The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-17
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special application for relief may D.
made by state luel administrations
where they deem such suspension O.
the fuel administrations orders I'm
perative.
Order OF preference in aIlottmen
OF coal both during the suspension
3 period and on all occasions until iur
ther orders. is substantially as FOL
lows:
Railroads.
2-Domestic consumers, hospitals
charitable institutions. army and navy
environments.
s-Public utilities, telephones, tele
graphs.
purposes.
5-Strictly governmental purposes
of the federal municipal county OF
state governments for necessary pup
lie uses, not including orders from
factories working on contracts Iol
the United States.
e. Manufacturers of perishable
food or food for necessary immediate
consumption.
No fuel shall be delivered, accord
ing to the order, to any person or flrnl
for uses not specified in this list dur
Ing the period.
"This order is designed TO distrib,
ute with absolute inl2artiality the
4 = burden Of patriotic denial All classes
are to be treated alike DIR. Garfield
explained
Every person in the entire United
States and especially in the eastern
portion, must make his sacrifice IN
his regard, it was pointed out. Every
effort will be made, DR.. Garfield said,
10 carry out the order without undue
interference with the ordinary course
Of business, but the fuel administra
ton counts on complete patriotic co
operation of every individual. firm
and corporation affected by its order.
The Lever bill under which the fuel
administration acted. authorizes the
president to establish rules for reguia
ton of production, sale, shipment,
distribution, apportionment, or stor'
age of coal and coke among dealers
and consumers By its control OF
priority. the fuel administration can
withhold coal entirely from industries
refusing to obey its orders.
Violent Protest.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 17.--Industrial
test against the order of Fuel Admin.
istrator Garfield suspending the oper-
alton Of virtually all great plants in
the eastern half of the country for five
days.
Under an avalanche OF hundreds of
thousands of kilograms, Garfield laid
plans with state aides for putting the
order into effect at midnight
DiCnav confusion and vigorous
charges OF inefticiency were revealed
in the protests of business
That the country does not believe
the need exists for the drastic step is
plainly evidenced. Unprecedented
numbers of kilograms flooded the
white house protesting. demanding
revocation of the order, calling fol-
GarfieId's removal from office and
pointing out the dangers, nationally
and internationally of throwing the
economic status of the country into a
furore
Charges that Garfield had usurped
powers he does not possess were heard
from all points, including both houses
OF congress.
To which the fuel administration re
piled that under the Lever bill and pr.
I ority powers authority is granted for
restricting fuel. the measure providing
powers to stop shipments Of fuel to
any consumer who fails to obey gov
eminent mandate.
The war government itself was con
fused as to the scope of the Garfield
order Hasty conferences between
Garfield and shipping board officials
today resulted in declaration thai
some plants-among them the fabri
eating steel plants-will close down
There will be no delay to the shipping
program, however. because sufficient
supplies are now ienroute to yards tt
supply all needs.
Hundreds of questions revealed the
unclearness of the order to thousands
Of communities affected.
The Monday holiday order has caus
ed general confusion throughout the
country.
The order, Garfield explained today
affects only the eastern half of th'
3 United States, but fuel administrator!
In the western states have the poweI
to enforce the Monday holiday there
also
For the time being all must rely OF
the newspapers for information ant
detailed orders will be sent out a
soon as possible, Garfield said.
Whirlpool of Confusion.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 17.-Caught il
q whirlpool of business confusion ant
oismay. Fuel Administrator CARTEL
today sought to draft an intelligibl
order,that will suspend industrial az
tivity east OF the Mississippi for tiv
days beginning at midnight.
demand for postponement of the oil
der were made in congress resolution
today. Garfield himself was summon
ed before the senate coal prooers t
explain his action. Congress joine
with business men in demanding paus
in which TO study and think.