Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-08-17
HIS FATHER IS ALIVE
Frank Rockefeller Now Pre-
pairing a "Real History"
REPORTED TO HAVE HORRIBLE TALE
Brother Declares the United states
VIII he Too Warm For Its Rich
est Citizen when All Facts
Are known


VIII he Too Warm For Its Rich
est Citizen when All Facts
Are known.
NEW YORK. Aug. 1.-THE World as
serts that John ID. Rockefeiler's father
is alive. 1t states that for eighteen
months II has hunted the country for
him i'm vain and concludes he is I'm
hiding. When the article by Miss Ida
Tarbell on John DIS father appeared
i'm McClure's Magazine a year and
half ago. Frank Rockefeller. accord
ing TO the World. told a World report
er that the story was an outrageous
libel and that he wanted the papers
''to leave his father alone"
Mr.. Rockefeller was assured that n
he would consent 10 reveal the where
abouts OF his father the story should
be published I'm his own words.
IF l consent 10 give the facts TO the
World FOR publication when the right
time comes. viii the World agree To-
publish nothing until that timer" he
asked.
The promise was given with an add
ed provision that when the time
should come to publish the facts the
proof sheets OF the article should be
submitted 70 Mr.. Rockefeller for final
approval.
These terms and conditions were re-
ported TO the World Office that night
and were az once ratified in a letter
to Mr.. Rockefeller
Now. the World alleges. Frank Rock
efeller has broken the contract 10y de-
nying the existence OF Il and by
threatening II his interview was pub
lished TO brand II as a lie" Accord
ingly the World considers itself alb
solved from it's promise 10 Mr.. Rock
efeller and publishes an interview oh
tained from him I'm Cleveland. Il
claims. eighteen months ago. The IN
terview follows:
My father Is alive and we'll" said
Mr.. Rockefeller. He is dependent
upon no man. lie would scorn the
prefer OF financial aid from John ID.
and would not take IL from me- He
has means OF his own. ample for all
his needs But there Is reason why
I cannot at this time tell you where
he Is. In few weeks or months
Will be ready TO tell story that will
amaze and horrify the whole world.
"No one yet knows that / am writ
ing the story. the real history OF John
D.s life. I finished it secretly here
/ in my Office several months ago. but
there We're imperfections I'm the work
and am doing IL all over again. Rest
assured that 81 Will be right this time.
when / make John Us true life his
tory public and explain the facts about
father. this country viii be too warm
for it's richest citizen
eco ask John u. where our father
Is; tell him that I sent YOU and that
dare him 10 answer. but the time will
soon come when ] can safely speak.
Then IL viii not lee safe for John ID.
10 appear upon the streets OF any
American city. He would be stoned
by the people Nothing hut flight
| from the country To some foreign land
will save his life when the whole
monstrous truth IS known Strnnge
talk for brother. isn't ltg" asked
Frank Rockefeller uaUslng. Terrible
talk from one brother about another.
but what / say is literally true. John
ID. Is not a human being. He is n
monster; merciless in his greed. pitt.
less in his cold, inhuman passions.
Behind his mask Of piety and kind
ness he laughs nj all humanity. He
! Is literally a mailman who believes
that he Is "a god who cannot sin"
Mrs. Harold i. Mccormick. daughter
OF John II. Rockefeller. in an inter
view here defended her father against
the criticism OF Frank Rockefeller.
who charged that the president OF the
Standard oil company had mallciously
wrecked his business career.
Jealousy" said Mrs. Mccormick.
brought about by my uncle's signal
lack Of Business ability. is the cause OF
the vltuperation he has heaped upon
my father.
MY father holds no malice against
him. IL may not be consistent with
the usual picture drawn OF my father
but he holds malice against no man.
MY uncle's failure 10 profit by the
fortune OF my father and his repeated
failures In business have been worm
wood and gall TO him. The bitterness
has grown from year TO year. 1t has
taken for its objective point the broth
er who has prOspered."
Mrs. Mccormick declares IL is true
that her grandfather Is alive