The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-21

pressed for the removal OF BrigadieF
General John Q, Cannon and Ad5utan1
General c. S. Burton
The guard, it is asserted, wants men
at its head whose business pursuits
viii not interfere with their attention
10 the state military organization The
guardsmen claim that their cOmmunl-
cations 10 headquarters are not given
the attention that they should be ac-
corded, that action on important mat
tiers is delayed until it is Of no avail
1t is further claimed that the ofncers
whose duty it is to do so are not max
ing the efforts they should to secure
for the guard those things that are
conducive to its success.
Jealousies Have Arisen.
Petty jealousies have arisen between
the various departments. Shortages in
supplies and the mysterious disapDe'-
ance Of equipment from the annoy
have led to the calling Of a board OF ID
curry 70 look into the affairs OF the
guard This board met. but vas re-
fused the services Of a judge advocate
and it sent in a report refusing 70 make
any findings.
1t is alleged that, ewing TO improper
protection at the armOry, quantities OF
supplies have been stolen The OfnCerS
have been held responsible for this
missing stuff. AS result a number OF
officers have resigned Others threaten
to do so. Some of the companies are
threatening to go out in a body if the
officers resign
Out Of eight companies OF infantry
but five remain One OF these is but
the ragged remnants of a company. In
numera bic other tangles have arisen
until il is claimed that the guard is be-
ing rapidly torn to pieces. On every
hand there is an evident lack Of in
terest as the reports Of the officers IN
dicate. This state of affairs is AL at
tributed to conditions at headquarters
Storm Has Been Brewing.
The storm, it is said. has been brew
ing for long time. The calling Of the
board of inquiry to investigate short
ages Of equipments and alleged thieving
at the armOry started the thunders
rolling. The story Of the troubles in
the guard and their cause was told TO
The Herald yesterday by a member OF
the organization who is in a position 10
know the facts as wen as If not bet
ter than, the high officers.
What the guard needs and What il
wants" said he. is a man at its head
who can look after its needs properly
and one who is competent He should
be paid to do it and shouldn't be man
who has so much other business that he
hasn't time to look after the affairs OF
the guard. General Burton, as adjUtaut
general. is good man and is com
petent, but he evidently hasn't the time
to devote TO US that he should. When
communications are sent up to him
maybe they viii be acted on and may
be they won't If they are it is usually
several months after IL is too late
One reason the guard IS IN the con-
ditiOn 1t is today is because II has been
SO hard to get matters attended to on
time at headquarters. 1t has been the
case a number of times that men and
officers have applied for leaves Of alb
sence. They got their replies MONTHS
after they had taken their vacation
When the band wanted to so to Idaho
a petition was sent in two weeks before
for permission to so out of the state
The answer granting ii was received
month after they had returned.
Clubbing at Headquarters.
When matters of this kind so up to
headquarters they are dubbed over
until they have either been done or for
gotten by those who We're interested in
them. As a result, men of the guard
so when they please without thinkiEs
of any leave The result is that ali nil
itary regulations are knocked 20 the
four winds
Another indication of methods at
headquarters Is shown by this, year
or so ago three COMPANIES OF soldiers
We're ready for enlistment n c9lliniitit-
cation announcing that fact was sent Cd
the department it was wraugied over
there Tor several months, tRen an aii-
swer was sent back asking that the conn
panies be enlisted at once. IN me
meantime the boys had gotten tired ana
scattered. As result the three COM
panies have never been 9r@slll1ee-
Some time ago q communication YVES
sent in recommending that the Suare ps
rec-uited up to ten companies 50 -lie-
it might be IN shape to induce the it-
islature to change The law lmltlns ne
MIN her. Of companies so that q tull rael-
nent might be enlisted and the benefit
of the Dix biz be secured In TINS Na-
II this We're done. regimentsll heaoii slsl-
ters might be established here ~ j.
is not done they cannot be and the suarl
viii get no benefit from the natlonat
Law.
No Word From Headquarters
Companies could be organized nov ott
nothing has been head from heaoouas-
tors This is the manner in which tliles
have been done. This IS one reason whE
officers are Tesignings men are quitting