The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-26
GOVERNOR BROWN
CONSIDERING CASE
In Conference with Sheriff
Lord of Keene and Others
in Concord This After
moon - Sheriff WelIman
Remains in Bellows Falls
States Attorney Whit
ney Sees Governor

Vermont will protect her property and
people when threatened by such spirit
as was shown at the North Walpole
bridge" Gov. James Hartness of Spring
field said to The Reformer this forenoon
when asked what could be said as to the
probability of troops being called out on
account of the situation brought about
by the striking employees of the Interpa-
tionaI Paper Co. at Bellows Falls
While Vermont is willing to cooper
ate with New Hampshire in preventing
trouble" Governor Hartness added. cher
action viii not depend necessarily on the
action of Governor Brown Governor
Brown is considering today, as | under
stand it, petition from citizens of North
WalpOle not to send troops to that town
1t is not likely that Vermont win take
definite action until Governor Brown de-
cides what he viii do. Unless trouble
flows across the bridge into Vermont
This is almost wholly a New Hampshire
proposition, although acts have been COM
mitted in Bellows Falls which amount to
a violation of the law.
4 have indicated to Governor Brown
my willingness to call out a company or
two of troops for the moral effect they
will have if trouble threatens on the Yer
mont side
Adjt. Gen. Herbert T. johnson of Mont
nelier and States Attorney Harold e.
Whitney of Brattleboro went from Bel
lows Falls to Springfield last evening and
reported Yesterdays developments at the
bridge to Governor Hartness.
Sheriff Edward H Lord of Cheshire
county, with headquarters at Keene.
yesterday afternoon told RefOrmer
representative that he should report to
Gov. Albert c. Brown of New Hamp-
shire that the sheriff's department was
unable to furnish the protection neceS-
sary to enable the Champlain Realty Co
employees to go to work on the drive
Sheriff Lord went to Concord this
morning and had conference with Gov
ernor Brown, telling him that with the
force at his command he was unable to
handle the situation. 1t was arranged
that longer conference be held this af-
ternOon. when 1t Is expected that Col
Paul +. Babbidge, commander of the New
Hampshire National Guard. viii report
what he saw at the time of the disturb
ance on the bridge yesterday.
Officials of the Champlain Realty Co
say they would bring in more men, but
that they wish to avoid violence When
adequate protection is provided more men
will be brought in. They feel that the
demonstration yesterday, when their cars
of men and equipment were stopped by
Sheriff Lord that the men might be exam
ined for firearms (although they had
nonc) and when the strikers showed the
cars back, not only across the boundary
line on the bridge but until Vermont land
had been reached, demonstrated conclu-
sively that military protection is needed.
1t is understood to be their view that
troops should be sent before the employees
are brought and that action by the states
should not be delayed until after trouble
starts. This is known to be the view of
Adjt. Gen. johnson, States Attorney
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