Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-09-09
Pointed at Members of the Id
dustria! Commission
BY OIL TRUSTS PRESIDENT
Mr. Archibald Says Chairman Philips and
Mr.. Lee Wanted to Do Business
With His Company. He Intimtes
Attempted Blackmales
(By Tclegraph.)

WASHINGTON Sept. Sat to-day's
session of the Industrial Commission an
animated controversy occurred between
Chairman Philips, Of the conlmiss, u1i.
and j. y. Archibald. president of the
Standard Oil Company. Mr.. Archibni.i
was on the stand replying to statement;
made by j. w. Lee, of tho United Pipe
Line. and other independent companies.
Referring to Mr.. Lees statement tnat
the Standard Oil Company had made
advances to the United Pipe Line
Company, With the view Of buying il
out. Mr.. Archibald said:
Any approaches in that line have
come from the other side and he pro
ceedcd to say that such advances had
been made nmt only by Lee but by
others connected with the independent
lines. including Mr.. Philips. I'VE have
we considered them illegal, and fur
thernlorc because OF our lack or faith
in the men from whom the proposition
came. having had previous experience
With them"
In reply to Mr.. Philips he said nc dill
not claim that the propositions were
unfair or unjust, but Illegal.
Mr.. Philips attempted to make a
statement at this point, but was cut
eff by the commission on the ground
hat he could a any time take the stand
in his own behalf.
ACCUSED HIM OF LYING.
This especial incident closed here
Mr.. Archibald several times used the
expression referring to Mr.. Lee. who
was present in the committee room:
The statement is false and you know
it." Mr.. Livingston at last objected TO
! the form OF the expression.
Mr.. Archibald was on the stand for
seven hours closing his statement at
5 O'Clock.
During this time he replied not only
to the criticisms made by MIR Lee, but
also to those made by Attorney General
Monett, Of Ohio, Mr.. WestYatc, IF Titus
| Vile, Mr.. Lockwood, OF Zelicnopole.
His language for the most part was
vigorous.
He characterized many OF the state
ments made by the witnesses as untrue
and referred to the witnesses them
selves in anything but complimentary
terms. He said that Mr.. Lee and Mr..
Philips of the commission, had both
confessed that they We're members of
& trust.
Replying to Acknowledgement Monett
Mr. Archibald Expressed tho opinion
that his criticism and persecution came
with bad grace from an official Of Il 4
State in which the Standard Company
was spending $3.230,00o per year in
wages and he characterized his course
as 'vindictive." He said the company
| reveal the whole truth concerning his
allegations that the company had Offer
cd him Il bride Of $4,000 .
SAID 1T EOSSED THE COURTS.
In reply to Mr.. Lockwood, Mr.. Archi-
bald dealt ut length With the Mat
thews and Rice cases which MIR Lock-
wood had !nstanced 70 show, as he
claimed, that the Standard OH Compa1,y y.
controlled the courts. Mr.. Archibald
claimed in effect that these suits had
been brought 10 compel purchase. He
asserted that in the Rice case, Rice had
tried to induce him to put his plant at
| Marietta O., at $500, 900 when it was not
worth $4,000 and had agreed to sec
that prosecution in certain cases was
stopped in case the tleal should be male,
he had sufficient influence to accomplish
this result. He expressed the opinion
that Rice was employed as an agitator
by the enemies Of the Standard Oil
Company. Mr.. Rice was present in the
court room and, it is Understood, will
reply later. @