Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-12-16 | Page 4 | Government Thumb off Oil Industry

I GO GOVERNMENT THUMB OFF OIL INDUSTRY Br Dr Universal en al S Washington Dec 15 The The fuel ad administration administration administration ad- ad ministration today loday announced that It has haR asked the oil In industry to lift all voluntary r restrictions on crude oil prices and distribution und and on refined products This This' releases from Crom government govern govern- o ern I meat ment supervision the tile entire oil Il Industry industry indus Indus- tr try both crude and refined will bo be permanent the tho announcement sa says s 's unless events events' prove the necessity again of exorcising exercising x control The administration points out hower however howyer how how- ever yer er that the licenses now outstanding will remain in ill force until the proclamation of peace and that all agreements will continue subject to cancellation or assignment on r request of or the fuel administrator He lie simply does not expect to have to exercise this n authority 1 t ho D By these various measures the thc announcement an an- says the Ull fuel administration tion timi hopes to restore the oil Industry to normal c conditions with as little disturbance disturbance dis dis- ll as aR possible keeping in mind tho the fact tact that the authority for or control control con con- trot still exists and will be he exercised should m require lequire pending the tho promulgation of final peace