The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-05-21

Walsh read from letters ana re-
ports to- show that troop a. a volun-
teer oreanlaatlon, was formed of au-
perintendents. clerical forces and
mine guards OF the coal companies.
DO yon know that this troop fired
into the TENTS OF the women and chill
dren at Ludlow and that they looted
the dead and sct fire 20 the tents OF
the peepiey' asked Walsh.
n do not
Il regard any instance where pri-
waite individuals have 10 supplement
regular authorities 20 protect life ana
property a. most deplorable,T Mr..
Rockefeller declared, IN answering a
series uf questions. "Our officers had
TO use means NJ hand 70 supplement
the efficiency OF the state. I deplore
the necessity Of putting mine guards
into the field"
AS the men OF troop A were pat.
by the Colorado Fuel and Iron COM
pany. do YOU not feel a moral rcspon-
sihiliiy for the Ludlow massacre 20
asked Walsh.
Il would have felt n much greater
responsibility Rockefeller replied,
III officers Of the company had not
made an effort 60 protect life aud
property
Asked u ne thought Il was right
for guards to loot the homes of pco-
pie, Mr.. Rockefeller replied.
Certainly not. whoever they
were"
Mr.. Bowers IN a letter recommend
Loslie's Weekly" said Walsh. 81
show You n copy Of Lnaiie's Weekly.
with a fun pag Standard OIL com
pany advertisement on the back COW
er. II there any connection between
these two thinsa."
Il resent the imputatlon." said Mr..
Rockefeller. There Is absolutely no
connection at an
Walsh questioned Rockefeller about
his employment OF Ivy l.. Lee. pub
licity agent He called attention to
Lees recommendation that "wo can
not be too careful In the use OF
terms
II believe that sound philosophy"
said Mr.. Rockefeller.
Isn't that a plea for m%endaclty.'
asked the chairman. "or a plea for
the use Of half truths. which amount
10 mendacity9 ?"
III I had thought so.r returned
Mr.. Rockefeller. III would not have
touched Mr.. Lee az anyone who hello
such ideals with "a tcn-foot pole"
Replying 60 questions on state.
ments sent out by Lee. Mr.. Rookie
Teller declared emphaticaliy that ne
eve thought Of or referred to the
American people with contempt"
u think to have watered stock an
undesirable thing was another as
s%ertion. 81 would not have IL In any
company OF mine"
Walsh referred To an artic.c o.,
Professor John J.. stevenson u New
York university which Mr. B0ckefel-
Ter. In "A letter. had recomU ended to
Lee as an able statement on labor
and capital
u YOU believe poor people
should not be allowed to marry
no"
DO you believe that after mar.
riage childbirth should be restrict
edo"
go"
But o endorsed his article
which said these things %
mot In those details. merely as 4
whole said Mr.. Rockefeller.
Mr. Walsh asked n Mr.. Rockefeller
agreed with the statement ia IN,
article hat one r.. ". Hartman Is ot
more lasting service 10 a nation than
would be million Of unskiilod Ia
borcrs: without "a Hartman they
would be a menace
Again Mr.. Rockefeller protested
against the form OF the question and
Mr. Walsh sharply rctortcd. u hap
pen to be conducting this oxamina-
ton myself ana any structures you
may pass upon my method may. lu
your opinion. be- in good taste. bal
they cannot AFFECT mo So far ~ d.
recting me as 10 how / shall conduct
this examination, I must say that ia
entirely my " affair
My only desire" said Mir. Rookie
Teller. was 10 have the examination
entirely fair"
II nm 10 he the judge OF the fair
ness Of my examination of you re-
turned Mr.. Walsh. 'aud I must ln.
sist that YOU cuufine yourself Co AM
swering questions and making auS
such explanation as you may desire
Mr. Rockefeller Insisted that In cn-
dorsing the stevenson article he re-
ierred "a the article IA "a whole aut
not tu the details
l,nckcfcllcr's Statement.
In his statement. rad yesterday
Mr. Rockefeller reafnrmcd his dcniH
that he was the directing mind bel
the strike and detailed suggestions
made for bringing an end 30 tho iu'
dustrial strife.
Mr.. Rockefeller. Ia support pf hi.
contention that every effort WAS mad,
10 bring about peace. read lcttcrH and
kilograms containing the substance cot
suggestions made hy him and lsFu-
ciatcs to the Denver Office of th'
Colorado Fuel and Iron compuu'
during the strike.
AR. Rockefeller denied that ne ot
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