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calculated Senator Tillman. Senator
Pomerene previously said he was un-
able to see DIR. Garfield and was re-
ferred to an assistant
Senator kellogg, Republican, OF Min
nesota, denied the northwest was re-
ceiving coal, declaring that such coal
loaded on the lakes was transported
to Canada when 1t was impossible for
people living at the head of lakes to
get coal. Senator Pomerene said he
had been told people OF Canada had
sufficient coal to last until July.
Responding to question by Sena-
tor McCumber, Republican, the Ohio
senator said he believed the situation
now to be due more to transportation
question than anything else 1T seems
to me from every point of view this
order was very unwise one" he said.
IF it Is an unwise order, has con-
gress been reduced to such a position
1t can only make request Of the fuel
administrator demanded Senator
Borah.
Fuel Administrator Garfield was ask
ed by the senate coal Investigation
committee to appear at 2:30 o'clock
today for examination regarding his
order.
He went before the committee short
~ after 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 on the Hitch
cock resolution until his committee
had heard Dr. Garfield
Vardaman Asked It
Senator Vardaman. another member
OF the committee, asked Senator Reed
to do this.
"It is unfair to Garfield" he said.
ito pass this resolution without giving
him an opportunity to explain his rea.
sons for the order"
THE purpose of the order" said DR..
Garfield, SIS not to interfere In the
slightest with the loading of coal at
the mines. This is made clear in the
application of the abstract
A modification decided on this
morning, DR. Garfield said. puts all
consumers in the preferential list on
an equal base with no preference
shown any enc class.
Protests Pour In.
Protests against the fuel admins
tration order closing down Industrial
plants began pouring into the White
House and congress today from all
parts Of the country. Business men
everywhere aroused at the prospect,
object to it's enforcement and suggest
ed many other remedies.
1t developed that under the fuel
administrations plan the governm ent
will buy all coal consigned to the
suspended industries. These trans
actions will be conducted through the
treasury department and it is estimat-
ed that it will cost the government
about s25,o00,0Oo State fuel admin
istrators will redistribute the coal to
food plants and other industries per-
mitted to run.
Will Issue Rulings.
The fuel administration will issue
a series OF rulings on queries con-
corning the conservation order State
fuel administrators will not be allow
ed to make rulings and the rulings
issued here have general application
DR.. CARTEL dwill issue, probably
during the day, a public appeal to en-
ployers to continue the pay of their
employees during the time they are
idle because of the fuel order. The
government has no power to enforce
this request, but will call on employ
ers to take the step as patriotic du-
ty.
To clear up the congestion of ship
ping at principal Atlantic ports re-
sulting from famine Of bunker coal
fuel, Administrator Garfield has Sc