Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-17

Senator Hitchcock declared that the
coal order was an example Of lack or
co-ordination and that "reform in II
government is now run.
ming wild"
Il do rot presume to say the fuel
administrator has made a mistake
said Senator Hitchcock. "All | ask
is that SUFFICIENT time he given before
tho order goes into effect, to permit
the country to be heard.
THE thing he did has keen called
a national calamity. The fuel admins
istration may be confronted with a
for the ships we must send across
the seas or in maintaining the rail-
i roads. but before taking action I
think at least this five days should
be given"
EVIDENCE TO
BE, SUBMITTED.
Senator Hitchcock WAS interrupted
by Senator Nardaman. a member ut
the subcommittee Investigating the
coal situation. who said the commit.
tee had a mass of evidence it would
report very roc and il q postpone
ment vas effected. the senate would
have the benefit Of that. a,
II reEa nd this order as a calamity
declared Senator Vardaman.
The situation" continued Senator
form in our government. predict
that before mulch time elapses we vii
be compelled 10 Lodge somewhere alb.
solute power for coordination al
branches OF eur government that are
now running wild. What we need i,
a war espipet, below the presiden;
such a, war cabinet this. coal order
never would have been issued.
This thing has come like a bolt y
lightning from a clear sky. 1t mean
tho closing Of thousands Of establish
ments when we are striving to keeI
up production. 1t will mean TIN
throwing out Of employment Of thou
sands of persons. 1t will involve es
Establishments that are making NUM-
items fer the government. In SONS
cases it will ever involve plants oper
ated by water power. IT is such
revelutionarS order and involves evil
of such extent that l %censider a wis,
thing to pause for five days while al
investigation is being made.
Senator Calder OF New York. RE
publican. supporting the Hitchcocl
resolution. cited how a shipbuilde'
protesting against the order toda,
said his ship yard had enough Goa
to " for three weeks but woult
have to suspend tomorrow If the or
der goes into effect.
IT submit" Senator Calder said
that we need in this nation. in man,
of the commissions, men with bust
ness training who will plan in ad
vance and co-ordinate their work"
II cannet speak too strongly fe'
this resolution said Senator Week.
Republican, Of Massachusetts. i ha'
ia telephone conversation with a man
%ufacturer this morning who said tn
order means losing t~2'ooe.ooe proc
ucts of his company. hope SOM
action will be taken to stay this OF
der"
PASS RESOLUTION
THEN DEBATE.
IT think the best thing We could d
would be to pass this resolution an
Thomas. Democrat. Il regard thi
order as a calamity" declared Senate
Pomerene; Democrat. Il feel ther
was no necessity for it at the presen
time. When ] am shown that 1t j
necessary. I will apologize for wha
say or may say
1.-The fuel administration refers I
the Ohio situation as psychological
!, but with this psychological situatio
Not0Fc uIua Vo orQclS tnSt pe'Sp''
with coal cannot use it," added Sen
ator Pomerene.
Senator Smith, pamocrat. Of Sout
Carolina. said a South Carolina maj
!. ufaoturNr communicated with him Ia
} day. asking if plants using water poV
! en- w.rs anected by the order.
II called the fuel administratie
!. ONCE on the telephone and was In
/ formed the order affected ,all plant
!. nat excluded by the ORDER said Sen
afar Smith