The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-09-29
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hur WORLD SCRAMBLE ron on

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huT WORLD SCRNMnLE ron on.
Tbs guns along tho western front lu France ha
scartcy ccascd 10 rcvorhorate uptl the leading nation
of the world had begun scramblng FOR tho control @
lhst natural rcaourcc which experience had just dem
onsra'cl to be- of prime importance In tho conduct 70
both war and peace petroleum It is a fact now %
record that the first national policy determined
nn outgrowih ~ the war. by England, by France an
Germany first TO greater extent than the others
had To- do with petroleum and It's products
Ana ut this moment in ways that practical dpio
macy and cabinets alone understand the petroleum
bearing lands NJ the earth being quietly scqucstero
for the benefit ~ tho lion ~ England, tho eagles o
Germany or the ri-color Of tho French The stars an
stripes alone II seems without policy and wihou
protector. This is perlous situation For presenty
unlcss there is a change It may be too late. The dan
gcrous business may be accomplished
We could discuss this subject with greater hear
were It not fcriinR that Il IL not vogue to lons"
consider ones own interests In affairs whore othe
nations are concerned but 1t seems appropriate
to vet ou point or two For Tulsa the oil capital o
tho world Is vltay Interested In the matter and Hhoul'
bo alert 10 what Is going on.
At the outset let hc said that tho position OF th
United states Is comforting at tho moment The pro
duc'iou of domestic fields represents possibly
per cent OF the total available worlds supply Hut tina
fact ceases to comforting when It Ia Understood tina
the world In fact IL indeed drawing on this avallab
supply for present needs while buslly engaged In naln
down potcuualteds In other lands for emergency uS"
OF tho future.
THAT foreign interests acquiring title to domrSi
production constitutes great danger II our own gov
erumtnt has well defined national oil policy ~ ~
own with respect domestic production but does con
stltutc peril In the hbgencs OF such national policy
There are authorities who profess 10 believe tina
the maximum production ot crude petroleum In Amer
ra has been attained We DO not follow this reasoning
Tho oil bearing regions OF America known to exist have
not with tho exception Of two Of the older folds
been thoroughly exploited while the area easily ca
pabe OF showing production according TO the geological
theory ~ origin Ia practically unlimited. Nevertheless
domestic fields being produced prodisiousy and tho
demand ls such that this enormous output is not onA
being Immediately consumed but stocks being ro
duccd anrmlnEiy
Tho tendency therefore. even among our own ma
tionas II towards other lnnds-lands under the soy
crcignty OF other flags just Ia tho case with Engan'
and France and Germany And the utter lack of rov
crumcniel policy th. great ana audahlc pioneer ven
turing is where We are damaged and damaged se
r,ously
Il is no secret that the british government has since
the signng OF the ormisucc, occurred control ~ th'
Anr,o- Persian on company which controls 56.oo'
.l,arc mile. ~ rich OH territory Many years ago
was said that "vhcroycr petroleum is met with Eng
lshnrn are to Doe found" That cpgram might bee ap
piled with equal force to most any other industry q"
branch of trade for Enghnd's SoPs have ever h"ot
alcr, 20 tho interests of the mother country, which b.
turn as history demonstrates has never hcsitatcd e
protect hor sons tn any land
And ~ hc moment England- sons and America
saus arc coming In contact with each other IN the Va
rlo,. areas ~ tho world suspected NJ harboring pc
trul.um.,aeh bent on acquiring rights Tor the fla
each represents In pursuance Of her weu-known pol