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Show FIGHT TO RETAIN MILITARY GARRISON Washington, Jan. 30. Despite the fact that Socrotary of War Stlmson, in his roport recommending the abandonment aban-donment of many interior army posts, has Included Fort Douglas In the list, Senators Smoot and Sutherland and Congressman Howell believe thero Is no likelihood of tho post being abandoned. aban-doned. While no member of the congressional congres-sional delegation has talked tho matter mat-ter ovor with Secrotnry Stlmson since the publication of tho report, tho move to abandon Fort Douclas, If the secretary's sec-retary's plans are put in oxecutlon, will meet with stubborn opposition from Utah's representatives. Senator Smoot gave it as his opinion opin-ion today that it would be Impossible for tho recommendation of tho secretary secre-tary with rogard to Fort Douglas to bo adopted by congress at thlB session and he does not think any move in tho future to abolish Fort Douglas will be successful. In speaking of Fort Douglas the secretary says: "Salt Lako Is a stratogic point on account of tho railway radiation but thig In Itself Is not sufficient reason for stationing a regiment at Fort Douglas. Such a regiment must forfeit for-feit opportunities of field training in combination with other arms, cavalry and f.'old artillery, except at heavy ex-peneo ex-peneo for rail transportation." Salt Lake. Jari. 30. Tho Information Informa-tion that Secretary of War Stlmson recommends tho .eventual evacuation of Fort Douglas has caused considerable consider-able embarrassment to tho Commercial Commer-cial club special committee on a brl- I gade post. Every possible ofTort ha3 been made to secure the support ot the war department for tho transfer of tho post Into a brlgado post, and that consent appearod to havo boon given. Tho suggestion of Colonel James X Irons, commanding officer at Fort Douglas, that. Seorotary Stlmson s recommendation rec-ommendation may not.be taken as final fi-nal offers tho coinmltlo but little consolation. con-solation. tlt M1 , A rnoMinc or the cnmrottto wfll ! held Wednesday at the Commercial club for tho purpose of considering the next move. The members, whilo discouraged comewhat, do not intend to let the matter rest. A strong resolution res-olution probably will be sent to tho Utah representatives at Washington and to President Taft. |