The Washington times., 1922-05-21
TyHERE is but one Gar in all
the world today.

Paris. Every nation In that
gathering was ready to take
over countries with big oil de-
posits. but unwilling to take q
mandate over Christian peoples
being prosecuted and murdered.
That Car is responsible for
the lack of complete understand
ing and friendship between the
United States and Mexico. But
for his dictatorial manners.
Mexico would have been pacified
long ago. Indeed. but for his
selfish interference and greed,
may 1t not be that Mexico would
have escaped the long turmoil
and civil war which has cursed
It?
Everywhere that nations meet
the spectre of this Gar rises to
breed distrust and dissension. He
must be appeased. 1t seems. be-
fore any international conference
Can come to the consideration Of
great international problems.
In our own country, with the
future life Of the navy at stake.
this Gar walks in and demands
the pound of flesh nearest the
heart, and his domination in
national and local politics is
greater than that of any public
servant chosen by the people.
This Gar can kill and make
alive. He works underground.
He makes alliances with the Lion
and the Bear. He noses in at
Genoa as he did at Paris. and he
n the dominant ruler in Wash
Lngton. He is rarely seen in
the flesh. He has many aliases.
Today he stalks as "the weak
independent companies desiring a
chance against the octopus" To-
morrow he is the octopus with a
halo on his head and with his
hands deep in oil deposits.
His oleaginous trail is every
where. He subsidies where he
cannot cajole. He commands
when his soft accents fail to
move. He Is ubiquitous. posing
today as the guardian Of national
strength and tomorrow sucking
dry the only reserve that can
guarantee national naval strength.
THE CZAR IS OIL
Who is this modern Gar who
bestrides the world7
He is Oil with a big o.
This is the Oil Age. The
nation or the individual control.
ing the greatest oil deposits In
the Gar of commerce, the EN-
peror OF the merchant marine.
the Admiral OF navies. the Cen
eral OF battles None can stand
against him.
The Allies went to victory on
O sea OF OIL" said Lord Curzon
shortly after the German naval
ships limped ANONYMOUSLY into
captivity, CALLING captivity
which was ended only by dishon-
orable destruction. There was
some compensation IN the sinking
OF the German fleet. 1t pre-
vented the Allied navies thinking
they had assets in the ships
which were not suitable for ANAL
gamation In their fleets.
ARMY DEPENDED ON OIL.
General Foch understood the
necessity Of oil better than most
people for he warned that in
terruption of the petroleum sup
ply would necessitate an entire
change Of campaign and II long
continued, might result in the
loss OF the war"
The American navy and the
British navy understood the
supreme necessity Of oil. At the
FIRST conference between the
representatives of these two
navies It was agreed that the
United States should afford pro-
lection to the tanlters carrying
oil from Mexican and. Texan
ports to supply the needs Of the
British and American ships over
seas and for tho Allied army in
France. Indeed, one big duty Of
the navy. scarcely known. much
less appreciated all through the
war, was the protection OF oil
tankers. At the request Of. the
British navy. our navy undertook
this work in the week It entered
the war and both navies operated
TO safeguard oil transportation
across the seas during tho entire
war. Tho American navy fur
nished all the personnel and
material and built the pipe line
across Scotland.
FINGER IN EVERY PIE.
The war over, the possession OF
oil deposits loomed up at Paris
and Mr.. OIL had his finger in
every proposed readJustment
Our British friends were a thous