Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-18
GOVERNOR SEEKS
TO RELIEVE ORDER


other labor organizations who were
in the city and in addition to asking
their views urged that they do their
utmost to have their people help
wherever possible.
The Governor embodied his views
in statement in the course of which
he asked why skilled men could not
be sent home for week from the
camps to help break the congestion.
1t is understood here that there are
$4,000 Pennsylvanians familiar with
railroad work in camps.
Statement in Full
The statement issued is as follows:
THE decree of the fuel administra-
tor, affecting as it does, the very life
of this Commonwealth, view with
grave concern. I regret that due no.
tice of its PRONUNCIATION was not
given the state administration and
our business interests. The people of
Pennsylvania are intensely loyal.
They can well be taken into the con-
fidence of the nation in advance of
| an action that may entail results of
the most far reaching and unhappy
consequences. We shall have a tre-
mendous army of people idle at a
tlme when these people need en-
ployment and the nation needs the
product of their labor. Just how
much suffering will ensue time alone
will reveal. We must plan at once to
reileve the distress that seems in
eNltable. The members of the Ma
tlonal Senate and House who were
present and voiced a word of conn
sci for time to plan for the new or
der of things, are to be commended.
To-day l shall confer widely with
representative leaders of thought
throughout the state and will then
take such action in the interests of
the peace and safety of our indus
tries and our people as the circum-
stances and the views of our people
may warrant. If-as it doubtless
seemed to be-there is crying need
Tor fuel for our vessels, would it not
have been wise to shift the army OF
laborers from one to another activity
and thus accomplish the result, keep
our people employed and secure the
largest possible output of our in
dustries? Might it not have been
possible to turn back, the skilled men
in the national environments for a
weeks service in relieving the acute
conditions existing?'
Questions relating to the banking
institutions of the state under the
shut down order will be taken up
with the banking commissioner and
all other questions will be considered
with the Attorney General who will
advise as to the relation of the
state" said Governor Brumbaugh to-
day.
Il have in mind to ask the judges
of the state to request that bars be
| closed on the days when Industrial
plants are shut down"
The question what to do about the
state offices outside of the Capitol
will be determined in a day or so.
The Capitol will be kept open as 1t
has supply of river coal.
Acting Commissioner Lew r. Pal
mer, of the Department of Labor and
, Industry sent the following telegram
to all supervising inspectors: 1.-The
days on which industries are closed by
the federal fuel administrator not
being classed as Pennsylvania legal
holidays, this department cannot
permit overtime Ior women. Ques-
tions regarding this matter other
than overtime for women should be
referred to William Potter, Pennsyl-
vania fuel administrator, Bellevue
Stratford, Philadelphia"
The woman's law permits over
time on three days in the same week
during which a holiday occurs pro-
vided such overtime does not exceed
two hours in any one day and the
hours for the week do not exceed
flfty-four.
Commissioner Palmer said that if
overtime work were permitted for
day holidays declared strictly for
coal conservation would be nullified.