The Connecticut labor news., 1924-11-15
TORONTO JUDGE IS ABOUT TO LIFT LID
 ON TEAPOT DOME
President of Continental Trading Com pany of Canada Must Tell
 of Bribes.

Toronto, Canada, Nov. 15.-The l truth about the mysterious "slush fund" raised by oil magnates to bribe into silence Washington government off cials concerned in the Teapot Dome 1 investigation, is about to be revealed. The facts are likely to supply the miss ing points in the whole rotten story of the footing of the Naval Oil Reserve. 1 His 1ordship, Justice Middleton of Toronto, has ruled that H. s. Os1er, president of the Continental Trading Company of Canada, must appear be- fore the special counsel, delegated by the federal courts of the United States to inquire into the alleged relation ship of the Continental Trading Com pany of Toronto with the Mammoth Oil Company"-Harry Sinclair's prin- cipa1 corporation.
 , The refusal of the Canadian officials to be hoodwinked in their prosecution of this bribery scandal has made it pos sible for the United States counsel to reach point where something may be accomplished. The long fight of sham excuses and tricks put forth by Osler and his oil friends has come to naught, and Os1er must now tell what he knows about the Continental Trading Com |pany.
 This corporation, it will be remem- bered was formed for the sole purpose of buying 33,OOO,OOO barrels of oil at $1 50 per barrel from Mexican con cern controlled by American capital the Continental would carry out its contract Then before the ink was dry, he and his associates agreed to buy the oil from the Continental at an advance of 25 cents barrel
 Why did Sinclair not buy the oil directly?
 Why was he so anxious that the Con- tinenta1 Trading Company read a pro fit of $8.35O,OoO, without investing dol lar taking the slightest risk?
 The answers ma ybe found in the charge by the government that SW- GOO barrels of oil were bought and re- sold under this agreement, giving a net profit to the Canadian company of |$2,175,O00. This money was invested in harmless liberty bonds and divi- dends were paid to stockholders in bonds instead of te11-ta1e checks.
 Who were the stockholders?
 Uncle Sam would like to know. How many officials were involved in the Teapot Dome scandal?
 Secretary Fall, it is alleged, received 500, ,0OO worth of these bonds, in addi- ton to $25,ooo from Sinclair, and $1O0,0O0 from Doheny.
 The company immediately dissolved when La Toilette and Walsh of Mon- tana began investigating the Teapot Dome affair.
 Os1er made desperate fight to avoid testifying but the Canadian courts brushed aside the pleas of his attor- neys.
 It was suggested by this kind-hearted justice that if Os1er did not wish to appear before the American counsel at Toronto, he might go to Montana to testify, thereby eliminating much rec tape. Os1er preferred to testify before the commission at Toronto, 1t appeared.
 It looks, therefore, as if Os1er would have to tell the truth in spite of him. self, probability made doubly sure by the retainment of the Right Hon. New ton w Rovell, K. C., formerly presi- dent of the privy council and one of the ablest lawyers in Canada, as the United States representative in the hearings.