Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-07-30
EMPLOYERS GIVE
CONSENT TO MEN
Twenty Per Cent However, Oh.
iected to Guardsmen Going
To Camp.
DID NOT FULLY UNDERSTAND
When Informed OF Purpose OF Maneu.
ycrs, Gave Permission to Men 10
Attend and Willingly.

AdjtGen. f. A. Wedgwood has been
having strenuous t.sne in Inducing
some employers to allow such Of their
employees as belong TO the National
Guard to absent themselves from their
business duties In orSer to attend camp.
He found that fully 20 per cent OF en-
ployers objected to any Of their help
heing away the principal reason being
that II was inoonvenient. But tho
sdtutant-general has won his cause
and the state viii be literally and Of
ficiently represented. However, IL is
only fair to state that when the facts in
the case were laid before employers so
that they could comprehend the situa-
ton, they we're ready to comply with
the request made them.
The following telegraphic cores
pondence will illustrate we'll some eN-
perienoos In the effort made TO secure
absence OF employees. The following
self explanatory telegram was sent
from this city on the 2sth inst.
President or Manager
United Cigar stores Co.
"A West 18th street,
New York, N. Y
! made request Levey, your inspec-
tor here for leave absence member
national guard to attend camp. His
reply part was:
This Is one OF the biggest con-
world and their regulations are IRON
clad and must be observed 10 the
letter, and II your Mr. King is so
connected with the national guard
that you compel him to go to camp
you certainly do him injustice by COM
pelling him at the same time to lose
his position" I desire to call your
attention TO fact that national guard
is part of defensive force United
states supported in part by Il. This
force cannot be maintained without
men. Government requires camp duty
each year. Leveys declaration Is to
effect that no employe your company
can perform guard duty and retain
his position. Every employer of men
has some right to take that
position as your company, the
inevitable result being the impossi-
bility of maintaining this defensive
force. Matter worth careful considera-
ton your part. King good man and
viii not be required to attend camp
unless you consent and witho preju-
dice to him. Please reply
E. a. WEDGwooD
Adtutant General
REPLIES BY WIRE.
The following prompt reply by wire
set at rest all doubts as to the attl-
tude Of the company toward the ma
tional guard:
New York city, July 90. 1910.
Gen r. a. Wedgwood, Adjutant-Gen-
erals Offioe.
United cigar stores company being
in hearty accord with the maintenance
OF national guard throughout the
United States, In cases where its en-
ployes are members of the organization,
gladly extends to them privilege OF serv-
Ice without Jeopardy OF their positions
or incomes. our Salt Lake representa-
tive has been advised accordingly.
II, s. COLLINS,
Vice President
Gen. Wedgwood made request on
the Telluride Power company for leave
of absence of one of It's employees TO |
attend camp, which brought the fol- |
lowing communication from the com |
pany at the Olmsteao works:
olmstead. July 20.
Adj. Gen. f.. A. Wedgewood,
Utah National Guard,
salt Lake City, Utah. |
Dear Sir:
have your letter OF Jul 26 concern
ing one of our employees named Wight |
whom you advise is n member of the
Utah Battery, and that you desire him
10 go into, camp with the battery near
Dale Greek, Wyo., Aug. l. | have ar
ranged for the young man to absent
himself from his duties with this COM
lany tomorrow and attend the camp in |
question. reporting back as soon as
convenient after field work Is COM
oleted I was very gao to make this
for him and only regret
hat more OF our young men are not
Interested In the National Guard.
Very truly yours,
COOPER ANDERSON.
The adjutant general felt so happy
ver the above letter that he at once
ent the following reply:
copper Anderson. rovo Utah
Dear Sir--I desire to thank you most
heartily FOR your lettcr of July rs in
eference 10 permitting Mr.. Wight OF
our force TO attend the coming camp
Z the national guard Such a letter
0 me is like the finding Of a cool spring
y "A man lost In the desert. l wish
here were more like you. May your
hadow never be less.
T, l. C. I