Oil Interests

Maoriland Worker, Volume 13, Issue 30, 25 July 1923, Page 9

Oil Interests

1 The British oil interests, represent•er by the Shell and Royal Dutch ; groups, are in fierce competition with : the American oil interests, represented by the Standard Oil Company. In : the last Greek-Turk AVar, the British ; backed Greece, and the French, aeti ing with the Standard Oil Company, backed the Turks. The spoils of the i war were the Near East oil wells. [ This is only one aspect of the eco- ; nomic struggle that is developing among the great empires over the oil supply. In the struggle the British Empire and the American Empire must inevitably be the leading competitors. THE ECONOMIC COMPETITION WILL SOON GIVE PLACE TO DIPLOMATIC STRUGGLE—AND

WILL END IN ANOTHER AVAR. Wars are planned a long while ahead by the economic interests. Then when the time is ripe, the emotions of the people are stirred by some incident like the sinking of the Lusitania, and press and pulpit are inspired to proclaim A RIGHTEOUS WAR, and urge the .sacrifice of men and money, TO MAKE THE AVORLD SAFE FOR ANYTHING THAT AVILL AROUSE THE FEELINGS OF THE PEOPLE. Old, rich and crafty men plan and play the game of war as men play chess, and they' grow richer and craftier, and the world shouts and suffers, at their bidding..^—Scott Nearing> ia "Oil aad the «?