The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-11-28

were received at the Governor s Office
yesterday, Gov Cutler signed the fol-
lowing reply:
As communication purporting TO be your
lettor OF resignation from the position OF
Adjutant- General OF the National Guard II
Utah, and asking that tho resignation be &C
cepted on Janutry ]. 1907. or before. has
been published in the daily papers Of Salt
Lake City ! am forced 10 think that you
have written your resignation and furnished
copies OF 1t TO the papers before have seen
IT, II this is the case. ! havo the honor to
request that you furnish 10 this office on
November 30. or rs soon after that date as
possible, your report for the biennial period
onding on that day. and your resignation
| deem 1t proper to refer to few items
pertaining to this matter and l shall take the
liberty OF calling your attention TO them in
this commun 'cntiou. On the afternoon of No
yembcr 81, .he day your resignation is sup
posed TO be dated, you were In the Cover
nor's ofnce, and in the presence OF third
party, you henrd the Governor explain his
plans for the reorganization OF the National
Guard and the Governors staff. These plans
included change in the office OF Adjutant-
General. and the acceptance by you of the
position of Brigadier General
In the presence OF the third party referred
TO- you approved these plans. And you stated
that you were not accustomed to the detail
work required OF the Adjutant- General that
you felt yourself incompetent to do the work
satisfactorily, and would therefore prefer
position IN Wnlcn you WOOlN De relieved OF
this class OF work, and have the time to de-
vote TO the purely military affairs OF the
Guard
You had previously stated that YOU could
not devote the necessary time 10 the duties
of Adjutant- General on account OF the meager
pay attached to the Office. And finally YOU
will also remember. that on the date given
above In the presence of the party there re-
ferred 10, you requested that In the letter
written that afternoon offering the position
OF Acknowledgement to another person. 1t
~ ,I.I
your recommendation. because you would
prefer the position OF Brigadier General and
would be pleased 10 accept that office.
In view of these facts, | think YOU will
agree with me that the publication OF copies
OF your resignation in the papers and the
couching of the resignation in the terms used
therein, VIII materially Interfere with the
consummaton OF the plans considered by us
in tho presence OF a third party. for the re-
organization OF the Guard and the Governors
staff And. may ndd. 1t appears to me a
serious breach OF foith on your part And
before shall be convinced of the contrary.
very satisfactory explanation on your part
Will be required
Notified of Resignation.
Gen. Naylor admits having the con-
versation referred to in the Governors s.
letter about his being appointed briga-
der general, but saws it was after he
had mailed his letter of resignation.
and had informed the Governor that he
had written it, II is his desire to sever
his connection with the Cutler guard as
quickly as possible.
Much of the trouble in the guard is
due to Col. Fl. M. II. Lund. command
ing the First and only regiment. Three
successive adjutants;general have de-
manded from Gov. Cutler that Col.
Lund be removed on the ground that he
is bumptious, interfering and chronic
breeder of trouble. In the case of Gen.
Naylor, it is asserted, Gov. Cutler made
a distinct promise that Col. Lund' =
head should come off without dclay,
Failure to keep this promise is one Of
the reasons that impelled Gen, Naylor
to resign.
Coy. Cutler has so demoralized the |
guard that there is serious talk Thai |
the next Legislature may abolish il al. |
together. as it is laughing stock both |
to, its members and to citizens aener.
ally.