The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-02-05
Subservient to Gear"

subsidiary of the Standard Oil com
p&ny.
Subservient to Gear"
After outlining the alleged perse'
cutions of the Uncle Sam company
and tracing the history of the conflict
in the CMid-Continent field between
the independents and the Standard
the brief goes on to state:
"A former president, a former at
tcrney general, former postmaster
general, two federal judges, a dis
trict attorney and the present secre-
tarv of the interior and commission
er of Indian affairs, and many minor
officials, have proven themselves
willing instruments in carrying out
tie policies, directly in harmony
with the wishes and aims of the czar,
at 26 Broadway"
This refers to litigation with the
Uncle Sam Oil company.
In discussing the government
Standard Oil prosecution under the
Sherman antitrust law, the brief
states: The case had been so
adroitly planned that notwithstand-
ing the evidence clearly showed the
guilt of the parties, the individuals
could not be punished" 1t goes on
TO declare that the procedure of the
attorney general was much differ
ent when the Uncle Sam Oil COM
pany was involved. 1t is declared
that the attorney general lost no
time in acting upon Secretary Fish
cr's complaint on Usage oil leases,
aid he Immediately transmitted pa
pers to the United States district
attorney in Oklahoma with instruct
ions to investigate to see If the Of
ficials of the Uncle Sam Oil COM
pany could be indicted.
"If this comparison of the attitude
Of the attorney general does not
SHOW disposition to protect the
criminal oil trust and its criminal
Officers and prosecute this independ
eht oil company and its officers, then
rCthing can make a satisfactory show
ing of the fact" the brief continues.
Charges Unjust Royalties.
The brief declares Courts all
over the southern section Of the
Usage reservation consists of $4,000
acres of rich oil and gas land, has
been controlled by the oil trust for
sixteen years" 1t further charga %
that the secretary Of the inte rior has
a;!owed the Standard Oil company to
take millions in unjust royalties from
the Indians, and, furthermore, his
; resent policy will permit the Stan
dard to control, in the future, tke
ryf sent great Usage domain on this
point
The brief declares: Courts all
Yer the land have held that, wher,
a lease for oil and gas purposes il
given and the lessee is to receive
or remuneration for
art of the production only, that tic
lease will be held to require prompt
respecting. and whenever the .e's
ecs fail to use diligence in prosecuting
he lease will be cancelled.
Plays Favorites.
The secretary of the interior has
aiken no steps to force the oil trust
)r the dummies in whose name a
vast acreage of 100000 acres is held,
% exercise any diligence to do any
developing. but allows the Standard
lummies to sit there and hold the
and without development, while the
rust period during which the In
lans must take out the mineral, is
slipping away and the trust is silently
md smoothly buying the surface so
when the trust period expires, the |
,il trust will be the owner of the
mineral as well as the surface, and
will have defrauded the Usage In
lians out of millions of dollars that
hey might have had in royalties,
by honest development.
THE interior department, since