This neutrality/relatively light hand was similar to how Wilson had handled the Ludlow massacre’s aftermath in CO in 1914. It worked.
Gen Leonard Wood commanded the Cental Dept, and he essentially put Omaha under martial law, incl arresting ppl and holding them w/o bond as military prisoners.
It wasn’t until a year later, when Harding was dealing w the WV violence, that commanders were told not to respond anymore w/o reference to the Pres.