MARTIAL LAW
Governor Long Commences to Defend “Dictatorship”
EXCITEMENT IN LOUISIANA MOBILISATION OF TROOPS !UnitcJ Press Association—By Electric Telegraph Copyright) BATON ROUGE, Jan. 2G. Governor Huey Long declared martial law to-day to defend his “dictatorship” of the State of Louisiana against the first militant opposition organised since he started. a series of: political coup d’etats that brought practically every function of government under his personal control. Five hundred troops were mobilised when a semi-military group self-styled the “Square Deal Association” took possession of the Court house and the municipal airport and. placed armed guards around the property. Before the superior strength of the National Guard they were' dispersed. However, they are reported to be heavily armed. A tense situation continues. Governor Long in the meantime has left his legislative duties at Washington and hurried here to take personal charge. Before an open court he declared that several “Square Deal” leaders were concerned in a plot to assassinate him. National Guardsmen conducted a raid on the “Square Deal” headquarters in a search for arms and ammunition, but they could find none.
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Hawera Star, Volume LIV, 28 January 1935, Page 5
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180MARTIAL LAW Hawera Star, Volume LIV, 28 January 1935, Page 5
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