Show GOlUflRO D MINE E OWNERS ASK fOR HELP OF TROOPS Fear That Striking Miners May Commit Com-mit Overt Acts as Result of Decision De-cision to Starve Men Out Goldfield NevThe executive committee com-mittee of the Mine Owners association associa-tion of Golclfleld has received assurances assur-ances from Governor Sparks that he had called upon Washington requesting request-ing that government troops be held In readiness for use In the Nevada mining mining camps and that a garrison gar-rison of regulars bo established at Goldflold There Is nothing In tho Immediate situation to require the intervention of troops But It Is feared by the mine owners that trouble Is brewing and that overt acts might be committed com-mitted at any time The strike Is at a deadlock and tho mine owners propose pro-pose to keep the mines shut down until un-til the violent element of the Miners Union and tho lawless clement generally gener-ally In the camp are compelled to leave The Miners union is not prepared to mako a long fight as their treasury Is depleted and the mine owners ox press the belief that for this reason the miners will force the Issud by violence as has been threatened Roosevelt Will Send Soldiers Washington President Roosevelt has Issued orders to have federal troops held In readiness to aid In restoring re-storing order In Goldfield Nov This action was taken upon representation from Governor Sparks of that state that the miners at Goldfield are In revolt and riot Nevada Is the one state in the Union which has no state militia Governor Sparks docs not deem the situation such as to justify immediate federal interference but as one likely at any time to get beyond + be-yond his ability to control The nearest near-est federal military base is at San Francisco |