The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-01-16
FUEL MEN SPLIT
OVER voorhees,
MONDAY PLANS
Garfield to COnsiderV Various
Suggestions-May Shut
Off NOn-essentials.
HYLAN URGES SEIZURES
Scheme Opposed by Alder
MISUNDERSTANDING by
Dealers to Be Curbed.
SITUATION IS IMPROVING
Melting Ice Clears Way for
Barges-Railroads Max
ing Greater Efforts.
SITUATION IS IMPROVING

P. a. Noyes representing DR.. Harry
A Garheid. United States Fuel Admins
traitor, left this city for Washington last
night. all ready to lay before his chief
2, many suggestions for the relief Of the
coal situation upon the northern At
lant.c seaboard as there are coal admin
istrators between Maryland and Maine.
Mr.. Noyes has taken data from Balti-
more to Bangor. On Saturday night he
attended meeting Of fuel officials here.
All Of Sunday he devoted to another.
Sunday night hc journeyed to Boston
and spent Monday in consultation with
fuel men there; returning to this city
conferences lasting until far into yester-
day morning. Before coming to New
York no had learned from the fuel men
Of Baltimore and Philadelphia At Bos.
ton he saw others administering all the
territory lying between that city and the
Canadian line.
1t was gathered yesterday he has
taken back to Washington as many sug-
Eestions as he has seen men. One Of the
cures offered for New York has been
that. with the rest Of the northern sea.
hoard. it refrain from all industry fol
three days q week for three weeks. Yes.
tsrday new proposal was made upon
the same lines. that every Monday for the
next two or three months he made q
legal holiday by Presidential proclama.
ton. About half Of New York's fuel ad.
ministrators agree that II would be q
good thing. The other half can't sec I,
in that light at all.
Hylan Offers New Susgestion.
Mayor Hylan. who since assuming Of.
fee has produced an average Of about q
suggestion a day for the Fuel Admins
traitors TO consider. produced another one
Yesterday. which no transmitted to the
Board of Aldermen in the form OF a
message recommending that they pass
an ordinance vesting power in the city &c
acquire surplus supplies Of coal. with due
provision made for compensation OF the
owners. and providing for its distribu
ton through an agency OF the city gov
eminent.
When the Mayors message had beer
read ice-Chairman Moran quickly Of
fered resolution which would empower
the Mayor to look over yards and pock
cts and upon finding out how much Goa
was on hand take II over for the good o.
the city. Mr.. Moran had hardly don,
speaking when all the legal talent laten
in the council hall surged to Its feet ant
clamored for recognition by the chair
Every lawyer there wanted to be tn,
first to suggest that such an ordinanc,
was contrary to the Constitution and tn,
basic principles of American liberty.
Alderman Squ!ers OF Brooklyn lei
the attack against the proposed measure
He was enthusiastically assisted b!
Aldermen Colne and Wirth. both o
Mayor Hylan's home borough.
Ultimately the bill was laid over unit
Tomorrow in the afternoon. Borough
President Bowling after making the mo
ton which put over its further consid
Grafton until then explained that tn
resolution had been drawn by the Cor
roration Counsel and that he believe,
the board had ample power to make
law under the enabling statute known a
the home rule act Of 1913.
Garfield Awaiting Report.
DR., Garfield was guarded to-day Il
discussing the New York situation. say
ing that he had not been fully advises
or the exact situation by Mr.. Noyes
But this Is what he did say:
NO question was ever settled by run
ming away from II. We must TAX
sction in the present emergency. ar
lot prepared to say how far reachin
such action will be. 1t depends upo
Tie report Of Mr., Noyes. 1t Is nc
pleasant to contemplate men and wome
out Of work begging for food and fue
because factories must be closed. w
must do everything possible to create a
little added discomfort as possible, bu
the knife must be showed In some placs
The burden Of curtailment must
spread over as wide an area as possible
10 one community must be made I
carry the load Of coal shortage of It
heighbors.
~ am not prepared to say what wi
he done In the matter Of the theatre!
] feel now that tho theatres should nc
be closed except as last resort in a
extreme emergency. I have seen n
representatives of the theatrical inter
ests The one question to-day before tn
people OF the country H. how much fu,
can you save without causing gres
suffering?
House holders First.
"Householders and the utilities whic
servo them must be cared for first. Ne,
the ships which take supplies to tn
armies In France must be bunkere,
Next on the list are the needs of tn
makers OF war making material. At tn
other end Of the list are industries whic
have no immediate connection with II
war programme. They are needed Il
sustaining tho prosperity Of the countr,
but they are not absolutely necessary 4
this crisis to the successful prosecute
OF the war. We must cut into them"
It 10 understood that fuel experts I
WashinSton have been at pains to sho
DR.. Gardeh that shutdown Of one da
week for industries In New Englan
and In the New York district would n,
greatly aid the situation IL tho col
weather continues. 1t In possible thu
ne will favor moro drastic curtailmsi
Than one day closing for so-called MOI
essential industries.
An official who has made q caref
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