Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-25
John D. Rockefeller, Jr., De-
cIares Industrial Chairman's
Conclusions UnWarranted.
ANNOUNCES READINESS
TO GIVE PUBLIC FACTS
Financier Insists That the Federal
officials Proceedings Are Wholly
Indefensible.

NEW YORK. April 24-John D,
Rockefeller. jr.. gave out statement late
today in reference TO the correspond
ence between himself and L. NJ Bowers
chairman of the Colorado Fuel and
Iron Company. which was made public
Yesterday by Frank P. Walsh. chair
man of the United States commission
on industrial relations
MIR. Rockefeller characterizes a false
the conclusions which Mr.. Walsh drew
from the correspondence. He asserts
Mr.. Walsh had drawn differences with
out ascertaining whether they were
correct. proceeding which is wholly
1ndefensib1e.' He said that he would
be glad to appear to give additional
testimony before the commission at
any time, for we are DESTROYS that the
public shall have all the facts"
Mr.. Rockefeller's Statement.
The statement follows:
On February Is. soon after the hear
inss in New York of the United States
commission on industrial relations, /
1elt called upon, in justice to myself, to
point out to the public a gross mis-
statement concerning my evidence
=, No. hsau nseh gwen out by Mr.. Fran k
J. Walsh. chairman of the commission.
MT. Walsh today makes another long
statement. containing many miSrepre-
sensations and unwarranted differences.
me public is entitled to the facts con-
cernlng the allegations which Mr..
Walsh makes. but il is impossible to
assemble all the data in time for the
sunday morning papers. | am prepar-
ing statement which will be available
lor publication Monday morning
nouncement of his intention to call
my associates and myself to give fur
ther information in regard to the Colo
rado strike. need hardly say that We
snail De glad TO appear at any time.
for We are DESTROYS that the public
shall have all the facts To that end
We have already testified with great
fullness, have waived all our legal
rights and have supplied the commits
sion. without any subpoena duces
tecum. all the Information which has
been asked for. including a mass of
private correspondence
Mr.. Walsh has taken that cor
respondence, has drawn from 1t GER
tain lnferences, and without ascertain
ing whether his differences are cor
rect. has made statements and an
nounced conclusions which are false.
such a proceeding, L submit, is wholly
indefensible on the part of the chair
man OF body holding a commission
iic'ii INC 6oNSli Oh lIt L Qlte0
States"
Accuses Labor Leader.
TRINIDAD. Col. April 2J-The
charge that John r. Lawson, interna-
tional executive board member of the
United Mine Workers Of America, was in
command of the striking coal miners
In the battle near Ludlow. October %,
1913. when John Nimmo. a deputy
sheriff. was killed, was made in the
opening statement today by Norton
Montgomery. assistant attorney gen
eral. Lawson is on trial charged with
murder in connection with Nimmo's
death.
According to Montgomery, Nimmo
was one of force of officers stationed
near Ludlow to prevent clashes be-
tween strikers and mine guards prior
to the arrival of the militia The depu-
ties were attacked, Montgomery de-
clared, and fought in defense of their
lives. Nimmo was shot in the left
leg, the bullet severing the femora1
artery He died soon after The as
sistant attorney general told the Jury
that John r. Lawson then was in
charge of the Ludlow tent colony, had
bought and imported arms and was in
direct command of the strikers who did
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