| Show I HIS WILL TAKE t 1 AND IN U. U OF U. U i DIFFICULTY F I J This Method e h Wit- Wit esses Can Be Compelled Corn Com pelted to Testify i Pc of public investigation atlon of the at the University of Utah practically abandoned last night the investigating committee of ot five y-five of the tho University of ot Utah ni rii association with with- date Now Noe ow It appears ars that the investigation of or the university Irs Ira that can come will come ugh bugh a n court hearing where wit testify testify es can be lie compelled to this end in view a n. suit Is being heln red ed to be bo lied flied in the federal E. E LS o action of ot tho committee is to In with a R. letter from the tho resigning tiers bers of ot the faculty presented at at i meeting of ot the committee letter Ietter outlined tho the futility of ot at- at pang pUng an nn independent ln Jn face of ot the thc refusal of the theat theof 1 of at r regents gents to co operate in the The committee ro- ro ted its ite willingness to aid in an but declared that the thel thesal l sal cal of ot the board to operate co-operate make tho the ln esti ild Id 1 1 necessarily lon fon on a ono one sided affair The They outa outs out- out a s wl wish h for only an investigation ch ti could get at the root of ot the To this end they sug- sug ted that no further action be he been beten heen en ten by the committee at tho the pres- pres i time Letter he letter follows Salt lt Lake City April 15 15 1915 v Alumni Committee of Twenty Twenty- Lye Ive vo W W- J. J Barrette Barretto chairman and Q Cannon secretary It tit Lako Leko City Utah ear ar Sirs and At Mesdames At a Jing eting held today toda April 15 IB 15 at ich the results of ot the attitude of Aboard J board of r regents gents in refusing to operate in an investigation were the members of ot the uni- uni sit sity faculty who ha have resigned the undersigned commit commit- io to lo address the tho following com- com to your our honorable bod body as indicated in our com- com of ot April 12 12 we are read ready d willing to co with you and ard an investigation of ot the unlIt sity It difficulty yet jet ct in view of ot the Mil nt nt development dc in the situation beg beg- leave to make the following following- r yielding Regents The absolute refusal of ot the board regents to operate co with you in investigation and the unyielding Rude of their faculty relations relation as exhibited in tho the con- con ence of at committees held last e even even- en encloses closes to your our honorable bod body ot of the chief sources of oC ma main in n upon which you had a a. right to y W We e arc aio firmly convinced that y attempt to investigate In adequately the face of tho flat re refusal of the ird rd of oC regents to aid would result results s merely an ex parte parts hearing InIch in inIch Ich all or most of ot tho the testimony uld mid come from the resigned menIs menis men Is lis would open your investigation charge of being one sided an and could not ho bo sufficiently thorough- thorough ping Ing ng to accomplish results I er oreo er there are matters in with tho university urn urn- Ity that cannot be adequately bed obed or investigated In In tho the absence authority to compel the disclosure records and to summon witnesses e resigned members of the faculty no not think it wise that the they be put the position of testifying as to toe tosse e matters unless testimony can compelled from all sources and the theole ole lole le truth thereby brought out I ion in Court While reiterating our willingness s q operate co-operate with you toward an in- in wo we nevertheless respect respect- any Illy suggest since the board of or re- re ints has hM refused you operation co-operation I d since many others othera will refuse Pit Kir Jr opera co-opera operation co-operation lon because of this R. R since steps are under way for Immediate filing of ot court pro- pro j I dings where all persons who have ha rings ence may be summoned an and and to testify and since all I Ier flier Mier er means of ot getting at tho com- com kte teto facts have been rebuffed rebutted by board of I regents that your com- com comI consider the wisdom of or de- de i wring tho the matter of ot further invest invest- mon LUon to the more efficacious M se of ot the courts for Cor gathering evl- evl nee We We very ery much appreciate as do o good d citizens citizens' your ur disinterested arts orte and helpfulness In attempting a solution of ot the university If It you believe that tho the on of the board of regents has haM eluded any other adjustment we e that your body will d cS Its moral support to tho the final edy open to the tho citizenship of at this A C namely an appeal to the cry ory respectfully ned BYRON CUMMINGS JOSEPH PETERSON II FRANK E. E HOLMAN k Committee hers Betters were also received from M M. Bradley and O. O J. J Salisbury lining to servo on the special of twenty Their I were accepted No Nos 35 s 5 were taken toward filling the Gies cies t last nights night's meeting B B. H. H Rob- Rob suggested that President Kings Kings- r i resign There is a sacrifice ch h President Kingsbury Kingsbur can cane e said Mr Roberts He has J power to crown his hh career with withy y by saying to the board of r re- re Ls 8 Since 1 am tho the rock in the I am too patriotic to tho best eats cats of ot the tho university to remain ifor the sake of ot the university tto to settle Kettle this controversy I will I Pt t the position of ot president ritus I believe this is Dr burys bury's chance to endear himself Bl 1 the people of ot this state pi 1 Willard Young suggested the of ot a committee to beg resigning professors to recon recon- T their action and file tile positions Neither Was put in the form Conn of ot a n. motion no action was taken I |
