South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-31
j. s. MAY TAKE
MINES NEXT
As WAR NEED
Federal Fuel Administrator
Garfield is One of Chief
AdvoCateS--COId Wave
Increases Coal Crisis.
international News Service

international News Service:
WASHINGTON. Dec. 31.-A con
cer-ed demand that the government
take over the gatiOn's coal mines
was manifest throughout the couu-
try today Private ownership and
management, has failed according 90
those advocating this drastic meas
ure II was certain that the de
uland for = new fuel deal win an
fest itself In congress as soon as
g. recouveueF Many members al
ready hc-c are unit in advocating
the plan They point out that the
sGei situation is so closely cntwined
with thc railroads that taking over
ono and leaving the othe' % trt
fcuder n orcies of private control S.
"a least inconsistent.
Garfield i Advocate
Dr. Harry A. Garfield -hc fuci
administrator is the leading aGyo-
cate OF government control He has
taken the position that complete re-
lief from the fuel shortage existing
everywhere iu the courtry cannot
pc expected unless the government
Is ir position To do as il pieasas with
En- OF the fuei within its boundaries.
D.. Garfield has explained 20 the
president that great deal Of tire
o.. esent shortage has been lue 70
mo use of IT tiauated methods o.
PRODUCTION and distribute. Tie
has prepared statistics whici. ne in
sietg concluslveIy prove ms ecntcn-
f.cn and Vas lid them bef"fe the
president
Prc~idcII Not Committed
Up to the present time the pres.
dent has not taken a positive t9ud
,r the coal question. It Is >IlwU,
however. that he retains el open
mind ON the question of eo~e -nueu-
-ot trol ana operation There olS a
General feeling i'm official ci-e'as .o-
lay that eventually he w,u favor
gking the mines over. lt IS eN-
nec:cd as sooc as ne completes his
adireSs 10 congress on the railway
situation which is 90 be del estJ the
otter par- Cf this week that nc viii
nmediatelv turn his comp etc OF
.ertion TO the coal situation. O3uals
mo are close to the white house
ere convinced today that tE" pres.-
5eut viii drciIy decide t3at The
Mines Of the country must oe taken
,.er for the period of the W.r
cold Wave kecnly F"l'.
Tne nation wide cold wac nov
prevailing uas been made even more
disastrous i'm its consequence by
ack OF fuel i'm many places TnIs
especially so in New t.rcieud.
a., New ENGLAND fuel director y
] Storrow. made personal appeals
lodav 20 Trcs-t Wilson. Fuel Director
FAIRFIELD and Railway Dire1-nr Nc
Adoo for relief Both bitu-1i-c. S
and anthracite coal are very badly
rteded an through New EnclUu
nue-e tempe atures range from -1
below zero 20 40 below. the latter
lsure reported from Northueld VI.
'uh,lc utilities corporations boz Ncw
england stInishing light ard heg-
are reported today as cripp.vI Hc-
,ause Of lacl of fuel
In ar efort TO relieve The si-h1-
5on in New England lu certain
barts OF New FORK and .he middle
atst. DirectCr McAdoo todav n~ueu
uders thai Ell transportI ion lines
.ntering that section pool shear re-
-.1rces and jam throusn o7al az
81 as possible Land and Na,e.
.cutes are 20 be used and -ery-
hing done 20 relieve the situation
,efore the threatened snow scnlts
and blocks the lines.
ConTerS With ASsi-tlu'.
Mr.. McAdlo conferred d-Glu 90
~ with l.s assistant iu chl--e of
transport ati1u. Alfred H smith 90
Ne New York Central WaIIs- %
Hines. and Howard Elliott. They
I'D before them the reports OF the
,peratinE committee of vice pres
uents showing what had hecn done
I'D what Wa being done ;Iak,
ne railroads efficient 10 WAS de-
ided that Goa. should be kep. NOV
ne from the mines 20 New =, gland
rew York. ohio. Michigan ana The
middle stat-5 where the supply is
GW As Ia as possible fu=i VIII he
-ven the right OF way ana certain
Vstenas Will move notung else
srtu the Iresent danger point -
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