The Washington times., 1918-01-17
PUBLIC TOOBEY
COAL ORDER NOW
AND KICK LATER
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knew the situation from one end OF
the country to the other. The public
must follow now and "holler" later.
Commissioner Louis Brownlow.
president OF the Board OF Commits
sioners Of the District. set the pace
in expressions Of philosoPhic yield
ing - the inevitable and to the COM
binatiOn Of circumstances that had
made 1t all necessary. il necessary il
proves to he.
The order. while drastic. was
made by men charged with high re-
sponsibility and possessed Of the
widest knowledge Of the situation.
I'd Mr.. Brownlow. 81 believe the
people OF the District will meet the
situation with characteristic patriot
ism and with that philosophical pa
thence that is a prime requisite for a
people at war. This is the time that
demands the cooperation OF the in
dividual with constituted authority.
Hardships are involved. but here in
the nations Capital they will be en-
dured with fortitude.'
Lieut.. Col. J. J. Loving. Engineer
Commissioner. in the absence OF Cen
eral Knight. Engineer Commissioner.
sick at his home. took the same view
as commissioner bTOWnlON.
Let US all back the President and
the authorities who are handling this
matter" he said. 1.-THE carrying out
of the order may not be as hard as
it looks at first blush. American men
and women are made of the stuff to
meet even greater inconvenience and
hardships than this may impose"
business Men Optimistic.
Leading business men talked the same
way. whether or not they were likely to
suffer financial or other losses. Men
who ought to know took this step for
the good OF the country. Therefore. ac-
cept it, try it. and do the kicking or
commencing afterward.
Among the thousands not directly
touched except as it may Inconvenience
their individual lives there was little to
say, because the majority OF them had
not time to interpret the order fully.
What hit these people most directly
was the prospect that thousands Of them
will have to walk TO their work on
Mondays. Servants are hard enough to
get as 1t is, but will the servant popu-
lation get to work early enough to pre-
pare much earlier breakfasts than US
ual? Are these autocrats OF Washing.
lOl "llllIE 10 CHANGE nOuTH VI
work for anybody? Therefore, will II
not be necessary for wives. mothers.
and sisters to cut short that final nap
and start the workers TO their employ
ment earlier?
Walking Coming Back
Walking has come to be something
OF an art and pleasure in Washington
in recent months anyhow. due to the
desire of the traction companies OF
the city TO revive the benefits OF this
ancient pastime. But there are thou
sands OF people in the Government
service and business in this city who
live so far away from their work
that walking is an impossibility
These are the ones who will have to
be moving early in the day to catch
the holiday car service that will be
inaugurated on those days. When
their duties are over they will face
the prospect of getting home on a
holiday schedule pretty late.
Next to the worries OF these people
public thought turned its attention
to whether the order is to tempor-
arily blanket the blithesome basehits
OF Billy Sunday. whose tabernacle
Is supplied with lots Of coal. Are
churches and Sunday schools to hold
services without heat
Around the headquarters OF John
Weaver. local coal administrator. who
will have the execution in Washington
of DIR. Garfield's orders. swarmed men
Of all professiC ms and business. iu-
cluding busy reporters. who wanted
to know what was to happen to this
thing or that thing. Nj. Weaver,
cautiously looking over his large
glasses. just as cautiously refrained
from interpreting orders until he has
things interpreted to him.