Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1908-01-13

cut the report OF the speclai luNeStf
cajng committee chat visited Goldheid
several weeks ago representing the
government i'll asc6taining the condi-
tions there. The report was made
about ten days ago and notice was
given out that the report had been
forwarded to Governor Sparks along
with a letter from the President.
SO far Governor Sparks has not
received the communication from the
President nor the report OF the com
mittee. When asked regarding it to-
dav he stated that he was not IN
position to make a statement not
having anything to go or but the
telegraphic report sent out from
Washington.
The seport is strictly one sided
affair and recommends the removal OF
the troops as soon as the legislature
is in session. Nothing could be more
partial and can be disapproved by
many men Of the southern county
who know the real conditions of af-
fairs. The President states in his let
ter that unless the repdrt CT the COM
mittee can be proved to re in error
that the troops will be Immediately
withdrawn. This will be about the
easiest method of keeping the federal
-n'Iinr- in tho Df
The presidents letter AMI extracts
taken from the report follow:
Roosevelts Letter.
Il 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 fov calling on the President
for troops, and that the troops should
not be kept, indefinitely in Goldfeld
The report further states that there
was no insurrectiOn against the pOwAr
Of the state at the time the troops
were called for; that nobody sup
posed that there was such an insur
rection, and that none Of the condi
tions described in Sections 5257-9-9 OF
the revised statutes as wartanting in
reference by the federal government,
existed and that the effort was and is
plainly an effctt Of the State of Ne
vada to secure the performance by
the United States OF the ordinary po
lice duties which should, as matter
Of course, be performed by Nevada
herself.
The report further says: There
is absolutely no question ii the State
OF Nevada and the county OF Esmer
aida exdrcise the powers at their dis
posal they can maintain satistactor!
order in Goldfeld; that, so far, th'
authorities have done nothing but rel.
on Federal aid, and their attitude nov
is expressed by that OF refusing to d'
anything and desiring to throw thei
own burdens on the Federal govern
ment for the maintenance OF thos
elementary conditions Or order TO
which they, and they only, are respor
sible.
The signers OF the report eXpreS
their conviction that troops Shout
remain in Nevada. until the assen
bling of the Legislature, so as to pre-:
erve the status quo in order that tn
tion as it exists, but that shortl
thereafter the troops should be II
moved.
Il agree with the recommendation
Of this report, oil which l enclose
copy, and shall act accordingly. u
less it can be shown that the stat
ments of the report are not IN acco
dance with the facts, it viii be il
cumbent upon the legislature OF \
vide for the enforcement OF the law
of the state. The State OF Nevac
itself must make a resolute effort
good faith to perform the police d
ties incident to the existence Of
state
The operators of the Goldfieid di
trict have been instrumental IN obtai
ing federal aid and in bringing II
troops to Goldfeld. On the arrival
the commission they allowed the
tOrneys for the operators to presel
their case against the unions al
in regard this five day hearing II
report says: