The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-02-17
DEFENDS SAVING PLAN.
GaraeId Says Public showed Real
Spirit in Coal Crisis.

~. Harry A. Garfield. National Fue!
Administrator. justified las: night his
order for heatless Mondays with the
declaration that the vast industrial out
ru, o. America under the pressure OF
Nar 50 swamped the nations transporta-
'!on facilities that n suspension OF in
frstry was necessary to permit the raN-
loads u catch up.
Dr. Garfield's explana tion OF his now
rispended order. the frs: he has made to
tfv country. was given when he was the
Principal speaker at the annual reunion
Of tho alumni OF Williams College at
the Fillmore Hotel BY our very strength
- great manufacturing na;.on. Dr.
Garfield declared. America broke down
me transportation system on land and
prevented its development at sea
Nevertheless the speaker asserted. the
cooperation lent his administration dur
l3g he fuel crisis by mine opei ato,s and
workers, the railroads and the American
people presents shining illustration
''o' the potency OF the new idea of free
dom demonstration of the efficiency of
democracy and consciousness Of COM
moa purpose"
address Made by DR.. Garaeld.
In the course OF his speech Dr. Gar
Id said:
The course pursued by the Fuel Ad-
N nistration. though dealing with 90
posaic q subject as coal. nay he fairly
lied as a practical Illustration of the
principle fof democratic cooperat.onl Of
which ! have been speaking. In the
"eCh Immediately preceding the appoint
i0cNt "f the United States Fuel Admin
!stJator the production OF hitum!nous
"'aI had touched the lowest point Of the
ear. From that time until the begi in
'Hg Of December /: rose with slight re-
cessors, the total production for the
ocriod exceeding considerably the pro-
"Nrtion for the corresponding weeks Of
he nrey!ous year
How was his accomplished? Tn
1'eSiionably II! securing the cooperation
~ both the operators ard the mine
workers ore hundred years ago the
coal operator VAS IN auocrat and a
N.a.nous sutocTat. Mine workers were
lie letter than slaves. In those days
'Ae! were driven tn their tasks. Even
n lhcsc days so sharp line has been
'ra"n between labor and capital at the
''nes tha. it is hardly surprising to find
'.'" Of confidence and suspicion on both
".8cg
i, vas this more than anything else.
".epnIpanied rs resultant strikes aud
.' hou'e. tnat forced production OF BIZ
''n.nous coal 10 its lowest point by
NNCns Is There were two ways to
proceed Government, under Plea OF
War hecessitv, might have used force.
! DO not den% tlat IN times like these
roe must be used in laet resort TO
AIRY out the prcgrammes ~ Govern
''nt But there was a better way IN
rs instance and tine Fuel Administra-
On relied upon It.
operators and mine workers were
h'"uRht together. The IDEAL set up by
President was recalled TO their
mas our dependence upon coal for
l" prose .ution OF the war WAS ex-
'"lt.ed' II was firmly insisted that
me present crisis there should be
.e.ther union nor non-union men: that
'f IN" period OF the war all contro-
'rsy between operators and mine work.
''S must cease. The appeal was Needed
ana production steadily rose until winter
' H. In sp!t1 OF the fact that, as
IN" thought, Government had lald n
'Eh''rs hand on legitimate profits n
- practical illustration OF the no.
""'y o. the new idea Of freedom
in. al