The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-11

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British Oh Group.
Lord -Curzon overlooks that the
Philippine oil restrictions cover only
q small part of American territory,
the balance being open to the ma
tionals Of all nations--so open, IN
fact, that the British government
controlled oil monopoly controls and
operates directly or through the pur-
chase of the output Of American oil
producers as much, II not more, oil
bearing property In the United
States - the Standard Oh. The
contrary is true regarding Amer1-
can oil holdings and operations con-
trOlled by the British.
Lord Curzon also overlooked that
the United States protests against
the establishing Of the British oil
monopoly in Mesopotamia and other
inundated territories was a protest
against the apparent violation oy
Great Britain of the understanding
regarding the open-door policy TO De
applied to former Turkish and Ger
man territories. This was explained
to Lord Curzon by United States
Ambassador J. w. Davis In his let
ter dated May IL. 1920.
Japan's proposed areement 10
bind the United States to not fortlty
the philippines would expose the
vast Philippine oil. coals and gold
resources to occupation by the ma.
tons that covet the control OF the
worlds oil, coal and gold resources.
The deliberate exclusion of Amerl-
cans from the oil fields of Mesopo-
tamia and Dutch East Indies by
Great Britain and Holland and their
unyielding attitude, Notwithstanding
the fairness Of the United States re-
quest for equal opportunities for
American nationals in Mesopotamia
and Dutch East Indies, coupled with
the rigid, incorporating attitude
of Great Britain and japan towards
the United States protests against
the grabbing and monopolizing OF
mandate territories. show that the
United States cannot rely on fair
play by other nations where oil or
strategically situated territory are
concerned. .
The oil, coal and gold resources
Of tho Philippines must be safe
guarded, and there Il no better safe
Suard than adequate Notifications
Tor the Islands, to protect and do
Protect tho Islands.
To build protective Notifications,
which can only be used for defense,
and not for offense. Is not mill
tant action. but rather a prudent
way Of safeguarding the otherwise
defenseless islands from coveting
powers. 1t is nothing more than
the equivalent Of doors, which the
world finds necessary to protect
anything that has any value.
1t Is just as preposterous for q
nation to ask another nation to
not build Notifications for defense,
Of exposed properties as It Ii for a
person to ask his neighbor to not
have doors in his house. factory or
bank. So long AZ tho millennium
Is still a distant. hazy hope. the
United States cannot overlook the
grabbing tendencies OF nations
especially where oil and strategic
position are concerned. as Is the
case in the Philippines.
Owing to economic conditions ana
the competition Of the British and
Dutch in supplying oil the demand
in Asiatfc and Pacific waters, Phil
ippine oil resources have not been
developed; therefore the oil Is still
safely stored in the ground.
Indications of rich oil fields have
been reported in the Bondoc penin-
sula, in Talyabas, Mindanao and
Dubu and elsewhere In the Philip
pines. In q report made to the
United States Government, James }.
Rafferty,, trade commissioner OF the
Philippines in the United States. de-
scribes the petroleum resources OF
the Bondoc peninsula as follows:
1.-THE existence OF petroleum on
Bondoc peninsula Is established by
the presence of seeps OF petroleum
associated with inflammable gas at
various places throughout the OIL
field.
IAN the petroleum encountered
10 far 10 similar In character ana
Of a good quality. 1t 10 OF low spe-
cifio gravity and contains . large
proportion Of light oils which would
make Il Of relatively high value as
a commercial petroleum.
'The seeps ara in highly inclined
strata, which arc probably In all
cases part of the structure OF anti
clinaI folds. From this association
II is believed that the petroleum In
this field has in accordance with the
general law of petroleum accumula-
ton. tended to collect in the crests
Of anticlines.
1.-THE petroleum occurs, associated
with certain horizons. in an extern
sive series of beds OF sandstone and
shale vigo shale) which is similar
in character to the oil-bearing rocks
of productive fields, notably those
Of Japan. The principal seeps are
found In the upper part OF this series
in a zone designated as the Bacau
stage, which is predominantly shale
but which contains subordinate beds
Of sandstone.
''In it's seepage, the petroleum is
associated with the shale rather
than the sandstone and may be OBJ
served in some cases to come directly
from the shale. Beneath the sur
face, WHERE closed lenses OF sand
stone probably exist, the principal
accumulation Of petroleum would be
expected in the more open, sandy
zones. At the surface the light oil
appears to have escaped readily
from the coarse-grained beds and to
have been retained only in the fine
grained shale.
"The petroleum may have orig
mated, part at least, In the Bacau
stage OF the vigo shale where II IL
now found. 0lobigerina and other
organic remains are found In the