| Show SIt SILVER VER MINERS PLAN ALLIANCE TO FIGHT TAX Move hove for Concerted Action Against Federal Exactions Launched at Meet J PITT PITTMAN IAN DENIES U. U S. S WILL rILL CONTROL MINES lINES lINEST T Wont Won't on t 1 Take ake Metal Lands Unless Unless Unless Un Un- less Forced Says Nevadan Defends Oil Bill Denver Den Jan rall 22 Efforts Efforts to unite the silver tr luo producers of oC the west nest behind a 3 definite policy In le regard ard to government government govern govern- o ment regulation on and the tho excess profits tax lax took tool definite form Corm to today a at the opening session of or the tho fifth annual Joint convention con of or the Colorado Metal Mining association and the Colorado chapter l' l of or the American Mining con con- gress ress Committees were to confer confor con- con for fer with sliver silver producers producer from other states stateR who are arc here to attend the convention convention con con- and determine a plan of or action The silver er men are particularly anxious to have Congress Congre s amend the excess profits tax tax- law which the they contend contend contend con con- tend works a har hardship upon the mining minIng mining min min- ing industry The Tho committee Is expected expected ex ex- i to outline an amendment satin satin- factory to the industry which will b by j pre presented by b tho two org organizations nl back backed b by bra silver r. r m men of the tha west for consideration of or Congress Congre Score Scores OH oil Pirates Pirate Tonight ht a public meeting was held at which Senator I Key Ivey ey Pittman of ot Nevada Nevada Nevada Ne Ne- vada spoke on the Val Walsh h coal and oil land leasing ln bill and Senator John B Kendrick of or Wyoming oming discussed the silver er question and spoke In support support sup sup- up- up port of or tho the Wal Pittman h bill Senator Pittman declared Congress has hns no intention of or extending the leasing system to mining mining min min- In ing and if Ir the Walsh oil and md coal conI land leasing bill becomes a law the time leasing question as far Car as the west is concerned would be settled for years rears Cn o May In SelEe On the contrary the Nevada e senator sena sena- senator tor added If Ir the pending legislation which has lias already passed the Senate Is defeated and the matter drifts on as It I has drifted for years cars then It Is 15 possible that Con Congress ress In de desperation and In need of oC resources resource may take lake hol hold of oC all aU of or the tho lands land and non- non and develop clop them as government projects This Is not drifting driftIng drift drift- Ing towards the leasing of or ous ous' mines but it is 19 the final Unal de dc lInn lInn- Ion llon of or n a policy against the leasing of ot mines Senator Pittman said ald the oil leasing bill hili represents the lie maximum of oC what can cnn be expected from Crom the Senate and admitted a a hard hald CI fight ht would be necessary necessary sary ar to pass it in the House louse He lie said citizens of w western sterll states state maintained that the public lands and all the they contain contain contain con con- tain are held In trust t and have e always been held hel III in trust for Cor the people of or the states State tn t Control un trill Io nJ Ground d. d Jn Instead tead of or belief beller In this principle becoming becoming be be- coming stronger cr In Con Congress Jest Senator Pittman de declared e lared It has lias received ecel Ie less support from m year ear cal to year car and now at least a n In th the Senate oppose the theory and md maintain that tho time pul pul lie lands and t ih it hA minerals and ami wealth therein contained are the property of all the people of or th the United States and should be bo administered by all of the people of oC the United States tate For that reason renson lie ho ur urged ed the people of or the western states tates to be bt unselfish in hi their demand for new Jew Ip legislation The 1 he In Insistence Insistence In- In tence h by enthusiasts and those hRin hasing having has hav in ing p personal to Impose upon a bill an all amendment that Is IB obnoxious to tho ho majority Is the surest suret method of defeating legislation Senator Pittman Pittman Pittman Pitt- Pitt man said eald The oil lea leasing bill S Senator nato Pittman Pittman Pittman Pitt- Pitt man said was ivas J passed by the Senate despite efforts of or opponents who I used ed nefarious nef m means of or defeating It Oil frost Not for Hill These e propagandists who had am ample I Ie mone money to purchase the expensive c pages of or I ent dall dally daily papers attempted ted h he said to play pla upon the prejudice and ani fears of or senators b by declaring the bill to be drawn in the Interest of or the Stan Stanch Standard ald rd Oil company compan Tho gentlemen who signed these statements had every even opportunity to appear before the public lands lall committee and give o such ellch facts tact as the they possessed The They did not com conic come They did not represent the time Independent oil operators of ot Wyoming whom they would have hll liked to have had the tho Senate Senate Senate Sen Sen- ate believe e that the they dill did represent On Onlie the lie contrary they represented a subsidiary sub sub- sl lar corporation of oC the time Royal Roal Dutch Shell She company com pan as powerful n n. monopoly as aR the Standard Oil company and a 3 corporation that Is 15 permanently controlled controlled controlled con con- trolled b by foreign n capital J. J I am nm glad to say th the cote committee committee- of at the independent oil operators of or Wyoming dented denied HIl any connection with lith this thin I propaganda and repudiated it H The records o of the public land of- of I on Pane Page e 2 j I Sit SILVER VER MINERS TO HUll FIGHT TAX Continued from Pa Page e 1 flee fice Ic disclosed that the tho Standard Oil company compan was isas only Interested In Iii acres out of ot the time acres that might conic como under the time remedial provisions pro pro- visions of or the bill I am om not here here to question the time motives that lint prompted this propaganda but I know that its only effect was endeavors to defeat detent not only the bill 1111 under consideration but an any legislation of or a n similar char char- acter I am nm stating this as a warning against an any similar procedure in tho future Tomorrow Governor Go Boyle DoYle of oC Nevada Ne silver expert will speak on the silver situation paving the lie way for committee reports on tho lie subject |
