| Show SPARKS AR MESSAGE E 10 TO LEGISLATURE Carson on Nev Jan 14 A special sea e enlon don Ilon of the th Nevada Nead legislature meets at It noon today Sloth Doth houses houss were or 0 evening retain retaining retaining la iii last blat ing Ilg all of the Ihn old attaches There Is IB a n bill Is 18 to tobb t tOb rumor out that f 11 1 state ranger rancor bi bb b Introduced in ill II the tho senate on as ni soon Mon us ns a that il In working or ng order The Tho tel fol following lowing Is II the message of the thit governor to tho thu legislature THE TIE MESSAGE Tile The Honorable the Senate and A AI Aa of ot the tile State of at Nevada In Ill II ex cx extraordinary 0 t session Gentlemen I have tile the honor under the tho constitution const to submit submit to your honorable bodies a I statement of ot the purpose for tor convened reserVe reserving which you have havo been ing hog tho tile right to call cal your our attention to other legislative business while In sos ses session don sion Ilon As Indicated In the tho call ell Issued to 10 the tho members bearing data dato doto Oth of ot December anno dOmInI 1007 1001 tho the object and purpose now to tobo bo ho stated state Is II legis legislative ogi action concerning contentions Into between labor unions ns and mine operators operator ors on or In the mining district of ot Goldfeld In this state From I rom statements PVC pre presented seated by reliable citizens representing both sides shIes of the tho controversy and tram from my lay own personal knowledge knowle outside from frequent visits to for the tho of ot using such Information as us asI usI asI purpose pur lO I possessed to prevent loss J ss and trou trouble trouble ble occasioned by strikes a n letter letor of Inquiry was d by myself and Stoddard to President Roose Roosevelt Rose Rosevelt velt Volt explaining conditions according to to Information and asking If It ho could consistently send United Staten State troops to for tor the tile purpose of or suppressing riots or violence In cass Cab such Kuch should occur In said mining dis district dI idol TIle The president promptly antI and alI kindly replied that he lie were providing that proper application be made stat slat slatIng Ing log the requirements which were vere corn com complied cm plied pled with and the troops came Im Ira Immediately Immediately mediately under Instructions not it t to Interfere with 11 tho the civil civi authorities so 1 long as they were able to preserve os order This policy has been contin continually willy observed to the tIle satisfaction of ot ofa otIL a it ual largo large percentage of the people of the state as u evidenced by tho the popular desire for tara n a special session of ot tho the log leg legislature expressing the tho hope that your our honorable bodies would by petition pre prevail vail val on oh tho the president to retain the tho troops at temporarily If It not I permanently I and an d further cr that a mili military military tary tar post bo be established In this state all ni of ot which I believe will wi meet the ap approval approval of ot a majority of ot our citizens It I Is also apparent that a It law should bo be enacted regulating the tho police power ot or the state either cither on military lines or oron 0 oron on civil vi power vested v ted In tho th state government that will wi bo ho equal to the tho protection ot of tho the rights of ot all Ill of t tIle the people ople and maintain tho the honor and dignity ot or a sovereign common commonwealth commonwealth right to wealth which Nevada Nen has a claim anti and enforce This will wi bo ho ex expensive expensive pensive but bul with wih ordinary economy may IT be accomplished Th The Th necessary appropriations should be bo lp made to inaugural whatever system tern tem may imy be adopted A legislative fund should be created In amount suf sut to cover the expense of ot procuring ing lag supplies clerical aid employers salaries and mileage e of ot members ox ex tr tm ra expense Incurred by the tho state print printIng printing Ing ng department and such other allow alow un es as are tn deemed necessary to the tho te discharge of ot your duties Ue Re J garding the thc foregoing as a a mat matter matter ter tel of or paramount Importance for tor the se so security curly and Ind safety of or valuable business Interests and calculated to relieve the the anxiety pl ty of ot the people of eL o this suite state atte I I respectfully present your honorable bodies the subject as deserving of car cr tul ful Investigation that equal and exact Justice may be guaranteed to all re respecters specters of ot the tho law and order and those who prefer to be bo violators may be beheld held severely amenable I 1 hope hOJlo that your deliberations will wi result reut In harmonious action acton and re redound n redound to the benefit ot of till all al concerned by hy discarding from your minds political political cal advantage and prejudice and devote devole your four strength to fo the promotion of ot pub public lie lic lc welfare and common good goodIn In recognition of President Hoose Roose ROOe Roosevelt velty velt s liberal and generous favor ex ox tended ended to Nevada Navada by lila his hll willing desire to accommodate us In the solution ot of our present difficulties mid and furnishing federal troops to preserve law and Id or order order order der I 1 recommend that you extend to him ilm a IL special vote vole of ot thanks Signed JOHN SPARKS Governor |
