Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-01-18
ORDER AMID
AND LAWMAKERS
Restrictive Rule by Admin
istrator Went Into Eff
fest at Midnight,
MANUFACTURING STOPS
Heavy Penalties Prescribed
Under Act to Anyone Vio-
lating Provisions.
SOLUTION TO CRISIS, CLAIM
Supplies to Allies Cannot Be
Moved Until Food Reaches
Destination.
SOLUTION TO CRISIS, CLAIM

WASHINGTON, Jan, IL while
storm ot protest ragged at the capitai
and among business interests thruopt
the nation, Fuel Administrator Gar
field tonight signed the order IN
preparation since yesterday closing
IduWn manufacturing plants east or
the Mississippi river far five days be-
ginning at midnight tonight and stop
ping virtually all business activity on
every Monday for period Of ten
weeks beginning January III.
with the full support of President
Wilson the fuel administrator ats
tached his signature to the mandate
as the senate was preparing Ia vote
on resolution which IL passsd
twenty minutes later requesting him
to postpone s1tlon for five days Dr.
Garfield wos'd not comment on tho
senate action but It was stated at tho
fhel administration that the resolu-
ton would have no effect upon the
orJer
Garfield Storm Center.
seldom has Washington seen
day Of more stirring activity. An as
tonlshed congress- paid little atten-
ton 20 any other subject during the
day And officials generally. few OF
whom had known the order was Inn
minent. talked Of little else. DR. Gar
field was the storm center during tho
morning when his office was
swamped with telephone calls In the
afternoon when he waa hailed before
senate committee and TONIGHT when
he finally issued the order
The order as signed ana sent out
tonight to stats fuel administrators
Tor enforcement contained bit rev
Ichanges from the form OF nm abstract
! Hiven out by the fuel administration
! last night Nor did Il clear IN 10
! any great extent tho confusion re-
suitins from lack of detailed expln-
nation.
) Some Exemptions.
Z, Supplemcn6ry statement irs,,ed
with the order embraced iist VI In
; dustries engaged In Imperative war
work which viii be exempted Eom
the orders enforcement II includes
shipyards engaged In IayaI work. n
Few plants turning out products
needed immediately by the army and
elvy and portions OF plants produc-
ing tubing, The list was prepared l,y
seerctaries Baker and Daniels.
Aitho no formal announcement
WAS made, the shipping board has
been assured that all shipyards will
: he exempted.
Congress- IN Uproar.
Congress was In an uproar from
! the time Il assembled until Il ad-
, Journed tonight The senate resolu-
ton was passed fifty to 10 after
many senators had denounced the or
der as unwlse and unnecessary.
In the house objection prevented
consideration OF the resolution, but
i was the subject OF an acrimonious
\ debate.
, Doctor Garfield was called before
the senate manufacturer committee,
watch has been investieating the coal
shortage TO explain the necessity OF
: me order Shot%y after noon he
heard or the STA that was taking
niaccMHAthe senate and HURRIED ~
the NA In the midst OF debate
over SeSntOr's Hitchcock's resoIution n
tho committee met and decided 10
call him Senator Reed. the chair
man. announced on the floor that
=. Doctor Garfield was To- be heard and
y asked that consideration OF fhe reso-
r luton he postponed until he was
r. questioned
q After loving the capital Doctor
Garfield hurried TO his office and
after telephone Cunver, alton Njth
' he White House called his aides IN
put the order in final form
May Appeal to wilson.
10 Tonight It was Indicated that an
,- tppeal might he made TO Presiden,
4 " iisOn, The suggestion also was
y heard that the food control bill nH1er
% which Doctor Garfield acted nigh, ho
repealed but there appeared little
i- prospect that this would be done
e since II hardly could be accUE ulished
I before the five-day period was over
!. Many senator's. when they hen I'd
u that tho order would be carried out
Il insisted that the fuel administration
v " rs EXCEEDING ~ authority and that
Z could net prevent 40 owuer OF fuel
=. fru.n using stores Ia his o 1sst sion
=. Fuel administration officials how
"A ever. pointed to provisions Of tho act
!, imposing heavy penalties on anyone
y Who violated regulations President
a Wilson may prescribe under the act
m order Include, MI Fuels
Aitho first interpretations o., thr
OF der indicated that us provision
would not apply to the use uf Wood
a.. gas and other forms OF tuel. 70.
=, night II WINS declared that all fuel ui
W ,S cry description was intended PrI-
Idihtion on fuel will not be interfered
y With In any way.
!. In lengthy statement ISSUED to-
. might iustifylng his action, pr. Car
y field declared that the chief cOnsid-
= GRAFTON prompting Il was the neCes-
X sity for supplying American troops
4, aaroad and furnishing the allies with
" food ard supplies. The country he
said. Is suffering from oyerproductiou
g land cnn well suspend manufacturing
"A enterprises for q short time
.e To assist In getting coal TO ships lie
New York harbor pr Garfield tonight