The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-11-27

ence such as he mentioned are not
based on legal postulates and are
not binding on any one except tho
contra citing parties such arbitrary
commercial divisions referred to in
the tripartite agreement recently
entered into ny Great Britain,
France and Turkey have been poll
cies of governments from time Inn
memorial. They exist today In the
Far East and now the Near East t.
also being divided into trade dis
tricts of similar character. but 1t is
simply the game of catch as catch
can.
No one has ever pretended that
the spheres of influence established
by the powers In the Far East alter
treaty agreements between the sig
natory nations. known under the
general heading OF the open door
policies esta blished by John Hay,
any more than the contracts entered
into between commercial bodies
change the laws of the United States.
The early bird catches the worm IN
business as well as In the animal
kingdom, and while our country
men have been mindiug their own
business at home In the past, heed
less of the necessary preparations
for the commercial war now thrust
upon us. although repeatedly warned
to do SO by government authorities
who foresaw the storm coming, for
eigners have gathered nearly all the
worms.
AS far az the san Reno agree
ment is concerned, that measure is
entirely subordinate to the article
of agreement which provides
against any prejudice to the right
of nationals Of -signatory pow
ers to the treaty to free access to
the various areas for commercial
and economic purposes for that is
treaty stipulation, not "A gentle
mems agreement.
Sir Auckland Gcddcs. the British
ambassa dor to the United states, has
frequently demonstrated to CONNER
cial bodies In this country that it
was well established British policy
to maintain he open door in the
Near East. and ! happen to know
that the American government has
recently been informed, with refer
cnce to an early bird American syn.
dioate that established a claim for
oil In Turkey ten years ago and was
cstopped from prosecuting the claim
by the breaking out of the world
war In 1914, that no obstacles would
be offered by his ma jcsty's govern
ment to the American development
or oil lands in Mesopotamia. except
to insist that a royalty on the prod.
ucts should be paid TO the admin
istrators of the country to heir
carry ON the government, which Oi
coourse goes without saying.
Let US be just before we are crit.
ical.'
Already the propaganda put forth
at the National Petroleum institute,
seems to have born fruit, and at last
the secretary of state has addressed
note to England regarding tht
status OF conce ssions granted 70,
oil; and as usual the secretary has
probably put his foot in 1t. judg.
ing from the statement made b,
Admiral Chester.
Tho fact is evident that someon,
is trying to put the Dutch Shell ou
OF business In this country, but Ger
tainly not In Mexico, where the Do
heny people have recently sold It
the British Mexican OIL company 1
lot OF Mexican production for. tor
million pounds sterling. IL nigh
be that the production sold Is rapid,
going ino water. and II no no on,
Will care II Mr.. Doheny does put on,
over. The Tampico Tribune, which
arrived yesterday, stated that a dis
tinguished party of English capital
lists had arrived to inspect the prop
erty and were being shown arounc
by Mr.. Dohcny himself,