General
Wood did not attend