Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-04-27
Chairman of Industrial Re-
lations Commission An
swers Rockefeller.
SHOWS ANTAGONISM
TO MAN AND METHODS
Walsh Also Pays Respects to Bowers
and WsIborn and Shows Up Appar-
snt Discrepancies in Statements in
Defense Of Colorado Fuel Company
and Its Conduct Of Strike-charaes
Reiterated by Walsh.

Chicago, April 27.-Frank, P. Walsh,
chairman of the United States COM
mission on industrial relations, return
ing to Chicago today from Kansas City,
issued the following statement in re-
ply to John D. Rockefeller, Jr.. In the
Colorado Fuel & Iron case:
II note that Mr.. Rockefeller, Jr.,
denounces me as liar. The published
letters which aroused Mr.. Rockeller's
ire are all admitted by him to have
been written and correctly quoted, so
that his voluminous newspaper asser-
tton Is in no sense a denial Of any
thing given to the press by me. Mr..
Rockefeller's anger and resentment
obviously grow out of misconception
as to my duties. was not appointed
to 'allay' or smother the causes Of in
dustrial unrest. but to Investigate them
and make them manifest to the world.
Discrepancies Pointed Out.
1T is interesting and amusing to
note that Jess E. F. Wel5orn, president
of the Rockefeller companies in Col
orado. gives a labored interview at
tempting to show no such letters were
written, while Mr.. Bowers furnishes
his somewhat lame contribution to the
Rockefeller defense by confessing the
authenticity Of the correspondence but
declaring that 1t did not amount to
anything, and besides, it had been un-
covered by the congressional commit
tee.
Il must confess certain degree of
disappointment, however, with Mr..
Rockefeller's statement. He fails to
explain In any way the amazing con-
fessions OF Mr.. Bowers that the Col
orado Fuel & Iron Company leads in
fixing prices and conditions OF labor.
Explanation Fragmentary.
"He sets forth the memorandum
which he declared IN his letter Of July
2, 1914, with which he was rot entirely
satisfied, but to which he was to make
certain amendment Cor Governor Am
mons.
>"Also the explanation of Mr.. Rock
efeller was fragmentary to say the
least. in that it did not contain the
names and locations Of the friendly
papers to which the story Of the Ludlow
massacre was to be given. as suggested
in the telegram to Mr.. Bowers on the
morning after that unspeakahle horror.
The Ludlow Massacre.
Y am glad to note that the Rockefel-
ler defense of the Ludlow massacre is
that the two women and eleven chill
dren who met their death upon that
awful occasion were not shot, but
merely smothered in pit, while the
bullets from the mine guards Of their
companies were flying over the mouth
of the pit.
"The entire candor, however, should
have moved Mr.. Rockefeller to add this
detail, that his mine guards in the
guise of state militiamen burned down
the tents and looted the victims before
and after their death.
Shows Personal Antaeonisn.
"Mr. Rockefellers personal abuse of
myself is in line with the customary
Rockefeller policy Of crushing any in
diyidual who opposes him in any way.
meet it with composure however. be-
lieving the exposure will prevent the
recurrence Of the Ludlow horror and
go long way to establishing a repub-
lican form Of government N those reg
ions controlled by the Rockefeller In
terests. T.
Because Of my duties am unable
to answer Mr.. Rockefaller's attack in
detail at this time. I shall. however,
make reply in full on the occasion of
my next public speech. probably at
Cincinnati next Sunday"