Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-11-28
WANTED A SOLUTION.

W ~ 1 IA a GULL I hsNt
"The official statement Of the COVER
not says that / aid not inform GOV.
Cutler | had mailed my resignation,
In the final conversation we hal oyer
guard affairs uutil after he had offered
me another position. | regret exceed
ingly to be compelled to say that this
explanation was made before any Con-
versatlon on that phase Of guard affairs
began. Then In seeking a solution, the
governor seeming to be impressed. as
he always seemed to be impressed dur
Ing his talks With me, that my IDEAS
were right, the matter of choosing g. 5.
Burton as adiutant general, and trans
ferring me to the head Of the brigade
came up at my suggestion, ] would
have been glad then to see any sulu-
tion come up that would better the
guard, as ! would be now. II surprised
me few days ago to see Coy. Cutter
deny that a copy Of my resignation
had ever reached his Office before he
saw IL In the newspaper and am glad
that he Is now better Informed, and
that the fact that IL was received is
made OF record.
81 freely confess that no momber Of
a stat or any man worthy or hoidlug
position OF responsibility In the state,
would give out a letter TO tho press be-
fore sending it 20 his chief, or indeed
at all before obtaining the proper per-
mission. ! admit that the fact that
this letter was published would indi-
cate clrcuinstaOtially that | had given
It out. Yet 1t IS an absolute fact that
| have not the slightest knowledge of
how my letter got 10 tho papers, ana
1t was through no wish of mine or
fll. . Al
MAILED ORIGINAL LETTER
II received che communication ask
ing for my resignation, referred 20 by
the governor, and mailed the copy Of
my original letter which had been
previously mailed In good faith We'd
nosday Nov. q, the day II was writ
ten, on Monday evening, tho very day
the letter from the governor was re-
ceived. He should have received u
In the morning mail Tuesday but 1t
seems that 1t was not delivered until
Tuesday afternoon. The postmark
should have saved him from stating
that II appeared to- be mailed later
than il Wa Tho letter written Saur-
day | found at my office Monday
morning. and had / been aware that
II had been sent I would have an
sWered II sooner than Monday
In conclusion / desire 10 state that
while J don't think the public or the
guard will profit by controversy of
this nature, there seems no way TO
forcstal II after II is once started, and
both sides deserve to be understood
rightly Tho guard ought 20 have the
services Of those who are members
and many who have left II within the
past two years, and personally l think
every effort should be made by both
the public and the press to build It
up instead Of 20 incte further disrup-
ton and Reorganization"
GOVERNOR CUTTERS POSITION,
When Governor Cutler was seen to-
day with reference 10 the situation, he
made the statement that he had never
received from General Naylor the let
ter the latter claims he sent recom-
mcnding the disbaudment OF company
II. but tho governor says q letter was
received from General Naylor dated
Oct II, In which a number Of other
changes IN the guard were suggested
but that the mastering out Of company
II was not even referred 10.
With regard to the newspaper contro-
yersy that has arisen over the affairs
Of the guard at this time It may be
stated authoritatIvely that Governor
Cutler has not been anxious or DESTROYS
Of having his Views aired through the
public prints and tho only matter that
h. has given to the papers is the state
ment published for the first time this
morning reviewing the ease and here
tofore reproduced. and the two brief
letters published last evening The gov
ernor stands by this statement in an It's
details.