The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-08-16
Butte, Montana,
August 9th, 1929.

August 9th, 1929.
Editor, Producers News,
{. Plentywood, Montana.
Dear Sir:
/ read with interest your recent article
boosting Senator Walsh, and as one of
your subscribers, and therefore as one adj
dressed, am writing you my repercus-
sions from this article.
The basic fact seems overlooked, viz:
That the very big result of the Walsh
campaign against DOheny was that of
compelling Deheny to part with his Pan
American Petroleum Company to the
Standard Oil of Indiana, thus strongly in
trenching the monopoly in OIL
No word of protest against this result
has ever come from Senator Walsh. In
deed, Senator Walsh was fully satisfied
when Col. Stewart was beaten in the STAN
dard Oil of Indiana election for chairman
of the board. Also remember that there is
a claim of about $13,000,000 against the
government by the Pan American, which
is now in effect owned by the Standard
Oil of Indiana, for the Pearl Harbor dock
ing, handling and storing of oil for the
Navy. 1t was the payment of this large
sum under the judgments which forced
Doheny.
Any defense of Doheny, as shown in this
article, is but a boost for Walsh, for how
ever lovable character Doheny may be in
his private life, Doheny in his public rela-
tionship to the oil situation, was and is a
total loss. Indeed, his connection with such
public affairs was an historic boomerang
against independent interference with the
war trusts for Senator Walsh, fighting
the battle of the trusts, in the guise of a
militant fighter for righteousness, be-
comes, confessedly, much more effective
weapon, for trust control.
Nor should we be blinded by any recent
attempt to muddy the waters, and create
a contrary angle.
If the fact and they are stubborn be
developed along the lines above suggested,
the educational process may not be SO diff
ficult.
Yours very truly,
J. E. HEALY.
Attorney Healy insists that the whole Teapt
)ome episode was but struggle on the part of tn
standard Oil Company with rising competitor fC
upremacy-it means absolutely nothing to ii
people; not thing.
Sen. Walsh never made a move in the TeapC
Dome investigation to support Sen. LaFollette, IL
,lder, until Sinclair secured the Russian oil col
sessions and promised the Soviet recognition and
700 million dollar gold loan-and then secured tt
'etail concession from Mussolini: then over nigh
Sen. Walsh, the sleepy tiger, was aroused T
tushed to Tampa, Florida and examined McLea
The Standard Oil papers started their barrage as
BY electric spark. The country was aroused, Il
nation shook from sea to sea. The Teapot Don
lease was cancelled, the Elk Hill lease was cancel
ed, each instance to the advantage of Standard O
Sinclair was defeated in his dreams of an interni
5ional oil magnate. He found he was not so big ;
be thought he was.
Sen. Wheeler moved into the picture under II
tutelege of Frank K. Wandering another Standal
Oil man and danced for some fine =; tho spot ligl
rs champion of virtue and terror of corruption
but since the last election and the Jorgen Thoml
sen affair, we have not heard so much from hir
Sen. Walsh, is the tblest Standard Oil Senate
IN that august body. He is sold to the people
Montana as defender of the interests of the pu
nc-tno ne has never yet made move or spoke
or the Standard OIL and what IS more he never wi