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Show BKUJADIKU CENKUAL ROliEliT K. EVANS, whom Prosidi-nt Wilson mildly mild-ly reprimands for a speorh of ' a character forbidden by a recent re-cent order of the war department. depart-ment. ll - ' t T? ' s I ". ; .;V': , . :- I i rrr-'i-v--vNi.;: , -'J PRESIDENT WiLSOni ' BEPfilW GENERAL Brigadier R. K. Evans Censured Cen-sured for Calling U. S. a "Meddlesome Nation." By International News Service. WASHINGTON'. July 6. President Wilson has administered a mild reprimand repri-mand to Brisradi'-r General Robert K-Evans K-Evans for a speech delivered before the Sons of the American Revolution In New York. General Evans was reported as describing the United States as a "medal "med-al esoVr.e nation" and the Monroe doctrine a.3 a "Pandora's box." lie also denounced de-nounced the army as inadequate. Vnen questioned by the secretary of war. General Evans said his address had been misinterpreted, and he gave his own version of it. His explanation was not wholly satisfactory to the head of the war department and to the president, and it ; was decided to administer the reprimand. |