The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-07
Situation Is Grave.

| Washington, Dec. GA situation of the utmost and immediate danger at GoIdheld, New, Is revealed in the offl- cial correspondence between Governor Sparks of that State and the President, Just made public. The Governors ap- 1 peal for troops is construed by the authorities here to indicate the immi- hence of great peril, and if actual vio- lenee Is to occur at all it is expected l before the arrival of the troops from California In Goldfeld. The Cover | norss appeal to the President at Car l ssn City yesterday follows:
 1 |At Goldfeld, Esmeralda County, State of Nevada, there does now exist | domestic violence and unlawful com binations and conspiractes which do | now so obstruct and continue to so ob- struct and hinder the execution of the 1 laws of the State of Nevada and now deprives and continues to deprive the l people of the said section. of the l rights, privileges. immunities and l protection named in the Constitution of l the United States and of the State of I Nevude, and which are secured by the 4 laws fdr the protection of such | rights. privileges and immunities; and I the constituted authorities of the State I of Nevada are now and continue to be unable to protect the people in such l rights. and the reason of such inability and particulars thereof are the follow | ing. to-wit:
 l Unlawful dynamiting of property | commission of feIonies, threats against the liveS>and property of law abiding citizens. the unlawful posses confiscation of dynamite with threats 1 of the unlawful use of the same by preconcerted action.
 The lawfully constituted authorities of this State are unable to apprehend and punish the perpetrators of said crimes, and to prevent the commission | of other threatened crimes, and unless the relief hereinafter requested is granted, this State. and the lives and property of large number of It's peo- pie. will be irreparably affected and damaged, contrary to the peace and dignity of the United States and of the State of Nevada.
 Therefore, pursuant to Article 4. Sec tion 4, of the Constitution of the United , States and to Sections 5297 and 529S | of the Revised Statutes, therefore l. John Sparks. Governor, do hereby re- spectfulIy request your exceIlency. | Theodore Roosevelt, President do im- County, Nevada. two companies of troops of the army of the United States to suppress unlawful disorder and violence. to protect life and prop erty, to restore peace and to insure protection of law to the people of the State of Nevada"
 The Presidents reply, dated today:
 ITO Acting Secretary of War:
 Referring to the accompanying for I nal request of Governor Sparks of Nevada for Federal troops to restore order at Goldield. please direct Gem eral Funston to send sufficient num- Der of troops to be wholly adequate to meet any emergency. It is far bet 'ter to avoid conflict by sending too many troops than by sending too few to run the risk of inviting bloodshed.
 Theodore Roosevelt" In his dispatch to the Adjutant- Gen eral of the Army, General Funston says
 q have just conferred with a prom 1 inent mining operator of Goldfield, now here a man thoroughly familiar with all conditions there. He states Wes- fern Federation of Miners in Goldheld numbers about 3,20O of whom about 0Oo have rifles and shot guns. No more than 300 of these men might be considered dangerous and doubts if they would resist regular troops. Their leaders are some of the men who made 80 much trouble in Idaho ard Colo rado. Danger is that before troops can arrive they will blow up mines and kill neople Sheriff is member of the Fed eration and in sympathy with them. Schedule time of trains is twenty six hours; special could make it in eigh- teen. 1 feel that 1 should inform De- partment that every morning paper in San Francisco knew that department had wired me within three hours by l receipt by me of message. lnforma- tion came from other Washington cor respondents.
 General Oliver. Acting Secretary of War. today made public all of the cor resnondence in order that the exact facts which have impelled the admin istration to order troops to Goldheld might be known In addition to Gen erai Tunston's first dispatch. announce ing the President had intended to send comnanies in the first place to Gold aeId came the correspondence showing fiat upon inside information as to the situation in that mining camp 1t had hecome apparent that very much FiarVer force of soldiers would be nec- essary on the theory that small force would only invite attack or resistance hv the riotous element, while an over wheIming force would insure peace by maLinE 1t apparent to the lawless ele- ment that resistance would be hope less
 Intense Excitement.
 coldoeld Nevada, Dec. 6.-There Is | intense excitement in Goldheld tonight