New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-26
Rockefeller Says Walsh
FalSified the Records
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all the universities in existence, and
went on 10 say:
"'The suggestion is for a string of
fearless, honest newspapers across the
country
Mr.. Lee. in his letter referred to,
expressed his disapproyal of the sug-
gestion, and added:
81 DO not believe that | will ever
come to the point of thinking that you
should establish and become response
Bile for a string OF daily papers
~ may add that propositions to pur-
chase or establish newspapers have for
many years been made TO my father
and myself. but have without exception
been rejected.
"Mr. Walsh also states that I had a
plan of financing the publication OF
the official organ Of the National
Chamber of Commerce. The paper re
ferred to is The Nations Business,
and is distributed without charge TO
members Of the Chamber Of Commerce
Of the United States. The president
of the chamber discussed with me on
various occasions a financial plan for
charging this publication, SO as TO
make il more effective medium, by
which the chamber could place before
the business men Of the country facts
Of interest TO them in regard 70 bust
ness. commerce, national legislation,
industrial matters, etc. Although ! con
sidercd the proposition entirely leglti-
mate, it was never fayorably acted
upon.
No Information Withheld.
an referring to an interview between
Ethelbert Stewart, a representative OF
the Department Of Labor at Washing
ton. and Mr.. Murphy, OF our office, Mr.
Walsh falsihes the record. In his
formal statement he says:
"'The same day of his interview Mr.
Murphy wrote full account of it to
Mr.. Bowers at Denver, and Mr. Bowers
wrote back highly praising Mr.. Murphy
for his discretion IN not giving the
government agent any information.
"The correspondence clearly shows
that the government agent did not ask
for information, that no information
was withheld and that Mr. Bowers made
no reference in his letter to the with
holding of Information.
MIR. Walsh attempts TO create the
impression by direct statement and by
innuendo that my associates and were
Indifferent to the distressing condi-
tions in Colorado. Commenting upon a
statement in one Of Mr.. Bowers's let
tiers, written Immediately after the be-
ginning of the strike, in which MI
Bowers stated: Several OF our mines
are working from one-half 10 two
thirds capacity, and If we can continue
undisturbed we can keep our steel
works running and supply our railroad
friends with coal to keep them gong
in good shape until the strike Is over,
Mr. Walsh says:
This was at a time when the peo-
pie of Colorado were suffering for coal
and the price had been advanced until
thousands Of families were without
fuel
"Iere again Mr.. Walsh's failure TO
make inquiry has led him into false
assumption. The fact Is that when the
strike was called the price Of Goa was
not raised by the Colorado Fuel and
Iron Company, and most energetic and
effective measures were taken by the
company to insure that the supply OF
coal for domestic use should not be
curtailed.
Not Directing Mind.
an response to an inquiry, Mr.. Wei
born. president Of the Colorado Fuel
and Iron Company, forwarded to me
yesterday the following explicit state
men concerning that point:
"'When the strike was called we dis
continued shipping coal 10 the Santa
Fee Railroad. the c., 3. & O., the Mis-
souri, Pacific and the Colorado South
ern. and continued shipping small
amount to the Denver & Rio Grande.
We also stopped shipments Of coke to
the smelters and other large CON
sumers. After furnishing fuel to the
steel works to operate on a reduced
basis we had a small amount of coal
available for domestic trade. We con
tinued shipping, with no advance IN the
price over our regular winter schedule
For our Denver retail department we
bought coal from Wyoming, which cost
us S15O a ton more than our normal
supply for the Denver market. The re-
tail price on this coal was increased
correspondingly We had some OF our
own in stock at Denver, which lasted
until about November 10, and was sold
Ct the price prevailing before the striAe
was called.
MIR. Walsh further states that the
correspondence shows that John ~
Rockefeller, jr, who testified before
the commission in New York and also
before the Congressional investigating
committee that he had kept his hands
off the strike situation and had no
knowledge of conditions in the coal
fields. was in reality the directing mird
throughout the struggle
THE correspondence and the testl-
mony not only show that this IS un-
true, but that the precise opposite Is
the fact. Ii one thing more than an