Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-02-11

iNONUuueO from rage Out,J
ness had set IN and that it was going
TO continue: that 1t should be done
II 1t did not violate anybOdy's rights,
and for that reason governors and
presidents should be careful in veto
ing such bills as that under discus
sion.
w. A. Ledbetter, following Mr..
Ramsey went over much the same
argument Of the latter declared that
under the provisions of the bill that
II the producer could not sell his oil
as he could, he must look to the com
mission to fix q price for It, and also
discussed the features Of production
and declared that no matter what
the terms of contracts extending into
the future might be, these contracts
must be impaired If conditions did
not permit the maker to live up to
them.
Writ Franklin Talks.
Departmental leases were brought
into question and it was predicted
hy Mossrs. Ramsey and Lcdbetter
that these would he greatly impaired,
and go directly to the constitutional
question involved Writ Franklin, an
oil man of the Hoaldton field, contra
dictcd this later 10y saying that rep
rcscntatlycs OF the department Of in
terror had advised and helped i'm
drafting the bill under discussion,
and he dispcllcd any anxiety from
that source hy saying that new rules
would bc promulgated to comply
with the provisions Of the bill. and
that there would be no impairment
OF contracts from this source.
That IL should bc the policy OF the
....r I.f Of D.
lie calamity. was agreed 20. but Mr..
Lodbetter contcndcd that such
condition might be possible If the
measure became effective. The gov
oruor suggested that IL must first be
presumed that the measure was cor.
rect and right and proper else the
legislature would not have passed it
and that he would go on the PROPOSE.
tiou that the burden lie ON those OPP
posed TO show him why he should
not give his approval Of II; that the
question Of public policy must he pre-.
sumcd 10 have been settled by the
legislature.
VIII BE Attacked in Courts.
Tho measure. If 1t becomes a law, /
viii be attacked In the courts inn /
mediately was declared 10y Mr. Led |
better. iu answer TO % question from /.
the governor n the constiutionalty |
OF the measure could not be tested |
CNpodiuously. "it will be tested cX- ]
pcditiously II IL passes the scrutiny /
Of your eye and receives your ap. |
proyal.' said Ledbetter. The governor /
suggested that it might be best to let /
the courts settle IL
Mr. HCnway Of Cushing. represent |
ing the commercial club OF that city. /
Yale and Drumright. said that he /
spoke for the interests that would be /
directly cffeCted-the laboring men |
Of the oil fields. There were about |
ten thousand who would be let out |
Of work Judge l.. NJ. Poe OF Tulsa /
declared II would be a calamity to the |
laboring men.
Robert Galbraith. one Of the pio- /
neer OIL men Of the state. was op- /
posed TO the bill. and filed with the |
governor paper containing the rea-
sons why he did not want the eXecu-
tive approval OF the measure H. B. ]
Mason Of Tulsa, representing a mum
her of refiners who had contracts }
which would run for several years,
declared that under the operation OF I
the bill many OF his clients would .
be bankrupted. and that all their con-
tracts wherein prices had been placed /
ON the refined product, as these had
been based on the price Of crude oil.
The Laboring Mans View.
+. W. O'Bnen. a member Of the
iron workers union, OF which there
1re a large number Of men employed
in all phases OF the oil business. de-
clared that the lsboring men should !
come in for consideration, and asked
what would become 0f them II the