New-York tribune., 1906-07-31
Mr.. ROCKEFELLER HURT
gTT4CKS CRUEL, HE SAYS.
TsTs Reporter He Has Faith Al
VIII Come Right.
Lrr Telegraph 70 The Tribune.

r,s,-sland July 30-A staff correspondent n.
evening newspaper wired tonight an inter-
's,u obtained with John D. Rockefeller on his
s,,antico estate to-day. Mr. Rockefeller re-
,.,-es 10 the attacks made upon him by Miss
:. Tarbell and other writers.
= never despair" he said. Sometimes things
..., are said of me are cruel and they hurt. but
- never a pessimist. I believe in men and
:, brotherhood of man. and am confident that
,rsrYthlng viii come out for the good OF all in
=. end You are just young man, but you
:, take my word. 1 am older than you and
R,re seen the world: you can always believe in
ysal men"
evidently a desire 20 explain why he talked
= this free way 10 the reporter overcame Mr.
p,esefeIler az this point.
= know have talked much with you," he
sH, but you are persevering young man. I
,ror how hard you have tried to see me, and 1
admire persistence. It is commendabIe, es-
r,eiaIly in young men. and It will win in the
sBa Now I must be going.'
Mr.. Rockefeller commented on his trip to
rurOpe And as for Europe" he declared,
auen it is nice. but love my own country the
,.v,. Yes, ali the hard things that my coun-
.-ymen say Of me can never be cruel enough TO
sFset love OF home and country"
Wr. Rockefeller also said that he wanted the
vrblc to enjoy his place at Tarrytown
I'VE do not want to be selfish about it, he
added. "As a matter OF fact great many peo-
10 DO enjoy It, and it always makes me feel
had that the same conditions cannot prevail at
Cleveland ! used to have my place open there.
but the city crept up on It and vandals Overran
#. and We had to stop the public. Just because
a few we're ungrateful the many have to be de-
vrsred bur it is that way in every walk of life.
Tt is that way in the newspaper business.
Because Of the few that are bad and unjust I
esnnot meet all the newspaper men. I would
lie to meet them Many newspaper men are
fne. manly fellows. and know and understand
how you Of that sort are handicapped by the
few who are INSCRIPTIONS The bad make the
s0rk hard for The good
AS Mr.. Rockefeller gathered UP his Teins he
turned 10 the reporter: Now, remember young
man." he said. i bear no i'll TO any man. I am
confident that there is more good than bad in
The world. and I full Of the joy of living
believe in men. Do that and the world is bound
% seem a good world TO you. Be as persistent
II al things as you have been in getting TO me
gnd you viii always win
Say, young fellow said John. the footman,
IafeF. you sure did ketch father in a happy
mood. I've been here fourteen years and never
knew him to talk that much to a stranger be-
sTe. Sure he's been lied about so that it's devil
sh hard 70 see him. Why I've waited on him at
he table many a time and seen him laugh as
be read a story in a newspaper about him eat
rs nothing but soup and milk. and even as he
rad ne was eating a big piece OF steak or
chicken. and eating more OF Il than could put
away a. a sitting. and I'm no dyspeptic, either"
When at three different times in the interview
rsssrences were made TO the Ohio indictment,
Kr Rockefeller simply ignored the question and
Etnt on talking on some other subject. as
though nothing had been said on that topic.