Show Garfield Is Criticized Savagely in il U U. S. S Senate Washington Jan Tan IS CrIticism Criticism that broke over the time head of or Fuel Administrator Adminis Adminis- Garfield In time the United States Senate yesterday broke loose anew to toda today today to- to da day with wih redoubled fur tUt fury the tho result resul of ot his having haying issued his drastic coal order even while the Senate was oll voting through h a request that he lie postpone It if five days das Just as the time storm was beginning to Into a demand for tor the tIme repeal of ot certain sections of or the Lever Le fuel control act the time aged senator Knute Nelson of ot Minnesota cam caine to the rescue rescue res rca cue of ot the time administration His Ils bill bil to penalize th tIme the holding of railroad cars car more than s ven days das for Cor unloading not nol only on staved stavel ott off radical action acton but lut d the lie first bit IU of ot remedial l legislation offered since Inc thereal the thereal lie real trouble came caine acutely to tIme the at attention at- at tenton of ot the time Senate Senat Senal sonic some w week elc a ago l. l Because this thus bill bil Interrupted the I series of ot attacks Dr Garfield on Garfeld and the S Senate nato later adjourned until Moo Mon fon- fon day It was predicted tonight that thai the lie tle fuel administration will wil w weather ather tho time gale fe r Senator Hitchcock opened the time session sea ses sion slon lUda today b by introducing a n sheaf of or telegrams from froni manufacturers M protesting protest ing InS against the time orter order He lie was followed followed fol tol fol- fol lowed In order by Senators Lodge McKellar and Fernald all al with wih teJe telegrams and leter letters of ot the time same al Import Alt All l this chaos Is fl shameful declared Senator Smith of or Michigan as 1 ho submitted sub sub- several e from his lila state and arid It I Is all al because the President hum has exorcised exercised author authority I It I wae never In intended In- In tended he Ime should have ha Senator Hoke Smith of Georgia pro pro- telegrams front from tron his state sent tent b by owners of ot cotton coton mills that are run b by water iatter Wiler power lI H He was amazed he said that Dr Garfield saI should think It Il GarCell necessary ar sary to shut hut off oft their production as the they use virtually no coal whatever I hope that If the fuel limit tion lon will ill wil not reborn to our t It I will wi at least llast modify th the order where whre It I haul hael badly needs modification said sad Sena Sena- tor br Smith After Aftem Arel Senator Beckham of or J y had read several ral messages S Into time the record Senator of or South fouth Caro Care llama lina went his Georgia lna colleague one better beter with wih a a. sheaf of or telegrams from tram nulls mills that not only operate I b by water waterpower power loer but burn burim wood as R tu fuel Fi He ft aid alI he lie hl could see ee no reason In the world close mIm why these factories should have ha ha e to lo t Sas a It I Is time the most drastic order ever e Issued L by any department of or nn any government gov gov- and with Ith less excuse than any an I other was sas wal the charge launched b by Senator of or Ohio who rose to call attention to thirty or fort forty teleGrams telegrams tel tel- from his state stale stale He lie emphasized the fact that several s Cral factories almost vital vial to the time prosecution of oC the war and employing thousands of or men would clo close cloa o In Ir Ohio but he ho laid moet most stress upon import the time assertion that the Garfield Garfeld order Is stupid in two essentials first that it closes clones factories using exhaust steam for heating purposes these factories factories factories fac fac- tories being required when closed to tou u use c almost as much coal for heating only as the they normally use when in and that It dOMes closes closes closes' manufactories using gas as for fuel fuel At t this point and when senators senator were vere gathering in informal discussion in the lie cloakrooms to start star n it movement leadInG leadIng lead- lead log Ing InG to the time repeal of or the fuel tuel control act ct Senator Nelson elon Interrupted with wih his new bill bili bil The Time root of ot the time whole difficulty the time veteran declared Is time the use of car cars for tor storage purposes and keeping coal on side sido siJe tracks This bill bili bil reaches the root of or that difficulty We e will wf have ha to have a law on ott the lie subject because because be be- be- be cause CURC the time moore mere paying of or demurrage e will wll newer never expedite the tIme unloading of oC cars He tIe went on to declare leclare In favor of oC a ahe he heavy H penalty for tor merchants who fall fail fal to empty empt cars care consigned to them within seven days HIn bill bil was as committed to the Interstate commerce committee i I r I I I Jrr From ITom Shortly Shorty afterward arc when time the Senates Senate's attention had been heen directed to other legislation Vice President Marshall produced a let letter r he hC had received td recel from froni Dr Garfield It I follows follows- Dear Mr Ir Vice ice President Permit me to confirm the time message which I sent Rent to you ou yesterday afternoon by hy Mr Ir Baker clerk of or the Senate It I Is La 1 my any earnest desire that the tho members of ot the time Senate should know that as an executive officer of or the government I would not be willing to treat a request o of the time Senate Senat with 1 tt other than titan the greatest respect The Time order suspending operation of ot indus indu industrial trial plants In perilous of ot the time United States was waa Issued only after aler deliberate consideration and amid wil will I firmly be bece believe behove be- be hove lieve e c aid all effectively el In lii providing coal for tor domestic consumption for the prompt bunkering of ot ships carrying carryinG necessary war material abroad and arid tot for forthe ot the relief of oC serious congestion at time he ho thick o. ami 04 man many man points In iii s sections covered b by the tho ol orber er I stin swi v. v O it should stand Dela Delay to the 1 application application application tion of or the time order would only onh add to time the thC congestion It I would be but natural natural nat nat- ural that hat Industry In the time Interval would redouble Its Is efforts to increase supplies on hand To permit factories with wih a coal supply to operate during tIme the tle period of suspension would allow alow man ninny many producing pro pro- articles least essential to the time war lo to continue while some producing articles the time most essential would be he compelled to shut down Moreover continued production by those well vell wel supplied with wih ith coal would delay If Ir not defeat the tIme relief contemplated contemplated plated h hy by the thc lie order I should add uld that I the time resolution was presented to me at yesterday esterday afternoon and amid that theol the tho ol order cr was signed at p. p in m. With Wih high respect I am am Yours Yer verv ver tru truly rutty H uI A. A GARFIELD GAnFIELD |