Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-05-22
CHAIRMAN WALSH SPENDS
ANOTHER DAY IN BATTING
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER, JR.

'tcantinued From Rage One.)
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tho necessity Of putting mine guards
into the field"
"As the men Of Troop A were paid
by the Colorado Fuel and Iron COM
pany do you not feel a moral respon-
sibllty for the Ludlow massacre
asked Walsh
Question of Responsibility.
II would have felt much greater re-
lsponslbnlty." Rockefeller replied IF
officers OF the company had not made
an effort To protect life and property"
Asked il he thought II was right for
guards to loot the homes of people,
MIR Rockefeller replied
Certainly not, whoever they were y
Mr.. Bowers in letter recommends
Ieslle's Weekly" said Walsh. 81
show You a copy OF Leslie's Weekly,
with a full-page Standard oil com
pany advertisement on the back cover.
Is there any connection between these
two thingsg"
u resent the !inputatlon,' said Mr.
Rockefeller. There IL absolutely no
connection az all,
Walsh questioned Rockefeller about
his employment of Ivy L. Lee. pub
licity agent lie called attention to
Lees recommendation that I'VE can
not be too careful IN the use Of
terms"
II behave that sound philosophy"
said Mr. Rockefeller.
Isn't that a plea for mendacity2"
ASKED the chairman, 'or a plea for
the use of half truths, which amount
to- mendaeity2"
III had thought So replied Mr.
Rockefeller II would have not
touched Mr.. Lee or any one who held
such ideals. with a ten-foot pole"
No Contempt for People.
Replying TO questions on statements
sent out by Ice, Mr. Rockefeller de-
clared emphatically that he never
thought Of or referred 10 the Ameri-
can people with contempt"
81 think to have watered stock an
undesirable thing" was another as-
sertion, II would not have il any
company of mine"
Walsh referred TO an article by
Prof John j. stevenson Of New York
university, which Mr. Rockefeller IN
letter, had recommended to Lee as
an able statement on labor and cap
ital."
DO you believe poor people should
not be allowed to marry?"
No"
"Do YOU believe that after mar
riage childbirth should be restrieted?"
"No
"nut you endorsed this article
which said these things?n
Not in those details, merely as
whole, said Mr.. Rockefeller.
MIR Walsh asked If Mr.. Rockefeller
agreed with the statement IN the ar
ticie that one T.. H. Hartman is of
more lasting service TO nation than
would be a million OF unskilled la
borers; without Hartman they
would he a menace
Rockefeller Protests.
Again Air. Rockefeller protested
against the form OF the question and
Mr. Walsh sharply retorted Il hap
pen To be conducting this examination
myself and any structures You may
pass upon my method may. in your
opinion, he in good taste, hui they
cannot affect me. 50 far as directing
me as to how | shall conduct this cx-
I must say that is entirely
my own Affair."
MY only desire" said Mr.. Rookie
Teller was to have the examination
entirely fair"
II am to BE the Judge Of the fair
ness of my examination of YOU" re-
turned MIR. Walsh, ''and | must insist
that you confine yourself to answer
ing questions and making any such
explanation as YOU may desire.
MIR. Rockefeller insisted that in en-
dorsng the Stevenson article he re- l
ferred to the article as whole and
not To the details
do you agree?" Mr. Walsh con