Evening star., 1918-01-17

the nation. It will spread dlscontent.
1t win shatter whatever oonndence the
ability to meet the emergency
Representative N. =. Phelan Of Mas
sachusstta. who comss from an indus.
trial section which Il largely Affected
little coal obtainable that the factories
have been shutting down on half time
If we cannot get the coal we must do
something. am hopeful that soma
can be kept going for a few hours a
day and not throw the people out OF
employment I believe that If we can
put the factories on a parttime basis
by speeding up for few hours a day
the workmen will be able to maintain
something nearer the normal output"
Representative Martin B. Madden Of
Illinois: I'VE do not want to embarass
the administration or the fuel admins
traitor. but It seems that all the govern
ment has to do Is q very few more things
Of this sort to put us all out Of business.
or course, the homes Of the country must
have fuel, that 10 essential But there arc
miles Of coal-laden oare on the tracks II
the people. What we need is q better CO.
ordination Of efforts. Tho price should be
nxsd for coal where the people win not
be robbed and the government should see
that the people gst this coal instead Of
leaving 1t standing on tho tracks"
Calls Whole Plan Wrong.
Massachusetts,. himself an employer Of
more than 1000 factory hands. after wad-
Ing through q stack Of kilograms from
manufacturers said: II believe that the
whole plan is economically wrong and that
1t will do great injury to the manufactur-
ing interests Of New England and that
thousands will suffer through being
thrown out Of employment If. however.
the President declares that 1t Is abso-
lutely essential at this time. the manu-
facturers OF New England will carry out
the order to the letter"
Representative Gray of New Jersey:
While. OF course, l am anxious to do
everything I can to uphold the hands
Of the administration in the conduct of
the war. look with very great appre-
hension upon the carrying out of this
most drastic order. My district con-
tains some OF the most important man
ufacturing industries in the east. most
all OF which are engaged upon war
work. This order reverses the normal
situation and turns upside down every
thing that was expected 1t takes coal
away from industries instead of dis
tributing fuel in accordance witt, the
widespread demand. I do not see how
1t is going to work out In any way ex-
cept for loss and disaster"
Comes as Positive Shock.
Representative Frank W. Mondell Of
Wyoming, a member of the appro-
priations committee: THE proposal by
the fuel administration shutting down
industries-war and otherwise-for five
days. followed by an additional holi-
day, comes as a positive shock. We are
out to win the war; the people are will
plish that result; but the order issued
will be positively paralyzing in effect
1t will tremendously halt war activity
and greatly hearten our enemies and
strengthen their determination for con-
quest by creating the wholly false i'm
preston. that the coal supply Of the
United States has failed. cr1ppling all
the war industries"
Representative Robert M. Switzer of
Ohio. member Of the rivers and harbors
der. / cannot understand why indus
tries which have coal for their needs
should not be allowed to use it"
Representative Allen T. Treadway of
Massachusetts. a member Of the ways
and means committee, although there
are many paper mills in his district
which are protesting against the order
Of the fuel administrator. is in a deli
cate position. because DR.. Garfield is
one Of his constituents.
Mr.. Treadway said: Undoubtedly
the very stringent order of DIR. Garfield,
in his opinion, is necessary under exist
ing circumstances. Nearly as stringent
orders went into effect in Massachu-
setts Monday, causing serious COM
plant from manufacturers in all lines
Of business. While 1t might have been
possible to have given manufacturing
establishments and business houses
little more latitude than this order per-
mlts. 1t seems to me that every one
ought willingly to accept such regula-
tions as officials may deem necessary in
the successful prosecution Of the war,
provided ample reasons for such strin-
gent regulate as can be shown"
Representative Warren Gard Of Ohio
of the judiciary committee: This order
the manufacturing interests of Ohio.
I have already received many tele-
grams, all of which claim that war
work will be seriously hampered and
that the fuel administration's order
will do harm not only to the rnanufa CT
uring interests, but win cause wide
spread suffering among the working
people,"
Representative T. W. Sims of Ten
nessee, chairman Of the House commit
tee on commerce. and the special COM
m1ttee for water power legislation: II
fear the order as 1T now stands will do
more harm than good"
Unwise, Thinks Senator Weeks.
Senator Weeks of Massachusetts,. a
member of the military affairs COM
mittee. which has been Investigating
the failure OF Army supplies, discussed
the fuel order with respect to its effect
upon the output Of products iunoedta faIu