The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-30
TROOPS WILL Be
RETAINED At
G0LDF|ELD
Roosevelt Sends Ultimatum to
Sparks
MUST CALL SPECIAL SESSION
Nevada Governor old That He Must
Convene Legislature or Troops
Will Be Reca allied.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 30.-In accord
ance with instructions from the presi'
dent, the secretary Of war has sent
telegraphic orders to General Funston,
commanding the department Of Cali
fornia, at San Francisco, cOuntermand'
Ing previous orders for the withdrawal
of the troops from Goldfield, New, to-
day.
The troops will be allowed to remain
three weeks longer provided Governor
Sparks within FIVE days issues a call
for special session of the Legislature
The presidents action was taken In
response to telegram from the gov
ernor in which he sets forth the need
of armed Intervention and expresses
doubt IL special session of the legis-
lature would result In request from
that body for federal aid The presl-
dents dispatch to the governor fol.
lows:
"YOur telegram Of Dec. 20 Ii re-
csived. 1t In effect declares that you
have failed to call the legislature to-
gether because in your Judgment the
legislature would not call upon the
government of the United States for
the use Of troops, although in your
opinion 1t ought to do so. The consti-
tuition Of the United States imposes
not upon you. but upon the Legislature,
| II II can be convened, the duty Of call.
ing upon the government Of the United
States to protect the state of Nevada
| against domestic violence. You now
| request me to use the armed forces OF
| the United States In violation of the
| constitution because In your judgment
the legislature would fail to perform
Its duty under the constitution. The
state government certainly does not
appear to have made any serions effort
to do its duty by the effective en-
forcement of Its police functions.
II repeat again what I have already
said to you several times, that undel
the circumstances now existing in tn,
state of Nevada as made known t
me an application from the Legislature
Of the state is an essential condition t.
the indefinite continuance Of the troops
at Goldfield. Circumstances ma.
change. and II they do l will taxi
whatever action the needs Of the stu
alton require so far as my constitution
al powers permit But the first nee'
Is that the state authorities should d.
their duty, and the first step towar'
this IL the assembling Of the legisla
ture. 1t Is apparent from your tele
gram that the legislature of Nevad
can readily be convened. You hav
fixed the period of three weeks as til
time necessary to convene and organ
lie a special session. II within fiv
days from the receipt of this Telegram
you shall have issued the necessary OF
der to convene the legislature Of NJ
vada, shall continue the station O
troops at Goldfeld during such psrio
Of three weeks. III within the term o
FIVE days such notice has not been Is
sued, the troops will be immediatel
returned to their former stations"
A special dispatch from Reno say
that special session Of the Nevad
legislature was called today by Gov
ernOr Sparks. The governor issue
the proclamation this morning CONVEX
ing the legislature on Jan. II.
The call is made Mt the request Q
: President Roosevelt.
Notification of the decision to Assem-
BILE the legislature has been TRANSMIT
ted to Washington. County COmmi'
sloner Rosenthal of Goldfeld, who's
resignation has been requested b
., Governor Sparks, has refused to VI
! cate his office.