Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1919-01-21
|c0NGRESS URGED TO
ACT ON MEXICAN OIL
-. vnnts 10 Know What steps
Have Ircn Taken for
safety.
M HOPE FROM CARRAAzA
..i ,nnflslniion Planned V'rscv
Constitutional
phrusc.
.. .,pENzo W MARTIN }

"a. .i,nENHp W MARTINI
o,sItINGTDN. Jan. %. Protec a.
-, American pil Interests and
W." ,,nrrry IN Mcyicn, which In
ou' vnn cnnfisttion hy the
N,,,I.tu constitution, II one or
~" ,t,,,a cNpr,tcd To come before
..o,tp this week for debate The
NV .,..n introduced In the senate
n,trmhcr 30 ana which " now
"a, senate committee ON Tor
,,f,Irs ~ expected 20 hc re
-, 1torahlv ana taken up for
p,,, ,,ltnin the next week. II was
49,, today from reliable sources
,,s natter IN In the form ~ n
80. ,,salution, no action will be
\ ,.cessary ir tho house.
=, an the resolution OF Senator
king s 49, follows -
"Whcrcas claims agrrcEn'lng MI
,,o,a OF dollars In compensation Tor
A.m,gcs tn property ana Tor per.
sa,J outrngrH and dcTrucunn or
\,, suffered hy American citizens
\. IN, rcplhlir ~ Mexico, nav" hreh
~, win tho department ~ state
"a, p,,s,n,iiIon TO the government
Of MeNi.u. ana
.Wherras some years have already
,,,.,yened between the comnisHion
=, .,ch damages and outrngeH and
:. nyoyr.s, IL apparently being made
,o.a,d the liquidation, settlement
"a pny-nrnt ~ such claims. Now,
therefore. ho " ,
"p,solyrd THAT the secretary of
s,,, be. and he II hereby directed
"a ,cnort IN tho senate whether or
"a, .,id claims have been presented
:. the government OF Mexico and
xha, stems and measures are being
,,s.n tn prosecute such claims and
|. IA liouldnio and settle the same, and
n said claims have not been pre-
..n,eJ then tn report TO the senate
that stems and measures are con
Nominated 10 be- taken with respect
YNh.re,o and when the department
xi1 ptocood with the same
Claims that have been filed with
the state department for damage to
American ne and property In Mex
i'm aggregate approximately $500
100 OOO Although the Cnrrnnya
government dii appoint n commits
sion 10 hold hearings on the nrludi-
catlon ~ these claims, the attitude
OF, that committee was no hostile
hat an amicnh'c procedure was rem
f.red impossible. n IL the purpose
~ Senator Kings resolution TO bring
'h..e claims 20 a final settlement In
he near future
The plan ~ Confbsattou.
But the hir fight for American oil
-teresis In Mexico will In all ptoba
hilliy take place In the house of'rep-
.-.@n,ati,rs and be ccnSered on the
Decent proposal 10 confiscai" all
4 Am,rran aud british oil properties
that country This proposal has
been disguised In a phrase ~ the
new 1910 corstiu,ion witch states
In the nation Is vested direct
e~ntrshin ~ all petroleum and all
4 hydrocarhonH solid. liquid and gas-
soua"
In that short sentence of ~ words,
ih Carnngl government has put
t~n In position to receive consid.
rahls abuse In The congress ~ the
United states and very probably
consequence more serious than that
Tnsrs n already "a noticeable senti-
mtnt IN the house that Mexico
should he called Immediately to sc-
roun,
Representative Stephen G. Porter
oi P.nnS, hnnia. who IN slated Ia he
hartman NJ The house committee on
foreign affairs In the next congress.
already has freely stated his post
lion In regard To the projection ~
American oil interests In Mexico. In
! recent interview on this subject.
representative Porter made the fol-
owing statement.
According to a report of the de-
karment ~ commerce on the Mex
1nn oil situation October 7. 1918.
10000 900 ~ American capital IL
lnv.'led In oil properties In Mexico
and 400 400 900 British capital
Thisvtepnrt SAYS The most In
'res'ing point about the American
companies In that apparently not one
hem has ever obtained n con-
oess'on of land from the Mexican
ro'ernment Their contracts Of pur-
enase or lease. II In stated. have In
'Nery cas-" been made with private
'sners who held titles extending
park often for moro than $50 vearn >