Show GOVERNOR AND ADJUTANT ANI GENERAL CONTINUE GUARD fUARD CONTROVERSY in Commander-in-Chief Says There Was No Understanding With Naylor That Lund Should I IBe Be Removed WO TWO TO BE MUSTERED OUT OUTGeneral G General Naylor Says He T Tried to Bring Harmony Out of Disorder Dis Dis- Dis- Dis order But Lacked the Support rt of J His Superior As tho the first step in the solution of oC tl the e National guard Juard problem which has occupied Governor Cutler and higher officers of or the National Juar guard 1 for some time action acton was yesterday taken talen b by the governor Go that will wi re result result re- re sult stilt in the thc out muster of Company Compan II 11 I First Infantry Troop 2 Fit First cavalry cavalty arid and ald probably the First st FIst bater battery y F. F A. A this last to depend however howe upon the showing ln at the Inspection ordered to take place in about one week Yesterdays Yesterday's most Important developments develop develop- ments In the National guard situation aside from Crom the or orders above referred to consist of or two lengthy statements I Ione one from flom the governor and the other I from Crom General Naylor Governor Cutler Cutlet Cut Cut- let ler In his statement reviews the resignation resignation nation naton of or General Naylor alor the Interview Interview interview inter Inter- view between the governor and General Gen Gen- oral eral Naylor and antI also announces the plan Ian that was agreed upon by b- them thorn at at the time Ime o of their conference In his Ills statement General Generl Naylor takes takers take to hi his a firm Ihm stand holding strongly previous pre statements of or his bib connection wih with the tho National guard the promises made macic to him hini upon his appointment and antI states his reasons for tor resigning Cavalry n nuh uh for rm Bountiful The proposition of or maintaining organizations or ot- g In la the tho mounted service serice In Inthis this city than has hat for some time lacked 1 b. b RI I Ingo 0 ulab ho st tr service g beh ma mat tot tOl IL l i P avery l rt an ant v whore t th IY or of the members ci Of 1 l hid tl troop OP to 0 be e formed there own their theu own horses I. I This plan will wIl result In Inthe m In tho the training of not only the men but the horses ro so that in time oC of dut duty both will wi be t fitted for th the e eok work ok This plan has been considered for Cor some sometime time and ant th the Bountiful guardsmen have loo looked ed forward to tho the organizing of a cavalry cu troop at that place with Wih great delight Ie light A muse mUC successful or- or g Is assured In Iii II place of Company Compan II ir I It Is proposed proposed pro pro- posed to organize a n new now Inthis in inthis inthis this cit city probably taking the tho letter Jeler otter G as lS Its Is designation On account account of oC tho the presence of Company Compan H In this cl city there was no room at the armory armor 1 for fot or an ad additional comman command 1 Colonel Lund und has had this lila new organization under way for Cor some seine time now nothing i is in iii the tho wa way of the plan whereas Cormal for Cor many mal months Com Company pal H II has ha beep been lingering in hi lr a half dead condition the result resul of oC dissatisfaction on account of ot the presence of or Colonel Lund as commanding com cam manding of the regiment Company Company Com Coin pany puny H I in iii former years Cat s als al's was the crack organization of or the infantry branch bi-anch of the service under Colonel S S. S C. C Park Means Loss Los of Men cu This plan means however the tue loss s of oC about fOIt forty men who aro ato now mom members bels of or Troop A a s the they aro are not generally disposed to enter the tho In Infantry In- In fantry and their enl enlistment is in Troop cop A A. A which is now noi to be he mustered out out Some of these men may remain in Iii the service by transfer to one of or orthe the other organizations In this city though they cannot be forced to do 10 so It I Is also planned to organize a company at Logan Logn and one at Provo Prove though this may take tako some somo time The rue fie Governors Governor's Letter The Thu letter leter which promulgated tho the order for fOl ou these charges as issued from the thc governors governor's office yesterday is as follows s folo COMMONWEALTH OI OP OJ UTAH OFFICE Salt Lake City Utah Nov 27 l J. J Adjutant General Raymond C. C Naylor alor National Guard of or Utah Utah- Uth Sir Sh You aro arc b authorized and in instructed In- In of or the the- service to muster out 8 rl Company Compan II It of the National Guard the tho tle captain and lieutenant lant of oC this comp company ha v 10 resigned You Vou arc calso ai alo II Instructed i muster r out of or tho the service Troop A A. of or ore Ae e National guard and to make ar- ar o to muster ster n In a company compan of or V hv hy at lt Bountiful according to ce- ce e ee fe- fe e ei i i ri rt led from Crom that place You arc arcis I- I is to give notice that an In- In 3 yi tn of the artillery artlery will 1 iii bo be ma made mado c b by JU lu 01 or the iho proper officer at a time to tobe tobe tobe be named by 1 you OU said time to be not earlier earler than Ol one wee week nor later hater than ten days from the thc ent In