Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-05-26
GREAT BRITAIN
NOT SEEKING To
MON0POL|ZE OIL
SUPPLY-CE.DDES
British Ambassador Makes
a Sweeping Denial Of the
Charges in Speech MADE
at Pilgrims Dinner,
WORLD BETTERMENT
DESIRE OF ENGLAND
No Effort Being Made 10
Pool the War DebtS Of
Europe and Drag United
States In, He Says,

sN AoaNtNo JoUHhAt stGC'AI Lsssdo W'rS
New York, May 25.--Sweepins
denial that Great Britain was seek.
ing to monopolize the worlds fue
oil supply was made here tonight
by Sir Auckland Geddes, British
ambassador, speaking at the Pill
gr ms dinner. Statements that
Great Britain had such intentions
he added, We're as completely with
out basis in fact, as charges that
Britain today was moved by mill
tarist impulses.
81 say without fear of informed
critic sm," Sair Auckland declared,
that British foreign policy is di-
rected against no man but is in
spired by the desire to seek peace,
to bring order out of chaos, to eX-
tend the boundaries of freedom, to
improve the lot of the oppressed
and to increase the mater'al pros
perity of the world, That is our
program, those are the principles
by which |, as British representa-
tive in this land, am guided from
day to day"
The ambassador touched also up
on reports that the British govern
ment was trying to pool the war
debts of Europe. land to drag you
(the United States) into the pool
No Truth In Statement.
"You may seek far and wide for
evidence on which that statement
could be based" he said. you
will not find it. If you look closely
you will find my government trying
to pour oil on the troubled waters
of Europe and you will also find
onlookers who seize the oil as it
is poured and throw it on the fires
of anti British feeling here%
81 realize that traditional hatred
and ancient grudges die hard |
think I can make full allowance for
these things, but I do plead with
each and all to realize that If they
have oil to pour they will better
serve their day and generation and
the cause of all humanity by Sc
lecting troubled waters to receive
their libation and avoiding smould-
ering fires.
In answer to what he character
lied as wild duck publications
as to the British purposes, the am
bassador dealt first with the Brit
lsh navy, saying that while more
than a thousand ships, including
four battle cruisers, were under
construction when the armistice
was signed, one cruiser. the Hood,
too far advanced to permit cancel
ation, was the only major snip
completed,
No Ships Beng Built.
I'VE have not at present single
'apital ship building or completing,
md not one ship large or small has
>een laid down since the armlstice,
he said.
The British army and air force
lad been "even moreI drasticaily'
lealt with, Sir Auckland continued,
md added:
ut is no business of mine to
these facts with the cor
action of any other ma
ions. bur 7 ask you who knew
TO he miIitarist, to
them with vour own ma
,onai acts n ,,ou ore temnted ia
hinI EngIond niljtorist
I'M A1'.s hanaoann ,~na afton ,oforrir,
ine .,a' 90 '',,' s'''.'o, a., on,sronn,
y y aepoI Is ~ ui. aoinI "L" Ia oop,,irod VI
magazine tlat brlIaln has acqu'ie {"
N OIL monopoly ana proposes 10
lold the world TO ransom saiu
evenly per cent of the WORLDS OIL
output was from American SOIL,
nd 16 per cent from Mexican,
.merican capital controlling three
ourths of the Mexican yield. In
ddition, he declared. Americans |
we're seeking oil in at least ten
ther countries. but regardless of
hose onerations ba concluded |
Won boyo 90 nor cont of tho nres-
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