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Show OIL MONOPOLY BILL SUBJECT OF STUDY Standard. Oil in Germany Insists Upon Compensation for Losses to Its Business. I ! Special Cable to Th0 Tribune. BERLIN, March 21. The decision of tho United States government not to protest in favor of tho Standard Oil company against tho Gorman oil monopoly mo-nopoly bill conforms, it has been announced, an-nounced, with tho expectation of tho Gorman govornmont. A representative of tho government informed tho com-mitteo com-mitteo in charge of the bill in tho imperial im-perial parliament that American retaliatory retal-iatory action might bo a deterrent factor fac-tor against tho legislation, but asserted that he was confident this would not bo taken. It is generally understood liorc that tho Standard Oil company is not asking the American government to protest against the German oil monopoly, the establishment of which is well within the prerogative of tho Gorman govohument. The compnny, however, wishes tho American government to support its do-maud do-maud that tho German monopoly bill bo amended adequately in order to compensate com-pensate tno company for its loss of bus-uiosa bus-uiosa and its investments in Germany, The bill professes to compensate tho Standard Oil company, but only for tho equipment of its wholesnlo business established before March, 1912, within the customs limits. Nothing iB .proposed .pro-posed to be given for the retailing equipment, which cost $2,000,000, or for good will. The wording of the bill oscludos compensation com-pensation for tho rofinery in tho frco port of Bremen, outsido of the cusltoms zono. or for the oxpensivo establishment at Hamburg, started two years ago. Although the United States government govern-ment has not protested ngainst tho pass-ago pass-ago of the oil monopoly bill, it recently requested a postponement of action in the matter, pending determination of the American standpoint. Tho Gorman imperial im-perial parliament did. not pay any heed to this requoBt, but continued its discussion dis-cussion of tho measure in committee. Tho progress made thero is very slow, but the ultimato onactment of the bill appears to bo certain, although an alternative al-ternative proposal by the Standard Oil company, to give a guarantee not to" ox-ceed ox-ceed tho specified maximum prico during dur-ing the next docadc is receiving serious consideration. |