The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-12-11
FUEL SUPPLIES SHORT
Steamers Dependent on Out
put; Lansin gAsked to Pro-
tect Production.
THREE NOTES UNANSWERED
Carranza Refuses to Reply to
American Protests on the
Petroleum Laws.

WASHlNGTON, Dec IO-An-
other memorandum on the Mexican
situation was sent today to Ircsi-
dent Wilson. II deals with the in
terfcrcnCe Of tho Mexican govern
mcnt with the operation ~ Amcri-
can-owncd oil properties In Mexico
and was prepared hy Chairman
Payne of the shipping board after
representatives of the Associated
Mexican Otl Producers. headed 10y T.,
r. Kellogg Of New York. had. pro-
sontod the situation To him
At the same time Mr. Payne pre-
pared ana sent to Secretary Lansing
Il letter urging the Importance of
protecting the American supply OF
Mexican fuel oil on which the ship
ping board is almost solely depend
ent for fuel for its 500 oil burning
passenger and freight steamers,
Protest on D,rrccs.
II developed today that the state
department has been continuing to
protest to the Mexican government
against DEGREES forbidding the drill
ing q new wells on privately owned
property In the Tampico fields and
other dcCrecs affecting the OF in
terests of Americans and other
Foreigners IN Mexico.
Three notes have been dispatched
within six months, but II was said
today that President Carranza had
not replied to any of them. The FIRST
won, forward last June IS. the sec
ond October / and the third NOvem-
her IS In the first two the state
department specifically protested
against the action uf the Mexican
government In preventing tn" arm.
ing OF rev wells on property owned
by Americans and insisting upon
protection OF Americans working In
the TampiCo oil region.
The note OF November Is was dis
patched after receipt Of official In
formation that Carran2l soldiers had
seized another American owned well
1t was learned tod@ that Mex
iCan military forces az various times
during the last month have stopped
drilling operations OF American
companies on the pretcNt that per
mits' 10 drill hhd not been obtained
In order TO obtain tho permits
foreign oil companies must agree IN
advance that such wells as may b"
drilled would become the property
Of the Mexican government Tho
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tested against the DEGREES In partlcu-
lar.
Announcement that Chairman
Payne had communication with the
president and Secretary Lansing re
gardinE the Mexican oil situation
was made by Representative Gould
Of New York. VINO accompanied the
oil men 20 the shipping board. Mr..
Payne would not discuss IN" matter,
explaining that II was now in tn"
hands of tho president aud tn" state
II was understood, however that
the chairman informed tho president
that q Rtoppngc of oil production In
Mexico was threatened ana thai
should this occur IN" hoard would
be seriously embarrassed In "perat-
ing its vast fleet uf steamers. l''-
serve supplies now on hHnd, IN"
president was said to have been
told, would Last only "A few weeks,
and with the Mexican supply cut or,
most OF the oil-burning ships would
have 10 hn laid up as the companies
under contract to supply the board
with oil receive IN" bulk or ihclr
supplies from Mexico.