Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-11-27
AN IMMEDIATE REPLY.

Gov cutler ON receiving the letter
Immediately wrote reply to Gen,
Naylor. The text is as follows:
salt Lake City. Nov. 26. 1906.
Raymond c. Nayor, Esq, Adiutant-
General. National Guard OF Utah.
Dear Slr--As communication
purporting to be your letter OF reslg-
nation from the position OF adiutant-
general OF the National Guard of Utah,
and asking that the resignation be ac-
cepted on Jan. /, 1907, or before. has
been published in the daily papers OF
Salt Lake City, / am forced TO think
that you have written your resignation
and furnished copies OF It TO the pa
pers before | have seen IT, II this is
the case, l have the honor to Request
that you furnish TO this office on Nov.
so, or as soon after that date as pos
sible, your report for the biennial
period ending on that date and your
resignation will thereupon receive I'M
mediate consideration.
II deem II proper to refer TO few
items referring 10 this matter, and
shall take the liberty of calling your
attention TO them I'm this communica-
ton. On the afternoon of Nov. q, the
day your resignation IL supposed TO be
dated you We're IN the governors office,
and In the presence OF third party you
heard the governor explain his plans for
the reorganization Of the National
Guard and the governors stan. These
plans included change in the Office
OF adjutant general, and the acceptance
by you of the position OF brigrdier gem
eral. In the presence Of the third party
referred to you approved of these plans.
"And you stated that you were not
accustomed TO the detailed work re-
quired OF the adjutant general; that
you felt yourself incompetent to do the
work satisfactorily, and would therefore
prefer position where you would be
relieved OF this class OF work and have
the time to devote to the purely mill
tary affairs OF the guard. You had pre-
viousy stated that you could not de-
vote the necessary time TO the duties OF
adjutant general, on account OF the
meager pay attached 10 the office, And
finally, you will also remember that on
the date given above. In the presence
there referred 10. YOU requested that IN
the letter written that afternoon. offer
ing the position OF adjutant general TO
another person. II should be stated that
the offer was made upon your recom-
mendation, because you would prefer
the position Of brigadier general and
would be pleased to accept that Offer.
I'm View of these facts, l think you
will agree with me that tho publication
OF copies Of your resignation I'm the pa
pers, and the COUGHING Of your resig-
nation In the terms used therein, viii
materially interfere with the consum-
nation OF the plans considered by US In
the presence OF a third party. for the
governors staff. And. | may add it
appears to me n serious breach Of faith
n hAfnNa 4 gb al 10.
convinced TO the contrary, very sat
II factory explanation will be required.
Very respectfully.
JOHN G. CUTLER, Governor"
COMMUNICATION COMING.
The offer OF the position to another
person referred 70 by Gov. Cutler, was
made I'm letter to G.. $. Burton. adju-
tant general for six years under Gov.
Wells II IL not thought probable that
he will accept. Gen. Naylor. It Is
thought, will reply today TO the letter
sent him by Gov. Cutler under date OF
yesterday. Gen. Naylor declares that
he had no knowledge OF the way IN
which his letter OF resignation reached
the press. and that he did not give II
out for publication. He says, however.
that he insists on its being accepted.
DECISIVE ACTION.
Decisive actor IL TO he taken by the
governors office. In strengthening out
tho present situation In the National
Guard. 1t IA Il well known fact that
certain organizations. which were once
powerful In the guard. have for long
time been committing suicide" as the
men express Il. by not doing any more
duty than tho law compels, and by fail-
ing to recruit their strength.
Orders were Issued Adjt. Gen. Naylor