Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-01-17
''CALAM|7OUS" SAY
NEW YORK PAPERS
World, Herald, Post and Brook
lyn Eagle Protest against
Fuel Order.

New Aorx, Jan. 16-Fuel administrators
IN New York tonight applied a voluntary
censorship to their comment on admins
traitor Garf1eld's drastic order for the con-
servation of fuel. They declined to talk
about 1t until they had opportunity to
digest the now regulations, which came as
Il complete surprise to them. 1t was the
consensus of opinion. however, that for
the next week they would be the busiest
men in New York.
Business men were not so reticent and It
was easily gathered from their remarks
that they did not look with favor upon the
order. Most of them. especially news
paper publishers. expressed more or less
confusion as to just what it meant.
+ THEATRICAL MEN WORRIED.
A delegation of theatrical men announc-
cd that they would go to Washington to-
night and appeal to the administration to
permit them to keep open Mondays but
close Tuesdays. 1t was explained by them
that the psychological effect" upon the
public of having a holiday Monday and no
place to go except home would be demoral-
izing upon the New York public.
The president Of the stock exchange said
the exchange would remain open If the
traders on the floor and the employees had
to wear overcoats. Brokers took the same
position.
SEES GERMANY ENCOURAGED.
r. II. Outerbridge, president of the
Chamber of Commerce of the State of New
York, said DIR. Garfeld's order seems to
give great encouragement to the enemy,
great encouragement to our allies. and
great interruption to the war preparations
of this nation"
1T seems to be that the program Of a
suspension of industries is a destructive
rather than a constructive program" he
declared. "It seems that the most drastic
efforts should be made to increase the
production of fuel rather than to have to
curtail production of the necessities for
lack of fuel '----'' p -----.--' -z
PROTEST FROM THE PRESS.
The following telegram was sent to
President Wilson tonight by the pub
fishers of the World, Herald. Evening
Post and Brooklyn Eagle:
1--WE earnestly represent that the order
just issued by the fuel administrator is
calamitous in its character and unneces-
sary under the fast improving conditions.
1t will dislocate industry. throw mil
lions out of employment and impoverish
families who depend upon daily wages.
A five-day interruption and ten Monday
shutdowns will wipe out their living
margin. Why not order five working days
of 16 hours on coal deliveries and more
production. so bringing certain relief in
stead of destruction"
SEES DISTRESS AHEAD.
William r. Corwinc, secretary of the
National Association of Clothing Manu-
facturers. declared II the plan is put
in operation ut is going to cause an end
less amount of complication and. in
many directions. great distress through
the laying off of employees
DIR. Garield's order was read tonight
at the annual dinner of the National
Wholesale Dry Goods association. Manu-
| facturers, wholesalers and commission
merchants from all parts of the country
| were present. 1t was received in silence.
few moments later there was scat
tered handclapping and buzz of whis-
pered comment.
| LOOKS LIKE WAR. SAYS TAFT.
| Former President Taft alluded to Dr.
Garfield's order in an address tonight
at the dinner of the National Boot and
Shoe Manufacturers association as but
"one Of the disagreeable features which
must result from the war, but like the
good Americans that we are, we will
adapt ourselves to the conditions imposed
upon us by our government"
Many of us have not fully realized
that this country is at war;" Mr.. Taf
said, but the drastic order Of DR.. Gar
Held in shutting down our manufactur
ing plants for a period OF flve days looks
very much like war;