date late Report of or this Inspection Is to be Le mn made e to me V Very r respectfully John C C. Cutler Cuter Governor Governor- Both Stand Stanch by hy Their GI tins u ns The friction fricton be between Governor Cutler Cutler Cut Cut- ler len and General R. R C. C Naylor adjutant general of o the National Guard of ol Utah who tendered his resignation to the governor ove lost last Jat week weck continues to bring forth fouth many statements from each o of tho the ties pat concerned conceit The Tho essential facts In these statements vary val valto to a de degree tie tie- gree Governor Cutler Cuter wih with few fes' exceptions ex ex- stands b by b his original l position ton tion and General Naylor stands b by his guns In connection with the tho vanous van vari various ous comments that have been made mato public in mi connection with wih the Jelen letters which have havo been published Governor Cutlet Cutler Cuter last night I Issued sled the following statement of or his position In the present t cant ers controversy sy rovel-sy Statement of ur Iho tho lit Governor Raymond Haymond C C. Naylor was appointed I adjutant general of or the National Guard I of or Utah March 17 Ii 1906 1806 At the tho time of or his appointment there was as no promise prom prom- iso ise given to him that II I I M. M 1 H II Lund I would be removed moved I out from the tho position of ot colonel of or the regiment It I was was' how- how S t j er e ever ver generally understood that hat ever ver changes were vere considered necessary necessary nece- nece sary for COl the good o of the thc guard should 1 be C made when proper opportunity of or of ered This was the exl extent nt of or pledges made b by the governor eror bo to General Nayor Nay Nay- 1101 br or upon appointing him to the p sl- sl ton ion I f It I soon developed that Ge General lerl Baylor was waN anxious for or the 3 removal i I jf ot Colonel Lund But Dut as Lund had lad been elected to the position fon by officers of or the guard Juard the Go c governor lor felt felta a certain delicacy about remo removing him He especially desired that Colonel Colonel Col Col- onel Lund should not leave leavel the guard gard entirely as he Is a C man in the tho organization on account of r his mi- mi tary ary knowledge and antI experience antI and his capability for detail work Therefore There- There fore Core ore the was wa made that ho he accept the position of or inspector general gen gen- eral on tho the governor governors governor's R staff star For personal personal per per- onal reasons Colonel Lund did not see It fit ft to Accept this position and and therefore therefore there there- fore plans were talked over b by the governor Go and General Naylor alor In the executive office on the afternoon of or Wednesday N November 21 n which Included included in In- fn- fn 1 1 The offer of or the position of or adjutant general genera generl to C C. S S. S Burton 2 Making R. R C. C Naylor Naylon brigadier Generl general general gen gen- eral erl 3 3 Tho rho offer of or the position of or assistant adjutant general to Colonel Lund Iund To o these plans general Naylor gave full thU assent In tact fact it I wa was partly part part- ly lip upon his suggestion that thaL thc they were welo decided upon lc Was a Received t At this Interview and arf atter r thc these plans S had b n ta e r J 1 N Naylor lor o or t e c ht hl his a ar or r ji d nb tt t r 9 i b p col f rV n ly h ln hH H jt that that-It I coi J tamed IS of bad faith anti and broken promises on the tilt part at of or th 1113 governor Therefore Thou In accordance with fth wih a tacit understanding when the resignation reached cached the tho governors governor's nv office of of- I flee fice on the morning of at Th Thursday NoI November November No No- I vember ember 22 2 tho tio gO governor W then being in Provo his secretary by Instruction returned the tho re resignation u unopened to General Naylor On Saturday November 2 21 1 I the da day the resignation appeared In the Tri Trl- hune bune the thE governor wrote Tole to General Naylor requesting that the resignation bo be sent to t him at once once Again on n Monday ronda November 26 a letter leter was waK written nitten b by the go nor governor to General Naylor asking him for fot 01 hl hi loll tion on Both those these thoe letters were given to K tC the papers s h by 13 General with wih certain tain statements but hl his r resignation tion Uon did lid oL reach the ollice of tho the f gO governor until 30 on q the the- e afternoon el of Tuesday day November No 27 i Governor Cutler did not see oe tha le tg 1 nation until that thal time naton Without prejudice to tl General 1 r lor br or the least desire to do him him- JJ jury Governor Cu Cutler desires the fact fact 4 i of the thc case cae to be known to to tho public j. j With Wih this object ct this statement Js is made If It I at a later time tiller fuller fuler details seem seam necessary they will wi be furnish furnish- c ed General Statement General Naylor u lor wa was seen la last l night arid and wa was shown the tho j statement o of Governor Governor Governor Gov Gov- Cutlet Cutler Cutet Ho 10 asked to bo he permitted permit permIt- ted to rend read rear it Il and arid then wrote rote the following fol Col- oh- oh lowing statement which he lie offered