The Sentinel=record., 1915-05-22

Washington, May 21-Frequent sharp clashes between John D. Rock efeller Jr and Chairman Walsh marked today's session of the Indus trial Relations Commission Although members of the commission had pro tested against what they regarded as the hostile attitude of the chairman yesterday Mr. Walsh put the witness through a grilling examination, time after time arousing nim to eNpres- siOns of resentment.
 MT Rockefeller demanded that he be accorded rights given other wit nesses but firmly insister that Chair man Walsh was seeking to inject into his questions implications against the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company and it's officers. Some ques. tions he declined 10 answer as i'm proper and others he characterized as useless.
 Chairman Walsh was the sole ex. aminer today, other members taking no part in the questioning Mr. Rock efeller will be on the stand again to- morrow.
 Before the session began the com mission held an executive session at the instance of Commissioners Vein stock and Mrs J. Borden Hartman. who frankly informed Chairman Walsh they believed his attitude yes terday toward MT Rockefeller had the appearance of hostility Mir Walsh said he had no intention of dis 1laying hostility but was unusually interest ed in the Colorado strike and natu al y could not restrain a tendency to conduct the examination vigorously lIe informed his colleagues moreover that he was determined to conduct the examination as he saw fit. Later in the open hearing the chairman em- phatically told Mir Rockefeller he was running the examination and did not propose 10 be dictated to by the wit ness.
 Mir. Rockefeller arrived at the hear ing room with a prepared statement based on disclosures of yesterday that one of the jurors who convicted John R. Lawson a member of the eXecu- tive committee of the United Mine Workers of America, of murder. mad exclusive sales privileges in the Colo. rado Fuel and Iron Conn any camps. Mr. Walsh had appealed to the wit ness to intercede for Lawson and get him a new trial.
 Mir, Rockefeller presented his ore pared statement.
 Chairman Walsh made no comment on the statement and proceeded vigor- ously with his examination of the wit ness. The questioning covered a wide range of subjects, strike violence. re spOnsfbility of officials, political in fluence and correspondence relating to the strike. As 10 violence MT Rock. efelleT said where constituted author. ity failed to protect life and property, the citizen was justified in using force for his own protection.
 In response to questions regarding responsibility for violence and use of force during the strike, he declare d that the conduct of measures against the strike had been left to officers of the coal companies and that he personally could not pass upon the ne cessity for the use of force.
 But suppose you, yourself, had to decide the question: demanded the chairman.
 q believe it is always proper to de fend life and property" the witness reglied
 "If the constituted authorities fal to do so, you would protect your life and property yourself?" Yes"
 And you would use force? 2"
 Yes. all the force necessary to pro tect my life Ind property. l think anyone wSlld, do that" MT Rockefeller reiterated his be | lief in the rillt of labor to organize asserting tnal he believed in it as l CONTINUtI ON PAGE FOUR