Show PRESIDENT ROASTS ROASTS'S NEVADAS NEVADA'S S 'S GOVERNOR I Declares Action of Sparks in Calling for Troops Un Un- warranted A DISGRACE TO THE STATE Insists That Soldiers Be Recalled Recalled Recalled Re Re- called When Legislature Can Act AcL Washington Jan 1 12 In In In a letter to Governor Sparks of oC Nevada evad made pub pub- lie lic h hero here re tonight President Roosevelt Roosevel sharply criticises the we western tern tite and announces his intention to tn the federal troops from Crom just as soon as ns the le legislature legisla ture has had hail a chance to lo act Basing his Ills decision decision- on the report of his special Investigating committee ee which lIe Jie also makes make public the Iho President President President dent declares that Governor Sparks had hall no warrant in asserting that a 0 state of oC insurrection existed in or that hat fed federal troops were needed to preserve pre pro serve e peace pence lie lIo concurs with the tho decision of oC the committee that tho the refusal of or the thin Nevada legislature to 0 o make mako nn any effort 0 on Jt o wn V protect Its citizen f Is 8 a d ce 1 tl Eli tho 0 cone t r tf the ov rno aId t the h 1 Ja l t 1 tt t. t fJ J nine nino owner in iTt ih their lr ir to t i stamp tUt v l' l Uin the luo nion In to the tho tho stAin Finally y ho he Insists that the tilO s 's shrill shall be withdrawn In a a. we week l even thou though h th the special session ot of the the legislature legis legis- their retention lature demands Letter belter to it Governor In h his letter to the tite governor o the President ent sa says rs I 1 sent Bent the tho troops to Nevada o on your our I request and amI 1 I have now directed that be kept there pending the tho as assembling assembling as- as they the of tho tile legislature Meanwhile Meanwhile Mean Mean- while I sent out Assistant Secretary of Commerce and I Labor abor Ibor Murray tura Con stoner of or Corporations Herbert l Knox nox Smith and Commissioner of l I Labor abor Charles Chorles P. P 1 Neill ell to investigate ato and andreport andreport report to me the tile actual condition of or affairs in received ed a report from I I 1 have ha just just these gentlemen which sets ets forth In the U most emphatic language their belief after a 0 careful consideration upon tho the ground that there was no warrant whatever for calling upon the the President Pres- Pres dent Ilent for or soldiers and orl that the soldiers rs should not b be l kept ept indefinitely at Gold Gold- Goll- Goll field The report further states that lint there was no insurrection against a th tile the power at at the time the tue troops were called for that nobody supposed that there was such an insurrection anti and that nono nonn of tho the conditions described d In section S. S 9 9 of tho the revised statutes as ns warranting Interference b by the tue federal government existed II and anI that the tile effort was anti and is pl plainly an effort by hy tho the state stale of or Nevada to secure the performance perform perform- ance by the United States of tho thin ordinary ordin ordin- police duties which should as a 0 ar ary dutes nt matter mater of oC course be he performed b bv by I Nevada v a herself Able I tn 0 ii C Cope COl K With Hi Trouble Tho rho report further s says 8 There la is absolutely no question queston that If IC the tho state slate of or Nevada and the county of or Esmeralda exercised c the powers lowers at at- at their disposal the they can maintain satisfactory order In Goldfeld Goldfield that so far these authorities have done nothing but relying upon federal federa aid nn and 1 th their lr attitude Is 18 now expressly that of or refusing to lb do po anything anything any any- thing and ond desiring to throw their I an-I own burdens upon the tile federal government for the maintenance of those elemen- elemen to tar tary 1 conditions of order for fOI which tile tho they an and Iho they ani only aro are responsible Tho The signers of ot the report express their conviction that tho the soldiers should remain In iii Nevada Ne until the tile assembling of oC the thc legislature so as to preserve the tue statu quo In lit order that the tue legislature may deal with the tho situation as IS It i exists but that short shortly thereafter tho tito troops should be bo cd removed I agree with wih the tho recommendations of ot which I 1 enclose a copy COP and ali I shall net act accordingly Unless it It la is shown that tho the statements of th the report are aro alO not in accordance with wih facts It 1 will willbe willbe be incumbent upon tho tile legislature of at Nevada when it cot convenes to provide for enforcing the laws of the 0 state slate Nevada must Itself Tho The state of c a n Itsel make mako 1 a resolute effort in fn good faith to perform the duties Incident to th tile the ex existence CX- CX x- x of a state |