The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-12-29
TROOPS MAY REMAIN
Governor Must Call Legisla-
ture Within Five Days.
PRESIDENT ANSWERS SPARKS
Wishes to Place Upon state Author
tiles Responsibility for Any Insur-
rectiOn at GOIdheId, and Soldiers
to Stay Until Ii Is Found whether
Special Session Meets January =.

For the purpose of placing fairly and
squarely upon the governor and legisla-
ture of Nevada full responsibility for any
instruction that may follow the with
drawal of the Federal troops from Gold
field, President Roosevelt has given the
governor until January TO call the leg
islature in special session to devise
means for maintaining peace and good
order.
Reiterating his belief that the State has
utterly failed to discharge its police pow
er, the President, in d telegram sent the
governor yesterday from his Virginia
farm, announces that IL a call is issued
within five days for the assembling of the
legislature, Federal troops will be retained
for the three weeks time specified by
Gov Sparks as necessary for the conven-
ing and organization Of that body.
II no call is issued within that time. the
troops are to be Immediately returned to
their former stations.
Duty Is Legislatures.
The President meets the governors
excuse that he deems a special session
inadvisable by declaring that the Consti-
tuition Of the United States imposes upon
the legislature. and not the governor. the
duty of calling upon the Federal govern
ment to protect the State against domes-
tic violence
1t has been limited that interests ad-
verse 70 President Roosevelt are anxious
to have him become embroiled in "a labor
fight. particularly if it could be shown
that he has interfered with the police
power of a State.
Newlands Sees Root.
Senator Newlands, OF Nevada. had a
short conference with Secretary Root
yesterday in regard to the withdrawal Of
the troops.
Later the Senator gave out the fol-
lowing telegram. which ne sent to Gov
Sparks:
My opinion is that in order to justify
the national government in using its
armed forces 10 protect the State against
domestic violence. it is necessary. under
the Constitution. that application should
be made by the legislature or when the
legislature cannot be convened by the
governor.
1T is necessary therefore for you. in
2.
and to obtain its decision as to whether
application should be made 10 the Presi-
dent for protection or an adequate law
passed for the organization of a State
police force, which viii maitain order
and protect life and property
Individually l believe in the latter
course, and that the good. name Of Ne
vada requires that IL assert its sover-
eighty. maintain order. and protect life
and property within its boundaries. and
that its duty is plain The peace force
should not be under the control of or
paid by either the mine owners or the
miners. but should stand aloOf from the
Industrial contest between them with a
single eye 10 the maintenance of order
and the protection Of life and property.
In all that you have done I recognize
the difficulty of the situation. your pa
triotic intentions. and your desire To pre-
vent violence and bloodshed in the inter
est Of the common good: but it is clear
that the State must sooner or later assert
its sovereignty and its firm determination.
unaided by the national government. To
suppress all violence; and ] believe the
time IS now.
Il cannot believe that the legislature
can fail 10 act promptly and decisively.
II it does not so act, the responsibility is
theirs. not yours
FRANCIS C. NEWLANDS."
Governor Is Undecided.
In advices from Carson last night. il is
Eaid that Gov. Sparks has not yet de-
cided what to do. His friends say he will
have to call an extra session. as ne can
not afford TO let the troops be with
drawn from GoIdfeld. II is asserted that
every one familiar with conditions at
GoIdheld knows that the departure OF the
troops would be a signal for attacks on
nonuniOn miners and that the Sheriff
has not the force to make any headway