The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-13
Conditions Did Not Support GOV- sfRor's Request For
 Them
'THE STATE OF NEVADA
 SHIRKED ITS DUTY
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lPresIdent Roosevelt Writes Strong | Letter to Governor Sparks Follow !. Ing Report of the Special h.
 vestiaation Committee. x

Washington, January 12.-President Roosevelt has determined to with draw the federal troops from Goldneld. Nevada, sh ortly after the legislature begins it's special session Tuesday. This intention was made known at the White House today when the report of the special investigation commission was made public, together with a let ter from the President to Governor Sparks, dated January 4. The Presi- dent says he shall be governed by the recommendations in the case, unless the governor can show that the state ments are not in accordance with the facts. The report says:
 ''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"
 It concludes with this recommenda- tion But we also must firmly believe that upon the assembling of the leg islature, 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 Ma Nada it being essentina1 that the state of Nevada shall understand this situa- 1ion completely, shall recognize the Tact that there will, at that date, be thrown upon the government the re- sponsibility of keeping order and that recognizing this possibility, it may take such action as is the duty of the state and as will be sufficient in the prem ises."
 Presidents Letter. s In bis letter to Governor si'arkss afh-s el freviewing the steps so far taken in if Goldfield mining trouble, the Presi- q nt cont -des:
 q have jus- received the report of these three fsehsu zen, CMurray, 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 upon the Presi- dent for troops, and that the troops should not be kept indefinitely at Gold field The report further states that there was no insurrection against the power of the state at the time the troops were called for, that nobody supposed that there was such an in surrectiou and that none of the con- nitions Isscribed in sections 5297-8-9 of the.,S -vised statutes warranting in- teHerepce by the federal government existed, and that effort was as plainly an effort of the state of Nevada to secure the performance by the United States of the ordinary police duties which should, as matter of course, be performed by Nevada herself"
 Can Maintain Order.
 The report further says:
 "There is absolutely no question that If the state of Nevada and the county pf Esmeralda exercised the powers at their disposal they can maintain sat- lsfactory order in Goldfield; that so lar, these authorities have done moth Ing, but relying on federal aid, and their attitude now is expressly that of refusing to do anything and desiring to throw their own burdens upon the ederal government for the maintenance bf those elementary conditions or or- Ter for which they, and they only, are responsible.
 '.The signers of the report express their conviction that the troops should remain in Nevada until the assembling If the legislature so as to preserve : he status quo. The legislature may cal with the situation as it expects. but that shortly thereafter the troops mould be removed.
 "I agree with the recommendations of his report. of which I enclose a CODY. Ind shall act accordingly. Unless it tan be shown that the statements of he report are not in accordance with he facts, 1t will be encumbent upon he legislature of Nevada, when it con fenes, itself to provide for enforcing he laws of the state. The state of Nevada must itself make 6 resolute Iffort in good faith to perform the Iolice duties incident to the existence f state.
 (signed) THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
 Declares Conclusion.
 Rev. swing the conditions leading up b the present strike and since the hrike began November 27, the report leclares the conclusions:
 "The action of the mine operators pads to the belief that they had de- ermined upon reduction in wages md refusal of employment to members of the Western Federation of liners, but that they were afraid to ake this course of action unless they ad the protection of federal troops, nd that they accordingly laid a plan secure such troops and then put tifeir rogramme into effect"
 
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