New Britain herald., 1918-01-18


 army abroad, and allies, with food hnd supplies
 Movement for Repeal of Section @ Indications were today that an at eempt might be made in the senate ago bring about tho repeal of that sec ion 6f the food law under which the Rhrder was issued, but many believed fhat any action in this direction would pe too late.
 # Coal operators under contract to 5kupply industries will not be shut own. Orders for the fuel admin stration instruct them to ship their @oal as usual, consigning it to state Fuel administration with drafts at ached. The government will buy all MRoal mined where industries are for #idden to receive it. A sum of $25,- @00 900 will be set aside for the pur hase.
 aM Food industries without exception Nill be permitted to operate on full BA Alnle, according to an interpretation of he order made public by MT. Hoover. Tt is my understanding" he said, #that the order does not include Brain elevators, grain mills, bakeries, tock yards, meat packing establish Anents, cold storage plants, sugar fac Aories or any other form of the food ldustry.
 8 Support of the measure, despite the act that organized labor would be one f the sufferers has been announced y Samuel Gompers, president of the # merican Federation of Labor. He xpressed doubt that the five-day sus- tension was the best way to meet the ituation, and suggested that all in x ustries be placed on an eight-hour 8 Jay basis.
 2 Announcement that the use of all Aarrrs of fuel-wood, oil and natural K as-as we'll as coal, would be prohi- tied, caused considerable confusion Aday and serious efforts are promised
 have wood, oil, natural gas and ater power users exempted.
 New York Confused, But Patriotic. SA New York, Jan. 18.-New York to- Ky entered upon the five-day period #3 industrial suspension somewhat be- Nd eSed because of lack of authori- tive information concerning details M the operation of the coal conserva- x lon orders. but determined to accept atrioticaIly whatever hardships may bme.
 s Local fuel administrators, besieged thousands of inquiries, were un- ole to make definite interpretations
 many angles of the problem and uch confusion resulted. Not the last of the problems was that of en- krcing the orders. Albert IT. Wiggin ate administrator. admitted he was ot sure who would insist that the -ders were obeyed. He said thai R ccess of the plan rested largely or e conscience of the people and he confident there would be very tile trouble in carrying out orders. w While merchants organizations Ained in a mighty chorus of protest fore the order was promulgated al Aashin gton there was a noticeable # Asence of criticism when the decree
 carne effective.
 Jabor leaders, while deploring the
 lers, asserted their loyalty to the Evernment and made arrangements
 ralse funds for the relief of those rown out of work. A million work es will lose $10,000,0O0 during tho
 riod here alone, according to somc
 the estimates. The needle trades as
 class will suffer the most from tho spension, it was said, it being esti- a pted that fully 500,000 women and
 ls are employed in this work
 hers affected, according to labor ures, are 4,000 carpenters 6O,000 hrkers in the garment trades, 12.0oO
 chinists, 12,00o cigarmakers, 10000 ks and 1000 brewery workers
 In Wall street, sentiment was said Ybe strong in some quarters for
 ying the employees laid off by the
 ltdown. The attitude of leading @ nkers and industrial leaders was Rt of standing by the government.
 m whose personal losses will be eat justified the governments &C.,
 h and urged that every sacrifice made to carry out the military
 eds 'of the country.
 Warnings have been issued by the