Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-08-31
PRESIDENTS ORDER
MUST Be 0BEYED
BY NOON THURSDAY
Will Send Troops to West
Virginia if Disorders
Continue.
TO DEAL WITH CRISIS
WITH STRONG. HAND
Nations Executive Minccs No
Words in Proclamation to
Turbulent Element.
MAKES READ, ron quick Acr,ox
Ample Force WIN nc Sent to Trouble.
Zone auIeasiy If OccnsInn
Drmnutis
iBy Aveocia,cd pr.ss


WASHINGTON Aug. 3o.--Pr.sfd.n,
Harding, in Il proclamation late to-
day. commanded all persons engage
an unlawful ana insurrectionary-
proceedings" in the West virriui,
coal fields to dispcrsc and retire
peacefully 10 their homes before noon
Of Thursday, September i.
Unless there is prompt compliance.
INC. administration i"t il bc known
that martial Law wauid he declared
and Governor Morgan's appeal for
Federal troops granted.
Send BandholtE Hack.
Meanwhile, Erigadicr-GcncraI II. IL.
Bandholtz. who made a preliminary
Investigation around the Mingo dis
trict last week. was ordered back
to West Virginia to watch tho si,-
uation and to advise the War De.
pertinent how ihc proclamation was
received. In a rcpor, made rubli,.
yesterday At the White House. Gen
cral Bandhol,z expressed the opin-
ION TINT the state authorities had
made only feeble attempts 10 re-
store order.
The proclamation was ISSUED by
the President after u day nf conrcr-
cnces with Secretary Weeks. General
Bandholtz and ajor -Gcncral IIar-
bard, assistant CHIEF Of sfin y Yves,
Virginia delegation, headed by SEN
aior Sutherland Was also In confer
cncc with the President and Sccrc-
iary Weeks and strongly urged The
immediate dispatch of troops TO the
scene OF trouble
The intimation was given by ad-
ministration oflicials that II troops
were sent. there would be an adc-
Quate force and that there would
be no chiid's play"
The text Of the proclamation fol-
Lows: 80
The Proclamation.
The Presidents proclamation fol-,
lows:
Whereas. the Governor OF the
state Of West Virginia has repre-.
scnted that domestic violence exists
In, said State which the authorities
of said State are unable 10 suppress.
and
whereas. IT is provided i'm the
Constitution of tho United States
ahat the United States shall protect
each state In this Union. on applica-
ton of the Legislature or OF the
executive when the Legislature can
not he convened. against domestic
violence: and
Whereas. by the law of the United
States. in pursuance of the above, IL
Is provided that in all cases OF in
surrection in any state or Of ohstruc-
ton to the laws thereof it shall be
lawful for the President of the United
states, on application of the Lcgis
lature o. such state or of tho cxecu-
tive when the Legislature cannot he
E convened. TO call forth tho militia
of any other State or States or to
employ such part of the land and
naval forces OF the United States as
shall be judged necessary for the
purpose OF suppressing euch nsur-
rection and causing the laws to be
duly executed: and
Whereas, the Legislature of the
state of West Virginia is not now in
session and cannot be convened in
time to meet the present emergency,
and the executive of said State, un-
der section of Article ". OF the
Constitution of the United States and
the laws passed ip<pursuance there
Of. has made due application to me
in the premises for such part OF the
military forces Of the United States
as may be necessary and adequate
to protect the state of West Virginia
and the citizens thereof against do
nestle violence and to enforce the
due execution of the laws: and
whereas, 1t is required that when
ever 1t may be necessary, in the
Judgment of the President, to use
THE military forces of the United
states for the purpose aforesaid. he
by proclama tion COM
mand such Insurgents to disperse and
CONTINUED on Pago 2. Col s.
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