The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-10-17

the DIieI space OF Two or TWO ana OiS-
half months; that he had left and
that he was in the Democratic Gal
lery," of the Senate. He is here
watching the progress of legislation
either because he is a very patriotic
citizen, or he has some underground
connection. At any rate, he is very
much interested in being on the
ground while this legislation is under
consideration, and he is not serving
the Shipping Board in being here"
Mr.. Sheppard, There is really no
such gallery
Mr.. La Toilette, "No, there is no
such gallery. / suppose he is in the
| gallery on the Democratic side; do
not know just where he is, lfut l ven
ture the opinion that if you can ind
out where the Standard Oil lobby is,
there you will locate Phalen."
Senator La Toilette then named |
many oil and gas companies, Phalen
had been employed by and then con- !
tinued. Il do not believe that that
there are many Senators on this floor
who will be inclined to follow the sug-
gestions Of this gentleman as to
whether the United States government
ment can secure and preserve its Ma
val reserve in the contest against the
Trespasser. / do not know what as
surances concerning the antecedents
of this gentleman the Senator from
Montana had when-he presented his
letter upon this floor, carrying with 1t
the positive statement that any delay
in the passage Of this bill would be
hostile to the public interest and
, would serve the Standard Oil inter
ests. His letter to the Record; is Of
/ fered here on the floor" etc.
In answer to a question by Senator
, Owen, Mr.. La Toilette then enumer-
! ated many reasons why he was oppos-
ed to this leasing bill and telling the
! senate how this measure wCfIld de-
r stroy the Naval reserves. He then
ridiculed once more the Phelan letter
presented by Senator Walsh and said,
I "Now there may be many senators
= who prefer to accept the opinion of
Mr. Phelan, oil expert of the Shipping
: Board, former employee of various
I private monopoly oil-lighting and
I oil grading interests. I assume that
! the Senator from Montana knew moth
= ing about the antecedents back of the
/ letter"
e Mr.. Walsh, Of Montana, "The Sena-
j tor is quite right, / know nothing
2. about his antecedents nor about the
2 facts he states in the letter | gave
u the letter for whatever it May be
Il worth"
= Mr. La Toilette, "That is what
s. assumed, but here is the opinion OF
4, Secretary Daniels, whose antecedents
= are better than this fellows . *Are
2 you going to follow Secretary Dan
iels and his impartial experts, and are
# you going to take care Of the interests
d of the Government in the matter Of
ic these Naval reserves, or are you go
d ing to suppOrC Che Standard and Al
d lied Oil interests? 1t is up to you
Re Make your record and abide by it."
1t should not Is forgotten that OF
Is several OCCASIONS Senators charged OF
p the floor Of the 81 ate that this was {;
+ Standard Oil mel q N
IS On page 474O u Wash,
81 Il was particUlaqly'sS aterned to
! learn if the view was not express
q ed before the committee by any
h other witnesses in elucidation of
~ the charge that this is a Standard
= Oil bill"
70 Mr.. LaFollete, "Mr. President,
| should be glad to have any senate
\ here stand up on the floor and sa!
"a whether any of the numerous repre-
\, sentatives of Standard Oil who ar
~ about the Senate Chamber and in tn
galleries have solicited the opposition
of any Senator to the passage Of thi
y bill. / think that might shed a littl
AZ light on it. They are here. There i
not any doubt about that"
n Mr. Smoot, 81 say now, without fea
n Of contradiction, that if this bill be
TO comes a law, neither the Standard Oh
ST Company nor any combination of mel
n on earth can control the development
70 Of the Natural resources of the coun
a try"
at Mr.. Jones Of New Mexico suggeste
a that the Standard Oil might feel
IN delicacy in coming to Senators with
e proposition for help, etc.
p Mr.. La Toilette. at is possible, Nh
We President, that the Standard Oil CO
81, and its lobbyists have a new view o
ar things and that they are supersensi
tive about saying anything to any
ne body about legislation, but that hard
.ai ly comparts with their history dow
IS through the years
sc Standard Oil has been the mos
brazen, the boldest, the most aggres
'ce sive violator of the law that legisls
Ia tive bodies in any country ever ha
eli to contend with It has driven pee
att' pie all over this country out Of bus
IN ness, crushed competition, and drive
on competitors to suicide There is notf
u ing that is reprehensible that til
zee Standard Oil Company has not dom
II There is not anything that require
holiness and craft and brazennes
mt that they have not acquired. ] 4
4o not know why they might not hay
called cut some Senators and sal
ge This measure is not just or fair"
:, Il say again, Mr. President, thel
IKE are the Standard Oil and the Midwes
EN- which runs into the Standard Oil,
nd am told, and all the other oil repr
1or sentatives who are here now and hay
ar been and have maintained for montl
by elaborate offices in this city, rich an
er. powerful above all calculation, and I