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Show ' s m ; : United Slates Government Will Deal Promptly and : ,;! Severely With Any Persons Resisting Con- j" scription or Causing Dissensions in gj. Any Locality. 'JSt! WASHINGTON, Aug. 4. Federal lEyS troops may be sent into Oklahoma and agfl other states to quell anti-draft demon-strations, demon-strations, which recently have as- Mlcl ; sumed growing proportions. j Xfl Department of justice officials inves- tigatiug disorders in the south and jjB ' elsewhere announced that all persons', flfJ i resisting the draft law would be hunt-1 , ed down and brought to justice, noj : matter at what cost, i pigl i The possibility of sending federal mM troops Into sections where anti-draft iajl agitators have been busy was dls- EJgi 1 cussed today at conferences between i 9 officials of the justice and war depart-1 ments. It is probable that a decision JwevStf v will be reached in this respect within ii3ffir the next twenty-four hours. agS Troops Will Be Called HH1 As -ne national guard of the country EP1 i goes under federal control today, gov-ernors gov-ernors in states where disorders occur &! ' will have to ask federal military au- PJH thorities for help if local civil author- flll ities are unable to quellthe disorders. 71 1 i j I The intention to deal quickly and V j severely with all persons spreading ?i! dissension In whatever localities 'c 11 against the draft law was expressed I Ij , by officials of the two departments ' I. i concerned. " S ". Provost Marshal General Crowder Oj .; and Assistant Attorney General Fitts, I' j in charge of the enforcement of the I j ' draft law, conferred at length today as ' ; to steps to be taken to check anti-' ; t draft agitators in North Carolina, Georgia, Oklahoma and other local-1 ! ities. ek'i j The war department is in close 'll touch with the situation and Is prc- fig ; pared to take drastic and effective 'IN , steps if necessary in the affected dis- 'li tricts. Secretary Baker or General "w ; Crowder probably will issue a state- I li ; ment outlining the department's posi- li . tion later today. m ' Course to Be Decided Igtj ' Just what steps will be taken to . iT bring to justice the men ivho are -Jljtf spreading sentiment In the south and "klll-l plspwhprn acainht ihn draft lnw has 11 1 no been announced. Mr. Fitts, In the 11 t ' absence of Attorney General Gregory, II ' issued the following statement: 11 1 1 "Whether in Oklahoma or anywhere .Mfi : else, if persons who are regularly so- "'li - lected for military service under the f-IS ; i selective soldiers draft, fail to obey ! when properly notified and called, 11 : they will be reached and overtaken ?l.l ; by the strong arm of the federal law Yif ' and brought before the proper regis- h tratlon boards." ".Ml Despite the fact that the letter and v 1 spirit of the selective conscription law .'11 j , combine to place its operation in the 3 various states under civilian super- ,S : vision to the fullest possible extent, it ; i ; may become necessary to employ fed- M oral troops to restore order in the dis- '-1 I affected regions in Oklahoma. This I ' - arises from the fact that the entire 2;I j national guard of the country will be fi'i j ' divorced completely from state control "ll ' tomorrow under President Wilson's 11 j proclamation federalizing the force on 11 i that date. l j Martial Law May Be Invoked :M Should the situation in Oklahoma 1 ikii i sct bc'ond crmtrol of the sheriffs' 1 posses or other civilian forces, the m on' resourccs f lbe govcrner would ' I I e to ask General Parker, command- , I ing the southern department, to send 3 'll lI troops to do the work. There will be ' ffll : 110 O'clahoma national guard under the 'ill t governor's jurisdiction after today, as ' the Oklahoma national guard passes M ; :' under complete control of the federal -III military authorities. 1W ; Watch Former Presidential Candidate JJifj . The alleged activities of Thomas E, f 7j I "Watson of Thomaston, Ga., are under im ' ' clqse scrutiny of the department of ''-i I i justice, whose officials arc seeking to sJ H ; , determine whether they can bring i M i ; proceedings against him because of re- i cent, statements urging resistance to H 11 ; ,. the draft In his magazine. -! I : Copies of the publication brought to j I f ' the attorney general's attention con- alfl ta'n sl-s contributions, varying be- iSifi!1 tween ?2 and $100, to a fund to be Jlifj ! devoted to testing the constitutional- 1 ' Uy f thS drafL laTV" |