New Britain herald., 1923-09-25
NAY DRAFT MEN, IS
 ID 4, IN OKLAHOMA
Governor Walton Preparing for
 Use Of Force Tomorrow
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By The Assaeiaisa Press
 Oklahoma City, okla, Sept ss,- State troops with orders from Cover nor J. (. Walton 10 use an force Of arms If necessary are heinz inarr shailed here 10 prevent the impeaeh. meat session of the lower house or the Oklahoma legislature called for noon tomeFFow,
 Determined legislators are gather ing meanwhile. 10 lay final plans for attempting to meet in defiance of the executive,
 Traops Get Oriers
 Irresoeshiy pledged to his course, Governor Walton last night issued in' sirnetiens 10 Adluiant Gen, b. fl, Markham 10 draw upon an the mili- iary forces of the state if necessary 10 lloeis The proposed assembly.
 Expressing the hope that no e9- eessive measures would be required. Governor Walton asserted neyerthe- less shoot to kill" orders would he giyen the troops should such drastic action be necessary to disperse legis- lators.
 Ma, Draft Men
 With the crisis approaching, the executive commanded nll male citi. gems Of the state between the ages of .i and X years to hold themselves in readiness ito come 10 the assistance of the sovereign state Of oklahoma" when summoned by the governor or the adjutant general, The citizen soldiers were ordered to prepare to- bear such arms as they possess or are able to obtain.
 The Executive Order
 The governors order declared that the proposed house session would be an unlawful assembly dominated by the Ku Klux Klan. which organization under his martial law proclamation is declared to be an enemy Of the state. Furthermore. he charged the meeting would be fin defiance and violation of the statutes of the state of Okla homa now under military law and also contrary to the constitution and the laws of the state.' lt would be a direct attempt to break the peace. he asserted.
 If the legislators attempt to hold the session at any place in the state other than the state capitol, Adjutant General Markham is instructed to take steps to prevent such move
 Meeting Tonight
 House members here for the pur- pose of assembling are expected to decide upon a course Of procedure at a caucus scheduled for tonight | Representative w. D. McBee. who drew the call for the session and other leaders refused early today to reveal their plans.
 Determination however, to fight to the last ditch, for what they claim to be their right to convene and con slider the executives official acts was expressed by the house members. That they had no intention to resort to force but would take their case to the courts was the statement of all the legislators interviewed.
 Denies Klan Statement
 Governor Walton last night char acterized as untrue the statement of Representative s. c. Long of Tulsa that 90 per cent of the men in the Oklahoma National Guard are mem bers of the ku lIux klan. He de- clined to comment further.
 Long, who is klansman himself, was speaking informally to news In emphasizing what he the absurdity of the gover- nor,s charges that the proposed session of the house tomorrow was instigated by the Ku lilux klan the { Tulsa solon declared that it was just as ridiculous to say that N. c. Jewett, grand dragon of the Oklahoma ( realm of the klan, could stop martial law by calling out klan members of the guard as to say that the grand dragon could cal the legislature.
 Loyal to Government. .,A,though l believe that at least 90 d per cent of the guardsmen are mem- bers of the klan," Long declared in later statement they will of course oe loyal to the last man, to the state because that is what their path to the khan provides,
 .'Neither N. c. Jewett nor any other officer of the klan has the power or luthority to command or influence he vote or action of any klan member"
 Order As Issued. Governor Walton last night issued he following military order to the Ldjutant general:
 "Whereas a certain pretended call vas issued by one " D. Melee trep- esentative from Stephens county) nd others addressed to certain mem ,ers of the house of representatives f this state which in substance calls lpon certain members to meet at the apitol building at Oklahoma City at , o'clock noon oil Wednesday, Sep ember 26. 1923, which said proposed aeeting would be an unlawful as- embly dominated and controlled by he so-called invisible empire, com 1only known as the ku Klux Kan. "Whereas. said pretended call IS -ithout authority of law and issued pr the purpose of aiding and abet7 ng the cause of the so-called in isible empire or the Ku Klux Kan, nd E 'Whereas, the state of Oklahoma IS nv under martial law for the pur- IF