The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-11-25

General NayIOr Says Governor
Cutler Promised to Remove
Colonel H. M. H. Lund. 4
RESIGNATION MAY RESULT
CUTLER SAYS HIS POSITION
WILL SOON BE KNOWN.

The crisis in the internal disruption OF
the National Guard of Utah has been
reached Within the next few days Gov
ernor j. c. Cutler must decide between
AuJutant General Raymond C Naylor and
colonel II. NJ. II. Isund. IL Colonel Lind
Is retained in his present command Cen
10 LOT, VIII ask that his resignation from
the guard De accepted
When Raymond c NayIOr was appoint
I Ell adJutant general Of the guard some
months ago he received assurance, he
says, from Governor Cutler. that Colonel
Lund would be removed. General NayIor
IN an interview with The Herald stated
that he considered Colonel Lund a Capable
man IN many respects. but said that he
I did not think that he was satisfactory as
the commanding officer of the regiment
1t is understood that General NayIor on
several occasions called the governor s
attention TO the understanding in regard
TO the removal of Colonel Lund, but that
the governor took no action in the mat
ter.
Never in the history Of Utah has the
National Guard been in so sorry a plight
as it is today. The friction that exists
between the commanding officers extends
70 the men. Several of the companies are
IN very poor shape and the equipment is
nowhere near up to the standard. In
many instances, notably in the case OF the
First battery, there is an open fight be-
tween two factions of the same Organi-
cation.
Or last Wednesday General Naylor sent
the following letter TO Governor Cutler:
Il have the honor to tender herewith
my resignation as adJutant general Ma
tiOnal Guard of Utah. to take effect at
your convenience and before Jan. 1, 1907,
if practicable
that I am doing so because ! am con-
WINGED that under conditions obtaining at
present and for some time past in the
guard the constructive work necessary ~
place it proper footing is impra cite
able To these conditions 1 had the honor
10 call your eXcellency's attention ON ac-
cepting the office of adiutant general, 'and
X was my understanding that executive
action would follow TO so alter the situa-
tiOn that necessary growth would be pos
sible. Since then, however, no such action
has been reported to this office, and the
fact that your excellency's attention has
been called repeatedly ana Intellectually
TO the matter. leads me to the conclusion
that such action has been deemed inadvis-
able
Under existing conditions / regard it
now as | regarded il on accepting the
position. impracticable to attempt the re-
construction of the guard. or its expansion
along the line desired by the national gov
eminent. and in keeping with the general
policy among states.
Trusting that this communication Will
receive early and favorable acton. 1 re-
mann '9'' RAYMOND c. NAYLOR."
This letter was returned from the gov
ernor's office to General Navlor unread
What official action will be taken in
regard to the communication has not vet
been determined. General NaylOr viii
probably await a communication from the
governor before deciding what course to
n,Irs1Ie although he intimated that he
would insist on his resignation being acted
upon.
Governor Cutler said to The Herald last
night:
Il have not vet read General MAYORS
resignation and do not care to discuss It.
I will communicate with General Naylor
a.. esraI he DIV
my communication such publicity as he
dc siIes.
In regard to the subject of the re-
movaI of Colonel Lund / do not care to
make any statement at present. In a
few days it will develop just what my
position is in the matter"