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

y. Z. iirdford.
president ~ me independent Oh
Mou.H association. n, l.. WrI.n. gen
,uI counsel ~ the western rrfInurs,
ana numerous others
The formation of the American
petroleum iuWIlui, W p direct ont.
growth ~ tho war hciIviIcH ~ the
petroleum men. who. n~ has been
mentioned In tho oil page ~ Tho
/ Tulsa world several tunes have co.
operated with the government al
most wholly without government
regulation OF any sort Th" intlIul
steps for such an organization were
taken at a meeting held In Atlantic
city early In December A. the Sew
York gathering the proposed inHti-
tuto became "A reality hN tho udop-
tlon of the by laws. ard according
10 prcHcni plnna tho organization
viii be completed hy the election Of
officers nt Chicago next Thursday
II iH generally believed that Mr llcd.
ford Will be offered the presidency
Of the new organization
Striking tributes from tho French
ana British Ne To the part played In
winning the war by American HaAo-
limo and oil products warmed the
hearts OF the petroleum men who at
tended thr2 dinner GaHton l.iobcrt.
French consul general nt New York,
told them that lf the rlow OF Enro-
line TO She western front had not
been maintained unintcrruptcdN by
the American industry, the French
army would have been unable Ia
rush reinforcements by motor truck
To Nerdun. whfeher the railroads
10 4 In,
range artillery
''lt h conceivable said Monsieur
Llcbert, that the noble defenders OF
Frances eastern fortress might
have had 10 yield" Again, ho said.
In March of last year when the der
mans were plunglnE for Amiens and
Nancy II was the motor truck rap
Idly shifting troops TO threatened
portions OF the line that ayed the
day, lie revealed that In December
OF 1917 the allieA had but scRnt
months supply Of gasoline and that
the achievement Of the American OH
Industry In putting down pO, 900 tons
| OF petroleum products In Franco
during December and January alone
made possible the maneuvors OF
March.
Capt. Arthur Snngge, r. N, naval
attnchc at the British embassy here
In Washington. presented at the
New York dinner England's tribute
10 the American oil industry and to
Mr.. Bedford as chairman OF the
national petroleum war service COM
mittce, He revealed that IS per cent
OF tho British navy IL now driven
by oil burning engines.
Fur flfths From 4. =.
-Four tlfthA pf nnr nil HIpplV -
| said Captain Snnggc, "came from
the United StatcH Had II be"n In
| tcrruptcd by tho delay OF even
single steamer the result would have
been frlghttul anxiety. BeCnusc II
was uninterrupted the British navy
was able To maintain ats marvellous
| average of cruiAing, AN aggregate OF
moro than 1000. 600 miles "A month
| In the waters surrounding tho British
! Isles, without American oil. it isl
only fair to say that ~ per cent NJ
the British navy would have been
! paralyJcd II A needless, 20 Eay that
! without it prmc Ideally all OF the air
activity woCrFd have been imposs..
! bh."
Presentation or the legion Of
| honor to MIR. Bedford Wgn accom-
! plishcd with Impressive crdumuuy
The main ballroom uf the R!ltmurr
was powered IN the fluEs OF the
Limited Sthtes aud the allies when
Consul General blchcrt arose 10 ho
gin the reading of the official eta
| llun, platoon " French sailors
from the cruiser MarscilIlisr
marched into The room with the
| French OtE whir the orchestra
PLAYED the French national anthem
The mon stock VIII liked huy yuucIs