Arizona republican., 1919-12-02
No Effort Made to Reach Agreement with Mine Workers Only Essential Consumers Will Be Supplied
 Famine Believed Near at Hand
MEANS CURTA|LMENT IF MANY INDUSTRIES
Action Justified Only by Gravity of Situation Declare Railroad Officias-Much Power Invested ir
 State and Municipal Governments
GRepubIican A. p. Leased Wirel

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-War time restrictions on the nations use of coal, more stringent even than those applied during the war, were ordered into et- feet today to stave off a fuel famine Moved bv reports of diminishing coal stocks and growing danger of distress in numerous sections, the government sought no compromise with striking mine workers whose walkout forced inc emergency. but asked for national determination to endure privation ana discomfort until coal mining was re- sumed on it's terms.
 industries Must Close Down
 Fuel Administrator Garfield, actins in coniunction with railroad admins tration, gave notice that hereafter only the essential consumers included III the first five classes of the war prior ity list would be supplied with coal and asked the help of all state and municipal authoroties to make ra tioning effective. The order, which made national those restrictions all ready put into local effect by feglona coal committees, where the plnch os ! fuel shortage has been felt cuts oft supplies from all but transportation ] agencies, which includes inland and i coastwise shipping as well as rail- roads: federal and local government | institutions and establishments. includ- i ing concerns working on government contracts; public utilities, including neWspapers: and retail dealers. Rail road administration officials conceded ! that it meant widespread cessation of ] industrial operations only justified by 1 the gravity of the situation
 Tt is necessary that coal shall be
 used only for essential purposes" Dr. Garfield said in giving public notIfi-
 cation of the step. Public utilities consuming coal should discontinue to furnish power, heat and light to non essential industries and should con-
 sume only sufficient coal to produce
 enough light, power and heat to meet the actual urgent needs of the people. Advertising signs and displays or various kinds necessitating the use
 of coal should be curtailed, and no coal
 should be distributed for such pur- poses
 Officials said that the terms of th~ order as given were framed to allow the greatest possible variation in local
 arrangements. so that emergencies
 
 that result. Industrial establishments
 operating their own power plants will
 be forced to shut down when present
 supplies are exhausted, while the oper- ations of those whose power is supplied
 from public utility plants will be cur
 tailed or continued at the diScretian Of local agencies and officials. Dr. Garfield
 noted further that the government
 would be glad to leave supervision and |. control of distribution by retail dealers
 entirely to any state, county or muni- cipality which may make provision therefor"
 Will Hold Final Power These arrangements, it was suggest ed would all be maintained while they proved adequate, but the fedora
 government would hold final power to intervene by cutting off coal sup
 plies where rationing measures are no
 being fairly or fully taken.
 f Officials were hopeful that the ad.
 vance of 14 per cent in mine workers 2 wages would result in getting some o the men back to work, especially il r view of the fact that coal operator. ) generally were backing up the offer. l Members of mine operators com 3 mittee were in Washington watching the situation, and preparing for a gen - eral session Wednesday, when detaili of application of the II per cent in crease will be arranged, but had n'
 reports of work resumption.