The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-18

Congress was indignant at Gar.
fields ignoring Of IN. scna,c's re-
quest 10 hold up the order. Already
the spirit is abroad In the capital TO
SEQ that no further laws AR. passed
that may permi, precipitation Of
such sweeping regulations upon tho
country without congressional sane
ton. but In many quarters there
10 expression Of belief that had Car
field originally issued tho statement
he made las, night. instead % an
nounclng what no intended TO do bo
for, he himself knew exactly itH
scope. there would have been less
confusion and protest
Garfield signed hts order about
$40 O'Clock yesterday. This was
few minutes before tho senate pass.
cd it's resolution asking him TO post.
pons five days tho date % tho order
going into effect
Having given the president au.
thority to act In such cases as the
present. congress has burned its
bridges behind IL 80 far aA the Gar.
field order IL concerned. The only
step which could be taken TO make
the order ineffective would be TO re-
peal the food law Immediately and
that IL not thought Of seriously.
That the law may later he amend.
Cd to strip IL OF some OF its powers.
however. Ia limited by some today.
To-day there was some tendency to
pass the buck by friends OF both Gar
field and McAdoo, Each group
shuntcd responsibility for the order
conceded 20 be fun Of political dyna.
mite. on the other official
0arfieid'H friends say II was ncccs.
sary TO help McAdoo out OF rail.
road tanglc. while McAdoo'a friends
say he had no knowledge OF the or.
der.
Cessation Of output for ~ days will
enable tho national railroad TO clear
its tracks and get into shape for
moro rapid handling OF freight In the
future.
Turnout tho coal fields. scores
even hundreds-of mines are lying
idle because Of railroad inability to
supply the cars to carry away their
product" the fuel administration
stated. Coal mines cannot run with.
out cars. Cars cannot bc supplied
while railroads are crippled by the
present freight congestion. which
keeps idle cars lying useless in
freight yards
War munitions. food. -nanufac.
tured articles OF every kind. lie at
our Atlantic ports In tens of thou.
sands OF tons. while literally hun.
dreds of ships waiting. loaded with
war goods for our men and the allies.
cannot take to the sea because their
bunkers are empty OF coal" the fuel
administration stated The coal TO
send them on their way in waiting be
hind the congested freight that has
damned nil terminals.
1T is worse than useless to bend
our energies to more manufacturing
when what we have already manu-
featured lies at tide water, longest.
ing terminal facilities, Jamming tho
railroad yards and side tracks for
long distances back into the country.
Added to this has been the diff
Guilty of transporting coal for our
own needs. The wheels are choked
and stopped. II was useless to con
tinue manufacturing and pile con
fusion on top OF confusion"
Garfield told the senate committed
he would ask water power users 70
suspend the same as others, altho
admitting he had no power to On
force them TO.
All departments are referring in
auiries to the fuel administration
and that department IL swamped
with work today. trying to straighten
out the tanRlc brought upon the
country.
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As the confusion continues there
In marked disposition to criticise