The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-01-18
Usage Indians Mixed UP in
Flint of Cabinet Member and
!" Uncle Sam Company.
TAKEN TO CONGRESS.
Charge Made That Govern
ment Has Aided Standard Oil
IN War on independents.

WARRINGTON. Jan. ts.-Chargss that
eS6fstary Fisher had attempted TO
octecs the Usage Indians into leasing
valuable oil fields to tho Standard OIL
Company. and a counter charge by the
Ssesstary that the Uncle sam OIL Com.
nay had attempted TO acquire the nelds
uader circumstances which may start
procssdinss by Attorney General Wick
ssoham were aired to-day before the
Aouse Committee on Indian Affairs.
Meanwhile. seven Osages. members Of
the tribal council who we're removed
onrJsn. . by secretary Fisher because.
no said. Il had been found they had been
'rznAuly Influenced" In making = lease
to the Uncle sam Company. went to the
nio1rict Supreme Court and got out =
mandamus calling on the Secretary to
show cause next Tuesday why they
should not be reinstated.
Certain leases TO the Uncle Sam Conn
pany have been thrown out by the
Secretary and q bill II nov pending
In the House TO compel the Secretary
to validate them.
Albert Wilson. representing the Uncle
Sam OIL Company. In n brief declared
that the Standard OIL Company Ii en-
deavoring 20 block the efforts of the
Uueis Sam Company to secure this lease
because the Uncle Sam Company could
then become . competitor Of the stand.
ard OIL Company subsidiaries In the
field.
"But the Uncle Sam Company" no
continued. has been harassed by every
device known to the OIL Trust and has
met with the constant persistent. UNI
reasonable and unwarantsd opposition
Of the Inter1or Department.
The tockholdsrs Of the Uncle Sam
on Company have fought . long, hard
fi6ht against the installations Of the
on Trust The OIL Trust has had the
aavantase OF having the assistance Of
q eermvr President. Cabinet officers, the
Pest.Offioe Department. the Interior
Department. some Federal Judges. q
Federal Dlstrict-Attorney and many
other lesser Federal officials. but they
have fought the fight to establish their
company ~ . genuine. independent oil
company and actual bonaflde COMPETE
tor Of the OIL Trust"
Secretary Fisher replied to the charges.
He said:
THE negotiations for the so-cailed
leases have been reported to the de-
Isrtment OF Justice and Investigation
IL tslng made by the Attorney C enerai."
The Secretary added that tho Uncle
Ham leases would work q grave injus-
tlcs to the Osases and would encourage
promoters to exploit the lands Of tho
Indians and that . majority ~ the
OsaSes were opposed to the granting Of
the leases to the Uncle Sam Company.
u regard an attack from tho Uncle
sAm Company a. . badge Of honor" de-
ciared the Secretary. 1t Ia conclusive
recognition of the fact that have
effectively checked the attempt Of this
concern 10 acquire an immense oil fieid
belonging TO the Usage Indians. under
circumstances which have been invcsti-
gated by a special agent OF the Indian
O6lce. A. . result VI this report re-
moved the entire tribal council aud re-
ferred the report to the Attorney DEN
sral. who win take appropriate action
just - soon ~ he can decide what tho
action should be-
40 to the charge that he had been aid.
ing the Standard OIL Company In trying
Y secure for that corporation Usage oil
lind leases. Secretary Fisher declared
that the reverse was the case. All pipe
lines. ne said. had been prohibited from
bidding In the competition for these
landa