The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-11-14
WHOLE MATTER
MAY Be SETTLED
Colonel Lund and Officers Of
Battery A, N. G. D., Have
Long Palavef.
MUCH ILL FEELING EXISTS
REPORT WILL BE MADE TO THE
GOVERNOR.

For five hours last night Colonel II. NJ.
II. Lund, commanding the First regiment
National guard of Utah; Captain Barton.
and Lieutenants Kane. Adams and Nc
Milan of Battery A OF that organization,
Wrested with the problems that confront
the organization at this time and threat
IN 10 disrupt il.
! The session began at o'clock and con-
tinued until after clock "Wednesday
morning, and at the close Colonel Lund
declined 10 make a formal statement of
what had transpired during the meeting.
DuriIts the session Lieutenant Kane
stated that if it was the wish of the mem
!lers OF the battery that he resign. he
would place his resignation in the hands
of his superior officers without delay. al
though he said he did not like the idea
of resigning under fire. Colonel Lund
told him that he was rot at this time un-
der fire.
The attention Of the officers of the bat
terry was called by Colonel Lund TO the
ll feeling that has arisen in the battery.
especially since the recent cncampment
ana they were told by him that if they
would check that i'll feeling and reduce
The friction. all would be well
~ Feeling Has Spread.
Colonel Lund also expressed The opinion
that he feared that the feeling had spread
10 such AN eXnnt in the organization
that IL would be most difficult matter
to check il, If il wete possible to- bring
. The men together and have them act in
harmony with their superior officers.
colonel Lund deplored the fact that the
organization has gone to the ragged edge
of disruption. and pleaded with the men
20 thresh out their difference and get
down to the work of bringing the battery
Hp to the high standard of efficiency that
" once maintained.
1t was at this point that Lieutenant
Kane stated that if il was the wish of
the members of-the organization that he
resign. he would send the desired resiSna-
piOu to his superioTs without delay.
i.un0 a. now
eNr~ that if the men would make a su-
preme and final effort. "A reconciliation
could be effected and the battery restored
~ its proper place in the guard
Co,OneI Lund insisted. however. that if
the officers who are implicated in the
present difficulty remained in the guard,
there must be peace in the organization.
Must Have Harmony.
we must have harmone. We must
have harmony. he said. This friction
between the officers. and between the Of
ficers and the men must cease.
After the meeting Colonel Lund said
that no officers had been asked to hand
IN their designations. He said that AT
This time it was not contemplated that
any officer would be asked for his resig-
nation.
In answer to the question if the blame
for the recent difficulty had been placed.
he said that while he declined for military
reasons to go into details. he would say
that il seemed to him as though the re-
SUCCESSFULLY was IN a measure divided
When asked as TO whose was the re
SpOnSibility fo- the condition Of the ar
mament and equipment OF the battery
which was found at the. recent mspec-
ton 10 be in deplorable condition. he said
that the responsibility fell upon the head
of the battery He said that if an officer
in command of the battery had ordered
the equipment put in good condition. and
these orders were not Obeyed. il was his
duty to see that they were obeyed or tC
report the disobedience TO his superior
the colonel commanding. He said also
that if the lieutenants had ordered tho
men TO clean and keep the equipment
i'm condition. and these orders were not
obeyed. it was their duty to report this
breach OF duty to the captain.
Will Report TO Cutler.
Colonel LunG will probably file a re-
port of the session with Governor Cut
Ter within the next few days. 1t is un
derstOOd that Governor Cutler has caIlet
upon Colonel Lund for a report Of the
condition of the battery. which resute,
in the meeting of the officers which was
held last night.
During the course of the evening Ser
seant Breeder who acted as chairman
nf the meeting which sent Lieutenant:
Kane and Adams an invitation to resign
was called into the council of his Su.
perior officers and was asked to tell what
fine proceedings were at that meeting
he tod them. il is understood. that there
were fifteen members present. and that
thirteFn agreed 10 ask their Heutenants
70 get ont OF the organization.
Colonel Lund stated that while th'
members az the battery who had par
ficfpdted IN that meeting were liable I,
censure. that no steps had Yet been takeI
boxing toward courtmartial. He de
ofined 10 say if such steps would be taken
answering that il was his hope that tn.
whole matter could be- settled peaeeably
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