New-York tribune., 1921-03-03
DenbyExpected
To Lift the Ban
On NavyLeague
New Chief May Rescind Or
der of Daniels Barring
Members From Yards and
Ships Because of Criticism
Celebration Is Planned
Military Order of Carabao.
Banished by Bryan for
Jest. Also To Be Restored
Frnr. rAe Trlbane's Washington Burn.


WASHINGTON, March .. In fore.
casting the policies Of Edwin Denbv as
Secretary Of the Navy. friends here
predict that one of his first acts Will
be to rescind the order OF Secretary
Daniels prohibiting members Of the
Navy League from visiting warships
and navy yards Otherwise Mr.. Denb,
and his assistant. Colonel Theodore
Roosevelt. WI be seriously handi
capped in the performance Of then
duties. a they are both members OF
the Navy League So are three othe,
members Of the Harding Cabinet Jus
tice Hughes. ex-senator Weeks ano
Senator Fail
There also IS report that the Presi-
dent-eleet is member in good stand
ing, although the ofice~~ rne organ
ization at the Headquarters in this city
refuse to discuss the matter. 1t j.
known that the President-elect has
oeen 3 speaker a meetings Of the
esgue. and or this account il IS as
sumed that re IS a least an honorary
member.
Another organization which NAV
eege ITO the ilmellght after March is
'hs Military Order or the Carabao. The
society was put under the Dan so earlv
II the Wilson Administration that X
may De we'll to describe IL as a matter
o. history. !. IS composed OF officers
ard men vho served in the Pnilinnire
iusurreetion. Up To the beginning Of
rhe Wilson ADMIN scration it held an
annual "wailov' st Washington and
Mania. on which occasions the hard
ships e. this campaign were made rhe
suhlee. Of many merry Jest Incl
cental =, Il was field day for the lieu
tenants and former enlisted men when
they were privileged 10 make light OF
the talent OF the higher ranking Off
GERS IN the army and navy and the
aescs OF the War and Navy depart
me1ts.
Taft Enjoyed ''Wallow"
For instance, just before one of m.
''wsllows," the then Secretary o. VA
Taft had made a speech IN which he re
ferred TO the Filipinos as .our littla
brown brothers" With him as the hon.
ored guest at the Washington wal
low" the Carabaos sang He NAV be =
little brown brother o. William How
ard TAFT, but he is no brother Of mine >
Nj. Taft led IN the applause and laugh
Ter, as ne realized the more the Cara
oaos liked man the worse they roast
ed him
In the first "wsllow" under the Will
son Administration, the Carabaos pre-
pared more than usually elaborate
program William Jennings Bryan. VINO
Herf ,...-c
his addresses had declared that fellow
ship and love OF other nations would he
greater defense than ba.tleships.
aereupon the Carabaos produced a
navy scene, with miniature battleships.
Nhen the batcleship Fellowship and
Love Hoated by, Mr.. Bryan applauGed
vigorously. But when he saw that tho
1agshlp OF the feet had been named
Finle hls face bore the same expres-
SION as it did on the numerous coca
SONS when the election returns iDdi-
Gated another defea. for the Peerless
One
Ine next day he was at the White
House early. and reprimand for the
committee on arrangements was forth
coming from the Navy Department. II
Is SAID that Secretary Daniels already
had written letter Of corgratulAtion
TO the chief Carabao when the order
Tor reprlmand came from the White
House.
After this incident the Military Or
ger or the Carabao is reported to have
mad some quiet little dinners, but there
: were 10 guests and nothing was oiven
out for publication. The runor is that
they were solemn affairs, at which
tervid prayers were made for change
Ia the Administration. Now that these
prayers have been answered, it is be
IeVed celebrations will be in order and
the annual "wsllow" will again be one
of the most enjoyable Washington en-
fertainmcnts.
League 10 Celebrate
ths Navy League has already an
nounced that IL intends TO esJebrata
hangers, VINO instituted an investira-
ton.
the first day Of the Harding Admins
,watlon by meeting and a dinner at
Nsshington Incidentally it will de
1ei0p that the leagues president. Colo
lei henry breckenridge, formerly AS
sts'aAt Secretary Of War. has violated
.ne Daniels order He was com
lhahoer o. d regiment which went over
seas, and as a consequence was carried
"Arsnlp and visited more than
81 ose navy yard, contrary to the orders
u Secre tary Daniels.
= A feud developed between Secretary
panieis and the Navy League soon
siter a the World War broke out. because
colonel Robert N. Thompson, then
President Of the organization. was
vigorous in his advocacy Of a policy
py which tho navy should be put in
.cndit!on for hostilities. It came to
mead over an explosion in the Mare
Island Navy Yard.
:, Natements We're given out from the
A4Sy League to the effect that Sec
.e'ary Daniels was conceahng the real
.I .Suse OF the explosion. Whereupon.
we Secretary issued an order, the pur-
pose Of which was to put the Navy
league out of business. The Nayv
neagge was conducting relief and
morale work in the navy, and Secre-
.'y .@fy Daniels prohibited the organiza-
avn from any contact with the officers
s s-c men Of the navy. Despite these
sanctions the Navy League continued
x !, Tork throughout the war. and on
I1'"ren 9 VIII celebrate the end of the
-''e.s administration.
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