The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-13
ORDER MOO|F|Es
ALL RESTRICTIONS
now OPERATION

Neutrality-suspicious.
tors Denounce Terms u
Settlement With Miners
Washington, Dec. t2.---Kc-
strictions upon the use OF bifatu1s
inoas coal for heat. light an4 s3
power are expected to he bftcd
Ia large extent ar removed Alttss~
ecther carl. next week.
some sections. especially In IL
tons will ~ Tilted tonight.
East. il il expected the rcStTfc-
tonight Trains taken on win be
replaced as soon as the coal sup.
ply In the various regions JUS
tifics such action
An order was issusd ny tho
United States railroad admfni1~
tration tonight modifying the or
der Of December 3. and leaving
to the Judgment Of the various
regional directors the question ~
the removal OF restrictions ~
their respective situations max
permit ~.
it was learned at the railroad 4d~
| ninistratiou that most OF the reg1onAa
directors had been reached by long
+. distance and Il was upon those con
vsrsations the prediction Was based
! that The rastrictions would proh1AY
! DC removed early next week. @sa-
; The order issued by WalkAr
! Hines, director general Of raiafoadM
| follows:
The conservation order Of nccAnt
Der 8, 1919 restricting the use OF heat,
! light and power generated or pro-
duced from bituminous coal or coke
was issued to make uniform in Al
parts of the country the restr1ct3cns
which had already been adopted IA
many parts of the country and to save
coal and coke. Until the produc4ion
f. of hitunlinous coal becomes uorA
NAL it is vitality necessary that Arbf
conserved in every way rassible IRA
| even after preAoct1nA reaches
NAL, II will be necessAry to s0n-
/ time TO conserve roal bccApec * fAH
1 loss in production OF between tlkfA4y
and ,hirtyhve million tons dufsA8
1.-The coal STRIKE n ts impeFtAnf.
| therefore. that the public exercl1e
the grea test caution In the aonsurnp-
: ton of coal 4ss-s
ORDER is MODIFIED
Ii being tho dcsire to remove rA-
strictions just as rapidly as posstnle.
; the conservation order of Decembcr
: a.
the resl!rrlptiet. as conditions warrant
OF The supplying OF light heat and
power restricted \. this order. CcAl
l. pow hlinE moved and win con-
tlrra 10 he no}e,4 from, the East to
the West N as large uuantities as sthe
refttlSe SITUATION in the two scctlnns
permits The itst increase IN pro-
duet ipn t'lat has resulted from Lilo
termination OF the strike OF the coal
miners has been in the East " here
alroaao he hult of the producttcn
wsS hott;r obtained Conditions In
the eogetai regions differ and accord
irclv The crdsr Of December s. VIII
be- nndi6vd On reccmnlendatton ct
he regional directors ~ their re-
spcc.iVe situations permit
/ REGIONAL directors have been IA
! Sfructcn tod4X 10 restore all train
rer|~ice reuo1 nd or curt aised heca uka
Of the strike situation as soon az the
general coat supply in their. respective
/ regions inetthed in their Judgment,
doing SO subject to ruch exceptions
las may be ordered hy the ratircnd
administration in Waeh inEton. 81
The decision 10 leave the recon-.
r-endatinrfi Of the various regional al
roetrys the question of lifting the rs
strictiors was announced after a della
cation of merc harts representing RS
! tail intere~ts in Washington, Boston.
netroit and New York had called
upon prectnr General Hines In tho
names of retail merchants of MI other
cities and requested that restrictions
be removed until the Christmas shor-
ring was over. after which they were
willing to submit TO the most drastic
regulations to save coal.
cARTIELDs REsI<SNATTON
, (aC a nj
confirmed tho report that DR.. H. ~
Garfield had rendered his resignation
as Federal fuel administrator 70
President Wilson. Mr.. Tunlulty 1alA
thai the resignation would be -.
cepted
We are all sorry" said Mr.. t.
nudity, shat Dr. Garfield feels as ~
does--hes done ne job
Friends Of the fuel adminiAtrAtA@
say that ais position lis that the gU0&
eminent shouf not have been plAceA
in the position of surrendcrinE to the
miners 'ud insist that DIR. Garaefe
did not take HIS action because ~
administration in the strike 1ekfl
ment. This statement is coaArne4
by officials at the White House Whn
insist that GARFIELD was not ignored III
the strike settlement as waH CHARGED
in some quarters. sss#
+ OFF.hAlOhS nElNuCNCE S2xxLXxA
MENT. -
lsituninous coal operators OF &C.
trail Pennsylvania, In statemNat f
sued from Washington this aftsrn1o
denounced in no uncertain terms IN
settlement If the coal strike um1Q4s
the plan accepted by the mine W0t3
ers officiass at indianapolis. charAe&1ps
4 izing 1t as no settlement Wha1XN<3
OF principles at stake In the c0n4RQe
ycrsy, but merely a "postpon4HNl
OF the SHOW down which. in our
ion is bound to eon,o." Il Z 1ssssSsss4
The i.iuers strike WAS tn q q
Violation OF 4 wage contrActs*As
proved ~ tho government. TO 81
tinuc until April l., 1920. or unkfls41
declaration, of peace II prior a.
date, thn staten. ut read. Nj U
miners violated that ccntraces
fare left free te violate amy o4nor =
tract they may make ~
place. There il no rNstnna
tlucnce -upcn- thern- - y
a