Arizona republican., 1921-08-31
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 WASHINGTON, Aug. 30.-Pres- ident Harding, in a proclamation to- day, commanded all persons enga- ged in unlawful and insurrection- ary proceedings" in the West vir- ginia coal fields. to disperse and re- tire peacefully to their homes be- fore noon Thursday
 Unless there was prompt cofi- pliance, the administration let it be known, martial law would be de- clared and Governor Morzan's ap- peal for federal troops granted.
 Meanwhile Brigadier General H. H. Bandhaoltz was ordered back to West Virginia to watch the situation and advise the war department how the proclamation was received Scores State Authorities In report made public yesterday, General Bandholtz expressed the opinion that the state authorities had made ''only feeble attempts to restore order.
 The proclamation. was issued by the president after a conference with Secretary Weeks. General Bandhoitz and Major General Harboard, as- sistant chief Of staff
 A West Virginia delegation was al- so in conference with the president and Secretary Weeks and strongly urged immediatef dispatch of troops
 The fntimation was given by the administration officials that If troops were sent there would be an adequate force and that there would be no child's play-".
 - The Presidents Uitimatum
 The proclamation follows:
 Whereas the governor of West Virginia has represented that do- mestic violence exists in said state which the authorities of said state are unable to suppress: and
 Whereas is is provided in the constitution of the United States that the United States shall protect each state on application of the legisla- ture Or of the executive against do- mestic violence: and
 Whereas. by the law of the United States fin pursuance of the above it is ! provided that in all cases of insu- rection in any state or of ob- struction to the laws thereof it shall be lawful for the president to csfl forth the militia of any other state Or states or to employ such part of the land and naval forces of the Uni ted States as shall be judged neces- sary for suppressing such fnsurec- tion and causing laws to be duly ex- ecuted.
 Whereas the legislature of West
 
 the executive of said state has made due application 10 me for such part of the military forces of the United States as may be necessary and sade- quate to protect West Virginia and the citizens thereof against domestic violence and to enforce due execution of the laws; and
 No Trouble Anticipsted
 ''Whereas it is required that when ever it may be necessary in the judge ment of the president to use the mili- tary forces of the United States for the purpose aforesaid. he shall forth with by proclamation command in- surgents to disperse and retire peace ably to their respective homes within a limited time:
 Now, I therefoEe. Warren C. Hard ing. president of the United States do hereby make proclamation and I do hereby command all persons engaged in said unlawful and insurrectionary proceedings to disperse and retire peaceably to their respective abodes OR or before 12 o'clock noon of the first day of September. 1921. and hereafter abandon said combinations and submit themselves to the laws and constituted authorities of said state:
 And invoke the aid and coopera- ton of all good citizens thereof 10