Salt Lake Tribune | 1918-12-21 | Page 1 | Baker Ready to Aid Logan Plan

BAKER READY 10 I LDGAN PLAN Will Muster Out 145th in Utah if Conditions Will Permit. Special to The Tribune. ' WASHINGTON", Dec. 20. Governor Bamberger had a lengthy conference today to-day with Secretary of War E'aker at which he urged the. muster out of the 1 4.)th field artillery in the home state. Secretary En ker told tlio governor he was anxious to please tlie people of Utah and hoped the governor's request might be complied with. Investigation has already al-ready been ordered into quarters and accommodations available, especially at the Agricultural college at Ixgan, where, according to telegraphic information sent tho governor, provision can readily be made for tho accommodation of 1S00 men or 100 more than comprise the Utah artillery regiment. Secretary Baker suggested to Governor Bamberger that if for any reason it Is found impracticable to retain tho 140th for any length of time In Utah ho might order the regiment to slop at some demobilization de-mobilization camp between the port of embarkation and Utah, where thf) men could be physically examined and then have the regiment sent to Logan for formal muster out in a body if it develops de-velops that accommodations at Logan or Salt Pahe cannot be provided to meet requirement of the war department for the length of time required for demobilization. demobili-zation. The governor urged that the alternative alterna-tive plan proposed by the secretary be followed and he feels confident this will be done. Such a plan would at least permit tho regiment to return to Utah as a unit and be formally mustered out in a body. Secretary Baker told Governor Gover-nor Bamberger he did not know the exact ex-act date when the 115th field artillery will embark for home, but prom Is--d to rietify him as soon as he heard from General Gen-eral Pershing. Tomorrow Governor Bamberger will lcavo for New York, where he will remain re-main to greet the American battlefleet on its return from Europe Pcoember 26. On this occasion he will hn. the guest of Seeretary of Navy Daniels. The battleship bat-tleship Utah is in the. fleet. (.in learn ing of the death of dusl iee William L McCarly of the supreme court, (J'.v.Ti.or Bamberger lelefrraphed his condolences to the family. The governor gov-ernor said he had given no thought to tho selection of a sueeessor and a.dded that he will consult "the people at home" befnre making any selection. TIt- filling of thru vaincy therefore will ;iw a 1 1 'he return of the governor to tho stat" about January J.