Evening star., 1915-05-21
tn. past few weeks. this strike would

glove-in-hand with the labor leaders
| and is today. but the big men OF affairs
| the agitators. including the governor
| Now these fellows are cursing him
without regard for common decenc!.
| so everybody is giving him more or
less taffy to keep him from backsld-
ing. The inclosed is sample of the
resolutions being sent to him. besides
any number of personal letters.
DO these letters show your policy
asked Chairman Walsh.
Did l write those letters: demand
ed MIR. Rockefeller.
chairman.
But / did not write them. SO they
can scarcely be said to show my pol
ICY" returned Mr.. Rockefeller.
Il propose to call your attention to
six letters written by you in which
you say that you back up these actions
by Mr.. Bowers
Mr.. Rockefeller Explains.
The letters mean returned Mr..
Rockefeller. that there was disorder
in Colorado. Naturally every citizen
" ould use every influence to get the
public officers TO do their duty. He
declared emphatically that ii was ab-
solutely necessary for him to back
up the men placed in charge OF the
coal properties.
Several times he objected to form ana
nature Of the chairman's questions.
Despite protests. led by Mrs. ). BOZ
den Hartman. Chairman Walsh evi-
IDENTIFY was not inclined to reduce his
vigorous attitude and repeatedly piea
Mr. Rockefeller with questions which
the latter declared improper. Once Mr
Walsh and Mr. Rockefeller parried hot
iy with questions and answers. Walsn
demanding yes or no.. explaining,
however. that the witness could de-
velop his answer.
But you said must say yes % Or no. and ,.I
stop there" declared Mr.. Rockefeller Il
sat here yesterday all day and heard a
witness who was. permitted to answer
questions at any length he desired, and
demand the same right.
When Mr.. Walsh agreed that MI Rocke-
Teller could answer questions as he
wished. the tense situation appeared to be
relieved.
Chairman Pursues Inquiry.
The chairman asked for telegram from
President Welborn of the coal company
TO Mr.. Rockefeller regarding the price OF
coal during the strike.
Wasn't it 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 now what the price of coal
was and had knowledge only of our
own coal. not about that of other pro-
ducers."
DO you know that Attorney General
Farrar of Colorado went to the gov
ernor and asked him for the use OF the
militia to install strikebreakers in your
mines?.
II knew nothing of it, said Mr..
Rockefeller.
"Did your company cheat the coal
miners in weights:
Never to my knowledge.
Did the companies with which you
combined cheat their mem
We never combined with any other
companies" said Mr.. Rockefeller. He
added that the Colorado companies
merely joined together to act in the
strike.
ing out alleged facts for the coal
operators of Colorado"
Yes. but it was understood the
money was to be paid back to the
operators.
Mr.. Walsh read a letter by Bowers
saying "one or two of the competitive
companies were cheating their miners
through false weights" Mr.. Rockefel-
Ter said that he knew nothing OF that
Refers the Duty to State Omcials.
Mr.. Walsh asked il Rockefeller did
not think he. as director OF the
company. should take steps to have
criminal saloonkeepers" ousted from
the mining camps. Mr.. Rockefeller re-
turned that state officials should en-
force the laws.
Mr.. Walsh asked if Mr. Rockefeller
was acquainted with the details of the
Ludlow massacre" and gave graphic
description Of it, Rockefeller said he
had no knowledge of the details
Mr. Walsh then called attention to
a company statement that the women
chi at h.
cred, and then read a post card ad-
dressed to him by MIR. and Mrs. Sny
der at Trinidad. saying: I'VE wish to
inform you that here is one OF the
but was shot through the head while
caressing his little sister
"On the back Of this card is photo
graph of the little boy. Frank Snyder.
said Mr.. Walsh: do you wish to see it,
Mr. Walsh handed the card to a mes
senger, who offered it to Mr.. Rookie
feller.
You have described it thoroughly"
said Rockefeller. He glanced at the
card as it was passed to the stenog-
rapher.
Reads From Reports.
Walsh read from letters and reports
to show that Troop A. volunteer or
ganization, was formed Of superinten-
~
the coal companies.
DO you know that this troop fired
into the tents of the women and chill
dren at Ludlow and that they looted
the dead and set fire to the tents Of the
people?" asked Mr.. Walsh.
81 do not"
II regard any Instance where pri-
vate individuals have to supplement
regular authorities to protect life and
property as most deplorable," Mr.
Rockefeller declared In answering a
to use means at hand to supplement
the efficiency Of the state. deplors the
necessity for putting mine guards into
the field"
Disclaims Contempt for People.
Replying to questions based on state
ments sent out by Ivy Lee. Mr.. Rocke-
feller declared emphatically that he
never thought of or referred to the
American people with contempt"
Il think to have watered stock an
undesirable thing" was another asser-
tion. II wouldn't have it In any COM
pany of mine"
Mr.. Walsh referred to an article by
Prof John J. Stevenson of New York
University. which Mr.. Rockefeller in a
letter had recommended to Lee a. an
able statement on labor and capital
DO you believe poor people should
not be allowed to marry"
No"
DO you believe that after marriage
childbirth should be restricted
But you Endorsed this article, which
"a i'd these things.
Not in those details; merely as a
~ Mr. RockAfe11eY