The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-01-07
GREAT BRITAIN
IS ACCUSED Of
PLAYING THE HUN

WASHINGTON, Jan 6.--Aireat BRITAIN
Was ,ccused Of emulating the Hun IN
pursuiug her postwar oil policy by sou
ator Phelan. Democrat, CalNol.il"'
speaking in the senate today. ait'r S'n-
had advocated cutting off the b''''s"
supply Of American oil unless N'nt'
cans were accorded equal rights with
British subjects in the purchase ana de-
yelopmcnt of the world oil supplies.
The California senator added to his
accusation the charge that Great Eritain
at the same moment she was appealing
for American aid during the war. de-
claring that her back was 10 the wall
was buying up oil lands in other coun-
tries. with this charge Senator PheIah
coupled another 10 the effect 'h"'
Great Britain had obtained four n!I-
lion dollars in loans from the lnitcd
States and had used her own money III
an cndcavOr to acquire mphop"lS "
the world oil supply.
Senator Mcclellan q few months p'-
fore the Pacific coast senator MADE ms
charges. declared that Great brita'h
was putting forward claims OF inaoiIitE
10 pay interest on American war loans
and was buying up the world oil re-
sources England while buying up theH"
oil resources. Mr.. Kellar said was using
American oil and saving her own sup
plies for the future.
The United States, Senator Mcclellan
declared has the power ito bring Eng
land to terms" by refusing permission
for the obtaining Of oil from America.
and in that connection he urged !mrnc-
date action on his bill proposing rect
procity as regards oil with those ma
tions which do not discriminate against
IL, nd ROT u
against those nations that do.
I'VE ask for nothing but what Is
right" Senator Mcclellan asserted. 1--WE
simply desire that our nationals shall
be treated by Great Britain in the way
that we treat hers. We want them 10
enjoy the sSme privileges in out .coup-
try that we. want in theirs"
Senator Pnelan turned the debate
from the oil question to the Japanese
land question by declaring that the
Japanese were buying oil from British
companies in California for $50 bar
rel while Californ!ans were being
charged $40 a barrel. Further acquisi-
ton Of California oil lands by British
interests, Mr.. Phelan said, would be
stopped through enactment by the legis-
iature OF that state OF a general anti
alien land ownership bill which he said
would at the same time meet the Jara-
nese land problem.
Information was said by senator Phe-
Ian to have come to him from under
ground sources that there recently had
been conference of British ana Japa-
nese representatives. at which the
Japanese were advised against accept
Ing tho proposed general antl-al!en land
bill as settlement Of the present con-
troversy over land legislation.
the fight is on. and California pro-
poses to retaliate." Senator Phelan
added
Senator Kellow. Republican. Mime
sofa, entered into the debate to say that
the government should. by treaty, pro-
vide for protection of American inter-
ests in development of oil IN foreign
countries and Senator Phelan said he
would Introduce a resolution tomorrow
asking the state department for infor-
nation as TO what. had been done in
that respect.
Senator King, Democrat. Utah. de-
clared that general anti-alen land
ownership laws should not be adopted
BY states except as retaliatory meas
ures. because. ne said. they might pro-
woke foreign reprisals.