Show I L DICTATOR DEFIES SENATE EFFORT TO i REAK DA 5 Y LOCK ON WHEELS 1 OF INDUSTRY i I I I. I I 9 I STORM I RM op OF 7 PROTEST I ARO AROUSED EO BY Garfield arfield Issues Order Tying Up Nearly Every Plant r I East of the Mississippi l Effective Last Mi Midnight t I M ONLY a V VITAL WAR WAR L WORK ORK IS EXEMPTED EXEl Millions l Face Deprivation Through Forced Idleness Administration Appeals to ton ElP Employers n to Pa Pay r Wages BY STANLEY M. M REYNOLDS I International News Service Staff Correspondent N Jan 17 The The Garfield coal edict goes into effect at midnight Defying the passage of a n resolution by the Senate to compel a n. postponement of the drastic measure the fuel tion gave notice that it stands pat The order was signed by Fuel Administrator Administrator Administrator Ad Ad- Ad- Ad Garfield at 6 p. p m. m At midnight every Industry east of the Mississippi river and those In the states of ot Minnesota and Louisiana must with few few exceptions close close Ui their li- li doors and keep them closed until midnight midnight mid mid- night next Tuesday Backed by Irr Pre Braving a storm of ot protest that fairly swept through the thc nation toda today President President President dent Wilson stands squarely b by Dr Garfield Final preparation of ot the order went rapid rapidly ahead this evening e while Its op opponents opponents op- op In the Senate 13 lashed hell themselves themselves them Senator Hitchcock's Hitchcock s fury tun sel selves into a resolution to force oree a a. postponement was to 19 passed by br a vote of or 50 The fhe edict comprises words A total of fourteen ex exemptions has has been been to vi vitally ally made They i relate elate entirely h e essential war Wal industries At t the suggestion Io of the nav navy navy-de de the building of ot destroyers vitally needed to meet n the forth forthm forthcoming mIng m- m ing spring offensive will not be Inter Inter- inter Inter- Eleven en of ot the exemptions have hav to do with this matter malter alone Powder Manufacture i Exempt empt At the tiU suggestion of ot the w war r department depart depart- I ment tt three exemptions have been de decided decided dt- dt upon Under f them there Is to beno b bno be beno no Int interruption In the manufacture of ot powder and heavy forgings needed for tor tho the shipbuilding shipbuilding ship ship- noM field guns sunn nn and In work on building program Other Othel Industries covered ered In tn the tIte or original original or- or outline made mado public last night must close absolutely during the first Ir t five day period be beginning at midnight Likewise tho the holiday basis must stand for or all Industries on the specified nine Mondays Tho The order covers not only Industries s coal but that get bet heat or power from those that get heat or power from oil electricity natural l gas ga calcium or other other other oth oth- er fuels fuel or power sources source In- In In Water ater power plants are not chilled l Un t l av n Flo Iun lis I. I p. p It Is a R drastic r remedy declared Daniels this afternoon afternoon afternoon aft aft- Secretary of oC the Navy av to meet moet a desperate situation Out But If we hesitate U Jl will need a more drastic remedy later for t a more moro desperate desperate desper desper- ate ute situation Only the destroyer I pro program Iam Secretary Secretary Secre Secre- tary Daniels said the na navy had asked to bo lie exempted 1 For or tho the rest It Is la willing willing will will- ing to slow up A the rest of or tho the country's industries Certain Immediate necessary cossar sup sup- supplies plies said ald Secretary of War AVar HI Baker to tonight tonight to- to nl night ht time tue til army has hns asked to b be ex- ex x- x Continued on Pa Page e S. S CARFEL DEFIES SENATE REQUEST Continued From Page Pase 1 1 empted On tIre the thO rest of ot tire the he war supplies supplies sup sup- plies ples we e must stand by the order orter of ot I tho fuel administration The Tho department of ot Justice be began an prep preparations tonight to guard against an any tny of ot the tho I. I W. W W. W movement mO to fan fair the tIre discontent of ot labor turned loose b by the shutdown It I wan las nl admitted tonight that the tho ac acion action ac- ac ion tion lon was taken more because of time the congestion of ot the railroad coal supplies at the terminals than because of o an anu u i Tt There I Is no sign Ign