The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-19
Declares Garfield
Goat for M'Adoo

Washington. Jsn. ls.--Adn,inistrator
GARFIELD 10 the goat" for Railroad Dr.
rector McAdoo.
This charge was hurried again and
again In the house today m members
continued their denunciations of the
order TO shut down factories Mem
oers insisted that transportation
breakdown rather than a coal short
age forced the nve-day nation wide
paralysis
Aside from speechma<ing, no action
was taken. Representative MondelI.
or wyoming, presented a resolution
Questioning the legality of the order.
but did not press for Its adoption.
Later. all remarks were extended In
the record
TWO great words are written In
glowing letters across this order" de-
ciared Fesa. OF Ohio. I'm efficiency and
Incompetence. The railroads have
failed because railroad men are not
BE repsaiing few fool laws we
could have had the same unity OF
facilities that we had under govern
ment operation And we would have
had the roads run by men who know
how to run them"
Representative Snyder. of New York.
said:
This order liz camoudage. We sav
coal shortage. We mean failure OF
railroad management"
Knutson. of Minnesota: Would not
uiamansg ement be BETTER
Il accept the correction" said sny-
der. continuing:
Iaaprovc TransportattoH.
The supreme effort of tha nation
improve transportation. What do we
have? Both failed. and never will the
people forget the men who brought
this calamity upon them. This dras-
tic and entirely uncalied-for order II
the most costly error that could have
been made"
Representative Mapes, OF Michigan.
said one woodwork manufacturer in
his district used half ton OF GOAL
daily. his main fuel being shavtngs
and refuse. but that with the plant
shut down the latter supply 10 cut OF
and four tons will be required to pre-
vent freezing.
This" said Representative Mondsn.
of wyoming. 'is a wonderful example
of one man taking the brunt Of the
burden which should fall on another.
Poor GARFIELD. He must stand for ali
the accumulated errors OF the nd
ministration. There Is no coal short
age. Just as he has told us. There 10
a railroad failure under an administra-
ton manager. Garfield must be the
goat"
Representative Carter. Of Oklahoma.
the orders only defender. said AL must
admire the man with courage enough
to issue IL.
"Our people," said Burroughs, Of
New Hampshire. are tired OF seeing
Americas part In the war bunx1ed BY
ell-meaning men who know not what
they do
Furnaces Must Keep Hot.
The most serious error" said Rap
resentatire Garland. of Pennsyivania.
whose district ~ Industrial SIS that
furnaces must be kept at = certain
heat whether they are used or not
FOR i've days we will have n 90 per
cent absolute wastage of coal There
will be Si.00o0o0 a day lost In wages
In Pittsburg alone"
Representative Rose, of Pernsylva-
mia, said the Midvale steel company,
at work on war materials. would ~
closed although IL had ita own coal
and it's Il means Of transpcrtAtion
to get coal to the plant.
Debate took a partisan tinge. RAPE
resentative Moore. Of Pennsylvania,
said President Rss. OF the Pennnyl-
vsuia: Smith. OF the New York Csn~
trail and willard. OF the Baltimore anA
Ohio. are Democrats az Il McAdoc.
isn't Garfield Republican, askeo
Carter.
afIs workod earnestly for wsIseu
last campaign replied RApresonxna
tive Lcngwerth. Of Ohios