Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-06-02
King COntradiCtS
Walsh Statement
Continued From Page One)

"I young NT. John -. Rockefeller ir
Is more powerful IN that, and wli az
! lect social justice in Colorado quicl,e,
lhan any Other single force that yol
ouIa hrinG TO bear I think he real
IHes there is a great work to do lher,
and he intends to have it done
Chairman Walsh-YOu thinl, +bot
| the will and conscience Of Mr. Rookie.
IeIIor III bringing proper conditions and
/ enduring corditions in colorado I,
more powerful than the viii and
I conscience of the people of the United
/ states, directed in that fieldo'
Mr.. King-No, MIR. Chairman:
u"nt put Z that way at all
IL VIII be seen that the rcpIv in
winch ! made reply to Mr.. Rock ifel.
Iers conscience refer, ed solely to the
question as To what was the most
b,uWcitul Influence for correcting con
uIlons among the Rockefeller inter
eSJS in colorado should they be found
to be not as they ought to he Tbe
contrast Of the Will and conscience Of
AT. kockefallcr, jr, with the power of
unlic opinion "a well as the intro
uuCtlon of 4 reference TO Mr. Rookie
mine. 'i0'
Not Fighting Public Opinion.
"A perusal of the evidence in its
entirety will shoM that instead of
there being on my part any boast OF
the KIND Mr.. Walsh alleges there was
the most vigorous protest against the
attempt which l recognized he was
making at the time, to so distort and
ferNert testimony as to make il an
pear to the public that such \ con
trast could be drawn. Not only did 7
lroteS' against the distorting and per
Nertlng Of words into the framing rf
so absurd a contrast, but the record
VIII show that with reference to IL |
maze the Following positive assertion.
/ DO not see the necessity of
drawing that distinction. Mr.. Rookie.
feller IS not dcsirous Of opposing pub-
lie opinion. l think he Is distinctly
anxious to fall into line with it"
An examination Of the testimony
VIII further show that | absolutely
refused to be drawn into a discussion
OF the Colorado situation one way or
thes other, and that | positively de-
clined to fix responsibility for II upon
any individual or group Of individuals
Nothing could be palmer than the
Following, which appears at page 1858
of the Official record:
Chairman Walsh: who was re-
sponsible for the conditions in Colo
rado?
Couldn't Fix Responsibility.
Mr.. King: l could not and would
not attempt to fix the responsibility
Il trust that these questions will
be sufficient to indicate how much
credence is to be placed in statements
emanalng from Mr.. Walsh and how
far they are entitled to consideration. :"
Walsh'S Counter Statement
KANSAS CITY, June l.-Charpes
that Frank L, Walsh. chairman OF the
United States commission on indus
trial relations had distorted testi-
mony in statement issued here yes
torday which We're made by w /.
Mackenzie King, director of an in
Nestigauon into Industrial relations
for the Rockefeller foundation. i'm a
statement today, were met tonight by
a counter-statement from Mr.. Walsh.
10 which he asserted that Mr.. Kings
charge of distortion would seem TO
simmer down to a question as to
whether Mr.. King, in his testimony.
was boasting or confessing."
In my statement Of yesterday |
did say that Mr. King, an employe OF
the Rockefeller foundation, boasted