Show OIL oil production must be constantly increased to meet the world cle demand irland in spite spile ot of this fact congress has been preventing pre oil land development in this country tor for a number ot years by refusal to pass legislation permitting new development on withdrawn areas or pass legislation designed signed to adjust controversies and secure development on land was withdrawn from exploration atter alter prospectors had entered anu ancl started development on same As a result in spite of 0 new fields which havo have been subject to development in the U S reports show a steady decrease in oil rL reserves serves in this country coupled with a rapidly increasing demand for crude oil and its products the deliberate program to prevent development ot of our native oil land is going to force further investments ot american capital in foreign fields to meet the growing oil shortage with the close of the war a more friendly feeling if is developing between mexico and the U S its as mexico begins to tile the true value of americas friendship and the benefits to be derived from the encouragement of american in oil and mining properties in that country in the meantime we can continue to live in hopes that our national policy may change some day and encourage development ol of withdrawn oil lands in the ille U S |