as yet et that Congress Congress Con Con- gress will vIlL wil make any further step to upset the tire edict Congress Congress' only opportunity opportunity official declare would Ho lie le In a repeal of the tIre food rood law under of ot which they claim the drastic step stepI is I taken To do this would require man many weeks beyond the the period of the tire decree Even en It If Con Congress rc should do the tb phenomenal and in Its Is fury fUr pass ps a re repeal repeal re- re peal poal bill bil in the minimum limit of oC two t a days the tho President b by withholding his signature could defeat the purpose aimed at In Seldom ha has the national capital been through h such a day as today The TIre entire entire entre en en- tire tre nation naton today roared strenuous protest protest protest pro pro- test Into o the ears r of or the time federal government government government gov gov- against the tire Garfield order Protests came camo b by telegraph long dis distance distance dl dis- dis tance telephone and special delivery delver letters leter Ever Every Incoming train brought bro agitated men Inca from the industries of or orthe the tire country countr who swarmed to the offices of of- flees ceI of the tire fuel tuel administration to th tire corridors of or the capitol and t to tho the White House In fruitless efforts to aa aa- certain the full frill ful force and effect of oC the order Senators and congressmen harried by Insistent tent d demands for fOI enlightenment enlighten enlighten- offices with ment meat swamped wih requests for information and returned to the tho floor of ot the Senate and House purple faced purple and swearing Senator Ben Timan o of South Carolina Caro Caro- lina lna whose falling ailing health lna has prevented prevented pre pre- vented ente him from holing being active In recent re recent recent re- re cent years rears wag was Inflamed with old time old indignation when on applying to the fuel a administrators administrator's assistants for or an interpretation learned that e even en n the tire factories In his state that th use no coal at all ul and rel rely on water power ex exclusively ex- ex are expected to close down I on the tire prescribed dates I Its Il n n. damn danin fool or order el he fairly sputtered as ho he stumped his way back bacz Into the Senate chamber Subsequent Subsequently when examined before the Senate committee Dr Garfield ex explained explained ex- ex plumed that his r would not aim aim to force the users of or water vater power to close down but that the tine government go would woul request them to For hours toda today there was nobody In the tho complex complicated and overcrowded overcrowded over over- o cr crowded government who wa was as in polton position post post- tion ton to give gl e anything like a clear simple explanation of what Industries s would and what Industries would rould not be affected Individual administrators of one kind and arid another would venture opinions only to h have he e them reversed by other administrators administrators Grilled CI t. t Dr Garfield himself reaching his of office off of- of ice fice late t In the morning n passed nII f gp vui u vu LI ill a. a it 01 Ul contusion surrounding the fuel administration arid and lucked locked locket himself himsel up in hl Iris his private office Summoned by an Irate Senate commerce commerce com corn merce committee ho Ito went to the capitol cap call itol Iol this afternoon and for one hour was grilled and assailed I by senators who could find no 10 sympathy In lu his Iris his Car IJ lIning fur factory actor closing edict Meantime tho tite S Senate nate paused ln ly to await his hh excuses subsequently subsequent subsequent- ly h brought to tho the chamber 1 by a n sarcastic sarcastic sarcas sarcas- tic Uc committee chairman Senator Reed of Missouri For an hour lon longer er the tire Senate Semite debuted debated d wraths wrath piling upon wrath in waves avos of criticism ORb Only a handful of ot cool ones to check the outcome When hen It came senators' senators satisfaction over a vote vot ot o of 50 to 19 on the the Hitchcock resolution gave o a way to further urther fur fury when It was learned that Dr Garfield Garred leQ jn leaving tire the capitol had tract gone Ione straight to his of offices of- of Ices hail had calmly signed the tIre order and had announced that It J would go so into effort effect at hL |