New-York tribune., 1918-11-07
Garfield Objects to Hylan's
Interference With Fuel
Distribution Here
Insists City Must
Surrender to u. S.
Local Administrator Calls
Police Inquiry Over
stepping Authority

A breach between Mayor Hylan and
the United States Fuel Administration
will be precipitated to-day If the Mayor
refuses to comply with telegraphed
request made yesterday by Admins
traitor Garfield. Mr.. Garfield asked
that the Police Department be ordered
to abandon its proposed coal survey.
Announcement was made at Police
Headquarters on Tuesday that begin
ming to-day and extending to November
Is the regular force and the Police
Reserves would corduct All Inventory
of coal supplies in every building in
the city.
The survey was called unwarranted
and authorized in statement from the
Office of the State Fuel Administrator,
Delos W. Cooke, yesterday This was
followed by telegram to Mayor Hysan
from Federal Administrator Garfield,
in which the Mayor was "firmly re-
quested" to call off the survey. Mr..
Cooke was cited by Mr.. Garfield as il
full authority over the coal distribu-
tion in New York City.
Opposes Interference
MIR. Garfelds telegram to Mayor Hy-
Ian was:
IL am informed that the Police De-
partment intends making a coal survey
for the fuel administration. beginning
November {. am advised by Delos
w. Cooke. Federal Fuel Administrator
for New York State, that such survey
was not requested and that it would
be an interference With the best dis
tribution of the available supply of
coal allotted TO New Yorl, State.
must respectfully bat firmly request
e. that this survey be not made, and that
you prevent interference with the or
derly distribution OF coal in greater
New York, under orders issued under
my authority by Mr., Cooke. He has
full authority to act, and understands
that you will cooperate with him to
! any extent necessary. I must insist
that greater New York authority be
not permitted to interfere with the
action of the United States fuel ad-
ministration.'
! Neither Mayor Hylan nor Police
last night. Chief Inspector John F.
DAILY said that he had not received
| orders to abandon the proposed survey.
"As far as l know at present." he
said, "the survey will begin to-day.
/ have received and issued instructions
for patrolmen TO make survey Of coal
cn their posts. This will be done un-
less l receive orders to the contrary"
Mr.. Cookies statement follows:
mo coal survey of New York BY the
police has been requested or author
lied by either the United States Fuel
Administration or the Federal Fuel Ad-
ministration of the state. Announce
ment that the police will make such a
survey for the fuel administration was
without warrant in fact.
"Will Block Police"
{. "Ihe Federal authorities will neither
authorize nor permit the police to con-
duct such an inquistion, and the police
have no right to make it. This sub
ject was discussed by Mayor Hylan and
/ State Fuel Administrator Cooke sew
eral days ago and the protest was
abandoned, as the newspapers said at
that time.
"No necessity or excuse for this DO
lice investigation exists. The Federal
State Fuel Administrator is thorough
! ly apprised of the situation. which has
greatly improved through the hearty
coordination Of the coal trade, the fuel
administration and the public.
THE Federal State Fuel Administra-
! tor accepts full responsibility for pro-
I viding coal in this city and state and
7 has the situation we'll in hand. Neither
the Mayor nor the Police Department
has authority to investigate or inter
/ ferc in any way The Federal Admin
! istration at Washington absolutely con
trolls coal distribution and will brook
no interference"