New-York tribune., 1919-12-13
Acceptance of Garfield
Resignation Predicted;
Powers To Be Turned
Over to r. r. Bureau
Truce Is Denounced
By Pa. Operators
s'Show.Down'' Merely Is
Postponed. They Say;
Raise in Price Forecast
Neg York Tribune
WdShinufo. Esreau


NdShin ofor Esreau
WASHINGTON. Dec. 12.-Walk-
er D. Hines. Director General Of
Railroads, who became acting Fuel
Administrator following the resig-
nation yesterday Of DR.. Harry A.
Garfield, to-day authorized regional
railroad directors to modify where
possible the drastic restrictions on
light, heat and power imposed Mon
day to save coal in the face of
threatened famine growing out of
the miners strike.
Government officials were opti-
mistic over the situation following
the receipt of unofficial reports that
nearly 20 per cent of the miners
were returning under the union
leaders agreement to accept Presi-.
dent Wilson's plan of settlement. 1t
was understood that the restrictions
which have dimmed white ways"
and cut the fuel consumption of Of
fees and industries all over the
country would be lifted tonight in
the region east of the Alleghanies,
including New York. and in other
parts of the country early next
week.
Trains Gradually To Be Restored
Director General Hines also author
lied the restoration of train service
which had been curtailed to meet the
coal shortage. although he warned that
complete return to normal could not
be expected at once. Restoration of
the trains VIII be undertaken as fast.
as the fuel supply in different parts of
the country permits
The decision of the Director General
does not affect the distribution of coal
under the priority lists reestablished
by the Fuel Administrator several
weeks ago While that list remains in
effect it viii be observed and con-
sumers of coal not mentioned in II will
still encounter the same difficulties as
before in getting bituminous coal. Mr..
Illness announcement of the lifting of
restrictions follows:
The conservation order Of Decem-
Der s, 1919, restricting the use OF heat,
light and power generated or pro-
duced from bituminous coal or coke,
was issued to make uniform 10 all
parts of the country the restrictions y
which had already been adopted in
many parts of the country. and to save
coal and coke until the production of
bitumnous coal becomes normal il is
vitality necessary that II be conserved
in every way possible. and even after
production reaches normal il will be
necessary TO continue TO conserve coal
because of the loss in production of
between thirty and thirty-tive million
tons during the coal strike. 1t is I'M
portant therefore. that the public ex-
ercise the greatest caution in the con-
sumption of coal.
Aims to Lift Ban Rapidly
at being the desire to remove re-
strictions just as rapidly as possible,
the conservation order of December
has been modified to-day 10 permit the
resumption, as conditions warrant, of
the supplying of light, heat and power
restricted by this order. Coal is now
being moved and will continue to be
moved from the East to the West in
large quantities as the relative situa-
ton in the two sections permits. The
first increase in production that has
resulted from the termination OF the
strike of the coal miners has been IN
the East, where already the bulk of
the production was being obtained
Conditions in the several regions
differ and. accordingly. the order of
December will be modified on recon-
mendation of the regional directors as
their respective situations may permit
Regional directors have been in
structed to-day to restore all train
service removed or curtailed because
Of the strike situation as soon as the
general coal supply in their respective
regions justified in their Judgment do
ing so, subject to such exceptions as
may be ordered by the railroad admin
istration in Washington"
Garfield Resignation to Be Accepted
White House officials said to-day the
resignation of DR.. Garfield as fuel
administrator was before President
Wilson. but professed ignorance of
when it might be accepted, although
they agreed it would be. Neither the
White House nor DR.. Garfield would
make his letter of resignation public.
Dr.. Garfield declined TO discuss the
subject in any way, but said that Con-
gress under the Lever act gave the
power over fuel TO the President of
the United States and not to fuel
adm istrator, and that Mr.. Wilson
could exercise that power himself or
| delegate 1t to any one he chose. II
was reported that Director General
Hines would be appointed fuel admin
instrator, but it was said that such .
step might not be necessary, in view
Of the prospect of = comparatively