The evening world., 1912-08-23

mr. Roosevelt wouId take q conServa-
tive view on the iartn. that IL was .
party question srr.. Mr. Bliss AZ
pressed strong belief that Mr. 1ooss-
welt would he fair In his treatment Of
the business intsrestu. Mr.. Bliss urged
that Mr.. noossveit's policies would
conserve the best interests Of business
ana the country.
Immediately following the interview
we had conference with Directors ~
the Standard on Company--Mr. Rookie
feller. II. NJ. Telford. Mr.. Rogers and
myself and one or two others. Mr.
John D. Rockefeller was not there. We
decided our Interest, as a business or
ganizatlon, lay with the Republican
side. and determined we should make
that contribution. We decided to give
$4,000. II was understood that Mr.
Bliss was to he given 100000 and Mr.
Penrose $4,000 for the Pennsylvania
campaign.
CONTRIBUTION WAS STANDARD
OIL MONEY.
our frst talk with Bliss was only
| about the 100000. After that Pen.
rose asked for f25.00c. He said he
had n hard nght ahead"
"was this money standard OIL Com
pany money or individual nonsy~
asked Pomsrene.
ut was company money" Arohbold
responded.
Pomersns pressed Archboid for de-
tails OF his conversation with Bliss.
~ told him" said Arohbold, shat
We were disposed TO make this con-
tribution, but ] wanted IL to be known
by the powers that DO. I named Ar.
Roosevelt.
~ told him, a. I was Instructed,
- a.
the money would not be- gratefully
received. There was talk-only . sus-
pioion--that the money might NOT DO
acceptable. Mr.. Bliss said, Z viii GER
tainly tell 1r. Roosevelt. You need
not have any appreciation whatsvor.'
"Mr. BLISS assurances were salts
factory. Ne said he would undertake
himself to make Il thoroughly known
to Roosevelt. That was our second
conference.
1T was at another later meeting
recollect that I gave the money to him.
II was not a written subscription, Just
an oral agreement II was merely i
matter of convenience in giving she
money In currency. There was nothing
to conceal about It."
NO DESIRE FOR PUBLICITY IN
MATTER.
But not having given your check
there would be no record?" asked Pom.
creme.
mo. there was no desire for pub
| betty"
Later" continued Archbold. "Bliss
came to us for more money. He said
he wanted more help. ! told him that
! thought our people had given all they
/ cared to. That was about three weeks
later-early In October.
"At that time was II told you that
MT. Roosevelt had agreed TO socspt
the money! asked Yomsrsns.
II was assured that he appreciated
what had been done and would like to
have $4,000 more. I parted Bliss
A. best Z could and told him "a have
TO submit IL 20 the board.
~ put IL before the board again, 81
our ofhos, ana after . full discussion
We decided We would stand ON what
We had already DONE"
you regarded Mr.. Bliss a. . man
OF TRUTH" asked Pomsrsns. You had
NO reason TO doubt his statement that
he had taken this mp with Nr. 1ooss-
Welt and he was satisdsdr
"Nons Whatever" the witness said.
az told Mr.. Bliss We would not give
any more ana he said he thought II
was . serious mistake. he said
! 'opVSAiuB pOTUOhhhy W you, . SuvAo~
you to make this additional oontx1bu-
tion. You are making . mistake II
You DO not
"Dliss intimated II We did not make
II, somebody else would.. He put II on
personal grounds toward the last. He
personally ana In . business way,
think, was friendly TO me-"
NEVER HEARD ROOSEVELT HAD
OBJECTED.
AFTER you refused to make the sec.
ond contribution. did he say M
Roosevelt was not pleased with your
original oont,1butionw Pop,srsns
asked.
mot at ALL" said Archbold. 81
never heard that Mr.. Roosevelt OBJ
jscted TO II until tho last few dAyp
and then in the newspapers"
Arohbod said he and Rogers went t.
l'liss's office once. when Roosevelt ans
Government bureau heads began attaca'
ing STANDARD Oh.
Bliss threw up his bands and sale
he considered It very unjust attack,
said Archbold But he said he coulC
do nothing"
The attacks were by James II. Gar
field and Herbert Knox Smith. and tn
witness said Roosevelt approved withon
} any investigation or any knowledge o
/, the faCts,
I "Thess attacks occurred time ate
, time" Arohbold continued. "It's all !,
. shape TO be written NJ. Some day l
will be. this unjust course OF attach
. These reports OF bursau heads, Wit
Mr. Roosevelt'n approval. were put on
= at critical times. GARFIELD and smit
E were the puppets to Jump when NJ
Roosevelt pulled tho string.
! I'VE suffered all the huniiuation .
home ana abroad. Darkest Afrtcs
= never saw anything like the psrsscu
t ton OF the Standard OIL by the 1ooss
d welt administration. There never Wa
anything like IL In the history Of tn
: nation.
d "It was after the election, one ysa
or no, that Nj Rogers ana ! went
o Mr.. Bliss 10 complain about these 81
II taoks. Blius said he had no Andusnc
i with Mr. Roosevelt ana that he coui
DO nothing 10 help me. Ne was nc
, the man TO say \ told you so.'
"But the inference from our refuse
to make n second contribution va
= very plain. bliss At that time sal
;. II would have been different n v
q had done as he asked us to.
n Archbold said Penrose specifcall
a asked to arrange any Standard OIL col
y iriDution 50 that he ,Penrose) shou
a have a part,