The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-09-21
Iron Fist
of w alton
Nails Klan
Oklahoma Governor Orders
Field Artillery to State
House to Prevent
House Session.
War Rumblings Heard

BY Associated Press.
Oklahoma City. Okl., Sept 90
Sensational testimony exposing the
inner workings of the Ku Klux Klar
in Oklahoma City and designed to
show that the secret organization has
directed mob violence was made pub
lie tonight by Gov. J. C. Walton.
The testimony was taken by the
military court sitting here and was
given out by the governor that the
people may know the purpose" of the
khan.
In a preface to the testimony, Gov
ernor Walton declared the burden of
tht fight against the khan had fallen
upon himself and upon Aldrich
Blake. his counsellor, making it nee
essary for him to appeal for financial
aid
Every effort Is being made to
cripple us financially so that We can
A<tt continue the fight the COVER
v nor said.
Calls for Funds.
"I call upon the people who believe
in a representative form of govern
ment Immediately to assist us finan-
cially and to make all remittance
to Mrs. Aldrich Blake, Oklahoma City,
Okla. Aldrich Blake himself is abb
sent from the city at this time and
sprobably will be for some days"
so far as 1 am concerned" Gov
ernor Walton declared, II have
crossed the Rubicon and it is fight
to the finish" t
'Jewett (N c. Jewett. grand dragon
of the realm of the klan) and his
crowd have turned the fight over to
thte khan newspapers and the khan
members Of the legislature
"Jewett and his invisible empire
shall not pass in this state.
If necessary I shall arm every man
In this state who is opposed to his
empire"
BY Universal Service.
Oklahoma City. Okl.. Sept. 90
Gov. j. c. Walton, militant governor
of Oklahoma and implacable foe of
the invisible empire. met tonight the
threat of impeachment by a defiant
legislature with a gesture of the
mailed fist
Sc -ilitary reinforcements came to the
capital tonight to strengthen the
"ring of steel" which the governor
has drawn around the state house
through his power as commander Of
the military during martial law.
A detachment of the One hundred
fifty-eighth field artillery arrived from
the armory at Kingfisher.
af
rival of these additional troops was
made from military headquarters
here. Other troops are expected to
be brought into the city within sew.
eral hours.
BY this move observers of the sit
uation see physical confirmation of
the governors full determination to
prevent by armed force convening Of
the house of representatives for the
avowed purpose of instituting inn
peachment proceedings.
More Troops Modified.
Extra troops are now being mobil
lied here and l do not propose to per-
init this unlawful and reasonable as
sembly." the governor declared today
w. ID. McBee and Frank NJ. Boyer,
leaders of the hostile quorum of
legislators, had previously issued a
call for assembly of the lower house
at the capitol Wednesday and fol-
lowed it with this assertion: ut is
checked to the governor. 1t is his
move next"
Thus Oklahoma stood at Runny-
mede tonight the breadth Of the state
torn by bitter conflict and smolder-
Kng war-neighbor arrayed against
iferxhbor for an issue that each de-
fines as the preservation OF its
"magna charta" and which each Is
equally prepared physically to defend.
Law or LawIessness.
"Autocracy or democracy" cry the
enemies of Jack Walton, paradox
cal character, a picturesque figure--a
man who opposes capital punishment,
who issues pardons and paroles out OF
heart he says responds to the pleas
of the underdog, the ill.fated fellow,
and yet has swept his state with mar.
tial law.
Government by and for the people
or by the pagan power Of fear. hatred
and rebellion" cry those aligned with
the govern, quoting literally from
their militant leader.
The first definite move OF the legis-
Iatiye branch of the government
challenging the executive arm OF OK
Iahoma came when half dozen Will
ful men, grouped In smoke-flieo
room where they had labored Tor 90
hours, sent out their call Tor assem-
bly of the lower house OF the legis-
lature in the face Of the governor s
threat to use the military to prevent
such measure.
Tonight it was said from their
Headquarters that the quorum was
far I'm excess Of the needed number.
More than 70 members OF the house
were said to have responded TO .ne
call thus far and other telegraphic
acceptances were arriving hourly.