Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1918-01-19
Most Plants Engaged IN War
Contracts are Exempted
From Order. All Others
Cease Operations Temper
arily.

fBy Review Leased Wire)
WASHINGTON. Jan Is--The na-
tons manufacturing industry in the
twenty-eight states east Of the Mis-
sissippi river Was virtually suspended
today il obedience 10 the government
order fOrbidding the use OF fuel
Most OF the plants engaged On war
contracts are exempted from the OF
der's operation in telesTams sent out
last night, but few of them learned OF
il in time ami q great majority closed
with the other factories
The country at large knew nothing
'oi exemptions except the few an
nCunccd iast night. and il was not "
I'll late this Afternoon that the fuel
administrator admitted officially that
iTlportSnt war woES was not affected
by the Orier ard save out a lis 81
hundreds OF factories that may cGntin-
ue work on government contracts Gn'y
during the five days closing period
Confusion IS General
CGnfusicn attending enforcement Of
the order was general Such a flood
OF telegrams poured into the offices Of
the fuel administration asking inter
TretatiOns and rulings AM requesting
GlfOTmsiiCn concerning exempted in
dustries that finally the exemption
list was given TO the press for publi-
cation The day brought q statement
CT unsQuivOcal support for the order
from President Wilson and a vigorous
defense BY Fuel Administrator Gar
field of the step and the governments
purpose in taking il
Opposition 10 the order in congress
apparently spent itself in debate in
both houses During the day Dr. Gar
field replied TO the senate's request Of
yesterday that the order be suspended
for five days. diselaiming any purpose
10 be discourteous. declining TO COM
ply and again pointing cut the neces-
sity for enforcement OF his order
Foo5 la5Ui1:s.--.ol. E05so7. IN q
statement interpreted tie order TO
mean that no check would be put on
the operations of any sort of food
Faudling. manufacturing or distribut-
ing.
Industries Exempted
The plants exempted from a list
prepared BY Secretaries Baker and
Daniels are those manufacturing gas
masks. explosives for the government.
rifles. pistols, machine guns and small
arms ammunition: fOrsings for the
government. electrical supplies and
tool steel for war purposes. destroy
ers and destroyer parts, seamless
tubes and condenser tubes. aircraft
and aircraft parts; signal corps equip
ment. locomotives equipment for ships
wooIen goods for the army and navy.
white duck and tentings for the gov
eminent and optical supplies
All shipyards. although not includ-
ed in the exempted list. will continue
operation under a special ruling as
viii hundreds of plants turning out
materials which enter directly into
TIE r'anufacture Of army and navy
supplies
Nest OF the big steel plants and
large number o. TIE cOJntry's sutOmO-
bile factories are included inthe list
Among the collateral industries
which viii be classed as not coming
within the provisions of the order
will be virtually all mines producing
ares
DR.. Garfield's statement emphasizes
the railroad congestion. which he de
clares is threatening the food supply.
points TO the necessity for moving
ships TO Europe and carries an appeal
to capital to bear its share OF the bur
den brought BY the closing order by
paying employees for the time they
are idle
The situation in Atlantic ports drew
most CT Dr. Gsrfield's attention today
while his assistants struggled with the
great volume OF requests for interpre-
tations Of the general terms of the or
der. Fuel administration representa-
tiTes were dispatched 10 the principal
Atlantic ports there to remain until
every ship held I'D for lack Of fuel has
its bunkers filled Reports tonight
II TIE administration said that the sit
UatiCn would begin to improve imme
diately and that the more than a mil
lion tons Of shipping detained would
be On its way within a short time.
Favor FreigtE Embargo
Suggestions that a railroad embargo
be declared on the shipment Of goods
from factories shut down and on the
movement Of material to the Atlantic
seabOsrd were disapprOved today by
Secretary McAdCO. director general OF
railroads. who said that the railroad
congestion would be cleared in a few
weeks. Fuel administration officials
favor IN embargo and believe it would
materially aid IN improving not only
transportation conditions. but the fuel
situation as well
Reports to the fuel administration
said that Observance II the order in
the territory 10 which II applies was
general Some few violations were
noted and the department CT justice
will be asked to investigate through