Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-17
WALSH CLAIMS LETTERS
PROVE HIS CHARGE TRUE.
Makes Public Correspondence Be-
tween John ID. Rockefeller, Jr.,
and His Chief Publicity Agent.
AMMONs's EPlsTLE DISCUSSED
Apparent From Passages Quoted
That Governors Message to Pres
ident Wilson Was Prepared Under
RoCkefeller's Direction.

WASHINGTON, May 16-Correspon-
dence between John D. Rockefeller. Jr.,
and Ivy L. Lee. assistant to the presi
dent of the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany, relating to the broad, sducative
campaign Of publicity" conducted by
Mr. Lee for Mr.. Rockefeller I'm connec-
ton with the Colorado coal strike. was
made public to-day hv the Federal
Commission Oh Industrial Relations.
me letters include those which Chair
man Walsh, OF the commission claims
prove that 4 letter written to Presi J.
dent wilson by Governor Ammons. OF
Colorado. was prepared under the di-
recton OF Mr.. Rockefeller. They will
be the basis for the examination OF the
latter when he resumes the stand be-
iore the commission here on Tuesday.
SEVERAL. REFERENCES
TO GOVERNOR AMMONS
The correspondence from June /.
1914, TO August ,. 1914. contains sew
eral references TO Governor Ammons.
After Mr.. Lee and Mr.. Rockefeller had
agreed upon a plan for the distribution
of a series of bulletins designed to
clarity the public mind" as to the
Colorado situation. Mr.. Rockefeller
wrote to Mr.. Lee that he had prepared
memorandum in reply to magazine
statements and letters attacking the
Colorado coal companies. but had de-
cided not TO make 1t public. He for
warded the memorandum to Mr. Lee
and wrote:
several points In my memora ndum,
however. could we'll, even more appro-
prlately, be used in the letter from
Governor Ammons to President Wilson
which you are proposing to prepare as
soon as the majors memorandum
reaches YOU, which l hope will be very
shortly"
The only major referred to in the
correspondence is Major Boughton.
(Major f. J. Boughton is judge-advo-
cate OF the Colorado mil!tia.)
One June II Mr.. Lee said In a let
ter to Mr.. Rockefeller:
i am inclined to think that at the
moment the best thing we can do would
be to give the letter from Governor
Ammons to President Wilson our at
tention, and l hope we can accomplish
something very soon"
INTERESTED TO SEE
LETTER TO GOVERNORS
One June 90 Mr.. Rockefeller wrote
that he would be interested TO see the
letter from Governor Ammons 10 the
Governors. and also the Tarrytown
article which you are preparing"
The last reference TO this matter was
In letter from Mr.. Lee TO Mr. Rookie
Teller on July 2, in which he wrote:
With reference to the letter for
Governor Ammons. I am not entirely
satisfied with the draft I prepared and
l am making certain amendments to
IT. / sent out a draft for discussion,
but will get 1t into shape in a day or
so and then send you copy"
In the early letters Mr.. Rockefeller
discussed the broad educative cam
paign of publicity such as you and I
have talked Of" and Mr.. Lee suggested
a plan OF circulating leaflets and bull
letins, sending Mr.. Rockefeller a bound
volume Of the material I'VE issued in
connection with the recent campaign
TO increase freight rates per cent"
One June 10 Mr.. Rockefeller inclosed
to Mr.. Lee check for $4,000 as a
personal loan applicable 10 the initial
expense of organizing the publicity
campaign you are undertaking on be-