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Show STANDARD OIL 10 MAKEDEMAND Will Ask Germany to Compensate Com-pensate Company for Loss of Business and Investments. In-vestments. Berlin, March 14. The decision of the United States government not to protest in favor of the Standard Oil company against the German oil monopoly mo-nopoly bill conforms with ihe expectations expec-tations of the German government, it was announced today. A representative of the government informed the committee in cha'rge: of the bill In the imperial parliament that American retaliatory measures might be a deterrent factor against the legislation,' but asserted he was confident this would not occur. It is generally understood here that the Standard Oil company is not asking the American government to" protest against the German oil monopoly. mo-nopoly. The company, however, wishes the American government to support its demand that the German monopoly bill be amended in order to compensate the company for its loss of business and its Investments in Germany. |