The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-03-13

large sum said to be 500, ,OOO-to the
Wilson campaign fund, he managed
TO get q passport for France, and went
over there some time ago on business
connected with the oil industry" At
Halifax Mr. Doheny grew talkative,
for some reason and gave out state,
ment that he was going to lay before
the peace conference in Paris the sit
uation Of the worlds oil supply, and
particularly the necessity Of compel
ling Mexico to treat foreign oil opera
tions in Tampico with proper respect
The state department then rebuked
him and stated that it was sorry he
has been permitted to sail.
Doheny seems to have talked to the
presidents advisers in Paris concern
ing the coal and oil land bill, for soon
after he reached Paris there came
back the wireless messages which
brought the house and senate confer
GERS to their agreement and stated the
gigantic grab through to final pas
sage. Secretary Daniels at first
stated that he had not approved the
bill, but from that time forward, for
nearly two weeks, he kept absolutely
silent on the whole affair.
The oil lobby, entrenched' at the
Willard, the Shoreman and the Hotel
Washington, and supported by score
Of senator's and high appointive Off
GERS of the administration, notable
among them Ray Baker Of Nevada,
director of the mint, were in high
spirits. They saw the result Of their
six years campaign almost within
their hands. Timothy Ansberry, for
merly congressman from Ohio and re-
Gently lawyer for distilling interests.
appeared with the oil lobby, and made
the trip to Boston to meet the presi-
dent in company with Ray Baker and
Joseph P. Tumulty.
| Finally the president reached Wash
ington. Next morning Tumulty gave
out word that the president was
anxious that the oil and coal bill and
the waterpower bill be passed. That
afternoon Secretary Daniels saw the
president. Next day Daniels wrote
his letter to the senate, denouncing
the surrender Of the naval oil re-
serves.
What Daniels told the president
concerning the Doheny- -Baker-Ans.
berry Tumulty views Of these bills is
not known. Nor is it clear as tx
what the president proposed should bt
done. In any case, Daniels fired hi.
fshot into that oil and coal grab and
it was good shooting.
j Pittman Of Nevada, anxious an,
trembling with rage, rushed over T.
Senator Swanson when the letter wa
read, and pulled it from his hand. HI
read it hastily, with hands visibl,
shaking. Then he almost ran from
the chamber to see President Wilson
, who was in his room just off the sen
|. late consulting with Democratic lead
. lers.
Presently Pittman came back, look
ing detected and disgusted.
i "Any hope" he was asked.
"Not d bit!" he answered
|, scowling, and twisting his hands.
j "Honsest john Shafroth Of Colo
RADIO hurried up.
i "Let me take that" said Shafrotl
. securing the letter. "I1l go see Dan
4 1iels."
!, "No!" cried Pittman, .I don't wan
, any one to talk to Daniels about this
Leave him alone"
"But know him." protested Shat
, roth. II believe I can fix it up if /,
. talk it over with him now"
| Pttman threw down the letter t
!, which he had clung for q moment
|"All right then," he said, in peeve'
. tone, s.if anybody else is going to hav,
charge Of this bill when I'm in charg'
Of it, then quit"
And so ended the charming seem
Of modern craftsmanship in the senat'
Of the United States in this year 1913
| all the actors going their severa
ways.
4 The senate was not through with tn
oil and coal grab bill however. Sen
!, ator La Toilette made that quite plan
!. when he took the floor on Saturda.
, afternoon, March |, to talk four o
, five hours against this and other at
i tempted perversions Of the powers 9.
the national legislature. He "burnet
their hide off," as m old man in tn
] gallery remarked to his neighbors, be
/. tween chuckles, at the sarcasm and in
Ivective with which the sturdy Wiscon
sin leader held the bill up TO public
l view.
aThis wave Of industrial and eco
J, nomic complaint and unrest which ha'
I spread over the country, Ia Follett.
told them, ..is not going TO be calmed!
I not going TO be made less critical ?!
Il 1.-THE attempt Of . conference committe'
4 here, ID the last hours Of this con
4 gress when no time is given Tor con
i sideration and study Of these impor
ltant measures, 70 rush through GO
Ilossal grab 81 the wealth in our publii'
lands which Is the. heritage Of al on
! people. The people are not going Y
he lulled into quiet BY the news tha1