Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-17
Potter Asks Obedience
to NeIU Coal Order
Continued from rage ono

7 TheS four men are iu conference
working out the exact definition uf the
Government order as 10 affects phila-
delphia and tho eN,eptious that may o..
granted They are also considering the
appeals of several manufacturers who
are working ON ,;o,errr,cnt contracts
hTe appeal of charles J. Fox. a sasf
manufacturer who. bas {rsf started ,,orl.
on Government order r,- 40 ou0 tons
.us s,4r 4,t3 ,,.n, .,r.,,,,.- a.. 20 r d..
forced fp close ri. rr,rt .-,frsf, D, rr,a,
portion Of this will a.. ,,.,.tg9 1. D.. has
alreadv boon so, and ,,ru.. d.. steamed
within farfy,-igrt r.v~s U.s. rerur -au-
-idorcd at ,b, ,.,,,,,rc,,.., ,,,,,c- .fr..t-
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In NO Other -..,. .r tho Tinted STATE.
VIII 'Ue proportion ug tho inhabitants
made 'di" bo s1 large
fur i'u W'-h~. beginning N'N' Mon
day. OBJ" plants must remain closed on
all Mondays and holidays
Under t1'e order during '1" 'o--woHE
period Mondays viii h0 holidays lust
Ike sunday. stores and shops "'l b"
closed. They ".. b." permitted 'n r'-
man open a'T.HS inc h''-"tE period
INyh.i'~ VIII 'e perm NO y ~ run our
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MI NITIo\S NOT In 'ETTLu
: Manufacturers Of war munitions and
. shin. ar. not excepted i'm tho order. GOV.
srrm,rt as we'll as rrlvato contracts
u will be SO DELAYED that contract terms
T. ,apuo, he mot. manufacturers said. II
, was pointed ou' that thousands Of piece
}, w"rHtrs' will not be paid during their
period Of idlcnrss.
Whether other classes az Worhnon
VIII "o p''" i' causing mu.h sPeSl'd-
non ~ manNia''lrl.E ana t''eF 'ir,!, T.
3 W was 'u--''.," ,.E l.--'.' ,'a' '''' 'u'
however ''a' "'I N"''" ""s'E '''.
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% ,.r,-,.E.r ~ ,.,,,,,,'s,., .,,l bc could mot
d prodIr. whether cmplovors would accept
II IT. Ito .>nrae-sd beIgaf that the ma 20
y io-fty Of firms youfd ron1pIv with the
g Recommendation. "Ir Doctor Garfield
y, has ,,,.da ,.o .sr.-, .tipIIa'iou an
n actual order ! imagine there would bo
= some di,Hr,l'-,. d, enforcing f." ho said.
n rayrolis are rllr'aiIed much suT,l-
inc ,,nJoi,h-c,,l,. VIII result. as the aver.
arr workman doss not look very far In.
o ~ tl,. F,I,,Ir. I'm snYI,. establishments
Decentralization may follow In Others
huge sum viii no lost because ORDER
car,,t h. el1ad In many more a. will
n mean that material which must be used
y o,,icL.l,. y.ill he "A total loss
" -Dc-If,, tbie manufacturers said, tut
'l main uucs+inu is to win tho vaI..
- nothing else matters.
~ The order. is regarded here as over
10 mar, dr.,sti,, ,l,,n tIc action Of Presidou'
T" Wilson ir ,a4ing over tho railroade DO,
it t,fs ~ tr. ,,,r,rods fo be pursued 90
'' ,r,,.f,,fr i, INTO crro,t arc being vorSe,
Pc ,,, L,- psr,,s,I,-,ri. IrIel Administrator
y ,,,ilri.,, potter and Francis A. Lewis
IL ..t,ir,,,,, NJ mo pnIad,Iuhia coal com,
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