Show HIRST HIST FOUND UTAH GUARD Inspection Was Made When Organization in State of Chaos CALLS FOR EXPLANATION A lt of or First Nt F Heroin di I Unless s Conditions mime Can CanIk CUl I Ik Remedied J The Time report of Major Robert I L LII r n II Hirst Twenty v Infantry wh who Inspected the various organizations othe o 0 or the tho National Guard of nf Utah last las spring In iii II compliance with Uh th tile the provisions proVisions pro pro- visions of o the time new militia aw law ha Ima has received by time governor and nt b bhim him mi It I. I has been heen made public lembi ia through the thc office of Adjutant General General- I Haymond Hay flay Haymond mond Cloud C. C Na Naylor lor After AcI a von ver thorough in inspection it i would appear from the time llor that Major r HI firs HIrs t found little In the National Guard o oC which he lie could say sy much In praise This is i. i without doubt due to the ac ac lions ions lons of certain officers In leaving th thi the service at a time laid when condition were emo very favorable fa for Cor a a. rapid an aimi and healthy growth Time The actions action o the these e officers caused a a feeling of g gen gemi general n- n era eral discontent to spread among th tim the men In the time organizations from which they resigned causing thom tw to lad lack time the Interest e essential to n a high standard of oC To these n officers 1 con who vilo resigned I Ii In what they unanimously considered c t i 0 good cause caust It I will wi h hf he a pleasure t ti to note that the time anthe ann an Inspecting officer nd the mita military secretary at ot are aro of the opinion i that administrate action acton will ivill wi be b. w necessary ar in order t tu tn secure cure this efficiency ln Tills This el can cam mean the removal moval r of or the source o of discontent in iii time the tw militia mita because o 0 or which the the- officers 1 and amid men now sento seer sen E m to be bl disturbed l ani and amid which is now th tb lw the lie same sanie as it was wa when whelm so ss s man efficient officers I left C the time service Extracts from the time report ar or arl given below belo hat imn t I Inspector Pound Found Company A Men Men able rather mUll zealous fairly fairl ti el and amid could be bl relied upon to turn on ou out well veil wel In case Cae of emergency emer Tho The of of- of Heels Heel's were Ivero attentive Company Compan 1 B Ogden A Ogden A very satisfactory appearIng appearing appearIng appear appear- Ing guard organization Officers an aim and men churl are aie zealous and enthusiastic and amid the time command would be vot Y efficient and reliable in event vent cm of be beIng beIng being be- be Ing called upon for field duty Of OC- OC leers fleer were good ill drill dri masters Company Com Corn Compan pony pan C Salt Sal Lake Lake The The men mn presented pre pro seated a particularly r satisfactory appearance ap ap- pea ranee If I the time officers maintain their present pre ent interest It will wJ becom become a reliable and efficient a company Probably 90 00 per cent would l' l pond to an aim emergency call Company I 1 E Bountiful Tho rho men mer appeared well Thc They would pro o o and In case cuso of erp sency eme genc probably probably ably 90 O- O per imer cent rell 1 Company Company Com Corn pany F Manti n Mant-n Manti Bui a few men nen Ien were present in Iii ran ranks ranks' Ie owing t to Us Its Is being shearing time and amid besides re repairs repairs repairs re- re pairs of or railroad washouts were vere it in In progress The fhe men present would indicate the company is zealous of cC- t- t reliable and well wel instructed Probably 80 per cent would respond IP ii 11 emergency calls In the case of company H Salt Sal Sal Lake 50 to 60 per cent might tun tur out on call call not much Interest shown In the tho matter matteI of the cavalry troop most of the time men were ere not of su set suC- age gc nor not up to the time standard o or ol requisite reliability for amounted a mounted or organization In iii domestic disturbances disturbance The troop Is mounted on only I in name and amid the time instruction given glnn indifferent Jont Probably 40 to 50 GO per cent edit would woul respond t to an aim emergency call Finds 1 Fault With Vii Battery First battery batter Salt Si Lake The rime re report report re- re port is IR not favorable to this timis th time tho ration cation and the inspector objects to storing of ot cannon In the time b basement o ohe of oC he the armory mory for the reason renson that they theyne ne ire In a very velT awkward d place on ac tic- account count of the great labor r attendant upon up up- m on ii their removal remo to the ground round In case he the battery batery Is called upon for service or r drill and amid because of the time fact that tha that 1 t Is impossible to have ha un e t. e standing run gun un drill rl in their cramped quarters Unless conditions are one remedied the inspector the disbandment oC if the bater battery Regarding Regarding the Signal Corps Major Hrs In hl his report says ays The Time officers officer and ml men impressed mw nie m. m as particularly zealous and efficient an aniell and veil ell instructed Time They would be he useful wel and efficient if Jf called caled upon his imis organization has enthusiasm und and 90 0 per pe cent would respond to emer- emer genc ency cull call Regarding He the time conditions in iii the hos- hos hospital pital Ital corps comps Major Hind Hirst found Cound little lite He lIe said Id th the men reported wih Ith no enthusiasm n no mm manifestation or f zeal or Generally speaking Major Hirst found the equipment lent to the state stater for Dr r the lie use of its Ht troops to be Ie bt in poor shape lape mape not clean nor nOI well taken care atC of oC The TIme military secretary at the time thear War Var calls attention to the time fact mt lOt time tho report shows 25 per per cent absent ab- ab sent tnt nt from Inspection and amid In regard to toils tomis ils mis he hc has demanded d an explanation of I f the fact and also of oC the time proposed medics Ila Has Improved 1 Since Simmee Since S SIla Taken as us a whole the report shows the IB me National Guard to bw hi t In Jo poorer shalle tape mape at the time time timmie of or this Inspection than maim lan it was the year previous It I Isto is to be he noted however that at the time timer oC r this In inspection affairs In the guard were ore ero In iii a L perfect state stute of or chaos chum and anti that mat since that time it has haM wonderfully Improved along all lines As As la is ex- ex pres essed by hy many olcen officers though there Is much to be desired and unless cerin cerIn cel In changes take talce place among high officers more resignations resl c cart art e 0 looked fOI for C |