The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-30
UNITE AGAINST
COL. H. M. H. LUND
N. G. U. Members Say They Will Stir
Things Up in Near Future.
RESIGNATION FORERUNNER
SERGEANT RODEBACK'S RE-
QUEST is GRANTED.

"You may state positively that a
concerted move agains; Colonel H. N
H Lundis about TO be made by the Of
ftcers of the National Guard, who feel
that for the best interests of the or
ganization the Lund regime must go.
You may say further that the movement
viii be successful From statement
made to Herald yesterday by an y. q.
l., officer.
Statements made yesterday after
noon without any restrictions OF ifs
and auds" are to the effect that with
IN forty eight hours officers of the Ma
tlOnal guard will be prepared TO ask
the dismissal of Colonel H. NJ II Lund
Tor reasons which are as yet closely
guarded, These reasons, state those
who are dissatisfied with the Lund re-
sime, will be sufficiently strong 10
make the resignation or removal of
Colonel Lund advisable.
a fOrerunner Of the action con-
templated is the resignation IF Ser
geant Major d. +. ROdebaCk OF me
First infantry. As anOn-cOmnlssloued
officer, Sergeant ROdeback requested
10 be discharged from further duV
Thursday night. His application was
approved by Colonel Lund and suOsc-
D.
Joseph j.. Geoshegan Colonel Luod
has appointed First Sergeant a. v. AL
tree of ID company to fill Rodeback s
vacancy.
Resignation Opens Action.
While it was learned that Sergeant
ROdebaCks request for IL dis haT-e
was the foTerunner of what rs Ia CONF
IN the way of an anti-Lund movement
% does not mean necessarily -hlJ othe"
designations viii be. fOruhcOmiug MI
Rodeback's resignation yas based sim
ply and solely on a belief that Colonel
Lund j. incompetent
Members of the guard yesterday con-
frmed the statement that a movement
against Lund is on foot IN the WOrCs
of one.
y ann not at liberty to give out for
publication the principal facts tha con
stitutc our grievance agaiust Colonel
Lund, When we do get busy YOU NAY
he certain that We viii be successful
The boys of the National Guard are
determined that the Lund regime r,ust
come TO an end.
Not Against Geoghegan.
AT the same time we vii regret. ex-
ceedmgly if In any way our grievances
against Colonel Lund shall be taken
as reflection on Colonel tteOghcgdr.
For Colonel GeOghegan we have moth
ing but the kindliest feelings. realizing
that his activity on behalf OF the boys
added as much 10 the success Of Camp
Taft as Colonel Lund's incOmpeuency
detracted. We know that he mas been
boosting in every way for the guard.
but are determined to present to him
our objections to Colonel Lund as COM
manding officer of the First regiment"
The men who are leading the a. 10
SitiOn to Colonel Lund veil the ucXt
move with some mystery in so far as
what constitutes their deepest objec-
tions. II is known, however. that uu-
der their consideration are certain par
IicHlars regarding. Colonel Lund,s adj
mmisUatiou, which they believe amy
officer would he industrious of having
set forth AZ specific charges.
Sergeant Major Rodeback's Couurc-
ton with the guard dates thre. years
back. He was one of the most pUpu-
lar of the younger officers of the Or
ganizati0n.