Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-03-28

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crimo In Germany.

Paris March 3S-Today's Paris
newspapers in discussing yesterdays
session Of the council Of four. declare
that extremely important problems ,di-
rcctly eonn4cted with GerniAny'S futore
boundaries Ief1pSRlI edPSy tho 90 M
ell in an excellent spirit OF understand
Ing. The Petit Parisien says 1t UNDER
stands important results were achieved.
According to the MAtin, the territor-
lal questions involved and the prob
iems Of protecting France adquateIy
have been satisfactorily solved, altho
by means not forseen in discussion Of
the problem outside the conference. =
It has adopted q Clearly defined oil
policy. and IL already credited with
financially backing what Is expected
here to develop into the most power
ful oil producing. refining and trans
porting enterprise in the history Of,
the industry.
Stories concerning the governments
policy have been in circulation on
number Of occasions and recently were
revived by tue reports that the Royal
Dutch-Shen oil interests were about
to take control of the Mexican Eagle
Oil Company, an important member Of
the Lord Cowdray group.
Ministry TO Control Oil Industry.
The governments first. important
move, 1t was stated by authorities
here, will be the creation Of a perma-
nent ministry, the machinery for
which exists In the petroleum depart
ments which looked after the empires
oil interests during the war and
which is still an active institution.
This ma ,hj..~fy will be charged with
tho task Of acting VAS petroleum ad-
wiser for all depaYsnents, including the
army, and what ID more important, the
navy; 1t win have control over conces-
sions for the development Of possible
: oil territory within the empire and
will advise and assist British compa-
nies or individuals in obtainingl con-
cessions and leases in tforstSn coun-
tries. as well a. help them, 70 conduct
their oil business in countries outside
the empire. The Importance of the
ministry will be better understood
when 1t ID realized that q large part
Of the 2undeveloped territory of the
world lies under British dominion and
according to British law the capital OF
every OIL company operating in Brit
ish territory must be not 1ess than so
per cent British owned, and all tre
contrQl ust b6 In the hands Of Brit
ish citixst 4. The next move in tho
developmsny o6 thi0 policy, 1t i as;
serted, II the oomhinatton under the
gS::s:.c:t!:: - IRE government cs the
most important oil companies operat-
ing in British and neutral countries, II
they, are wholly or partly British
owned. These include such concerns
as the Royal Dutch, the Shell and the
Lord Cowdray interests.
0overnnrsnt Buying Stocks.
It recently became kn.wn that the
British government was buying the
holdings Of British citizens in the
Royal Dutch, the ownership OF which
was conceded to be 90 per cent Dutch
and 40 per cent British.
Accompanying these statements
we're equally interesting stories con-
oerning the ,Shsli Transport and Trad
ing Company's securities whose men,
bership was closely allied to that OF
the Royal Dutch.
This koyal D1tch.Shs group con-
trolls immense production in many
lands including many properties In
the Oklahoma. Kansas, Texas, Cali
fornia and Wyoming nsld and has 4
foreign department which takes note
Iof Ill that y going on an the oil
world.
AZ to the financial problems the
solution reported to have been adopt
ed provides for the payment BY Gsr-
many Of yearly instAllments on the In
dsmnaky of, which france Will reosivs