Evening star., 1919-04-06
u s. OIL INTERESTS
UNITED FOR EXPORT
Government Supports Program, Which Is
\ to Oppose World Domination
by British.

, man, for more than thlrty years
| interested in oil production, who. dur
l, ing the war. held the very important
: post of director of production of the
oil division of the fuel administra-
ton, was elected first president of the
institute.
cials and of leaders in the oil in
dustry that out of the American Pc
troleum Institute th.re will be estab-
lished national petroleum products
export association, which will do these
things:
Bring the American industry as a
unit into world trade.
Take charge of all petroleum and
petroleum products delivered at sea-
board and see to their distribution at
uniform price throughout the world.
Support an overseas expeditionary
force of the best trained men in this
country to seek out, secure rights and
develop oil resources in foreign coun-
tries as a reserve for the American
petroleum industry.
See that American biologists, Pc
troleum technologists and engineers
are employed. with their talents and
superior training. in oil pioneering
/ and development work under Ameri-
can capital for the United States in
dustry instead of by foreign cor
porations as scouts to the corners Of
the world.
To Ask for Legislation.
The indt:Stry in this country and
the gov 'tas.t are expected to CO.
operate this elaborate scheme
through vhg legislation passed
which ~. reserve for Americans
the oil resources of this country and
prevent them from being taken over
by foreign capital and foreign cor
porations.
That the British government. hav-
ing learned during the war its great
need for petroleum supplies. is now
determined to get world monopoly
of petroleum resources, is firmly be-
lieved by leaders in the industry and
by government officials in closest
touch with conditions. For six months
try have been planning to thwart any
such purpose and to enlist the sup
port of the administration.
Press dispatches from London dur
ing the last week. brought the bold
statement that "The British govern,
ment is going into the oil business,S
and as far as can be learned the
;o1 fAh f@ I'm
ment officials confirm this statement.
1t was stated that the British purpose
is to develop the most powerful OIL
producing. refining and transporting
enterprise in the history of the in
dustry."
cials confirm the press dispatches
that the British government purposes
to make permanent the oil executive
and that the various oil administra-
ti6n boards and agencies will be CO.
ordinated with three principal duties:
1. acting as petroleum adviser for
all departments including the Army
and the still more important Navy;
2. having control over concessions
for development Of possible oil terri
tory within the empire; 8, advising
and assisting British companies or
individuals in obtaining concessions
and leases in foreign countries.
Under Government Control.
Government officials as well as lead
ers in the American industry have
known for years that the British
government was interested in the
Anglo-Persian development, and gov
ernment officials say that the British
government controls 81 per cent of
the stock. English trade journals for
months have contained rumors that
the Royal Dutch Shell oil interests
are taking over the Mexican Eagle
Oil Company, and still more recent
cables from responsible parties state
that the Lord Cowdray interests have
been absorbed by the government.
This Royal Dutch Shell group already
has big holdings in the Oklahoma
Kansas-Texas, the California and wy
oming fields.
Great Britain. it is pointed out by
United States government officials, al
ready has a military control in the
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