The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-07-10
OIL TANkERS NO
Longer PL \ I 0
AMERICAN POR I
Absence of Mexican Crude
VIII Restore the Price of
Oil in a Few Months is
Opinion of Oil Men.
BITTER FIGHT WAGES
SENATOR HARRELD WILL TAKE
LEAD IN THE SENATE: BERT
CHANDLER FIGHTING IN
THE HOUSE

Roy NJ johnson Who was sent
from here to Washington to worl,
in the interest Of a tariff on Mexican
crude oil has returned home and he
brings with him the CHEEKY message
that 30 IS a fifty-ffty chance that the
OH schedule as reported in the bin
will prevail.
When the tariff measure was first
reported IL left OIL on the free list.
Mr. Johnson said and It was rather
ia1d fight 90 Eet reconsideration
on the part oi the ways and means
committee. Il is the opinion Of Mr..
johnson that the oil men began their
irht a little too late and when they
began they asked for too much. Their
request was FOR q tariff OF $3.50 a
barrel
Needs Foreign OIL
Normally this country needs impor.
taton OF oil. The low duty Of CSC
barrel en- icel and S5 cents a bar
rel on crade as finally incorporated
IN The bill w.ll on the one hand
Keep fuel and crude from dropping
SO far below cost OF production and
on The other hand viii serve TO stab
iilzc the industry The tariff is not
h.fh enough 70 drive Mexican oil 20
European markets and considering
the lower cost Of production will al
low Mexican operators 20 make more
on the barre. OF ol than American
producers
Slow in Starting Fight
Oh men were slow in getting into
" no acAt Air Joanson said, because
they l.d not realize the seriousness
ot ,he situation until the second
series 90. price reductions came and
whom thc second slump IN OIL came
thcy i.d awake and began 20 make a
strenuous frAt During this time,
however. scut.mcn, bad cvystaiaed
aclrs, 8 tariff and 8, was "a difficult
,ssk ts Sc; the matter properly be-
foe t1c committee The first vote
iakcu ty the committee was almost
uranlog asa.us, She tariff. second
Notp tah.u e few weeks aro was 30
against thc measure This result
vas 1r,.Sa, about by ihe work done
ly 90. o men After This vote was
iak,u efforts were centralized So set
s,mc one v.o voted in the majority
fo wcNe o. reconsideration. TIE rnpor-
ta~,c 81 getting The committee 20
nI.pe Cd ;aul on crude Vl bc rca-
a.. when t IS known tha; under
;r, a.ute ..'es no item which does
o., ,4vgr tar0 ia Tho OH as re-
ported au te added 90 the measure
aG.r She bl has been introduced
vas save ac friends 90 Tho iaut.
,n el au opportunity SO argue not
only 'hc economic reasons but also is
plead sat thc ca mon were entitled
SO ;bcH Cay n court and that thcy
had i.sh, tc hcar.nc .n congress
Situation Was Gloomy
The committee was ready Go report
thc lU So irc house. s., d.t not n.
GLADE 5a n tht schedule. matters Wcr,
gloomy about thc cari'o. and Air
johnson was discouraged aVd was
toady 80 tcn h.s family whN wcr.
thcr .u NcU Work. whom ac Icauc,
rat ttc oi ,arU measure was 90 3,
iccoustcgci at immediately sought
Congressman Fer CHaudlcg a05 ,cayn
sd that frc Oklahoma congressman
kncN so tnr reconsideration In ad
Narte ami would nc; riyc out tha .n
formation ier ioar t, renewed attacks
ircm Gees ot tHs tariff
A,r Chandler % sC0ws has iakt-
the .at tct trc Get ana hc wa'
assisted ry Oner Is Ecrc5.c; iormc
newspaper man who BE- now repre-
strtnr thr Nt-C.Htr.ut OI and Ga.
Association The 1870 mon have 0ati
.ef.~e ttet th5t friends 80 thO
tariff appreciate
Encourascd Foreign Invasion
The national utmns.rfUtr ttrsto
scis has croouufJJ American ol prt
dUtefs 10 invade ioro.ru lcds ai
slime vrrn ihJre was BIO iarU On cl
hc5v, investments we've made ab0ol.
and many legislators f,t that J., UouA
t., ur.t ta enact "a tariff on OIL Th
tariff also. N was argued would ID
Ia favor of fdrce companies Who 0r
.oscI, contcs aa American compaaic
IN ecttinc fcothod. a second roa
sen AGAINST .ae oil tariff was tha
IL would encourage tho building G
4 nor, tcf.neries in Mexico and d
Furonc whica would supply the for
cisn trade that is now coming Z
America fcr refined products. Bu
the principal objection urged arains
the measure FROM the standpoint g
the average citizen was that It woul
> advance the price ot gasoline an
fuel OF. Railroads ana other larg
sn5ussriai consumers stated that thi
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