The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-21
TROOPS WILL BE WITHDRAWN GoldfieId Citizens Are Much Disturbed. EXPECT TROUBLE TO FOLLOW Strong Statements Will Be Forward
 cd to Roosevelt. If Violence is Attempted the Cover nor Will ImnediateIy Declare Martial L.w--Mise owners
 are GreatIH Worried.
 
EXPECT TROUBLE TO FOLLOW

Goldheid. New, Dec, 2G.--News of the Presidents order removing the Feder- al troops from Goldfield on December 30 has caused sensation among the mine owners and the residents of the city generally.
 During the afternoon conferences
 were held between Captain Cox. the representative of Governor Sparks in
 Goldfield. and Colonel Reynolds. com manding the troops here, and between
 the miners and members of President Roosevelt's commission. President Me- Kinnon and other of1icials of the min CTS union said tonight that the pos- sibility of disorder or violence of any sort will be no greater after the re- moval of the troops than now and that they will use every endeavor to main- tain peace and order.
 An attorney. O.. N. Hilton, sent~here by President Mover, of the Western Federation. to assist in effectinE, if possible compromise for the Vest ern Federation of Miners with the Mine Owners Association. after a conference with President McKinnon. said that he
 was assured that no violence would be attempted. a Captain Cox said that the Governor will at once issue instructions to Sher- iff Ingalls, of this county that he, shall expect the Sheriff to adopt vigorous
 measures to insure the safety of every resident of EsmeraIda County and that
 he will be prepared at the first sign of I trouble to declare martial law.
 l eff violence is attempted upon the removal of the troops" said Captain Cox, then the troops will be stopped
 and brought back here"
 The county officers of Esmeralda County visited the labor commission on
 and signed a statement to the effect | f6Qf if vvaf1IA fn fha haaf fnfaFaNfa q
 of the people of Goidfeld to have the Federal troops remain in Goldfeld for | an indefinite time. Sheriff Ingalls, was
 one of the signers. ~
 | The civic bodies of GoldfieId are hold
 ssssseas ss strons ss. | within the coming fe~ hours. regard ing the gisdom of withdrawing the troops. The Mine owners. Associa- ton Is holding an executiye session and will Issue statement later set
 ting forth the position of the mine l operators. s i The people of Goidfied are tonight | very apprehenslve that trouble will | come when the troops shall lave de- l parted. and there will be greater pres- sure brought to bear on the rrssident to countermand hss order insofar at least as a portion of the Federal | troops now here is concerred. A | statement lSSuSu Dy the MlHo 'SWueTS
 Association after the session of the Executive Committee, says that 'he ab-
 sence of troops from Golifeld will in | no way affect the position taken by | the association. S5a,. {. x ..,,s, ; | If we are uniawfully interfered | with. 1t is the duty of the state of
 Nevada to give us protection, and fl | the State is unable to do so, then ii l Is the duty of the United States. We
 will employ guards and discharge. as
 far as possible. the duties that really
 belong to the State and to the nation If we fail and our property is de- stroyed. and the lives of some of our
 employees or some of our members are
 forfeited as a consequence. the blame cannot be laid at our door" concluded the statement.
 dispatch from Reno says that Gov.
 ernor Sparks is i'll in that city and nc statement could be obtained from hin
 tonight regarding the order from Pres. l ident Roosevelt that the troops be l w.thdra wn from Goldfield.