The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1919-10-24
FEDERAL FORCE
TO ASSIST STATES
American Army at the Service
of Governors
ORDER MUST Be MAINTAINED
War Department Head Announces
That Federal Troops Will Respond
To The Call Of Amy Governor
To Suppress Riots.

Observation-Disclosures the dele
gates to the convention of the Ohio
Federation of Women's Clubs, Secre-
tary of War Newton D. Baker, refer
ring to the agitation and unrest in
this country since the signing of the
armisttce, manifesting itself some
times in race riots and mob disorder,
but for the sinost part evidenced by
widespread industrial controversies,
said the National administration is de-
termined that federal laws be enforced
and federal agencies left unobstruct-
ed and that federal. troops will re-
spond instantly to the call of any
governor to suppress riots and dis
orders in any state.
After referring to the disturbed con.
ditions in various countries Of the
world, Secretary Baker said:
I'm our own country, since the ar
mistice. there has been growing agi-
tation and unrest manifesting itself
sometimes in race riots and mob dis
order, but for the most part evi-
denced by widespread industrial con-
troversies. Our newspapers are daily
filed with accounts of violent agita.
tion by so-called Bolshevists and rad
icals counseling violence and urging
action in behalf of what they call So
cial revolution.
''The American people will not ex-
change the solid foundations Of their
social order for any of these fantas-
tic programs. The relations of labor
and capital are now being seriously
considered at Washington by group
Of representatives of the various in
terests and Of the public, assembled
by the President, and we can look
with confidence to a spirit of justice
and mature deliberation upon these
grave problems from that body.
"In the meantime, the timid may
take heart. Sometime ago l tele
graphed to the governor of every
state in the Union that in the event
of any civil disorder which he found
himself unable to control by reason
of the demobilization of the National
Guard, the governor should communi-
cate directly with the commanding
general of the department in which
his state lies, and l correspondingly
telegraphed to every department COM
mander to respond instantly, with the
aid of the federal troops, to any call
from governor who found himself
unable, with the means at his dis
posal to suppress disorder and to en-
force the local laws.
"The administration at Washington
is determined that every federal
agency shall be maintained in the
full performance of it's functions.
We have an Army of tried soldiers,
Of true Americans. They have seen
too much disorder in the world to
undervalue law and order in their own
country.
"They will see to it that federal
laws are enforced and federal agen-
cies left unobstructed, and they will
respond instantly to the call of any
governor to suppress riots and dis
order in any part of the country. They
are not partisans in any dispute ex-
cept one, and that is the dispute be-
tween those who want order and those
who try to create disorder in America.
AS between those two contestants.
they are on the side of order