The Globe-republican., 1907-12-26
WILL WITHDRAW TROOPS
The President Orders Soldiers to
Retire from Goldfield on
December 80.
SOME HOT SHOT FOR MEvADAs GOVERNOR
Mr.. Roosevelt Intimates That CondI.
tons In Mining Camp Were Not az
Represented to Him in Governors
Telegram Asking Aid-Army Not
to be Used In Police Duty.

Washington, Dec. 22.-President
Roosevelt Friday directed the with
1rawal of United States troops sta
toned at Goldfeld, New, on Monday.
December 30, next.
kilograms on which the decision to
withdraw the troops is based were
given out at the White house Friday.
The first under date Of December II
directed to Gov. Sparks of Nevada
and signed by the president reads:
II sent the troops at your request
because from the tenor Of your tele-
gram and from the representations
made me by the two senators from
Nevada and the member of the lower
house of congress from Nevada, 1t ap.
peared that an Instruction was I'M
minent against which the state au.
thorities would be powerless. The
troops have now been in Goldfield ten
days and no instruction has &C.
Cured, and seemingly no circum-
stances exist to justify your calling
on me for action by the troops under
the provision of the constitution. The
troops were sent to Goldfield to be
ready to meet a grave EN- rgency
which seemed likely at once to arise
and not to provide a substlt to for
the exercise by the state Of its po-
lice functions. | do not feel at lib
erty to leave them indefinitely under
such circumstances that they will In
effect be performing on the part Of
! United States those ordinary duties
Of maintaining public order in the
state of Nevada which rest upon the
government of the state. AS the leg
islature Of Nevada has not been con.
vened | am bound to assume that the
powers already vested In the peace
offices of the state are adequate and
that IL they choose to they can main.
tain order themselves. Under these
circumstances, unless there be forth.
with further cause shown to justify
keeping the troops at Go1dfeld, !
shall direct that they shall return to
their former stations.
The following telegram was sent to
Gov. Sparks Friday by the president:
II have received no answer from
you to my telegram of December II,
in which said that unless there was
forthwith further cause shown to JUS
tify keeping the troops at Goldfield !
should direct their return to their for
mer stations. | am informed by the
three representatives of the depart
ment of commerce and labor who are
in Goldfield by my order that you
have stated to them in writing that
you will not convene the legislature
to consider call for troops nor take
the necessary steps to form safe
military force. Their report further
satisfies that there is no disturbance
threatened which the government Of
Nevada ought not be able to control
II it starts to work with a serious
purpose to do so, but that no effort
Is being made by the government OF
Nevada to take the steps necessary In
the matter stand ready to see that
the national government does It's full
constitutional duty in this matter Of
preserving order, but this readiness
on the part of the national govern.
ment does not excuse the state gov.
eminent FOR failure to perform Its full
duty in the first place. Federal aid
should not be sought for by the state
as method of relieving itself from
this duty, and the state should not be
permitted to substitute the United
States for the government Of the state
in the ordinary duties of maintaining
order within the state. For the rea.
sons given in this and my former tele.
gram, have accordingly directed the
troops to return to their former sta.
ton on Monday, December 30, next.