Show FAIR TO THE AMERICAN FIRST No o man protected by the laws and powers of the United States should be he hemore more mor generous to people of other countries than he Is to the people of this country No gentleman enjoying the advantages advantages advantages of life Ufe liberty and the pursuit of mone money in this country has any right selling his wares to his fellow citizens at twice the price demanded when hen he sells selJa those sa same e wares a abroad broad Which h furnishes furnish s a cause of complaint com corn plaint against the tho Standard rd Oil com corn pany Here Herb are a few thouGhts rom from ron a recent speech by Congressman Kusterman of Wisconsin together with Uh the table upon which he bases the rather severe ere comments ma made e. e In 1903 when the average price of ot American oil in the United States was ras as cents per gallon the New ew York export price was 59 cents per gallon and the American oil was sold In London Lon don for Cor 8 S1 Yo cents per gallon hallon or 2 24 4 cents per gallon less than the United States oil monopoly was furnishing it for In Chicago Philadelphia or an any other American city In other words our oil monopoly was selling Its pr product product pro pro- duct cheaper to foreigners foreigner than to American citizens even en after adding the expense of transportation across the ocean In lu 1905 1005 the price of oil In America came caine down to 9 5 1 cents per gallon lIon and the price In London to 58 cents centa per pel gallon Thus American oil was sold In London London Lon Lon- don 3 4 10 cents per gallon less than thanin in American cities clUes In the following table the margin between the price In the United States and the several prices In the tho foreign trade Is presented merely for convenIence convenience conven conven- ienco In III comparing relative movements movements move moye ments Comparative e Movement Io of Domestic nn nail l Foreign Prices Inice of American illuminating Oil 1807 Ont Per Pcr In iii trade A Average era e New N VI Period In Y Ham Ham- I I London U. U S. S export burg 1897 76 sU 1898 75 38 69 85 1899 83 G. G 54 10 1900 9 92 59 10 85 86 1 0 1 8 87 7 G. G 50 0 9 8 91 1902 90 48 96 87 1903 59 52 85 35 1901 I 1 98 93 79 1905 92 43 91 53 It will not escape the attention of the people Prices charged by American Ameri Amen can merchants abroad must not be beless beless beless less than the prices charged to citizens citizens citi citi- zens of the country which tak takes s care of the business of the merchant An And 1 that looks like a fair fall proposition proposition tion too I |