The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-03
NO FAITH BROKEN
Things That Strike at Public
Veal NOts "Private.c
Opening of Doors of 26 Broad"
way Justifies Means.
ONLY PITY FOR JOHN D., JR.
*. C. Man Says Son Takes Or
ders From TarrytOwn.
InquisitOr Again Lays Blame
for Crimes on ROckefellers.

1 Cincinnati May 3.-Frank r. Waisn'
1 chairman of the United States COM
| mission on industrial relations, IN an
swerirg the charge of John ID. Rocke-
Teller. ir.. that he had made pubIlc
private correspondence, stated yesteI-
| day that mo matter which mas 10 40
with breaking down the civic organ
| ism of the state or country can be
called private"
has sent to this commission are true
Mr. Walsh continued, land pelleVe
thew are time / have violated no con
fidence, inasmuch as the facts in these
letters show conditions which nave
not heretofore been given to TINS COM
mission and which I believe are vltal
to the understanding or the Coloraoo
coal strike situation.
but I have nothing but pity Tor
John D. Rockefeller, IT. he is repIe-
senting the greatest fortune IN the
world, and l want to say IN GOING s liz
he does not do anything without f1rst
getting orders from TarrytoWn- Jonn
ID. Rockefeller. sr., is still managing
all the mines in Colorado; ne Is sun
building up all of his investments the
same as he did when building up the
Standard Oil company
Opening Doors of nc Broadway.
"And in this respect 1 want to say
that if this commission did nothing
more than open up the doors o! 20
existence 1 believe the fortune or
Rockefeller and the Rockefeller IN
dustries point the way to the solulioh
of industrial unrest in the country TO
day. The source of the potential en-
pIoying power of the United States IS
almost entirely invested in New YORK
CITY, and I might say 1t is almost sub
ject to the will of one man, ana tnat
man is J. d. Rockefeller.
ssT want to call your attention to the
fact that the Rocky Mountain Fuel &
Iron company and the N1ctor-A1nerl-
can Fuel & Iron company are two OF
the largest corporations of this nature
in Colorado and are practically con-
trolled by the Rockefeller group, own
ers of the Colorado Fuel & Iron COM
pany-'
Mr. Walsh then sketched briefly the
situation in Colorado
"Mr Rockefeller, in his letter to me,
stated it appeared singular to him tnat
I was one to disturb the industrial
peace" continued Mr.. Walsh. IF the
trial of Lawson and the Ludlow mas
sacre is industrial peace, then God for
bid that we have peace.
Rockefeller Group Accused.
IT fully agree with Mr.. Rockefeller
that the women and children, at Lud-
low were not shot, but We're srnoth-
cred to DEATH: and I lay this at the
door of the Rockefeller group
1T is a crime in Colorado to fix
prices, but in a letter from l.. M.
Bowers TO MT. d. L. IlOCheIelieT, JI-,
Mr. Bowers said:
:" The Colorado Fuel and Iron COM
pany usually leads in fixing of prices.
Mr.. Bowers is now in the east. Watch
and see if Mr.. Bowers is brought back
to Colorado and punished for what is a
crime in that state-the fixing of
prices.
"A letter that has been sent broad
cast is one containing a 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 palpable. as is shown by the testi-
mony of Senator Patterson of Colo
rado.'
Mr.. Walsh then touched upon the
Texas land situation, asserting that
lin Texas conditions are the worst of
any, but the hopes and the hearts of
the people are brighter than any"
Mr.. Walsh. in answering Mr.. Rookie
Teller. addressed the Peoples Power
lea of this civ