The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1915-02-11
MONEY MONARCHS
TELL WHY THEY
Are SO GENEROUS
ANDY KEEPS COURT ROOM IN =
ROAR. ROCKEFELLER, AGED
AND PALSIED. TALKS BUSINESS
AND BELIEVES LABOR SHOULD
BE ON DIRECTORATES.

New York. Feb. G.-John ID. Rock
cfcllcr. ST.. and Andrew Carnegie APP
ponrrd Yesterday before the federal
commission ON industrial relations ana
defended the foundations which they
have endowed with great wealth.
Neither would say lie believed the
Institutions constituted n menace To
the religious, political on educational
liberty OF the people Of the United
States. \ Gcslre t. promote the wei
fare of mankind. and that alone they
said. prompted them to establish the
foundations which bear their names.
Widely different was the manner In
which the two men faced the commits
sion. and the audience, composed large
/ ly Of representatives of labor, social
/ lists, Individuals aud members Of the
/ Industrial Workers of the World. Mr..
/ Carnegie went TO the witness stand
I from Il seat IN the audience. lie was
! In a iovial mood, ana his answers to
/ questions caused the audience and the
=. commissioners to roar with laughter
I more than once.
i Mr.. Carnegie enjoyed that. When
he left the stand, he said he had not
scent such Il pleasant afternoon in
= many years.
Has Given Away S32l,G57,399.
i Mr.. Carnegie revealed that up 10 the
; close Of last year his donations to.
tailed $324, G57 800. His present bust
ness, he said was To- do all the good
he could in this world. He Sketchcd
the growth of his steel business, aud
said hc never had such good time
, H. his life rs when he was talking
/ to his employees. lie said that wheI
, they call Won Andy instead Of An
, drew or Mr.. Carnegie you know the
, boys are your friends.
Al Mr. Rockcfcllcr'S looks were surpris
4 iug To the spectators. After he left
the stand IT was said that his attorneys
+ Yesterday went to the Rockefeller eS
: tate AMI gave him the list Of qucs
tiOuS to he answered. Mr.. Rockefeller
, had been asked II no would appear vol
/, UNFAIRLY as a witness. Mr.. Rockefeller
=, replied that he would be glad to d,
50. lie promised to do 50 this morning
. John ID. Waits Outside.
While Nj. Carnegie was on tn,
stand. Mr.. Rockcfcllcrs priayte score
., tory presented Chairman Walshs nm
= swcrs to the questions submitted to MI
l. Rockefeller. and said that his empioye
=. was outside. and snid that If his al
y, SwprS did not suffice he would like {
- be put on the stand Immediately. II
=, wa, asked to wait IN n committee ROOF
;, until the testimony Of Mr.. Carncg
of Mr.. Carnegie had been completed.
- Mr.. Rockefeller was assisted to III
~ witness chair 10y his personal staff. II
seated himself with much difficulty
Then he leaned across small tab
-, and looked mt the audience. When |
= began to read his answers his vol
~. was weak. when he had complete
~ his statement he folded his hands ~
~ waited patiently.
Has Aged Greatly.
Mr.. Rockefeller appeared to ha'
= aged greatly since last he yurcarcl
- public Hc spoke slowly and distiu, Il
however. His sole idea he sail. ~
W To devote portion of his fortune
his fellow men. lie believed be- had
~ right to rcscind the charters uf h
foundations rs sufficient guarantee
j, the use Of his funds. He told e h
-, business enterprises ANA tie part
~. played in the administration ~ Il
~ foundations. lie said he would ac'"r
T. the right Ia all men to organize: wor
~ ingmen and business men as well. pr
~ vided they kept within the proper Iii
l., itatiOns with respect to law aud SAT
m guarding the general interests Of ,
T., public.
-. Mr.. Rockefeller said he would
rs happy to surrender his holdings. eth
80 wholly or in part, and let the work"
~. have voice in the board Of directO
\. just as all other stockholders do. IN
giving them some of the profits
4 their labor.
nv lie would he happy also. he said.
49, see the workers his partners i'm bJl'
ness.