The Ketchikan miner., 1915-08-12
AREICN OF NO LAW
That In Reality Is What Is Meant
 by Martial Law.
SuSPENDS ALL OTHER LAWS.

SuSPENDS ALL OTHER LAWS Those In Command Have Supreme Au- thority. and There Is No Check upor Their Arbitrary Power Over Persons
 and Property of All Kinds.
 What is martial lawi Some people have a vague i,iea that il is military iaw. but this is Il mistake Military 'hw has nothing whatever tu do with martial law Military law is simply that branch ef the laws applicable l., military service and duties, censiStin. of the statutes, regulations and urin ciples by which the army and It's af fairs are governed The misunler standing has arisen partly from tn, name given to it and partly from tn. fact that it is the military which ire Quentiy carry out the regulations, while often the military forms of courts are held
 The police. however. If duly author. tzed. may carry out martial law.
 V iS difficult to define the meaning of martial law in nontechnicai words Ths dictionary definition of martini la W is that Ii Is military authority exer ciS.si ii aeccrlance with the laws an,. usageS of war when the civil authnrit, Is whnIsy or partly suspended either by proclamation or by the actual pres eii''e nf Il hostile. forr But thc h. s' definition given has heen that nf .no law
 II means that the sul'rern, eafhnrit, iS empowered to 'lo siS t vii, {! thli a.' ordinary laws ft the t.:tf.s heii.. hav.- m operation wii,iievei .iert. ar. nu iaws deaiiag w'h itS air, atUa, those in c0i;.maud fia~st,-Sinc entire, arbitrary power
 This means that there will bc n com plete revolution n the ways at the people wherever murtiaI law is pro f,+fed and II wi. un loncri t, t'tr case that "au EnsliShmans nl.' is his castIe'
 As T rule. whrn i place k si:..iel martial law its intaiiifHuts must -sssu ont of the streets before a rsgiaal time ever. evening. say s o'clock Then all places of amusement public houses and so on are closed entirely
 Even during the daytime a limit IS made as to the number Of people who may assemble. so that q party of peo pie numbering above. say. half a dez en would he liable to instant punish mpnt Also certain places and certain streets are forbidden io the people ho may he cemrelied to keep beyond certain radius from the specified places
 Those in authority may take any object they like from anywhp enter ing houses as well as shops to coT mandeer whatever they wish without any control Any person may be com pelIed to give complete account of his movements. past. present and project ed and may be searched or even ar resi d without warrant
 Crimes are dealt with very severely Thus suppose nian breaks win dow Instead of bcihe hauled up he fore il magistrate and subjected to a small fine the policeman would he perfectly justified in shooting him i'm medis+ely
 So in u,e case of robbery man stt alinc 2 purse need not be arrested. but could be shot tins being T perfect Iv jnstifiablr actiGa an thr iiart of those in authority
 Every person might be compelled to carry passport, giving .fiilI evidence nf his identification Passports would be necessary in the case Of those nSing horses or vehicles Of any kind. inclHd ifE cycles
 All f-ssotLs -wilo Asts eopipelleil to be out at night would be provided with special night passes signed by the one in authority No person would be allowed to leave one town for an G~her or travel beyond certain dis lance without being the roSsessor af ,s properly signed passport given for tffis special purpose
 The ,obfect, nf course. k to keep tn people ssZ,lin certain districts and ais to prevent <oreiGn spies and the Iike from movtne .z.to the country md sf gIeaning infornIatinn of Valile to ou' enemies Philadelphia inquirer