The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1908-01-13

Washington, Jan. 13.-The blame for the
Industrial disturbances at Goldfeld Is
laid on the shoulders of the mine owners
by President Rooseveh's special commis-
sion OF investigation.
President Roosevelt has determined to
withdraw the federal troops from Gold
field New, shortly after the legislature
begins its special session Tuesday rms
intention was announced at the White
House yesterday.
The commissioners declare the mine
owners brought on the strike and got
the federal troops to Nevada merely TO
aid them In cutting down wages and
making them independent OF the labor
organizations
The report OF the Assistant Secretary
of Commerce and Labor Lawrence o.
Murray, Commissioners of Corporations
Herbert Knox Smith and Commissioners
of Labor. Charles =. Neil, who We're
sent 10 Goldfeld by the chief executive,
was made public yesterday.
Conditions at Goldfeld, the report as
serts. did not justify calling for the
troops AS to the refusal Of the operators
to employ union men, the report sets
forth a statute OF the state prohibiting
such discrimination. The commission
expre<es itself as satisfied that out of
the entire membership In the Miners
union, there are not over q few hundred
men OF dangerous type, while the great
majority probably three-fourths OF the
membership of the union, were conceded
TO be men OF law-abiding tendencies. The
report adds:
"By permitting their organization TO be
managed and controlled by men OF vio-
lent tendencies. the union as a body has
thus laid itself open TO the reproach OF
being "A vicious organization. But II a
handful OF men have controlled the Gold
field Miners union and committed the
organization TO indefensihle policies and
practices. that ia no reason why the
county of Esmeralda and tho state OF
Nevada should tamcly submit 10 the dom
ination OF this same group and should
not assert their authority and power and
enforce respect for law and order without
support OF federal troops"
The president In giving out the report
OF The commission, publishes also copy
OF his latest letter TO Governor Sparks,
which was written on Jan. 4, after Mr..
Roosevelt had perused the report. He
Informed the governor that troops win
be kept at Goldheld only until the legis-
lature meets. and that there was never
any good reason why the federal SOL
dlers should have been sent there. In
the letter tho president said:
lamauon. dated Dec. %. 1907, summoning
the Legislature As ] have notified you.
the troops will stay for three weeks from
tho date OF this call. so that the legs-
lature can meet and opportunity DC given
the state authorities TO take efficient ac-
ton for the preservation Of the public
peace In the exercise OF the police powers
OF the state"
n sent out Assistant Secretary OF Com
merce and Labor Lawrence .. Murray.
Commissioners Of Corporations Herbert
Knox Smith and Commissioners Of Labor
GhArlcs n HsN ~ knveSugste and report
TO me the actual condition OF Affairs In
goldhcld. l have just received "a report
from these three gentlemen which sets
forth I'm the most emphatic Language thcir
belief. after careful Investigation on tho
ground tllt there was no warrant what
ever for calling upon The president for
troops. and that the troops should not be
i---s inAshnita1v at Guldncld.