Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-01-19

Manufacturing Concerns in
2S States Suspend
Activities.
SOME RARE EXCEPTIONS
Garfield Explains Necessity of
Act; President Wilson
Makes Statement.
SACRIFICE FOR DEMOCRACY
Supplies Must BE Moved in
Order to Insure Victory in
Great Conflict.
SACRIFICE FOR DEMOCRACY

wAstIlNGTOE. Jan. ls-The ma.
hohH manufacturing industry IN tha
2S states east Of the Mississippi river
was virtually suspended today In
opedlence To the Eoyernmcnts order
iotbldding the use - fuel.
Most of the plants engaged ON war
contracts were exempted flom the or.
GERS operation IN kilograms sent out
ihAl night but few of them learned
or II IN time. and n great majority OF
lhem closed down with the other rae.
tories
The country az large knew nothing
or exemptions except the few an.
hounced last night, aud Il was not un-
WI lntc this afternoon that the fuel adj
inlnlstr1tor admitted officially that
important war work was not affected
py The order and gave out u list of
hundreds OF factories that may con.
'inuc work on government contracts
only ring the five-duy closing
period.
Confusion Attends Order.
Confusion attending enforcement OF
'ne order was general, Such flood
OF tslegrans poured into the offices
or the fuel administration asking IN.
terpretauons aud rulings and retuest.
lng Information conce{uing exemption
OF industries that m the exemp.
lion list was given i ~ The press for
puoilcatlon, The day brought a state.
mcnt or unequiVoeai support for the
order from President Wilson, a ylgor.
GUS defense by fsrei Administrator
Garfield ~ the tt.p and the govern
ments purpose In taking u.
Opposition 10 the 3rd9r In congress-
apparently spent itself IN debate In
both no, see During the day Dr. Gar.
ileih replied 10 tho .iegnte'E reuueat OF
yesterday that the orisr be suspended
Tor five days disciiiminK any purpose
10 be dlscourteous, deelIning 10 nom.
ply and again pointing out the neoes-
HtJ Tor enforcement of his order.
Plants Exempt.
FOOD Administrator Hoover In
statement interpreted the order 10
mean 'hat no check would be put on
NE operations OF any sort OF food
hand Ing, manufacturing or distribut-
Ing
The plan& exempted from lis,
prepared by Secretarias Baker and
DdnieIH, are those manufacturing ems
masks explosives for the government.
rules, pistols. machine sfns and small
arms ammunition. forging for the
government, electrical supplies and
toolsteel for war purposes, destroycrs
ana destroyer partH. signal corps
equipment, locomotives equipment
for ships, woolen goods for the army
and navy, white duck and tentinR for
tht government. and optical supplies
All shipysfdS. altho not Included IN
the exemption list will continue opcr.
aton under special ruling as will
hundreds OF plants turning out ma.
tcrials which enter directly into the
manufacture OF army and navy sup,
plies.
lost Of tho blg steel plants and
large number ~ the countrys' auto-
mobile factories are iGciuded in the
list
Among the collateral industries
v hich Will be clasaed aB not coming
within provisions OF the order will be
virtually all mines producing ores
President Consulted.
In his statement supporting Doctor
Garfiolds issuance OF the CLOSING
order President Wilson says he wng
consulted and fully agreed with The
u"l administrator az 10 It's necessity
II the action had not been taken ne
declares, immediate relief could not
have been found for the fuel and
transportation shortage
This war he said "oails for
many sacrifices and sacrifice OF IN,
sort called for by this order are in
finitely less than sacrifices or lire
which might otherwise W. inylpled
The presidents stntcmant 'f0iiaws
II war. Of coursSt consulted by NJ,
before the fuel order OF YES.
terhny was issued and fully agreed
with him that II was necessary. much
ns I regretted the necessity This war
calls FOR many sacrifices and sarri.
CONTINUED on PACE EIGHT