Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-05-22
CHAIRMAN WALSH SPENDS
ANOTHER DAY IN BATTING
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER, JR,
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resolutions being sent TO him. besides
any number of personal letters
do the letters show your policy"
asked Chairman Walsh.
Did | write those letters?'' de-
manded Mr.. Rockefeller.
mo, but YOU received them" said
the chairman.
But | did mot write them. 80 they
can scarcely be gald TO show my pol
icy,' returned MIR. Rockefeller.
Explains Correspondence.
II propose to call your attention to
six letters written by you, IN which
YOU say that you back up these ac-
lions by Mr.. Bowers
THE letters mean" returned Mr..
Rockefeller, that there Was disorder
In Colorado. Naturally every citizen
would use every Influence 10 get the
public officers TO do their duty"
He declared emphatically that it
was absolutely necessary for him 90
back up" the men placed in charge
Of the coal properties.
Several times he objected 20 form
and nature Of the chalrmans queS-
tons
Despite protests led by Mrs j. Bor-
den Hartman Chairman Walsh evil
IDENTIFY was not inclined to reduce his
vigorous attitude and repeatedly piled
Mr.. Rockefeller with questions which
the latter declared improper once
Mr. Walsh ana Mr.. Rockefeller par
ried holly with questions and answers,
Walsh demanding Eyes or no, ex-
planning, however. that the witness
could develop his answer.
But YOU said I must say yes or
no and stop there declared Mr..
Rockefeller. 81 sat here yesterday all
day and heard witness who was per-
mitted to answer questions at any
length, he declared, "and demand
the same right"
When AIR Walsh agreed that Mr.
Rockefeller could answe. questions as
he wished. the tense situation APP
peared to be relieved.
The chairman asked for a telegram
from President Welborn of the coal
company to Mr.. Rockefeller regarding
the price of coal during the strike
Wasn't il a fact" asked Chairman
Walsh. that the price of coal was
raised during the strike and that 1t
was prohibitiVe to the poor,
II didn't know what the price of
coal was and had knowledge only of
our own coal. not about that of other
producers
do you know that Attorney Gen
eral Farrar of Colorado went to the
governor and asked him for the use
Of the militia TO install strikebreakers
In your mines7'
II knew nothing Of it," said Mr..
Rockefeller
did your company cheat the coal
miners In weights2"
Never to my knowledge
Did the companies with which you
combined cheat their men,
I'VE never combined with any other
companies, said Mr.. Rockefeller. He
added that ,he Colorado companies
merely joined together TO act in the
strike
Walsh asked II Rockefeller did not
think he, as a director of the com
pany, should take steps 10 have ncrim-
inal sal0onkeepers' ousted from the
mining camps Mr. Rockefeller re-
turned that state officials should en-
force the laws
MIR Walsh read several letters writ
ten BY Mr. Rockefeller promising sup
port TO the company officers.
Mr.. Walsh asked If Rockefeller was
acquainted with the details--if M
Rockefeller was acquainted with the
details of the Ludlow massacre. and
gave description OF II. Mr.. Rookie
Teller said he had no knowledge of the
details
ION the same day as the Ludlow
~ "a ~
not learn that there was little boy
Killed."
II heard a boy was shot, said
Rockefeller.
walsh then called attention To a
company statement that the women
and children at Ludlow were smoth-
cred and then read q postcard adj
dressed to him by MIR and Mrs. Snyder
lat Trinidad saying,
I'VE wish to inform you that here
Is one Of the little victims Of Ludlow,
not smothered bat was shot through
the head while caressing his little sis
ter
Picture of CHILD Slain.
"On the back Of this card is n pho
tograph of this little hoy. Frank Sny-
der said Walsh DO you wish 20
see Il z" Walsh handed the card 10 a
messenger, who Offered II to Rookie
Teller.
You have described it thoroughly,
said Rockefeller Tie glanced at the
card as it was passed to the stenos-
rapher
Walsh read from letters and reports
TO show that Troop A. volunteer or
ganizatlon was formed Of superln-
tendents clerical forces aud mine
guards Of the coal companies.
DO you know that this troop tired
into the tents Of the women and child
rem at Ludlow and that they looted
the dead and set fire "a the tents OF
the people asked Walsh
I do not
u regard amy instance where pri-
vato individuals have 70 supplement
regular authorities to protect lie ana
property as most deplorahle. MT.
Rockefeller declared In answering a
series of questions. "onr officers had
TO use means at hand 10 supplement
the efficiency Of the state. ! deplore
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