The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-12-18
WILSON. I'M ANGER.
ORDERS PUNSTERS
TO EXPLAIN JOKES

Washington. Dec. 16.-President VIII
son today ordered an investigation by
the war and navy departments of the
satires on the administrations Phil
ippine policy, which featured the an
nual banquet last Thursday OF the Or
der of Carabao. an organization of
army and navy officers, who served in
the islands. President Wilson sug-
gested to Secretaries Garrison and
Daniels reprimands for those respon-
sible. 3a"Lf. EF ..... 49,.
Secretaries Daniels and Garrison
conferred early today and called for
a statement Of explanation from Rear
Admiral Howard and Quartermaster
General Aleshtre. the highest ranking
officers at the dinner. -
Secretary Daniels at the same time
suggested to Admiral Howard that he
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 pres
ent administration with officers OF the
navy present. a
~. i, sya President Indignant.
The president expressed his indigna-
ton to members Of his cabinet after
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banquet He felt particularly dis
pleased over the travesty on the adj
m~inistration's peace policy and criti-
cisms aimed at Secretary Bryan when
three six-foor models Of battleships,
borne by concealed boys, were carried
into the banquet room. In the muzzle
OF the guns were stuck nose gays and
the milk white dove was perched on
each lighting top. They were named
~. s. s. Fellowship" ~. S. s. Friend
ship" and "U. s. s. Pifle." another
satire was a moving picture film Of
q three-year pursuit of a Filipino COLI
onel. who time am again had escaped
capture and hardly had been appre-
hended when 40 was made governor
OF a province. r.. ...
The performance, according to ad-
vance statements given out by the Car
abao society, was designed to show the
lack Of sympathy for recent develop
ments and tendencies in Philippine
government"
President Wilson himself was not
satirized by the diners. but he made 1t
plain to his assistants that he felt
keenly the burlesques on members OF
his cabinet. Secretary Daniels and
Secretary Garrison shared the presi-
dents feeling in the matter. Mr..
dinner Immediately after making his
speech in order to keep another en-
gagement and that the song Damn,
Damn, Damn, he Insurrectos" was
particularly offensive to him.
Daniels Was Shocked.
Secretary Daniels said that had he
known the song was to have been sur
he would have asked that 1t be omitted,
and had not that been done he would
have declined to attend the dinner.
The opinion of the president and
members of his cabinet is that satires
cannot be objected to when coming
from persons outside of the govern
ment. but to permit to go unnoticed the
criticisms or officials of the army and
navy Is likely TO be misinterpreted
abroad as a severe breach Of discip-
line.
The news of the proposed investiga-
ton fell like a bomb shell in army
and navy circles. There were hum
dreds OF officers present. Rear Ad-
miral Howard told Mr.. Daniels today
that they had ung Dam. Damn.
Damn, the Insurrectos' for IL years and
had not met with any objections. Sec
rotary Daniels pointed oil that Of
ficers of the army and navy who would
be expected to support the admins
tration's policy, could not be permitted
to ridicule Il.
Mr.. Daniels was inclined to take into
consideration that the function was
intended as n Of Jollity and good
natured fun. but was amazed that
copies of the songs, with descriptions
of the travesties, were given out in
advance and no effort was made to
keep the affair a private me-.
Secretaries Daniels, F 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.