The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-12
UTAH GUARDSMEN
IN fine FETTLE
Officers Say Boys Did Credit to
Themselves and Their
Organization.
STRAIGHT ABOUT TROUBLE
is RESULT OF MIS-
UNDERSTANDING.

lowering CLOUDS OF dlScOrd which
threatened 20 cause serious trouble in
the signal corps of the Utah national
guard have cleared and the men who
tore the chevrons from their sleeves
nave decided to remain in the state
militia. This result was achieved
through the efforts of several peace
makers, who secured the promise of
Ad1utant General Edgar A. Wede-
wood that the signal corps shall in the
future be looked upon as an independ-
ent organization, like the First bat
tery, and not a part of the regiment
of infantry.
From members of the signal corps IL
was learned yesterday that their dis
content was based upon an alleged Sc
RES OF acts of neglect on the part of
the regimental officers. The men do not
claim they ewere openly mistreated.
although they declare that Colonel c.
U. Plummer intimated to Lieutenant
n. V. Altree that he might send the
twenty members of the signal corps
back to Salt Lake under arrest
Until the signal corps reached Camp
Emmett Crawford there We're no COM
paints Then, the men say, they were
told to go into camp with the signal
corps men of the United States army.
They obeyed. Then, for two days, they
say, they were entirely neglected BY
the officers of the Utah national guard
On the first night they would have
gone to bed supperless had it rot been
FOR sergeant of cavalry, who found
them strip of bacon. some coffee,
bread and a few other things TO eat.
Until arrangements were made for
them to draw their rations from the
United States army quartermastef
they say, they paid out of the compa-
ny funds for what they ate.
During the maneuvers the signal
corps found nothing To complain of
Pleased and delighted with their part
in the mimic war, they forgot about
the alleged two days of neglect.
Are Again Aroused.
But their discomfort was stirred
again on Sunday, when camp was
broken at Dale Creek. They say that
they broke camp at $50 in the morn
ing, in obedience to orders. and were
forced to sit in the blazing sun until
1870 o'clock in the afternoon until the
companies of infantry broke camp and
began the march TO Dale Creek. They
reached Dale Creek at O'Clock that |
evening. The signal corps men de-
clare that the companies of infantry
were at o'clock given their quarters
in the train for home. but that they |
were kept waiting until ten minutes
DClOIt the tram started LOT Sdlt Lake |
at IL o'clock that night before they |
were found accommodations Even |
then. they say. the twenty men were
crS Syed into quarters that were too |
small.
When they objected to this. they say |
Adjutant Carl II. Arms roughly in |
formed them that he was tired of thei- |
grumbling and would stand no more q
il. 1t was then that some of the men |
10 eh e1a
Plummer Is Dissuaded.
This, it is said. was reported to Col |
Onel Plummer. who. the signal corps |
men say. intimated that he might send /
the entire company back to Salt Lake
under arrest. They say that Adjutant
General Wedgwood heard of this and, |
meeting Colonel Plummer at Green
River, Wyo.. dissuaded him from car.
rying out his alleged threat =
Colonel WedgWOOd, when asked |
about the trouble, said that ii was
traceable to the blunder of railroad
who had furnished the ma
tional guard twelve-section cars for
the return trip in the place of the six
teen section cars used by the militia
in going to Dale Greek.
But Nor this blunder." said Colonel
Wedgwood the railroad service was
above criticism. Just because the ser
vice was in the main so good. I regret
that this matter of the cars turned up
at the last moment. 1t was the blum
der of an individual. and the company
can scarcely be blamed for it.
Cars Are Changed.
When we started for Wyoming we
had sixteen-section tourist cars. and
there was ample room for all of the Of
icers and men. When we started back
twelve-section Wagner cars were sub
stituted for the tourists. This made
[ difficult to find accommodations for
all the men. 1t took some time to get
things Strengthened out. l believe that
some of the signal corps men were
liscontented. but when they learned
he cause of the trouble they did just
what one might expect of Utah SOL
Hers and good complimentary &C
,epted the temporary discomfort like
men. and we will, y feel sure, hear no
more of II.
nave occurred in moving any body of {
men.
Proud of Men.
"Utah's national guardsmen took
most creditable part in the maneuvers
n Wyoming. Our boys. in going 10 ,
he encampment and in returning, !
showed that they We're gentlemen /,
very one of them. and 1 am proud of ,
hem.
During the maneuvers they were
commanded by Colonel Plummer and ,
he two majors of battalions. Major
and Major Zimmerman. The
aptains of the companies handled
heir men well and were with them all
through the maneuvers.
nThe signal corps did so well that
he commanding officer of the United
states army signal corps paid our boys
high compliment. He said that he
would be glad to take the Utah signal