Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-19

Tor plants 10 eVadG Lne OTUeT lle pe- lieved there would be few violations. Suggestions that some factories might attempt evasions by operating on Sundays while closing on the ten Monday holidays drew from him the statement that if it were attempted he would take quick measures to cut off the supply of coal from the offending plants.
 Will Make Liberal Rules. There will be no more general ex- emptions on plants, JDr. Garfield said, except over the signature either Of Secretaries Baker or Daniels. In in | terpretations of the order, however, as applied to industries on which the eX- empted plants are dependent for raw materials, the fuel administration pro-
 bably will make liberal rules.
 Tt is our purpose in this respect" !"
 said Dr. Garfield, "to make intelli-
 gent decisions, The raw materials
 needs of exempted plants will be rec ognized and cared for"
 List of Interpretations Today. l Tomorrow the fuel administration is expected to make public a list of
 interpretations in specific cases which will be given general application. Some of these rulings were made today and
 exempted among others, certain min CTS producing necessary metals the manufacture of ammonia, the manu- l fracture of ice, the operation of laun-
 dries (except on the Monday holidays)
 the manufacture of medical supplies
 for the army and navy and the man.
 ufacture of mine equipment.
 Tn addition to a long list of ex-
 emptions of food producing plants and
 related industries it was announced
 that further exemptions would be
 made by state food administrators | Officials who have contended for ! months tha< thas best sway to handle the coal situation was by denying fuel
 to non- essential industries viewed the
 closing order with more favor tonight
 when they learned of the exemption oi war industries. The order as it stands
 cuts off all of the so-ca1led non-es-
 sentials and while it denies fuel also
 tc many industries producing neces.
 saries. it was evident tonight that it:
 duplication would be far less drastic
 than at first believed.
 1 Garfield's Letter to the Senate.
 Dr. Garfield's letter to the senate
 follows: ......1 Permit me to confirm the messag, which I sent to you yesterday after. noon by MT. Baker. clerk of the sen ate. Tt is my earnest desire that tn, members of the senate should knov that as an executive officer of the gov
 ernment, l would not willingly trea . request of the senate with othe : than the greatest respect. The orde , suspending the operation of industria
 plants in portions of the United State ] dN nY1vx ofk sJ.1sI
 slderation and will, I firmly believe, ai } effectively in providing coal for do , mestic consumers. for the promp 5 bunkering of ships carrying necessar, t war material abroad. and for the relic 3 or the serious congestion at the dock and at many points in the section GOV
 cred by the order. still believe ] should stand. To delay the applica . ton Of the order would only add t g the congestion. It would be but natu
 ral that industry, in the interval v-o1l 8 redouble it's efforts to increase sup P plies on hand.
 r ITO permit factories with a COZ E supply to operate during the period C
 suspension would allow many produc r. ing articles least essential to the wa : to continue, while some producing ar s ucies the most essential would be con, ' = dnued production by those well sup l. piled with coal would delay if not df t feat the relief contemplated by the or Q der.
 T should add that the resolutio Y was presented to me at 6.35 D. m. yes y teruay afternoon and that the ordt h was signed at 5.4S." Fl Distribution of Coal, Tp
 fnousu1es closed down during the fl, - oay pe1od went out today to ail ioc z representatives of the fuel adroini, tration. They directed that supnli.
 reaching their destination be take . over by the fuel officials and distrtl U ated among the preferred class - e nouseholders, hospitals, public utff 5 ties and others whom the order do, n not affect. At the same time Seer,
 tafy McAdoo sent telegrams aski1
 all railroad presidents in the caste, .- terr1cory to Cooperate with the flu # officials
 d Statement by McAdoo. 'e Secretary McAdoo made this stat d ment endorsing the fuel administr, -- tors stand: le T think the results of the order W ,d be very beneficial to the country 'n the end" he said. "It was drastic a, 'e ton. and not very pleasant, but cal g not help thinking that it will give 1t chance to clear up this transport
 uon congestion, and in a little tin n we will be moving along in better co, n dition than before. The order was Is good deal like serious operation. h; -e for the time, but beneficial in ti ,e end" h