The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-07
THE JUNIOR ROCKEFELLER.
A Defence Of Him Against the Yawp
Of Wild walsh Of Missouri.


To II EDITOR OF THE suN-Str: As
one of the people," about
whom so much is heard in all discus
sions about capital and labor, may i
express a few thoughts concerning the
recent Rockefeller 'inquisition" before
the Federal commission mispresided
over by Mr.. Walsh of Missouri?
The public has seldom witnessed the
spectacle of what Is supposed 10 We Il
fair investigation conducted In the dis
gustingly unfair manner in which Mr..
Walsh has conducted the one in ques-
ton. Added to that, when the chair
man shows his unftness for the ex-
allied position that he holds, by ms
malicious perversion OF fact and DIS
tortiou of evidence In his effort to in
flame public passion through misrepre-
sentation, it is enough to make honest
men fear for the safety of the public
welfare, so long as such men can con-
tinue in undignified retention of digni-
fled public positions.
Following the testimony of Mr.. Kin
before the Industrial Commission the
other day. you published the opinions
of prominent Colorado citizens concern
ing the reported testimony OF Mr.. klng
relative to the influence of Mr.. Rookie
Teller on the industrial situItion IN
Colorado. Among those opinions you
quoted former Senator i. VI. Patterson
as saying:
think John ID. Rockefeller. Jr.. has
NOR po"s, .n"' NV ,nc,onr. ~ his
V'oua, ~. controls
wea..n u .ne s....aao,s now.r-,,
:" -, Co., .yu ana could
" nouor for good.
" ~
Then YOU quote State Senator Helen
| Ring as saying:
,,, o. Mr.
co'oraio"ms e"o".' 80. go, s,ot..
Maeken|ie h'ns y, s,ch s,atemcn,s
mem c,Ioans uho know
Is II -. .,nscIenco has com
no" the ho'Nt'e''er 49, pocI.-
uohe" 'np ~" ~. .,n ,ho hrotbsI
teIief interest WIN u am.
an" s"nn"e" !" nv
Either the astute Denver editor and
INC lady legislator were misquoted in
those statements or they have per-
mitted their prejudice to warp their
statements contrary to facts.
Two days before their statements
were issued l.. NJ. Bowers had testified
before the commission concerning what
senator Ring characterizes as "the
smug partnership with the saloon. the
! DYOthel and gunner, winch eNlSltu be-
tween those evil agencies and the Colo
rado Fuel and Iron Company when the
Rockef.ller interests gained control and
Mr.. flowers. as the Rockefeller repfesen-
t,tiye took charge. Mr.. Bowers also
told how he had worked, in accord with
the Rockefellers to break up he
called the amnabl system which Sem
ntor Ring condemns. Tina such a sys-
tenn existed no one can doubt but It
was there before the Rockefeller inter-
es,s we're in control. and in spite of the
efforts OF those interests 10 wipe IL out.
II resulted in the terrible conditions with
which the hubble is familiar.
Too many people permit themselves
TO lose sight of the main issue, and do
not consider the fact that 1t was the
saloon. the brothel and their allied evils
tina, caused all OF the trouble in Colo
RADIO or at least without them the
trouble never would have come. Why
blame Rockefeller for the results OF evil
which he and his representatives
conecien,iously oppose?
| have never met Alr. Rockefeller and
have never been connected with his IN
terests in any way. | have been inti-
matelv acquainted with l.. NJ. Bowers
for over twenty-five years. As one OF
yhe mos, pers.stent opponents of the
lIouor traffic and its allied evils. he Is
a man whom all the wealth of the Rock.
c~follers could not hire TO do anything
but fight those evils. Extreme fairnes.
and a desire TO do all that ne can t.
benefit his fellow men are marked char.
ac,arIstirs or Mr. Bowers. know thai