The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-12-16
~ AssOCIATED pREas

Washington, Dec. 15.-Court mar
tials and severe reprimands of high
army officers were feared today as a
result of the presidents action re-
gardtng the frolic at the banquet or
Order Of Cafaboa Thursday here. The
society is composed OF regular and
volunteer army and navy officers who
served in the Philippines during the
four years succeeding the SPANISH
American war. President tonight
withdrew his recent acceptance of
honorary membership. Earlier in the
day he ordered an investigation of
the various travesties and satires on
the administrations policy toward the
Eilipinos as portrayed at the banquet
Secretaries Daniels and Garrison
conferred early today and called for
q statement OF explanation from Rear
Admiral Howard and Quartermaster
General AIeshire, 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
70 which he was elected last Thursday
and informed him that the song
Damn, Damn. Damus the Insurrec-
toes.o which was sung at the banquet
would never be sung again under the
present administration with officers of
the navy present.
PRESIDENT INDIGNANT.
The president expressed IT'S inuIg-
nation to members OF cabinet after he
had read published accounts az the
banquet. He felt particularly dis
pleased over the travesty on the ad-
ministration's peace policy and crftf-
cisns aimed at Secretary Bryan when
three six-f00t models OF battlesnips |
borne BY concealed boys. were carried
tnto-fhe banquet room IN the muzz1e
of the guns were stuck nosegays and
the milk white dove was perched on
each fighting top. They were named
u. 8. 8. Fellowship II. S. S.
Friendship III. s. $ Pifle." An
other satire was a moving picture film
OF three-year pursuit Of Filipino
colonel, who time and again escaped
capture and hardly had been appre- !
hepded when he was made governor |
OF a province.
The performance, according to ad-
vance statements given out by the Ca |
the Tack OF sympathy for recent de-
yeIopments and tendencies in Philip |
pine government"
President Wilson himself was not |
satirized by the dinners. but he made |
1t plain to his associates that he felt /
his cabinet. Secretary Daniels and /
Secretary Garrison shared the presi- I
dents feeling in the matter. Secretary /
Daniels said today that he left the |
dinner Immediately after making his l
speech in order to keep another en- !
Ragement and that the song Damn. |
Damn, Damn, the Insurrectoes" was |
particularly offensive to him.
Secretary Daniels said that had he /
known the song Damn, Damn, Damn.
the Insurrecfoes'' was to have been
sung, he would have asked that it be
omitted and had that not been done, /
he would have declined to attend the
dinner.
members of his cabinet is that satires
cannot be objected to when coming
from persons outside of the govern /
ment. to go unnoticed the criticisms
likely to be misinterpreted abroad as
a severe breach OF discipline.
FELL LIKE A BOMB.
The news of the proposed investi-
eation fell like a bomb shell in army
ana navy circles. There were hun
n1iraI Howard told Mr.. Daniels today
that they had sung Damn, Damn,
Damn the Insurrectoess for thirteen
wears and had not met with any OBJ
lection. Secretary Daniels pointed out
that officers of the army and navy
who would be expected to support the
= administration's policy could not be
permitted TO ridicule IT..
Mr.. Daniels was inclined to take
IN consideration the function was in
nafured fun. but was amazed that
cnDies of the songs with descriptions
~ ffe travesities we're given out in
! s7x,anca and no effort was made to
Keen the affair a private one.
Secretaries Daniels Redheld and
General BurleSon. Justices
vsndeventer and McKenna OF the
rated states supreme court were
ev-onr the guests Major General
wood did not attend.
= IT have been instructed by the
.a-,aenf-n said Secretary Garrison.
10 =. "a ascertain the facts with reference
= .he incidents at the dinner-to de-
~ s1 eAI~ whether the ~ts warrant a ,
..,-s 9. -,,,artial or whether they warrant
sors !. rarrsnnand. I shall do nothing until
= Ave obtained all the facts in the
cssse. <ss--atarv Garrison said that he
80 ~eex to find out whether the /
ss13s wgu fhat occurred at the dinner |
..,s,s .s.srs in the nature Of a breach Of dis ]
strtsne as undermining the regulations
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