The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-01-15

" ANiiI NJ 3ANH 'hA#
denLARoosevelt has determined to
the federal troops from
E,oldfield shortly after the legislature
begins its special session. This in
teptlon was made known at the White
house Yesterday when the report OF
the special investigating committee
was made public together with let
ter from the president to Governor
Sharks dated January l. The presi-
dent says he shall be governed by the
recommendations in the report nn-
less the governor can show that tue
statements of the report are not IN
accordance with the facts. The re-
port saws the conditions did not sup
mort the general allegations In the
governors request for troops. nor
we're his specific statements estab-
lished TO any such extent as to JUS
stlfy his use of these statements for
The purpose of getting federal troops.
Il concludes with this recommenda-
ton:
But We must firmly believe that
on the assembling of the legisla-
tsSor within few days thereafter
the Nops should be removed, re-
gardless of any request for their re-
tention that may be made by either
the legislature or the governor OF Ne
yadn, II being the essential that the
state of Nevada shall understand this
situation completely; shall recognize
the fact that there will at that date
be thrown upon II, and II alone, the
primary responsibility of keeping or"
der, and that. recognizing this re-
sponsibility. 1t may take such action
as is the duty of the state and as
will be sufficient in the premises.
THINKS TROOPS UNWARRANTED
In his letter to Governor Sparks,
after reviewing the steps so far taken
In the Goldheld mining trouble. the
president continues:
I have Just received the report
oi these three gentlemen MURRAY,
Smith and Neill). which sets forth
In the most emphatic language their
belief, after "A careful investigation on
the ground, that there was no war
rant whatever for calling on the pres
ident for troops and that the troops
should not be kept indefinitely in
Goldfield The report further states
that there was no insurrection against
the power of the state at the time
the troops were called for; that no
body supposed that there was such
an insurrection, and that none of the
conditions described in sections 5291-
SO of the revised statutes as war
ranting interference by the federal
government existed, and that the eff
fort was and Is plainly an effort by
the state of Nevada to secure the per-
formance by the United States of the
ordinary police duties which should,
as a matter of course, be performed
by Nevada herself.
The report further says
There is absolutely. no question
that If the state of Nevada and the
county of Esmeralda exercise the
powers at their disposal they can
maintain satisfactory order in Gold
held; that so far these authorities
have done nothing but rely on fed
eral and their attitude now is
expAsed by that of refusing to do
- hing and desiring to throw their
@n burdens on the federal govern
-ment for the maintenance of those
elementary conditions of order for
which they, and they only, are re-
sponslble.
ADVISE EARLY WITHDRAWAL
The signers of the report express
thelr conviction that the troops
should remain in Nevada until the
5 assembling of the legislature so as