Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-11-26
0KLAHoMANS WIN PROTEST
Right to Mix in Is Questioned
and National Administra-
to Accedes.
TEXANS ARE IN EVIDENCE
Delegates Support Positions
Taken By Judge Ames
at Kansas City.

,
| KANSAS, CITY, Mo, Nov 25.-
The national fuel administration
apparently has no control over the
gas supply I'm Oklahoma, Three
hours after more than 100 ircpresen-
tatives Of gas producing and distri-
button companies i'm the southwest
had been called together to ConAr
with representative of the national
fuel administration as to the advisa-
bility OF the appointment of an in
terstatc gas administrator with the
view of bringing prOpOrtionate dis
tribution. the lid OF the meeting was
! Clamped down tight by G. Il. Amos,
who challenged the right of the
| governments interference with the
Oklahoma supply and the session ad-,
| journed.
After summing up the situation IN
| Oklahoma as To the supply OF gas
and as to whether there was a sur
plus supply, Judge c. b. Ames of the
Oklahoma delegation addressed him
| self to the government representa-
! tive and said:
with all due respect to the gov
ernmcnt / want to say we propose
to stand on our legal rights in this
matter. We do not think the gov
ernmfnt legally can force us to Hs-
tribute our supply and we stand
ready to fight for our rights"
Judge Ames hardly had been seat
ed when Fred NJ. Lege. jr., vice-pres-
ident of the Lone Star Gas company,
gained the floor.
we challenge both the legal and
moral right OF the fuel administra-
tion to distribute our product, which
is inadequate" Mr. Lege said. The
statement drew liberal applause
from the Oklahoma delegation,
which some one had predicted might
not appear. OF the possible 100 per-
sons present more than half were
ffom oklahoma.
The applause had hardly died
down when Riley Blair, fuel admin
istrator for Texas arose and said
We've all done what we could to
assist in the war. We did not once
question the right OF the government
to order Nnything done, but | want
to say that the sooner we get away
from government control and re-
striction the better off We'll all be"
Then there was a true oklahoma |
outburst. Others present indorsed |
similar sentiments.
Some said they had done all they |
and now they wanted TO manage |
their own affairs.
That Oklahoma was not ready to |
share any OF its gas with Kansas
City or any other city or place, was
not hard to discern n few minutes |
after the delegates began arriving.
Oklahoma representatives said
there was not enough gas in the
state to care for their own demands.
The question Of appointing an in
terstate gas administrator was at the
instance Of the fuel administrators Of
Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Kan
sas and Texas Administrators pres
ent from those states explained they
based their request OF tn" question
Of conserving the supply that is be
ing piped by interstate operations,
rather than with the idea Of forcing
any state TO divide its supply with
another. on the motion of Mr.. Blair
of Texas the previous motion was
dropped and the question OF supply
was left in the hands of the fuel ad-
ministrators Of the respective states,
There was a chorus OF seconds to the
motion.
Il. Il. Gregory of the gas depart
ment of the national fuel administra-
ton was present, he explained, to
hear the situation from the stand
point Of whether the supply in Okla
homa and other places was such that
an interstate administrator would
help conditions. After hearing the
different representatives he volun-
teered such a move was not advts-
able,
II. y. Taylor, district fuel admin
istrator for the southwest, was chair
man.