PART IV. France's Part in the Struggle between

Great Britain and the United States.

Chap. XVII. The Cartel of Ten 201

XVIII. The Petroleum Consortium 207

XIX. How Great Britain Succeeded in Winning France over to Her Side in the Struggle with the United States 215

XX. Great Britain and the Oil-fields of the French Colonial Empire 234

XXI. The _Standard_ and France 239

XXII. Conclusion: the World in 1923 244