The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-18
GarfieId's 5-Day Shutdown Into
Effect at Midnight.
Disregards Senate's Strong Re-
quest To Postpone Order.
INSTRUCTS HIS STATE AGENTS
Real Motive Was To Help Nc
AdOO Out OF Tangle.
Freight piled High Awaiting
Shipment Will Be Moved.
.HEArLEss'-PowERLEss' ORDER

'HEATLESS'- SS'-POwERLESS' ORDER
Causes a virtual shutdown east of the
Mississippi river. -, x,,o,
oil and all other forms of fuel. are
included in the suspension order, ac
This applies not only to plants
normally using coal who might WISH
10 substitute gas, wood or oil, but also
those customarily using these forms OF
fuel. it emphasized. .,o,o.
Theaters and other amusement places
must 20 fuelless on the Mondays from
January II to March %; ..,ou.
Department stores viii. be heatless
Mondays but buildings containing
government offices bank doctors ana
dentists offices will be- be exemPtdepi, eanPndTies on
the workless days. as they are deemeu
manufacturing plans.
Grocery and drug stores can be heat
ed and likewise schools
select list Of vital war plants are are
exempted. Railroads. shipping. PUBIC
institutions. houses ann hHt not
United States war contract factories,
public utilities are all allowed to nave
Trolley service will be made to con
form to holiday schedules on the worn
Saloons Don 3 will be cold on workless
Mondays -. ~
Moudays cannot run more edlt1obs
than they do on legal holidays; II the
paper does not issue on hoilday II
Washington, Jan 1S.-The fuel ad-
ministration today made public a list
of more than one thousand firms eX-
empted from the fuel restriction or
der as being necessary to the national
interest.
The Ford and Packard motor plants
at Detroit in so far as they are USED
for manufacture of aircraft and signal
corps necessaries are on the exempted
list
The WHY'S Overland plants and
practically all other motor plants
working on aircraft and army orders
were included with Ford and Packard
Beside the makers of munitions,
army cloth. cotton duck and blankets
exempted in the preferred list issued
last night, the new list contains the
names of manufactures and light and
power plants added after protests had
been received today.
BY ROBERT ]. BENDER.
Washington, Jan. 1s.-American in
dustry today began sacrifice OF mil
lions that the national railroad may
release scores of supply ships lying
HELPLESS in our harbors.
Thru an order issued by Fuel Ad-
mfnistrator Garfield. effective at mid
night. business and labor started a
five day period of idleness east of the
Mississippi river that coal for the ships
may have the right of way Nine
Mondays thereafter similar shutdown
orders will be in effect
Forty-three exceptions in industries
affected by the most sweeping regu-
lation that ever shook this country
assured that pressing war work would
not be interrupted.
statement by Garfield defending
his action in the face of overwhelm-
ing senate vote to hold up the order
for five days. declared it was neces-
sary to clear congested piers, fill
empty steamer bunkers and avoid
further congestion which might de-
lay shipment of supplies to France
Garfield Accepts Responsibility
Garfield himself accepts full re-
sponsibility for the order which
stunned the nation.
To modify, if possible, some of the
hardships it imposes, he has asked the
industrial kings to bear the loss cheer
fully and see that the burden does not
fall on the working man, thru loss of
wages on idle days.
Millions of such wages and greater
millions in production are involved in
the Industrial suspension. Answering
complaint on this score, Garfield de-
clared there are thousands in Eu-
rope and more still to go there, who
will lose more than wages or income"
ity to act in such cases as the present.
congress has burned it's bridges be
hind it so far the Garfield order
is concerned The only step which
could be taken to make the order in
effective would be to repeal the food
law fmmediately-and that is not
thought of seriously.
Talk of HobbIing Government.
That the law may later be amended
to strip it of some of its powers how
ever. is hinted at by some today.
Today opened up with another ava
lanche of protests from many parts
of the country on the Garfield order.
Demands that its period of effective
ness be curtailed were made to the
president and congress But there
appeared little likelihood that any
modification of the original regula-
tion would be made. If anything it
may be rendered more sweeping II
present industrial restrictions don't
clear the tracks for coal.
Congress was indignant at Garfield's
ignoring the senate request to hold up
the order. Already the spirit is abroad
in the capital to see that no further
laws are passed that may permit pre-
tions upon the country without con-
greSsional sanction.
But in many quarters there is ex-
preston of belief that had Garfield
originally issued the statement he
made last night instead of announcing
what he intended to do before he him
self knew exactly its scope. there would
have been less confusion and result
ant protest
Went to Work This Morning
Garfield signed his order about 3 40