Word: martially
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...discussion yesterday of the validity of Governor Quinn's proolamalion, it was stated that, although martial law seriously restricts liberty, the Executive must be able to declare it in order to handle emergencies which cannot be taken care of in the courts...
...Martial Law Sometimes Warranted
Emergencies arise, nevertheless, when such drastic curtailments of liberty are warranted. The freedom of a few must sometimes be sacrificed in order to preserve freedom of all. Martial law is surely proper in a territory invaded by foreign troops, so that the ordinary courts can no longer sit and the army must be left free to take every available means to maintain the defense of the Nation...
Even during peace, martial law has sometimes been established in regions terrorized by violence. Whole counties in Colorado, Idaho, and Montana have been placed under martial law during large mining strikes. In the East, reglina in Pennsylvania were under martial law during the Homestead Strike of 1877 and the Anthracite Strike of 1902. Disastrous floods last spring made it necessary for the Army to take complete charge in Cincinnati, Louisville, and other cities along the Ohio River...
...martial law made similarly, necessary at Narrangansett Park by any existing emergency? This aspect of the validity of Governor Quinn's action will be discussed in the third article by Professor Chafee tomorrow...