The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-28
Sheriff Sawyer Iflatly Denies
Story In Miami Paper Relative
To Him Calling On Marines
Colonel Hatfield Has Is
sued Sharply Worded
Demand For Retraction
OF Statement

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Sheriff Berlin Sawyer today
fatty denied having made state
ment printed in the Miami Herald
that he would "call on the ma
rines" to end labor trouble here.
as Lieut.. Col. c. D. Hatfield. com
mandant of marines. issued a
sharply worded demand for a re-
traction.
The Herald story, describing the
beating of two Lester +. Preu
company employees ON housing
project here Wednesday night
quoted Sheriff Sawyer directly:
II am determined to give work.
men on that project or any pro-
jcct protection, and If I cannot
give this protection | viii call on
the marines"
Sheriff Sawyer. who yesterday
was called upon by Governor Hol-
land for a full report on the heat
ing and the election from town Of
another IL Preu company employs
es, said he was misquoted
didn't Mention MARINES
Sheriff Sawyer. admitting he
was under the impression the
housing project was government
operated. said he did not rcrnem-
Der talking TO newspaper re-
porter about the situation, beyond
making the statement to all news
men that he had not been informed
Of the trouble al once. but would
do all in his Eo.Rer to prevent a
recurrence Of the mob action.
In discussing the situation with
several union men in his office.
Sawyer said he told them he con-
sidered il the duty Of his office 10
prevent outbreaks against the
peace here. and would see 20 IL
that nothing Of The kind would oe-
cur again.
Sawyer said he commented 60
the men that such outbreaks re-
Elected on him and that. since II
was his impression the work was
being dune BY the government.
further trouble probably would
force The government b take &C.
tion. with consequent loss Of
prestige on his part
Col Hatfield Settlement
Colonel Hatfield, il 8 statement
issued 10 all newspapermeu this
morning, declared
Referring 20 the article headed
Troop Call Threatened Against
Mob appearing IN the third col.
umn Of the front page pf the MI
ami Herald of Saturday. June -
ia4i. tEae commanding officer 81
the marines In Key West ssases
that there ia no authority fer The
sheriff % cab for federal troops
ia any kind. that the sheriff hes
lad no conversation on tsae sub.
issrt With that officer. the housing
project referred 70 Is not defense
project and h not sponsored "
Tire federal government
aaffnes have never been used
II strike breakers They have been
saged 10 preserye order Within siss
naval Station and naval aif sta
ton Prpiectiun 81 workers o.
private projects Il purely ! duty
"A saate. e0sa1ty and municipal of
fsesals FedeFnI ftHres cannot b.
ssssd tDF preservation ~ orsIef sut-
esae federal reservations exerpt ii
tseM d fsiasMafnf 0F np0f d8reea er.
Dr. fFusn he President ~ alse
United States after TIE governor
If tlse Btste hes admitted that l1r
eann0s preserve order wlsh ha@le
Eaces ard h&s requested federal
assistance
There n rn fos4fnlasiab fer the
article mentioned akpse ard fisat
part that g&rt&fnn g. m&kinks
shmaad be rsfxaetsd wish eaaal
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