Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-01-04
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informal committee agreed upon by
the executive departments with view
10 the adjustment Of the questions at
issue between the navy department
on the one side and the California oil
producers and the interior department
on the other side. IL expected to meet
Monday TO take up the subject The
adjustment committee has been com
pleted BY the designation OF Chairman
Ferris aud Messrs. Taylor and Len
root 70 represent the House Public
Lands Committee. AZ II now stands
the full committee Of adjustment is
composed as follows Assistant Sec
Rotary Roosevelt and Commander
Richardson OF the navy: Mr. Tallfnan,
commissioner Of the general land Of
flee, and Mr.. Finney Of the board OF
review ri the interior department;
Senators Pittmsns Phelan and Clark
from the senate public lands commit.
tee, ana Messrs. Ferris, Taylor and
I.enroot. from the house public lands
committee
Gasoline end OIL Prodpction
The California oil producers who are
seeking to adjuft the difficulty with
the navy department over the naval
OIL reserves state that since the diff
Guilty arose the production Of OIL has
been diminished 70 considerable ex-a
tent since capital - unwilling to make
further efforts % open up new oil ter
ritofy in the public domain, and the
diminatl0n during the past year Las
had fts effect upon the prices Of gas
oIiua. freI OIL and Illuminating OIL
The conservation MI which has pass
cd the n(4se and has been reported by
the senafe public lands committee and
placed on the calendar, among other
provisions, carries q provision which
would Give the relief which the Cali
fornia Oh men seek. IN 1867 con-
gresE PASSED . Law inviting people TO
explore the public domain FOR the pur:
pose Of finding on II response TO
this invitation ne CaliiDrnians set 70
work "a explore thes waste places IN
the hope 81 finding OIL n sufficient
QtnntIiIex - make ils production
matter 81 profit The proepectors
worked under great hardship6 and
1i,sr t1s .sxpeod||..1 q l>v<r>l M
Hon io.Iars oIi Has found q sexersI
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q no way .1eI.:. q pc reQuirene1<,
q Oh tr,II'1I II< laws Nere : nis
lit BIT the 1r1s.1c,1fE we're doing The
bert they could I161r the conditions !
cx|sl|n. when President TAFT uncx.
roc[o1|l is1ur. Ga order Withdrawing /
Ihose I'll Land. nom entry This was
I1I. 81 order [I|I |&H1 specially an /
D'|c1I'e - I11 conditions encountered
IN "a. discovery 81 1'I n large guam. /
titles Ia California and elsewhere /
n,I11I bo o1&CItI The validity Of the I
1IIIdfa val order always was serious !
y h InSst'cn ana President TAFT him
sell expressed grave doubts about Il. |
4 was not t1I purpose Of the execu-I
Following TIE withdrawal Of the oil ]
lands from entry n june. 1910. Con-
are<s passed the Pickett law which
authorised TIE president 10 make with
1fau1| oI land. and which also pro-
lI111 That 10 existing rights should /
Be Impaired TIE Pickett bin con,
tanned nr1I|so that the rights Of my /
person Who 1t ne date Of order Of
withdrawal previously o. thereafter
made - bon. I.1c occupant Or +
claimant d 81 IN 111 bearing land +
and Who n such date was IN diIigent
prosecution 81 work leading to the
discovery 81 1'I o. cas- khouId not be i
affected Of Impaired BY the order SO
long 81 be should continue IN dilieent
prosecution 81 the work. This was
the first notice thai the OH operators
had from the 4o<trnnent that they i
were required 70 Be dIliGent n the
prosecution n their work and that
they must have been prosecuting Their
WORK actively ~ the date Of the Taft I
withdrawal order n September. 1903
The government through Its legal K
department, now contends that q man L
who was not diligently Il work on his I
property nine months prior to the
passage of the law has forfeited his
claim. The 6IIecI 81 this construction
Is to take lands away from men who
went On them IL The invitation Of the i
government spent their tine and Z
money IN developing them, CONSTRUCT
cd pipe lines and built villages ana
towns III the bcIiof that they we're
acting ii connlIance with the laws OF
the land. Most Of the oil operators Of
California upon land which Is now In
suit entered upon those lands prior to
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