The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-21
MINE OWNERS AND OTHERS
 WANT SOLDIERS ID STAY
Presidents Order Follows His Tele- gram To Governor Sparks Saying There Was No Apparent
 Need of the Troops.

the PreSfdentS s Oruer removing the leu eral troops from Goldfeld on December 30 has caused a sensation among the mine owners and residents of the city gener- ally. During the afternoon conferences were held between Captain Cox. the rep resentative of Governor Sparks in Gold field, and Colonel Reynolds, commanding the troops here, and between the miners and members of President Roosevelt's commission President McKinnon and other officials of the miners union said tonight that the possibility of disorder or violence of any sort will be no greater after the removal of the troops than now, and that they will use every endeavor to maintain peace and order.
 Attorney o. N. Hilton, sent here by President Mover of the Western Feder- ation to assist in effecting if possible, compromise for the Western Federation of Miners with the Mine Owners associa- tion, after conference with President McKinnon said that he was assured that no violence would be attempted.
 Captain Cox said that the governor will at once issue instructions to Sheriff h. gals of this county to the effect that he shall expect the sheriff to adopt rigid measures to insure the safety of every resident of Esmeralda county, and that he will be prepared at the first sign of trouble to declare martial law.
 If violence is attempted upon the re- moval of the troops said Captain Cox. then the troops will be stopped and brought back here"
 Want Troops To Stay.
 The county officers of Esmeralda coun- iy visited the labor commission and signed q statement to the effect that it would so the best inter sts of the people of Goldfeld to have the federal troops re- main in Goldfield for an indefinite time. Sheriff Ingalls, was one of the signers. The civic bodies of Goldfield are holding sessions and strong statements will be forwarded to the Preside ~s,N. lln .he coming few hours regarding the wisdom of withdrawing the troops. The Mine Owners association is holding an execu- tive session and will issue a statement later setting forth the position of the mine operators. President Bowling be- fore the meeting said that he favored closing the mines.
 The mine operators will at once or ganize for protection.
 MT. Bowling said:
 We now have here 150 men to whom we are morally bourd to give protection, and we have ourselves and our property We shall take every rTcCaution and meats ure possible and shall lose no time in doing so. We fear personal violence And riot when the protection of the troops is withdrawn"
 Constable Inmann, who now has a large force of deputies, states that he will at once make several hundred blank com missions, and that he will increase hts force greatly and as fast reliable men can be secured for aerutles.
 No Change In Plans.
 A reply to letter asking for 5onfer- ence with Attorney O. N. Hilton was re- ceived by Mr. Hilton today. It said tha. the executive committee of the Mire Owners association would be pleased to receive him as an individual but that -ne decision of the mine owners to ignore .l5 Western Federation or Miners in the ,u- ture Is irrevocable. MT. Hilton came from Denver, delegated by President Mover to make compromise with the mine owner If possible.
 Attorney Hilton, upon receipt of the let- ter, dispatchedo telegram to President Roosevelt, setting forth the fact that the offer to compromise has been refused. and asserting that the commission sent here by President Roosevelt to investigate the situation Is Investigating only cne side of the case.
 He accuses the membeis oe having been prejudiced in favor O. the mine owners.
 Fifty strikebreakers arrived on the train from California at noon today. They were taken at once to the temporary boarding house which has been estab- lished by the mine owners in the comoin- ation mine. Many members of the West ern Federation of Miners were gathered at the depot and attempts were made by strikers to approach the strikebreakers to Induce them to desert the mine owners. but these efforts were thwarted by the guards A strong line of guards now pa- troI the grounds around the combination buildings.
 The combination mine and mill were worked today, with more men employed than any day since the strike was de- clared.
 Fearful of Trouble.
 The people of Goldfield are tonight very apprehensiye that trouble will come when Inc troops shall have departed, and there will be greater pressure brought to bear on the President to countermand his order In SD far at least as portion of the federal troops now here is concerned A ttatement issued by the Mine Owners as- sociation after the session of the execu- i've committed, says that the absence of roops from Goldfeld will in no way af- eet the position taken by the associa- ion
 If we are unlawfully interfered with lt is the duty of the state of Nevada to rive us protection. and if the state is anable to do so, then it is the duty of he United States We will employ guards and discharge as far as possible the duties that really belong to the state and the na- hon
 If we fail, and our property is de- ytroyed and the lives of some of our cm- ployes or some of our members are for feited as consequence, blame cannot be laid at our doors," concluded the state- ment.
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