The Washington times., 1922-05-21


He can squeeze in where others
find 1t difficult to find a footing.
He was there. Though the
United States lacked the wisdom
to be represented 1--WE did have a
spy or observer hanging to a
limb on a tree looking on). we
were there In the person OF Mr..
Oil. Almost before anything
could be done, 1t was printed that
the British Oil Monopoly and
the American Oil Monopoly had
declared that Persian oil land Is
divided into two parts. and these
companies had agreed to slice 1t
up between them. The news was
also sent over the world of an
Anglo.Russian agreement on con-
cessions for the exploitation Of
Russia oil resources. AS to the
further participation OF Mr.. OIL
at Genoa further advices are
awaited. World diplomacy will
be fabricated by the oil interests
or Mr.. Oil will know the reason
why.
OIL THE TROUBLE ABOUT
And Mexico-that distressed
near neighbor. whose veal con-
Germs us so deeply! Read the
story of its revolutions and inter-
necine wars and troubles. Nearly
every one of them in our day
have been creased and made. to
run on oil. II the Mexican Gov.
ernment at any period since
Diaz abdictated to Car Oil--for
British and American Oil inter-
ests furnished the lubricant for
the Diaz machinery-had been
willing to surrender to the grab
bing by Oil interests. Mexican
troubles would have been reduced
II not ended.
OBREGON HAS RIGHT.
Obregon ought to be recognized
without Americas compelling him
to put his neck in the collar Of
Car OIL. There have been reason
able demands by our Government
on Mexico, which Obregon has
been willing to grant, but at the
bottom has been the insistence Of
Gar OIL and his agents for more
than any free government could
give them. Take out the influence
and destruction tf Gar OIL and
long ago Mexico and the United
States would be living as broth
ers.
Czar OIL is not only determined
to be the dictator Of world d.
plomacy. demanding and receiv-
ing concessions everywhere, but It
even takes the navy Of the United
States by the throat and sucks dry
its dependence for the next gener-
alton. 1t was in 1910 that Mr..
Taft set aside oil reserves FOR
the exclusive use of the navy" in
California. The OIL Gar resented
the interference with what he re-
garded as his private preserves.
His harpies FASTENED to fasten
their claws upon 1t. Some OF
them had no pretext Of claim. Not
q few based their right upon the
paper entry by men In Chicago.
Investigation showed that the Chi
cago entrymen were dummies,
some Of them admitted that they
did not know they were signing .
paper to enter oil lands, but
thought they were signing q petit
ton for . primary election in Chi
cago.
DESPOILING FINE FIELDS.
A hard fight for eight years pre-
vented the turning over Of these
naval oil reserves In California. A
little while ago the news leaked
out that the Interior Department,
to the tender mercies of which
the protection Of the naval oil re-
serves had been turned over they
made the wolf the guardian of the
lamb. had leased tho California
reserves. For years they had
pressed for these leases. alleging
that otherwise the oil would be
lost. But they failed until the
navy's Jurisdiction was turned
over to the Interior Department.
Those who pressed for the leasing
and secured the leases were not
thinking about the good Of the
navy!
President Taft had set aside the
California leases in 1910. They
were protested In all the eight
years of Wilson's administration.
1t took only a few months to Bal
linger them.