Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-02-22
OPPOSE THE Use If
FUEL OIL IN NAVY
en- KCHlil WILL HAVE DiiII-
Guilty IN PASSING OF NAVAL
BUDGET,
OIL Price IS TOO HIGH
Iligh Price of Iucl Oh Has Offset
Advantages Gained by II u~r.
on Ship.


LONDON, Feb. o. Tho troubles
of Nli,st,,, pbur.biu I.rst Lard az
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SIDES hdNlhG 10 Ecl naval estimates
which are now siid to amount To
som OO0 oou throuob un bousr of
''''''''''' Nv WIZ nav ~ VIZ
The fire of Lord Charles l'crDsio'd
and other critics of his policy on Oh
fu,I which is opIv to bo usod AS AN
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recently laid down commission l'
considering 'h' matter an" any as
ruSSlon would ora haIllA pr postponed
uAu the COMMISSION ISSUED lis re-
port but the aclloh ol in' auilllr"I'N
IN revertins to coal without awaiting
the opinion ut the commission mas m
Nted criticism
Various reports are current on th'
subject one Is that on Is not PROV
ing satisfactory as motlVe power rs
It's advocates beleNed, Dut possibly
the great increase IN price may 'N-
PLAIN the reVersion, Tor tllne NJ
least, to coal. ono of the arguments
IN laVor or Oh was the use ana fdplu-
ity with which It could be poured into
the furnaces. Ihis advantage IL is
Sald, mas been more thhn neutraHHeu
by the rise IN price OF on Another
argument that may have influenced
the admiralty is that the sources
within the British Empire from which
oil can be obtained are small. should
oil he exclusively used in the navy II
would be necessary to build great
reservoirs to ensure supply in war
time and this may be another reason
for the decision. While the tnlonista
have been supporting Mr.. thurch!ll
in his demand for supreme navy
this matter of oil Will give them an
opportunity to attack him.
Lloyd George, chancellor or the
eXchoquer, has assented to the IN
creased expenditure demanded by Mr..
Churchill and his technical advisers,
and he will probably face the neces-
sity of raising the money. In view OF
the falling trade and the fact that
the expenditure for the current fiscal
year has exceeded the revenue, he
Will likely have deficit this year,
and unless new taxation Is imposed,
an even bigger one next year Many
cabinet meetings have been held to
discuss the question and there Is a
lot of speculation as to what the gov
ernmont has decided to do. Mr..
fp q a.
Another question is that the govern
mcnt will follow the policy outlined
by Mr.. Asquith by lowering the
amount of income subject to the tax.
This is opposed by many liberals as II
would probably touch the pockets OF
many working men.
Before Mr.. George introduces MS
budget he will meet the leading bank
ers and discuss the present methods
of tax collection and possible I'M
provcments, with view of making
the present taxes realize more than
they have in the past. The chancellor
Is concerned with the super-taN'
which is introduced, and which Is not
yielding to its fun extent owing TO
the method by which II is assessed
and collected. Then there are certain
classes Of securities which escape tax
alton altogether and there is grow
ing practice of large land owners OF
transferring property in thelr ntetlIne
and thus eyading death duties.
With the retirement at the next
general election of Joseph Chamber
lain and Jesse Collins, interest In the
political situation In Birmingham has
become acute. For years now the
chamberlain circle has dominated
Birmingham and each succeeding
election has been dimunition IN the
liberal poll in that city once as Bright
said, Liberal as the sea is salt The
liberal organization, out of regard for
Mr. Chamberlain's state of health did