Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-07-21
HTS STANDARD OIL
ThomasW. Lawson Makes Scath-
ing Denunciation of the
Great Trusts Methods
RODGERS is PAINTED BLACK
One Individual More Than Any Other
That Has Caused Loss Of Millions
to the Great Masses Thru the OPP
erations of the Octopus - Does Not
Mince Words.

New York, July 21.-"AmaIgamated
Copper was begotten in 1898, born in
1899, and in the first five years of its
existence, plundered the public to the
extent of over one hundred millions of
dollars
| With this as its opening paragraph
| is begun the story of Thomas w. Law
son, the copper king of Boston, who,
under the caption, "trenized Finance
| the Story of AmalSamated," contri-
butes the first four chapters to Every
body's Magazine for August
In toreword published last month,
Mr.. Lawson promised to expose the fl
nancial system thru which the public
was plundered. Mr.. Lawson explains
the distinction between the great cor
poration which deals in oil, and
STANDARD on the giant. indefinite
system which embraces all the Stand
ard Or group of individuals and cor
porations. Says he
This giant creature Standard OH
can best be described as a group of
money-owners who have right to uso
the name Standard OH in any bust
ness undertakings they engage in. The
right to use the name is OF priceless
value for it carries with it assured
success
There are only three men who can
lend the name Standard OIL even in
the most remote way to any project,
for there is no more heinous crime in
the Standard or decalogue than using
the name unauthorizedly. The three
men are Henry II. Rogers, William
Rockefeller and John D. Rockefeller
In beginning the story of Amalga-
mated. Mr.. Lawson says:
1T was the creature Of that incuba-
tor of trust and corporation frauds. the
state Of New Jersey, and was organiz-
ed ostensibly to mine. manufacture,
buy. sell and deal In copper From its
inception it was known as a Standard
or creature because It's birthplace was
the National City Bank, of New York.
(the Standard Or bank), and it's par
ents the Standard Oil lights, Henry
H. Rogers William Rockefeller and
James Stillman.
1T has from its birth to present
writing been responsible for more hell
than any other trust or financial thing
since the world began. Because of it
people have sustained incalculable
losses and have suffered untold miser-
les"
Rogers Played.
In his story Mr.. Lawson makes j:
plain that Henry II. Rogers is the
head and front of the STANDARD Oil"
he is the one man who is in com
mand and is recognized by all. even
the Rockefellers them selves, as SUI
preme. Mr.. Rogers Is credited with
being a DR.. Jekyll to his friends and
associates. but becoming a veritable
Mr. Hyde when the money-making
mania is upon him.
Il have seen many forms Of human
wrath, many men transformed to ter
rible things by anger" writes Mr..
Lawson, but i have never seen any
that were other than jumping jack i'm
itations Of jungle tiger compared
with Henry II. Rogers when he lets
'er go'-when the instant comes when
he realizes someone is baking the ac-
complishment of his will"
Pursuing this phase of the subject,
he continues:
.The entire history of Standard OH
is strewn with court scenes and in all
the important ones. Henry H. Rogers, |
the actor. will be found doing marvel
Gus stunts Standard OH historians
are fond Of dwelling on the extraor-
binary testifying abilities of John d.
and other members of the
band, but they are as Punch and Judy
shows. to Barnum three-ring circus
compared to Henry n. Rogers exhi-
bition.
His I will tell the truth, the whole
truth. and nothing but the truth, so
help me God sounds absolutely sin
cere and honest. but this is how it is
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