New-York tribune., 1907-12-07
DANGER AT GOLDFIELD.
TROOPS NAY BE LATE.
Correspondence on Ncuddd Situa-
ton Made Public.
SENATOR ~. B. SCOTT.
OF West Virginia.


most and immediate danger at Goldheld. New
is revealed in the official correspondence be-
tween Governor Sparks of that state and the
President Just made public. The Governors
appeal for troops is construed by the authorities
here 10 indicate the imminence OF great peril
if actual violence is to occur at all 1t Is eX-
pected before the arrival of the troops from
California at Goldfeld. The Governors appeal
10 the President dated at Carson City yester-
day, follows:
At GoldfeId Esmeralda County. STATE ol
Nevada there does now exist domestic Niol- Niio-
and unlawful combinations ana cohSpIi'1Ieo
which do now So obstruct and coh'II uo - - -
obstruct and hinder the execution OF tnt @ lam 5
of the State of Nevada and no oepttES .t,- o.
continue 10 deprive the people oN said section
of the state of the rightC, privileges ~,
and protection named in the Constitution o' '''1
I-ri,aa ctate. and of The state OF Nevada ana
which are secured by the laws for the pro
lection of such rights. PRIVILEGES anu M ~ ,iis
tics. and the constituted authorities OF lilc
State Of Nevada are now and continue to pe
unable TO protect the people in such iisito. s', a.
the son of such inability and the par
thereof are the following. TO VII
IIor+,.,n-, NJ rronertv commission OF folonies
threats against the lives and property OF law
abiding citizens, the unlaWiul posseS9!V. -
- a,d ammunition and the Coni1sCdtlon oI
dynamite with threats OF the unIa"lul USE u
the same by preconcerted actons, actI5u,,tes Of this
rrba lawfully constituted authorities OF tnl7
state are unable apprehend ana puhlSL i .io
nernetrators Of said crimes ana 70 P!e'e"' 'h
of other threatened NiiH4'" 'i''~s
unless the relief hereinafter requested Is srfllu
this state and the lives and property OF a lhi
number of its people will irrepafapLg De al a.
facted and damaged. contrary 20 tie Pe 60
dIonit, NJ the United states and OF the state oI
Nevada. ..,- c,ao.io,, 4 NJ
-, Conetit,fioo Of the United States. and 70
Sacttons : 2g7 and , 29S of the Revised Statutes
thereof T. John Sparks Governor. 90 hErepE
rasnactf,Iv request that your eXcellency Iheo,
dore Roosevelt President. do immediately senc enc
to GoIdfeld, Esneralda County NeVada' two
Iynited states 70 suppress unlawful disorder and
violence 10 protect life and property. to restore
peace and TO insure protection OF Id" 10 'he
people of the State OF Nevada
The Presidents reply. dated to-day, follows:
To Acting Secretary of War Oliver;
referring to the accompanying forfnal re-
Quest of Governor Sparks of Nevada for federat
troops 10 restore order at 6oIdnelu' pledse
direct General Funston to send suffclent mum
- ~ troons TO be wholly adequate 10 meet any
nrleraencv 1t is far better to avoid conflict
bv sending too many troops than by , sendths 100
Ae" W THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
coreraI Funston has advised the War De
.,,or+ that he has ordered five companies
from Fort Mcdowell and four companies with
a machine gun platoon without animals from
Monterey. all of the 22d Infantry in command
os Colonel Reynolds. TO go to the dlsturped uiS-
trtct and that they Will start to-day Inc 'oldi
strength of troops probably VIII not eAceeu
two hundred and fifty men, ana reheial "ii
-, so,,s thu, IN view Of the large amount or
,ronertv liza BILE to destruction ana the scdttere"
condition of the same he thinks 1t Is better 10
ond tba troops enumerated instead or snah
,.ohrnor, He saws that If conditions are
l nc +o make it advisable he will go TO 'roiu-
eeid himself BY rapid transit the scene OF 'iie
trouble can be reached in about elshteeh no"i'
I f.aoeral Funston's dispatch TO the adJu'dh'
general of the army follows;
Have inst conferred with prominent nns p
onerator of Goldield now here a man tIoi .,a
lv familiar with all conditions ,s lIeie l., coidfeId
tba Western Federation of Miners III e,oluiiou i
r,',,,t,ers about thirty-two hundred, OIL @ @"lioni
about one thousand have rihes ana +tane men
aot more than three hundred or these nieH
-,,igbt he considered dangerous, anu uoup'3 -
tbev would resist regular troops. , lneiL $3.50
are some of the men VINO nlaue - go i rat before
in Idaho and Colorado Danger Is 'iiNt .I ,S
troops can arrive they will blow UP nl!lie .i d
Kill people Sheriff is member o, i.uei ' 80 tairs
NJ nm p',,at,1, with them Schedule time OF trains
IN syliipsi yt.,cix hours: special could make 1t i'll
jhteen - / feel that L should inform the ue-
,,artment Every morning paper In san ran
Pfi P. -, mat department had wired me
within three hours after receipt py me ot n.ea
sage Information came from their "7'''is' 'oh
correspondents
General oliver. Acting Secretary oi war; To-
dav made public all the correspondence III ofuei
that tie exact facts which nave lihpeiieu tne
d,o;u;stratiou to order troops 10 Goidheld
,,iebt he known. In addition TO Geherai UNI
ston's first dispatch announcing that ne i's'
.ntended to send two corlp2nies IN TIE irst lia'o
. ,-oldfeId came later correspondence SHOW
tho that on inside information as TO ths si'ua
ton in that mining camp it had become aPpai
~. that very much larger force OF soldiers
,,,d he necessary, the theory that srniii
ear,e would Only invite attack or resistance by
The rioteus element. While an Overwhelming
sce ,voi,ld insure peace by making II apparent
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