The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-01-17

senate coal investigation committee TO
appear at 2.3O o'clock today for exam.
ination regarding his order
Dr. Garfield went before the commit.
tee shortly after two O'Clock and told
his reasons for issuing the order. The
fuel and railroad situation, he said
made the action imperative.
Senator Reed said he would ask the
senate to postpone action Of the Hitch
cock resolution until his committee
had heard Or Garfield.
Senator Nardaman, another member
of the committee asked Senator Reed
to do this
at is unfair to Garfield" said he.
TO pass this resolution without giving
him an opportunity to explain his rea.
sons for the order"
Washington, Jan. 17-Arousod and
fearful Of the fuel administrations or.
der to suspend operation of industrial
plants to meet the coal situation, Re
publican and Democratic leaders in the
senate today introduced resolutions to
suspend it.
Senator Hitchcock, Democratic
leader, moved to suspend the order for
five days pending investigation. He
acted after comforting with other Dem
ocrauc leaders.
Text Of Resolution.
Senator Hitchcocks resolution read.
Resolved, that the fuel administra-
tor Of the United States be and he is
hereby requested to delay for five days
| the order suspendiug the operation Of
Industrial plants in portions of the
United States, in order that protests
may be heard, investigation made and
information presented"
Senator Hitchcock declared that the
coal order was an example of the co.
ordination and reform in our govern
ment which now is running wild"
Il do not presume to say the fuel
administrator has made a mistake, ,"
said Senator Hitchcock. "Au / ask Is
that sufficient time be given before
the order goes into effect to permit
the country to be heard The thine
he did has been called a national ca
lamity. The fuel administration may
be confronted with serious situation
in trying to get coal for the ships we
must send across the seas or in main
tanning the railroads but before taking
action ! think at least this five days
should he given
Somebody Must BE Gar.
"Tho situation is an argument fol
reform i'm our government | predic
that before much time elapses we vii
be compelled to lodge somewhere alb
soiUe power for coordination o
branches Of our government that ar,
now running wild. The various officials
and branches OF the government ar,
not working in harmony or in co-ordi
nation 1t is impossible for the prcsi
dent with his manifold duties and enor
nous tasks to have oversight of al
the directions. What we need is
war cabinet, below the president anC
above the cabinet. If We had such &
war cabinet this coal order never woulC
have been issued.
This thing has come like a bolt OF
lightning from a clear sky II mean,
the closing of thousands Of establish
ments where we are striving to keeI
up production. II will mean the throw
ing out of employment of thousands o.
persons. II will involve establishment!
that are making munitions for the gov
ernment, In some cases, it will ever
involve plants operated by water
power"
Senator Gallinger. the Republican
leader, after comforting with others o.
his party, introduced resolution t,
suspend the order altogether until it,
necessity has been proved by investi
cation
Joint Resolution in House.
A joint resolution to prevent enforce
ment Of the fuel order was introduce,
in the house by Representative Smiti
Of New York. The resolution declare.
that 1T is the sense Of congress tina
the order Of the fuel administrator Il
unnecessary and that an efficient move
ment of cars and ships and full opera
ton Of coal mines will obyiate the nee,
Of shutting down the Industrial ma
chinery Of the country and meet thu
need Of the present demand"
Protests from all sections of th
country poured into the White Hous
and into congress in great numbers.
Meanwhile the fuel administration
made preparations to carry the orde
into effect at midnight. Legal expert
worked on the phrasing Of the orde
and there were indications that /
might be more liberal in its exception
than was indicated in the official fore
cast last night
Washington, Jan. II. Protest
against the fuel administration orde