Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-05-03
CHAIRMAN WALSH SAYS HE HAS
NOTHING BUT PITY FOR JOHN D., JR.

= Cincinnati, C1lo. MAJ frank 2.
Con- rsssHsoa or Lid 1stEssl Relations in
Answering tte charge Of JOHN D. Rocks-
teller, Jr. .fazt he. had made public Phi
vztS ccyr=srsor.1esce, s-ate1 today that
10 matter that tzs u CO with breaking
down the civic Organism Ct the state o,
COUNTY can Re CALLED private. II the
letters .hat NJ. Rockefeller has sent -
thlG commission are t-1e, 9-r. Walsh
continued, and ! oelisTs the. are true,
then ! have violated 10 confidence mas
much as the facts II thess letters show
conditions which have not heretofore
been given to This commission an6 which
believe are vital y the understanding
Of the Colorado coal strike situation
But ..avs nothing but pity for John
d. Rockefeller, II. He is representing
the greatest fortune IL TIE Uorlc, and
want 20 say that Il doing this be does
MT do anything without first getting or
ders from Tarrytown- John D. Rookie
Teller, sr., Il still managing all the mines
IL. Colorado, ne IS gtlI building up all Of
his investments the same As he did when
And in thig respect / want 10 say
that il this commission cid nothing more
than open VI the doors Of u Broadway
j, would have justified its existence.
believe the fortune q Rockefeller and the
Rockefeller industries point the way to
the solution Of Industrial unrest in the
country today. / base this conclusion on
has r1 n
facts. The source Of the potential en-
ploying power Of the United States is al
most entirely invested in New York City
and. / might say, il is almost subject to
the will OF one man, and that man is
John y. Rockefeller, sr.
II want to call your attention to the
fact that the Rocky Mountain Fuel &
Iron Co. and the Victor American Fuel
& Iron CO. are tao Of the largest cor
porations Of this nature in Colorado and
are practically controlled By the Rookie
felier group, owners Of the Colorado Fuel
e. Iron Co This Is a fact, despite the
stout denial by the Rockefeller people up
TO the time that we went to Colorado 70
conduct the investigation"
Nr. Walsh then sketched briefly the
situation in Colorado. mfr. Rookie
Teller in his letter to me stated tina
it appeared singular TO him that l was
enc to disturb the industrdiai peace"
continued Mr. Walsh. II the trial OF
Lawson and the Ludlow massacre az
Industrial peace then God forbid thai
we have peace. / fully agree with Mr.
Rockefeller that the women and CHI,
dren at Ludlow were not shot. but
were smothered to death and ! lay
this at the door OF the Rockefeliec
group.
1t is a crime in Colorado to fix
prices but. in letter from L. N. Bow
ers TO Mr.. John d. Rockefeller. Jr-,
Mr.. Bowers said: The Colorado Fue'
& Iron Co, usually leads In the fixing
Of prices Mr.. Bowers is now in the
East. Watch and see IL Mr.. Bowers
is brought back and punished for
what is crime in that state, the nx-
ing OF prices.
"A letter that has been sent broad
cast is one containing speech by the
Rev. Newell Dwight Hills OF BROOK
lyn, n. Y, part Of which says that
the Colorado operators were willing to
meet with the union and deal with
them collectively. This is a falsity that
is paIable. Mr.. Peterson OF Colorado
on the witness stand testified that he
had a group Of operators and group
OF unoir mine officials in adjoining
rooms and that the union miners not
only agreed but were anxious to meet
with the operators, but the latter abb
.olutely refused to meet with the un-