The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-01-17
ITO ORDER TROOPS
FROM C0LDF|ELD
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT WILL DO
AS INVESTIGATORS REC
OMMEND.
Warning to Governor - Committee
Says There Was No Warrant for
Asking Federal Aid and Nevada
Should Preserve Order.

Washington, Jan. 13.-The president
has determined to withdraw the fed
eral troops from Goldfield, New. shortly
after the legislature begins its special
session Thursday. This intention was
made known at the White House Sun
Gay when the report of the special in
vestigating committee was made pub
lie. together with letter from the
president to Gov. Sparks, dated Janu-
airy 4.
The president says he shall be gov
erned by the recommendations in the
report unless the governor can show
that the statements of the report are
not in accordance with the facts. The
report says:
1.-THE conditions did not support the
general allegations in the governors
request for troops, nor were his spe-
cific statements established to any
such extent as to justify his use of
these statements for the purpose of
getting federal troops
Urges Removal of Troops.
1t concludes with this recommends
ton:
But we must also firmly believe
that upon the assembling of the legis-
lature or within a few days there
after, the troops should be removed,
regardless of any request for their re-
tention that may be made by either
the legislature or the governor Of
Nevada, it being essential that the
state of Nevada shall understand this
situation completely, shall recognize
the fact that there will, at that date,
be thrown upon it, and it alone, the
primary responsibility of keeping or
der and that, recognizing this response
bility, it may take such action as is
the duty of the state and as will be
sufficient in the premises"
President to Governor.
In his letter to Gov. Sparks, after
reviewing the steps so far taken in
the Goldfield mining trouble, the pres
ident continues:
81 have just received the report of
these three gentlemen Murray, Smith
and NeilD, which sets forth in the
most emphatic language their belief
after a careful investigation on the
ground, that there was no warrant
whatever for calling on the president
for troops, and troops should not be
definitely in Goldfield. The report fur
Their states that there was no insurrec-
ton against the power of the state at
the time the troops were called, that
nobody supposed that there was such
an insurrection and that none of the
conditions described in section 9297-
SO of the revised statutes as warrant
ing interference by the federal gov
eminent existed, and that the effort
was and is plainly an effort by the
Torrance by the United States of the
ordinary police duties which should,
as a matter of course, be performed
by Nevada herself.
Local Power Enough.
The report further says: There
is absolutely no question that If the
state of Nevada and the county of Els
meralda exercised the powers with
their disposal they can maintain sat-
isfactory order in Goldfield; that SO
far these authorities have done moth
ing, desiring to throw their own
burdens on the federal government for
the maintenance of those elementary
conditions of order for which they,
and they only, are responsible.
81 agree with the recommendations
of this report, of which l inclose a
copy, and shall act accordingly. I'm
less it can be shown that the state
ments of the report are not in accord
ance with the facts, it will be incum-
bent upon the legislature, of Nevada,
when it convenes, itself to provide for
enforcing the laws of the state. The
state of Nevada must itself make an
effort to perform the duties incident to
the existence of a state