Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-06-09

preciated from what they have seen
happen In nearby Belgium and
northern France. But first, it will
Try to live before committing suicide,
terrible though its present pledge, is,
with the people now actually starry
ing, worse possibly even than in
Germany itself, which latter country
saps Hollands last food resources in
exchange for a trifling allowance OF
coal. a dire necessity In its north
ern climate.
THE Shell Transport and Trading
company, being an English concern,
can utter its feelings freer, as also
ca the director general of the group
in his London office.
Germany Cannot Control Group.
Royal Dutch shares being to
bearer, and on the open market,
naturally can be purchased by Ger
mans, as such is the case in a num-
Der OF purely American securities
| like railroads and others. The char
ter OF the Royal Dutch company
however, makes 1t impossible for
any outside interest to obtain con-
troll Moreover the directors natur-
ally have been very watchful under
the circumstances to he always in
formed of the amount of stock in
German hands, by carefully con-
trolling by which interests the divi-
dends are presented.
I'VE are in position to state,
with absolute certainty, that at pres
ent not possibly more than frac-
'iono OF / per cent of the Royal
Dutch sto9k can be in German hands
or be controlled by Germans indi-
rectly.
"Of the Shell Transport and Trad
ing company the shareholders OF
which are registered. 3s,S63 ordinary
7hares out Of 1000, 900, and AIS out
n 200 preference shares were
Ncld by SO out OF l6,0b7 registered
shareholders in the central and OF
oman empires In 1915. These are
1oalt with through the public trus-
zoe, in whom such enemy shares
7rc vested. So far the parent com
ranles.
"Of all our numerous suhsidiar-
os, there is only one in which there
IS small German holding: the
tstra Romano company, our Rou.
nanlan branch, In which somethinc
ike 3 per cent of the share capita
Of 100000 Lei q Lei is approx
imately zoe In American money!
may stlll be in German hands. This
is the only one, and there never has
been any other direct or indirect
enemy holding in the entire Royal
Dutch-shell group.
"T'he Roumanian properties or
our group were largely DESTROYED
before the German advance into that
country. to prevent their production
and stocks benefltting the enemy
Active Support 10 the Allies In This
War.
THE general management OF our
group. in London, Immediately
placed its vast resources at the dis
posal Of the allies when this world
war broke out.
II cannot show you any better
what we have done to support the
cause Of humanity than quoting the
following passages from the speeches
OF Sir Marcus Samuel, chairman Of
the Shell Transport and Trading
company. at the annual general
meetings Of the company since the
outbreak Of the war:
81 think most Of us feel at this
time that the duty OF helping the
national cause transcends and out
weighs all other duties. Your di-
rectors have taken the view that no
stone should be left unturned in rem
derinF any service which we can TO
the allied cause in all parts Of the
world | may say, without any fear
OF breach Of confidence. that we
alone Of all the great petroleum pro-
ducers have undertaken 10 supply
largo quantities Of patrol 10. the
forces Of his maiestv'S Government
and our slles at practically pre-
war prices. That is only one OF the
many directions in whicb we have