Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-09-28

dian reservations. Regulation to
carry out the law were drawn up by
the Indian office, n approved by
the secretary of the interior, April II,
1904. In compliance will the law and
the regulations the department of the
interior permitted the Standard on
pipe line company (the Prairie Oil
/ and Gas company and the various
pipe lines, such as the Oklahoma Ma
tural Gas company, the Cary River
Gas company, the Dense Portland
Cement company and others Cthe
Texas and Gulf c~ompanies) all on the
same terms and under the same con-
ditions, the right of way across the
indian reservations. NO preference
or privilege was granted to any COM
many thai was not also granted to ali
he others. Any other action thah
that actually taken by the interior de-
nartment would have been as grossly
improper as the actions of Governor
Haskell himself. The government
stood neither for or against any com
,anv: but it required each to OBEY
The law. Its action was precisely IKE
tho action it took, for instance, in pro-
.eeding against the standard on com
many in the rebate matter 1t dld not
thus proceed because the
oil companv was involved, but be-
co,so rebates had been granted II
would have proceeded just as qulcKIs
ooine+ the rivals of the standard Ol'
&c against the Standard Oil itself. Our
onlv concern was to punish any gullty
aortv Our effort is to do equal JUS
Ittoo 70 an. and to exact justice from
an oike We are no more to De
swaved from this course by desire "
a,nisb = CORPORATION h by desire
10 favor it,, no matter Whether It -
,ha standard OIL or any other com
ANY The permit of the auo
Governments az set forth IN the teie-
ram of the secretary of the interior
ia Governor Haskell Of Anrll 2" laSt'
was merely to cross or uSc ~
,ri,tod auottments and hibal pro-
,arty of the indians it had potlllhB
10 do with the question OF coihpi>'HN
with the laws of the state OF Ohh
homa and conferred no privilege 70
ross territory in oklahoma, OUTSIDE
# these reservations. Governor Has
KEEL refuses to permit any proceed
Inrs TO be taken against the standard
oil although this company
declines to obey the law of oklahoma
lie claims that the Standard OIs
rights were superior to the require
,nrnts of the oklahoma constitution
Tor which ne himself was manly re-
.spousible: he took the decision OF TINS
away from the courts ana
,gainst the opinion of his attorney
general. he decided it in favor OF the
standard oil corporation. The at
torney general of oklahoma has maze
the following statement in this mat-I
ter.
" The presidents statement as to the
Prairie oil and Gas company SUIT IS
less than the whole matter IN us
~iuiquity. because, on the 2jrd
of April. l had informed the governor
that the action taken by the Prairie
company was Illegal and should be
enjoined. and hat | had an open m
junction suit. At that time, April 20
the governor agreed with me as to the
ncgaIity of the action II approved
bringing of the injunction.
" The same day the governor left
state to go to Denver, the Prairie
'OfllldllN kldl A'A - AANfE'N|'
believe was prcarranged between the
and the Prairie company,
as the Prairie rushed the laying Of
is pipe line during the absence OF the
from the state.
Il wired the governor on the FIRST
July. asking whether he had given
he Prairie Oil company permission
build these lines, His reply evadcd
nv sole question, and, instead Of an
;wering it. he said that he was salts
hat the Prairie company would
lot violate the law.
e Between the 22nd of April and
he End of July. Governor Haskell re
no advice from me, as his le-
raj adviser, as to the matter, n II
10 had received advice from his as
attorney general ne did not
10 me the honor Of submitting the
anne to me.
D." When he heard Of the bringing Of
suit he directed the acting gov
to order me to dismiss the suit
nd INDUCED in insolent language to
effect that ne would not tolerate
proceedings by me except to his
Erection. The use of this insulting
language regarding me together with
lis sudden change of heart between
.prtl and July evidences that some
cry deem and controlling motive OF a
personal nature was back of his ac- b
The only person that the prohibi-
on GOULD help was the Standard oil
ompany. and that he hazarded as
luch as he did for them after his