Mainwaring realises that the bickering committee are not providing effective leadership .
Mainwaring orders his men to fix bayonets and steps in , effectively performing a coup d'etat and putting the town under martial law .
Realising that the bickering committee are not providing effective leadership , Mainwaring orders his men to fix bayonets and steps in , effectively performing a coup d'etat and putting the town under martial law .