El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-18
MEXICAN OIL WILL CONTINUE
TO SUPPLY THE BRITISH NAVY
S

INFORMATION has reached Washington that the Mex
can government is planning shutting off exports OF Iuel
oil to England by indirect process consisting OF pro
bve taxation based tremendous over valuation OF the
I'll properties and the product.
Great Britain has many oil burning VaIshlps suPPeu
PRINCIPALLY from the British owned oil lis in the Tampico
district Big taners constantly sailing up the Panueo
ve taking cargoes Of oil and crossing the ocean unoel
ere bs source of supply cut off, the grand fleet would
,e as man partly parayzed, not altogether defenceess
ut greatly napacated for the oil burners are among the
pest ps Britain depend upon for sea warfare ana
sufficient supplies of oil could be obtained from no olnr
place IN the world.
Realizing this German agents have long realized they
could be of no greater service to their fatheand than p
ripping the British navy by inducing Mexico to cut on
he fuel supply It would be Of the few really great
accomplishments an agent could perform There is eV-
hence to srupor beiief-Washngon is thoroughly con-
nced Of ithat German agents have been exerung every
influence Mexico TO achieve that much desired embargo
Il really is job of ambassadorial size
Other efforts to shut off the British fuei supply naVe
allied Tbouqh Gen Carranza himself proposed, IN the hope
IF ending the great wal, that al neutra proclaim an en-
5argO against the expectation Of materials 10 tne
ts he did not carry matter further when the proposal
net with cold reception by the addresses de oo not
forbid the expectation Of oil TO the British warsnps ne
- have come TO realize that however well meant might
Be his ulan to end the war; embargo on exports Wouo
Bnly have the effect of aiding Germany BY tying the HANDS
The limited States government has taken up this latest
phaxe of the apparent plan shut off fuel oil exports At
whose suggestion originated the plan 70 pie
Dad of taxation the oil companies has not been dvugeo
Il may not have had the sanction OF Gen Carranza mas
much as the departments of the Mexican government are
working out their various habaked programs more OF es
independently The nations most concerned acting trough
he United States will ascertain whether the reports OF the
Mecan taxation plan are authentic and whether the
ls1 having fu official support OF whether it is the IL
advised invention Of some minor authority.
In any event. the world may rest assured That the trans
sort of fuel oil viii 20 forward unhindered The entente
md the United States and the smaller countries OF the
American continent which at war with Germany cannot
endure the partial paralysis of the British navy nor VI"
they.
Gen Caanzas personal sypahies IN this war are not
known publicly He has guarded against any utterace OF
preference It Is to be supposed that his sympaes IN US
war lie most with Mexico; in which he VIII DO well
moi TO allow any department. possibly msled by German
scheuing TO put his government IN compromising POSI-
ton He ought to realize that this is deadly serious
business in which twothirds of the world IS gry srug
Cling; that the United States and allied NATIONS are DEFER
mined TO win and that they are victory that they
viii brook no trifing from any quarter. It IS for Mexico
70 realize also that IN this grave time the worst enemies
Mexico can have German ploter who have no care
what tragedy they nay bring upon Mexico if only their own
ends are served.