The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-03-23

'hc dinner In Nc" 1sGLk . lli'io Over
a wcok ago. following the hIi.dN
rrSsluu uf about 200 rcpr'srnh'lN'
uII men at which ih" N'N'fl'tit
Petroleum institute was organized.
whom N" lrndrr I'm this RrrN IN
dustry gather ul chicago ihiH week
N tn, forecast wtUr hr those who
know most unotf uI' Icrr ana IN
New YprR cum,a true. "I WIN dId
not attend fhp +,N york meeting
Will hc surprised Co., Hrr lh" sulid
backing that tho rpw organization
Alr-ttiy han attained
In 10 g. represented '''ry rhRSc
Of the petroleum industry Iu IN"
ruii,d giaiD.. canada ANA M"NIu"
n embraces both Representatives NJ
the standard Du nud ~ w"Hf other
corporate uu ini'rDz'H Subsidiary AnJ
and independents from the producer
nv tho nrokcI
H,1ifnrh Receives tru'es
A. the dinner following the nllr
daN session IN N"W Noth. Nlfr"d G.
Wndfrrd. chairman ~ lbr huarI ut
directors OF the standard DN com
pan, and chairman NJ me- NupnnI
pctrutrum VAR s"rylro committee.
was honorod hy 4 prr"ru'iun from
the French government of M" cross
of a choNnlicr ~ tho legion 4 hunu"ur
FOR the part thni h" PLAYED In hrIp'
iuE tho allies tr 'sIl iu victory on a
sea ~ oil 20
Tentative governmental approval
~ least was given Go lhr new Amer
ir1n Petroleum luH'liu'c IN mes
snEc a"ut 90 IN" war service commit
toe bv lruel NdmiulHlrh'nr Harry ".
Garfield, and which was read to ih"
oil men who attended IN" dinner IN
honor ~ Mir. bedford Mr. Garfield n
letter urged continuance In son"
eifeciiNe way "t lhe co. "p't"'lon
between the nations oil Industry and
tho government hnd emphasizing w"
value 10 the allies ihh huchg coop
GRAFTON hy the industry uhh"r 'h'
supervision or tho tu"l hIIhlhh't"
ton brought nh"ut NnrlhH VI" "'''
''nrfic'hS lPt'cr
This letter which COM ''Seh MI
iHrnelds regrciN ihht he WhH un
able 10 attend the galhefing Halh W
part -
Permit me 10 take ihlS occh'on
TO express 10 th" committee my "p'
probation or lis services, ana tn con
Ncy 20 MIR liedford my iolcl'htlonH
upon tn" honor pad To him ] can
French gosernm|lt 10 recognize iho
services or Mr.. liedford ana his COM
mittoe. II IL unnecessary TO Teclt"
the important part played by p'Wol-
cum IN lhc war. Abundant teSunony
has been offered by the chIcts or tno
naval and military forccH 10 JUSTLY
those Immediately cnshg'h w NV
production ana dlsuloutjoh OF
petroleum and lis prouucH IN clalhl-
Ing n place among the rev sreat
basic industries which turhlHnen lne
supplies necessary 10 winning NV
war.
The national petroleum commh"
tee was IN existence prior To the ere.
alton OF tho fuel administration IL
had brought together In effective CO.
operation the competing elements OF
the industry. But to my nina
more Significant fact was the ready
response OF the committee TO the call
TO service by the government the
supervision OF the industry required
under the provisions or the Lever
act and by executive order OF ihe
president might nave rgen rendereu
exceedingly difficult but the felh-
tons established between Mr.. Rcaha,
general director OF the oil division
w NH' ihfl huh'''''h "''''' "'' 49,
Bedford, chairman OF tho national
petroleum war service committee.
guaranteed the cordial cooperation
which has marked the. relations De
tween tho government and the IN
dustry from the first.
Il cannot allow this occasion 10
pass without cNptewing the earneAt
hope that the spirit OF GO operation
thus established between the govern
ment and the industry might
rather say between the Pubic repre-
sented by government, and the In
dustry should be continusd In some
euecuVc way Ihe lntluences whl'h
led capital and labor to unite In a
common purpose, when oNerrane
hurtful competition, ana which
brought the REPRESENTATIVE OF. Eov-
eminent and Industry into cordial
and eftScllNe co-operafon these IN
tluences stiil exist, fork except TO tho
Few who sought malefhl gain, they
are rooted In desire t1 the common
good and appreciation uf~7s~f1ew era
IN when human welfare la placed
above material possessions.
We nave refused To allow one
World group 70 dominate other world
groups, tree people VINO are also
understanding people. perceive that
The spirit not the form OF autocra-
'N eN'l'eS opposition ana mat this
hplrlt eN's's wthln our borders as
wen as aoroah ana lS expressed In
movements ORGANIZED ana supported
uN me eNremIs's AZ each end OF