Every man, woman, and child in the United States had a stake in the oil industry during times of peace, but now that we are at war, the stake is infinitely greater, for, as top-ranking government officials say, “petroleum is one of the most essential of war industries.”3 This stake is expressed in many ways: through ownership in the industry; in utilization of its products as fuel, power or raw materials; in an appreciation of the many taxes paid by the oil industry; and in the applications of petroleum and its products to war. The affairs of the petroleum...
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