Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-09-01
PRESIDENT ORDERS
MINERS To HOMES

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3O.-Presi-
dent Harding today signed a proc
1amation calling on disorderly ele-
ments in the mining districts Of
West Virginia to dispense and re-
turn to their homes by September
1 at noon.
Administration officials empha-
sized that unless there was prompt
compliance with the proclamation
martial law would be declared
Brigadier-GeneraI H. H Band
holtz has bee nordered back . to
West Virginia to see that all dis
orderly elements complied with the
instructions to return home.
Text of Proclamation
The presidents proclamation fol-
lows:
Whereas, the governor of the
state of West Virginia has repre-
sented that domestic violence exists
in said state which the authorities
of said state are unable to suppress;
and
Whereas, it is provided in the
constitution of the United States
that the United States shall pro-
tect each state in this union, on
application Of the Legislature, or of
the executive when the legislature
cannot be convened, against domest-
ic violence;
And Whereas, by the law of the
United States in pursuance of the
above it is provided that in all
cases Of instruction in any state
or of obstruction to the laws there
Of it shall be lawful for the
president Of the United States on
such state or of the executive when
the legislature cannot be convened
to call forth the militia of any
other state or states or to employ
such part of the land and naval
forces Of the United States as
purpose of suppressing such insur-
rection and causing the laws to be
duly executed; and
Sets Date
Whereas, the legislature of the
state of West Virginia is not now
in time to meet the present emer,,
gency, and the executive of said
state under section four of article
four Of the constitution OF the
United States and the laws passed
in pursuance of thereof, has made
Uses for such part of the military
forces Of the United States as may
be necessary and adequate to pro.
tect the state of West Virginia ana
the citizens thereof against domestic
violence and to enforce the due
"Whereas, it is required that
whenever it may be necessary, in
the Judgment Of the president, to
use the military forces OF the
United States for the purpose afore-
said he shall forthwith by procla-
nation command such insurgents tc
dispense and retire peaceabiy to
their respective homes within
limited time;
"Ncw, therefore, I, Warren G:
Harding, president of the United
States, do make proclamation, and
engaged in sal dunlawful and in
surrectionary proceedings to dis
perse and retire peaceably to their
respective abodes on or before II
O'Clock noon of the first. day of
September. 1921, and hereatter
NIT themselves to the laws and
constituted authorities Of said
state;
And I invoke the aid and CO.
operation of all goo dcitizens there
of to uphold the laws and preserve
the public peace.
I'm witness whereof, I have here
unto set my hand and caused the
seal of the United States to be
affixed.
Done at the city of Washington,
thfs, thirtieth day OF August, in The
year of our Lard one thousand
nine hundred and twenty-one, and
of the independence of the United
states the one hundred and forty
sixth"