The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-18
ROCKEFELLER NOT
AGAINST WAR LOAN
United Press, Which Sent Out
Interview. Insists That
Report Was Correct.
RENTAL CALLED VAGUE

Evening newspapers printed Yesterday
4 United Press despatch from Cleveland
containing what appeared 20 he an in
in which Mr.. Rockefeller Was quoted as
asserting positively that he would take
no part In lending money to carry on
the European war. The article which
Lee, publicity agent for the Rockefeller
interests. follows:
Are you expecting a call from the
commission OF European bankers now
in New York TO negotiate a billion
dollar war loan for the Allies >"
Rockefeller was asked.
NO" he replied emphat!cally. Il
certainly am not expecting a visit from
the commission. nor do ! expect them
TO ask me for the war loan. They
know | would not consider L"
Then after a pause. Both England
and Russia have asked me for loans.
They We're refused
Again Rockefeller was meditatively
silent a then he exclaimed
fervently:
This war is awful, Don't YOU think
IL is AWFUL
During the interview, which was
granted at his Forest lii estate.
Rockefeller did not mention his son,
John n. Jr, who Is reported TO have
been approached by J. +. Morgan in
regard to the immense war loan.
But the senior Rockefeller showed
clearly that he Is dead set against
being a party to promoting the blood
shed.
This question was put to Rockefel-
Ter:
What effect will II have on condi-
tons II Morgan negotlates his billion
dollar war loan for the Allies"
The shrewd smile OF the sagaCious
business man played over Rockefeller's
face. Then instead OF answering d.
rectly he recited this:
\ wise old owl lived in an oak.
The more he saw the less ne spoke
The less ne spoke the more he heard.
Why can We all be like hat bird"
To-day a man very close to Rookie
fe,ler stated au~thorItat!vely that on
one occasion Rockefeller had been APP
preached by Russian AGENTS with a
deal involving 1900 900 and had
turned them down.
At the offices ~ the Standard OF
Company in this city Mr.. Lee announced
that a telegram had been received from
Mr.. RoCkefel.er's secretary in Cleveland
as follows:
y statement issued"
Roy W. Howard. president OF the
United Press. said last night
The United Press stands absolutely
by the story which 1t sent out from
Cleveland Yesterday. The story was
written by i woman reporter on the
CLEVELAND Dr1Va Thnra Ia M aagartGnn
made that Mr.. Rockefeller gave an in
terview,' or made a element but Il
is perfectly true that he said the thing.
which the United Press report allege.
that he said. II will be noted that no
denial is made Of this statement. Mr.,
Lee simply says he is authorized 70
deny that any such statement was
made
His information to this effect does
not come from Mr.. Rockefeller, hui
from n of Mr.. Rockefeller's secretar-
les, The secretary in turn does not
deny that Mr.. Rockefeller ever said
these things, but denies that he ISSUED
a statement or. gave out an inter.
view A statement or an interview are
formal affairs which the United Press
does not assert were given. II simply
asserts the truth OF the statement tina
Mr., Rockefeller said these things.
THE case is on all tours with re.
marks Ambassador Won Bcrnstorff was
reported in THE EVENING SUN a few
days ago to have made, No denial waf
ever entered that the things which he
IL alleged to have said were said. Tht
denial simply was that the Ambassador
had made any such statement.
THE EVENING Sun stood by the accuracy
OF It's report. We stand by the ac.
curacy OF this"