The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-05-21
OIL MACNATE
ON THE STAND
ROCKEFELLER GRANTED PER-
PARED STATEMENT.
ON LAWSON CASE
Wanted to Make Himself Clear With
Reference to Examination by
Chairman Walsh on Colo
RADIO Labor Trouble.

WASHINGTON, May 21.--Per-
mission to read a prepared statement
to make clear his position on the
examination Of Chairman Walsh Of
the federal commission on industrial
relations relative to the John r.
Lawson killing ease in Colorado was
granted John u. Rockefeller. Jr to-
day at the outset OF the commissions
session
In the statement Rockefeller de-
clared that justice should be so add
mlnlStcrod as to be above suspicion,
and if The Lawson trial was wanting
in TINS respect he would desire to see
the Colorado supreme court consider
every ground that could be urged and
grant a new trial. He added that he
regarded as improper any questions
which We're 50 framed as to seek to
put him in q position as appearing
to have been concerned in wilfully
tampering with the court, or that he
I lAi'NIiho " 40 ~ III tn ltt'tiit-
Were | to directly or Indirectly
iattcmnt to influence the judiciary
of Colorado as respects an appeal in
tic Lawson case, he said, Il should
be guilty OF the very procedure
against which the citizens before This
commission has 50 strongly protested
and which | myself have no less
severely condemned; and | hope the
CHAIRMAN will not expect from me re-
plies TO any question which might
imply that | believe others have been
guilty Of unlawful or improper acts
IN the administration of justice or
that | entertain q position superior
to that OF any other citizen of this
republic either before the law or
toward the administration"
When Rockefeller had concluded
Chairman Walsh invited him to state
I what questions he considered impro-
per and he promised the commission
to make this Gtatemcnt later.
Walsh lhercupOn asked nun:
"You have no contempt for the
officers of the law who refuse 20 do
your biddnG?"
81 have not" he saiG
You have respect for them?"
Il have"
"Do YOU get them into a state OF
!
epect for them?"
Il don't attempt to get them into
any state
A letter written by Bowers. an of
fetal Of the Colorado Iron and Fuel
company, to Rockefeller was intro
| duced by Walsh This letter con-
tanned the statement, I'VE have been
able to line up the bankers, the lit
tie cowboy governor would be
brought to time; every possible
weapon should be used to keep
lGoyernor Ammons from backslid-
ing" and "taffy is being used to
keep Ammons in the right frame of
mind"
Rockefeller pointed out that this
was Bowers letter and not his. He
replied that this was not his policy
and that he insisted that he had no
policy, but he thought the use of
every proper means to protect the
company's interests. Walsh had
suggested that the commission holds
six letters from Rockefeller in
which he declared he would back
up all the company did.
: Rockefeller refused to admit that
there was any improperly in his
own letter to Bowers referring to
material to be used in a letter from
Governor Ammons to President
Wilson,
Il Returning to the charges that the
r miners We're cheated Chairman
Walsh asked if Rockefeller would
not consider it abominable to de-
fraud the under ground men. The
Q oil king agreed that it would be.
t but added that he had not cheated
4 to his knowledge.
Letters by Bowers asserting that
competing companies were robbing
| the men was introduced.
Rockefeller suggested In answer
to a query that this matter was
none of the Rockefeller company's
I affairs and hence would not under
4 take to prosecute for II.