Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-07
STANDARD OIL
SCORES GLADDEN.
DECLARES HIS CHARGES ARE
"D0UBLY FALSE"
r. W. LAWSON TAKES A HAND
Makes Characteristic Reply to Trusts
Claim That II Has No Inter-
est In Railroads or
Copper
7. W. LAWSON TAKES A HAM
Ry A.scclated Press.

BY Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 6.--S. c. T. Dodd,
chief solicitor of the Standard oil COM
pany, gave out a statement today with
reference to the recent discussions as
to the acceptance of gift of 100000
offered by John D. Rockefeller for mis-
sionary work. Mr.. Dodd declares that
the statement that Mr.. Rockefeller
made his money dishonesty 'is false,
Is vile, and, being made by ministers
in the pretended interest of morality,
is doubly vile"
Mr.. Dodd then says that the Stan
dard Oil company does not own a
share of stock in any railroad COM
pany, does not control any railroad
company and that since the enactment
of the interstate commerce law has not
received lower rates than other ship
pers by rebates, arrangements, devices
or plans of any character. The testi-
mony of Howard Page freight agent
Of the STANDARD Oil company, before
the industrial commission is quoted in
this connection.
"The objection to Mr.. Rockefeller's
gift is based upon the allegation that
he made his money dishonesty. This
accusation is false, Is vile and being
made by ministers in the pretended in
terest of morality is doubly false. The
assertion should not be made unless 1t
can be readily established by speci-
fcation and proof. 1 have seen no
proof and no attempt even at speci-
fication, except in the protest of DR..
GLADDEN..
System Of Rebates
"The system of rebates has happily
received the condemnation of law. The
Standard welcomed the change as a
beneficial one. But to say now that 1t
should not have obtained the best rates
under the old system which it's position
enabled it to obtain is an impossible
assumption of perfection.
'"The evidence before the Industrial
commission shows very clearly to any
.unprs iusiieed blilSd Chat since the en-
actment of the interstate commerce law
the Standard has obeyed it in every
particular.
Those who contend that the
Standard has been built by means of
railway discrimination wilfully shut
their eyes to the real causes of the
Standards success and are poor stu
dents of the problem of modern in
dustrial combinations.
Advice to Public
''If this, the only specific allegation
made against John D. Rockefeller, is
proved to be false 1t should make the
public, and particularly the religious
public, more careful and charitable in
its allegations. No doubt many have
been prejudiced against Mr.. Rockefeller
by sensational writers, whose articles,
accompanied by portraits and carica-
preston that Mr.. Rockefeller was prin-
cipal in the affairs relating to the or
ganization of the gas and copper COM
panies, although no fact showing such
connection is stated.
1.-THE Standard Oil company has al
ready denied that it had any connec-
ton or interest directly or indirectly
in the organization Of these corpora
tions, and ON the best authority the
same denial is now made for John d.
Rockefeller. He had no connection
with nor interest directly or indirectly
in the organization of these corpora
tions.
"(Signed) S. G. T. DODD."