Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-09
GOVERNOR WANTS
BAR ON BREWERS.
Asks President to Have Beer
Makers Refused Coal Dur
ing the Shortage Days

Governor Brumbaugh today issued
a proclamation calling upon the peo-
pie of Pennsylvania to increase their
savings and also sent letter to
fuse coal to breweries and like agen-
cieS. ~
The proclamation refers to the
fact that there may be a period OF
unrest following the war and that
each citizen should be financially,
physically and mentally prepared, -
and says:
Whereas, The President of the
United States has declared it the
patriotic duty and individual respon-
sibility of every loyal citizen to CO.
operate in conserving the resources
of the Nation and increasing the pro-
duction thereof, waste being cer-
tain crime and thrift a national nee
essity, and
Whereas, The period known as
readjustment, which will inevitably
follow the signing of the peace
treaties, may be period cf acute
industrial and commercial unrest,
for which it is imperative each cit
iZen be financially. physically and
leHldllN pTSpdISut
Therefore, /, Martin G. Brumbaugh
Governor of the Commonwealth of
PENNSYLVANIA, hereby call upon all
citizens, and other persons who re-
side in Pennsylvania, to observe
National Thrift Day, the beginning
of the Young Mems Christian Asso-
cations Thrift Week program, and
begin during this week to increase
the knowledge and practices of
broad conception of thrift, u thrift
not only economic, but also social,
educational, physical and religious,
and to cooperate in every way with
in their power with this great move
ment. Every effort possible should
be made to increase our financial
savings and to use with great intel
ligence our natural resources, poth
of the nation and the individual.
l earnestly appeal to all to do every
thing, both as individuals, and as
members of organizations, to pro-
mote the habit of thrift through the
saving of money, through economies
in the home and business world, and
through the conservation of the re-
sources of body and mind. 1t is ab-
solutely essential that we gauge our
standards of living in appropriate
with the momentous ell
fort we, as a nation, are now cal
led upon to put forth.
In his letter to the President, the
Governor says:
pennsylvania produces substan-
TALLY half the coal of the nation.
We are now in great distress be-
cause of the lack of fuel for the
homes and industries and insttu-
tions of the people of this Com
The closing of our IN
dustries on defined days has brought
slight relief and continued distress.
Our working people have not the fuel
to keep themselves and their loved
ones warm. Our great industries,
so essential to the well-being of our
people are hampered and hindered
in their operation. Even our min
ers are without fuel at their homes
and are working only part time be-
cause sufficient cars are not deliver
ed at the mines to receive the out
put. Our schools are in many places
closed for the lack of heat Many
of our churches cannot be used Tor
divine services because there is no
available coal to heat them. The
outlook is most disquieting. The
people of Pennsylvania are loyal and
steadfast to national purposes and
have always been so.
But, Mr.. President, in the name
of our people, 1 beg to suggest that
fuel should not be furnished to ag-
encies that tear down and denied TO
agencies that build up the substan-
tial fabric of spiritual good and of
productive genius in Pennsylvania.
May I, therefore, suggest that you
would be generally commended were
YOU to exercise your high powers
by denying coal to breweries and
like concerns, and thus providing
more coal for our homes, our
schools, our hospitals, our churches
and our industries. 1 appeal to you
in this crisis, in these days of dis
tress, to give thought to this matter
and take such action as to you is
wise. The situation is acute. The
relief is needed. The remedy is with
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