Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-13
PRESIDENT SEES
OIL DELEGATION
Tells Representatives of Tam
pico Interests Governments
Attitude.
WAITING ON CONTEST
OF MEXICAN FACTIONS
Will Demand Protection Of Wells
and Return Of American Employees
When Battle Ends.

| President Wilson told delegation of
oil company representatives from the
Tampico district in Mexico today that
as soon as one or the other Of the fac
tons battling for control Of Tampico be-
comes master of the situation he would
make vigorous representations for the
protection of the wells and the return Of
American employees to care for them.
The delegation set forth to the Pres
ident that they did not come in spirit
of complaint of past events, though
they felt they had sustained great
losses through the enforced flight OF
their employees, but they were looking
to the future, and wanted the Ameri-
can government to protect them from
the possibility of enormous losses
| through the wasting of oil because Of
the lack Of expert care at present.
They pointed out that financial loss
alone was not involved. but that a
confiagration might permanently de-
prive the world Of its greatest source
Of oil supply.
Personnel Of Delegation.
The delegation was headed by Richmond
lowering of Richmond, lowering & Co,
| New York city. May the American oil
men interested in the Tampico fields held
mass meeting in New York. at which
resolutions were adopted urging that this
government take steps to protect the Oil
interests threatened by revolutionists
The committee was then appointed 70
visit President Wilson. Richmond Lev
ering was named as chairman, ana other
members are George S. Dawson. presi-
dent of the Gulf Refining Company,
Pittsburgh; W. A. Thompson. vice presi-
Thomas A. o Donnell, director. Mexican
| Petroleum Company. Los Angeles; Jo-
seph Trees. president of the Penn-Mex
Fuel Company. Pittsburgh.
The members Of this committee rep
resent practically every American con-
Germ having extensive interests in the
vicinity of Tampico.
Call at War Department.
| A delegation explained to Secretary
Garrison last evening the losses they
are sustaining in consequence Of the
shutting down OF the great oil plants
in that district. Secretary Garrison in
| formed his callers in advance that
Tampico is altogether outside the juris-
diction of the War Department but
they asked to lay their cee before
him and to leave a chart delineating
the location Of their properties.
| The properties in question are located
at Panuco and at Topila. The oil men
stated that when the Topila wells are
l
the flow will still be from $4,000 to
20, 900 barrels a day above the capacity
of the temporary storage tanks.
Want Warships to Protect Tanks.
| They. therefore, desire the presence
of American warships in the river SO
that their tankers may take oil down
the river TO the larger vessels outside
| Tampico.
l with things at a standsttl1, they ex-
planned, this enormous amount OF Oil runs
| to waste.
The Panuco situation is less serious
| a,though IL was pointed out that the loss
| there probably is 10000 barrels q das
| with the wells capped.
The oil men are the same who called
several days ago on secretaries ny, a 10
! and Rryan. headed by w. E. Lucas They
insisted that nothing short Of adequate
protection to permit them to resume
their operations will satisfy them.