The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-05-23
/" Tainted Money Cry Drives
John D., Jr., from Standard Oil
CAN'T STAND CRITICISM.
Criticism Of Fathers Methods Said to Be
Too Much for Young Rockefeller, Who
Has Resigned as Director, Ii
Is Reported.

New York, May 23.-John d. Rookie
teller, Jf., according to statements by
members Of his Bible class, is to sever
has official connection with the Standard
Oil Company
This determination, says the New
York World, is largely due to the
tainted money" agitation started by
Congregational ministers in New Eng
land and taken up BY clergymen Of
other denominations
Il is further said by members Of the
Billie class that young Rockefeller had
held several heated interviews with
Rockefeller senior on the general sub
ject of STANDARD Oil methods.
The Young man, his pupils declare,
told his father in no uncertain tones
what he thought Of the devious ways iii
which the oil kings vast wealth had
been accumulated, and ended ~ resign
inc from his position as d director Of
the Oil Trust and other affiliated I'M
situations.
1t has been matter Of Wall street
knowledge that the oil king was greatly
surprised and deep1v effected by the hae.
land ~ agfinst tainted money when
the American Beard OF Foreign Missions
III the Congregational Church mad aa
cepted d gift of 100000 from mm. Now
III is said that the father Il completely
crushed BY this popular outburst
against him and criticism Of his son.
The excuse was made public d short
time ago that John d. Rockefeller, Ir.,
had resigned from his Bible class be-
cause Of ill-health; later 1t was said
that this was also the reason ion his
withdrawal from the
Standard Oil Trust. But now it is
known that the real reason for the lat
ter action was because of his disap-i
proval Of the Trusts methods of doing
business, aud that the former action
was more on less TO prepare the public
for the i'll -health excuse.
Tainted money! has long been a
thorn III the siiie Of the young man, heir
70 more millions tIsn amy other man
| In the worli r assesses. His teachings
| In his Bible class have been to the Feet
| tlnt wealth and the desire TO aceunn-
| late wealth are evil, and be realizes that
| his fortune and its source do not COM
port we'll with his teachings.
He has been criticized extensively be-
cause Of his attitude as Sunday
School teacher, coupled with the fact
| that he owes his wealth, both present
| and prospective, to the fact that his
father had used INSCRIPTIONS methods
| in accommodating money. And this critic
| ism, together with the thought be in
dulged ia on his recent European trip.
have led him to the reported break. with
the company OF which his father is the
typical representative, and with his
business associates.
The meeting between the Young mar.
and his father, upon the formers return
from Europe, related largely to the
Young mans future connection with the
elder Rockefeller's business. An init
mate member Of Mr.. RockefelIeT's Bible
| class, who says that he Is positive of
his facts and known the truth of his
source of information, said specifically
lat the close Of the meeting Of the class
Sunday, that young Rockefeller had had
several heated interviews with his
father on the general subject Of Stand
lard Oil methods.
Rockefeller, Jr, according to this
member of the class, has made 1T clear
| TO his father that he does not approve
| the methods of the Trust and that he
regards those methods and his fathers
methods as atfording good excuse for
the almost universal cry that has been
raised against tainted money! Fl IS
said that the Young man said to his
| fathers
THE weapon that has long been III
| yonr hands has not been i.sei ii ny
| opinion, II an honest manner. | will
have nothing more To do with such
modes OF wringing money from the peo-
|ple of this country and Of the world
as have marked You and your asso-
ciates. 1t is rightly called tainted
money, and am resolved to rid myself
iof this faint"