for Cor publication The text of or this statement statement statement state state- ment follows I 1 am tilli sorry that thul things have havo taken takena a n turn where here a per personal onal controversy contro seems de desired over this matter Tho ward guard needs badly enough the thc support support sup sup- port of all Its members and officers and It I would be bc a misfortune for Cor It I to toLe tobe tobe be Le further disrupted at the thc present I lime irne when then both local pride and na national na- na policy demands a good state tonal organization organization- Instead of between 00 and men the state should muster between en GOO COO and 1100 and this would he be p with a harmonious 1 rat 10 aI a. a I came eam into tho the guard after a period of o disruptions to h try y once oice more moro moroto to bring harmony and see the work of carried curried on There were I however hoover frictions that thal I thou thought ht coul could be removed t in iii only one way It I was wn necessary in n order ordO to prevent the most efficient from froni resigning to assure as as- sure suro url them that this way vay would be adopted and amI on what I thol thought hl was wa-v tho the governors governor's promise that tho the way would woul 1 be adopted I made these these- theseas a s a-s- My IJ only object was wa to lag bring conditions where here the disintegration a- a tion Uon would cease an and 1 not to gain a a over any personal advantage disrespect o or show him him personal personal Was us lood After nine months of oC waiting with this policy of or growth awaiting every y one necessary initial action I convinced that the thie apparent prom promise Iso aUll that I 1 Ius Iwas was tas a misunderstanding that Governor Governor Governor Gov Gov- mistaken in supposing was us el that Cutler Intended to make mako tho the change I considered so necessary AShe As Ashe Ashe he says sas now nos that ho made no such uch promise l c it would seem scorn that I do not misjudge J his intention It I was WItS far from rain my nn intention as a this statement state stat ment mOlt would Indicate to draw a queston ques- ques tion of veracity or 01 mako make a a char charge o of ot broken ton faith All Al I had in mind to todo todo tb do was to resign from a service ser I J could no longer make m my efforts ef of- of and aud leave e room for or one who could find a way out other than the tile ono one I ha had waited for I 1 have havo no criticism cu whatever to offer on account account account ac- ac count of or Governor Cutlers Cutler's pol policy Oy It I I is' is not my place to criticise and as mo us I Continued on Page Iago Plo FI c Five I t t I GOVERNOR AND ADJUTANT N GENERAL E A L Continued from froni one do lo not claim Infallibility of oC m Judgment nt It ma may be bc that his choice will work workoUt workout out Jut to III I the thc best all anta advantage e. e For the good of the guard It should be hoped so o. o LI to In Reecho Support However e 1 I do wish to state most emphatically that I would not have accepted d th the lie position of or adjutant general gen Jen- oral eral without making this a LL condition on accepting It and had not nol T obtained the Impression that the governor would back up my policy as I explained it to him him then thou I would have Ieru refused cd the thc appointment which I 1 have now re resigned re- re signed for the reason remon tint that the policy has failed to receive j support In fact The official statement you OU hand me inc I says that I did not Inform Governor Go Cutler I had mailed my resignation In Inthe Inthe the final com conversation emit Ion we se hind had over guard affairs until after he lie me another position I 1 regret ret exceedIngly exceedingly exceed exceed- In I to be compelled to tn t Rl say that this explanation was wa ma made c before beCore an any conversation con on that Iha phase e of guard con I nf- nf fairs began Then In seeking a solution solution tion the governor seeming to he be im- im I pressed as h he always s 's had seemed to tobe I Ibe be je Impressed during his talks talk with me i that my Ideas were ere right the matter mattei j of oC choosing C. C S. S Burton as adjutant general and amid tran me to the I lead head of or the lie brigade ade came up at my i su suggestion I would have been glad j I j then lien to see sec an any solution come cornu up that lint would better hettel the guard as liS I would be I now It H surprised me a n few days agoto ago agoo agoto to o see sec Governor Cutler deny that a l copy of m my resignation had ever er reached cached his before he lie saw mw w It In inthe he the newspaper and I am glad that he lie heIs hes lieis Is is s now better Informed and that the thenet net fact that It Jl was received Is made of record Did litI Not ut GI C Out LetterI Letter I 1 freely confess that thai no member of ofa a a. staff taff or oi an any man nina worthy of of ot holding a position of responsibility In the state stale would give gl out a letter to the press before sending it to lo his chief or In- In Iced Joed at all bore obtaining the tho proper permission I admit that the fact that this Isis Jetter letter was published would indicate indi cate circumstantially that I had given Iven It out Yet It is an absolute fact act that I 1 have not the thc sll |