The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-07-06
Ardmore Oil Men Urge
Favorable Action By
Ways-Means Committee

In final effort to impress upon the
members Of the Ways and Means
committee at Washington the necessity
OF a measure which viii provide tar
If on Mexican cruie imports the
members Of the Ardmore Petroleum
Club convened in special session at the
office Of Writ Franklin in the Simp-
sen building at 2:9O ?. m. Tuesday
and after a thorough discussion Of the
question secretary P. B. Jeffries was
instructed to wire ali the members Of
the committee who are opposed TO the
tariff measures or who are "on the
fence" explaining 10 them the mar
ket conditions as they exist az the
present time, and the dire necessity
Of the tariff to prevent threatening
Generalization in American develop.
ment. Three Of the members Of the
committee who were wired and who
were reported as being undecided In
their decision included Congressman
Hawley Of Oregon. Greene Of Iowa,
end Hadley Of Washington.
The kilograms sent by Mr Jeffres
bore special reference 10 the fact that
thousands Of fieldworkers are out Of
employment as result OF the present
unbalanced conditions
The ways and means committee was
slated 10 vote on The bin providing
FOR the tariff today. The bin as IL
now stands carries duty OF 35 cents
per barrel on crude and % cents per
barrel on fuel. II no change is made
in the bill when finally reported out Of
the committee as whole, then the
bill viii go before the house as above
Indicated
According 90 q bulletin issued by the
Aiid-continent Oh and Gas Association
the imports FOR the first five months
CT 1921 exceeded those for the first
five months OF 1890 by 100000 bar
rels. This at O time when consumption
has seriously s.umped, IN the opinion
Of the tariff committee OF the asso-
ciatien the possibilities OF production
IN Mexico during The next few years
ere practically eliminated. Conse.
ouenily. states that bulletin. unles.
tariff Is imposed. imports viii pro
long the present condition o. over.
supply and attendant decentralization Of
the market.
Roy VI. Johnson, who recently re-
turned from Washington. where h,
had discussed the matter with various
government officials In a most thoro
ugh manner, reported 10 the members
OF the petroleum club that the strong
est opposition lies with the admins
tration. THE administration feels tha
it would be unjust TO the American
operators in the Mexican fields II
tariff Is imposed" he said "bocaua
the administration originally cncour
aged the American operators 90 cntc
Mexico and develop the properi.e
Sthere. The president has only thu
viewpoint of the matter. but there !
a possibility that IL nigh; be changet
The eoal men OF tbs United State
should be Impressed with The gravir
" the situation as it greatly affect
them, In that fuel oil is being used i
industries where coal would otherwis
b. used.
Propaganda spread by the stantsr
Oh interests. the United States BB
rssu Of Mines and the geological SUI
vey has tended TO divert the mind
Of the American people IN the belle
that an oil famine threatens thI
country and thus the people who ar
unaware 4 the real facts. think th5
the Mexican oil viii be taken to EurC
psan countries direct from Msxie
ana win be refined in plants to be e'
tsblished in the foreign countries
4 am net In favor of tariff y