The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-03-14

4lr attorney General De-
pH; !. = Never Favored 1t AS Re-
ippH + of Standard Oil Man
sl1arious. Lying Cables From
s~Special Interest Senator
nown By Presidential
a. aBurns Hide Off, of Reac-
u Senator's.
,:,c+on, D. C.-After sena-
Gillette had served notice,
z>,jossday, that he would talk
ii 'I Lotb the mineral lands swim
y the waterpOwer leash -
secretary of the Navy Dan
u his long silence upon the
~ lands bill. Here is the letter
,, n Swanson, chairman of
" affairs committee, read to
n 2...bington. February q, 1919.
II 1sar Mr.. Chairman: | under
4 .sst a statement has been
u y some member of congress
~ y attorney general and the
~ Of the navy favor the land
" ronortnd hV the confer
.rmittee on public lands of
4 T. houses. You know my posi-
1.-The time has been that, while
Using the leasing bill, which
H. | have opposed incorporat-
n urovision with reference to
al oil reserves in such legisla-
q Iio not favor the bill that has
n ,reed upon; l do not think it
Il 70 the government; and while
Z ster, so far as the naval re-
are concerned, than the orig
I, ny attitude is that the nav
ares ought not to be touched
station but (their ownership
i b be settled by the courts.
d ID agree with the attorney
and the secretary Of the in
upon a provision some time
hi would protect the naval re-
1 and would confer upon the |
at power to operate going
| did this because I did not |
assume to he standing in the |
] the passage of legislation of
snce which I favored, and II
! 700 because l hope you will |
the impression that l have |
& d my attitude. | believe that |
interests reserves belonging to
E should go to the navy, |
the final matter should be |
.g the courts, unless the pro-
nfered to, which the attorney |
and myself agreed to some |
T is Incorporated. / think |
ID be a great mistake to goI
than that. | will be glad if |
d make my position known.
sely yours,
3 "J0SEPHUS DANIELS" !
80UlD SUPPRESS LETTER
1ar King of Utah, one of the |
temined of the promoters of
III, jumped up to ask whether |
1T was to be put in the rec
The debate. The vice president
d that it could not be kept |
nee it had been read aloud. |
announced that he wished "to |
Fl ny assent from such a pro-
vas probably the first time
Ny one IN the senate had ever
suppress an official letter
member Of the cabinet. The
conference committee on this
aldS bill had made the
ny deliberately, through Sen
human, that the secretary of |
R-y and the attorney general /
AaShed" with the conference
about the hour when Daniels
Vas being read, Representa-
IaSA Of Wisconsin was reading
]! muse two kilograms which
mat Attorney General Gre
IKE Daniels, had been misrep-l
|tGORY STATES POSITION |
n messages were one from
g., 5llchot to Gregory, and |
5 reply. They follow:
/, W. Gregory, Attorney |
Department of Justice, |
Sg0n, b. c.:
H. you are quoted as favorablel
60. inference report on the So
val and oil leasing biz. There
/ sumo mistake. Your patri-
i ~ u elective efforts to prevent
M y me M navy through. legisla-
MI IKE this would impair the
~ rI 70 reserves prove, II
es mat you would not want |
~5 connected with this bill, |
b., rO y so much of your work, |
M the interests of the navy, |
| S NJ NE people Of the United |
n ~ung the bag. You have
NJ much to leave the rest I'M
a,a ass ;, belief in congress that
|sp4,I NE passage of this bill is |
i L factor in it's favor. 1t
aa Oe corrected, for it might |
sns sSlSive. / urge you to let |
POSITION be known.
,,., GlFFORD PINCHOT."
' ~sTer read:
\ f y! to your wire of the Goth:
h III n 'ruthtully say that l have
r as.S conference report on the
es va W and oil leasing bill.
aa,a 4. Doth ,7h houses of congress
d y. " The fact that l have de-
raSaNy00eate it's passage.
n ,,nOMAS W. GREGORY"
teT5A ss'DI9 OIL PLOTS
ro pulels letter involves a dra-
te my, Edward L. Doheny,
b uOhalre oil operator. head