Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-07-24
Cavalry Is Holding Lines in the
Congested Negro Sections to
Prevent Any Further Mob
Attacks
PRESIDENT TAKES NOTICE
Martial Law May he Declared in Cap
ital to Suppress Race Riots which
Have Resulted in Great Disorder
and Much Bloodshed

in race battles on the street here during
the last three nights. every precaution
short of martial law was taken tonight
by police and military provost guards to
prevent a recurrence of rioting that came
as an outgrowth of numerous assaults on
white women and other recent acts of
violence by negroes.
There we're no disorders during the day,
but at nightfall police and troops, supple
mented by additional detachments Of reg
ulars from Camp Meade and marines from
Quantico, Va. took up their stations in
grim preparation for what the hours of
darkness might bring.
A statement issued by the governing
authorities, denied that the situation had
| been out Of hand at any time last night
| when riot calls were sounding from a half
dozen places at time The authorities
| decided not to ask that martial law be
| declared, although resolutions introduced
in the House during the day urged that
the President be reuested to take action.
| President Wilson took cognizance of the
situation late to-day when he called Secre-
| tary Baker to the White House for a con-
| ference on steps that might be taken by
! the military in cooperation with the
civil authorities to prevent recurrence of
| outbreaks The President was understood
| to be greatly concerned over the events OF
the last three nights in the capital.
After the conference, Secretary Baker
announced that the troops ordered from
Camp Meade constituted "a very large
number" and that Major General Will
1 liam G. Ham would be in command.
Secretary Daniels said substantial
| force of marines had been ordered in
/ for night patrol duty.
Cavalry again played a part in the
police work holding lines about the
congested negro sections to prevent
mob attacks by either blacks or whites.
Police and soldiers again struggled to
keep the downtown thoroughfares clear
of crowds
The scattered nature of the attacks
through the three nights of growing
disorder washington has experienced
has made the situation dif1cult While
rioting was worst downtown, panic
stricken negroes fired indiscrimina tely
from the barricaded doors windows
of their homes. Others whirled through
more outlying streets in automobiles,
firing wildly at any whites they saw.
The resolutions introduced to-day
ranged from that by Representative
Clark. democrat of Florida, charging
that the district government had 'ut-
terly failed" to put stop to the crime
| wave that mas swept the CITY Ior d
month. and calling for congressional
investigation TO those OF representa-
tives Emerson, republican of Ohio, and
Vaiele, republican Of Colorado, demand
ing that martial law be declared. Rep
resentative Emersons resolution de-
clared that the situation was "a ma
tional scandal and called for protec-
ton of citizens, irrespective Of color"
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