Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-04-09
GUARD BATTERIES DlsBANDED.
,,u,,Oies A end B Fall Below Required
Co. S,,udard and are Mustered Out Of Service.

.n,or Wells, as commander-in-
~, ~ the National Guard of Utah
,,s, evening approved the recommend
",,ons of Brigadier General Yound re-
aa,,,ing the disbandment and muster
o., out of service companies a and IL
- ,b,s city and Ogden respectively.
~. the strength of this recommend
s.,o, and approval an order was is
"a from the office of Adjutant Cen
aral Jno. Q. Cannon, disbhnding the
oonpanies and mastering them out of
sary-ee. The order Of disbandment
"a In part as follows:
,Nrst-That written consent from
.arsnt or guardian be ut once pro-
pp~rsd in all cases where minors have
Nv enlisted In all cases where such
oonsent is refused, the enlisted man
viii be discharged. III any who were
orlsted as minors are now OF age, they
iii he discharged when written con-
mi cannot be obtained, and urged to
re-enlist
sernnd-Commandin officers are
s,racted to take immediate steps 10
rscruIt their companies up TO the
maximum strength as prescribed by
law. ,,
Thri-Dlscipllne VIII ne enforced,
even II resort has to be had 10 court
martial,
rroperty has been issued will be held
10 strict accountability, and win not be
relieved or excused for failure to OBJ
serye Article XXX, Regulations Nation
al Guard of Utah. Frequent inspections
on the part of reglmental and company
commanders are enJoined.
Flfth-'rhe condition of the two bat
teries of artillery as described by the
inspecting officer is noted with sincere
regret. The organizations have been
I'm existence more than four years, and
have been entrusted with a large
amount Of valuable property. 1t liz
evident from the report OF the briga-
der general, as well as from reports
submitted to these headquarters by the
commanding officers themselves, that
,he opportunlties offered have been
hut poorly appreciated. The organiza-
lions are not now, nor have they been
for many months past, up to even II
moderate standard of efficiency. In
battery A Il great lack of harmony ex-
lists among the officers. and between
them and the enlisted men. In Battery
n officers who had intended to resign
ceased to attend the drill or to show
any interest In its AFFAIRS, without 50
resigning or waiting for their resigna-
tons TO be acted upon. Under such
circumstances, 1t is not surprising That
demornliaation should have ensued,
discipline become lax, and no pro-
aclency have been attained in drill.
AS to the latter. both organizations are
Ignorant of even the earliest and sim
plest. yet one of the most essential
parts Of the artillery drill regulations
"The School of the Cannoneer. While
these structures appear sweeping ana
severe. they are not to he deemed as
npplying to all members of the organ
Nations named. In both, there are OIL
GERS who are Jealous and capable, ana
men who are earnest and Intelligent.
To continue to hold such members in
their present surroundings would be
nm Injustice to them. while to the state
there can core no credit in maintain
ing orran2at ins go plainly below the
standard Of strength and skin when
should have been reached. There Is
hui one course left TO pursue, I'M
pleasant though 1t Isl To disband the
battalion of light artillery, consisting
Of Batteries a and Il, to release the
officers from their oath of service and
10 give to the enlisted men their DIS
charge, and 1t Is SO ordered.