The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-03-30
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IS ROCKEFELLER WAISTS ANGEL!
Clipped From Our Exchanges
From The Butte Independent


Nothing could be more exquistely arranged than the
plan by which Senator Tom Walsh had John d. Rookie
feer Jr, appear before the Senate Oil investigating
committee recently, for the purpose of enabling Kocke
filler to pos cas- celestial being and to place Angel
ic halo ound his head Stewart president OF the
Indiana Standard Oil Company and subaltern OF the
Rockefelers was apparently, with the concurrence OF
Walsh advised appear in the senate and there as
sumo defiant attitude towards Senator Walsh and the
committee Thus could Walsh boast before the country
that he not in the pay OF the Standard vi as is
almost universally suspected in Montana. Thus, too,
could Walsh present his supposed Master Rockefeller
with golden opportunity of throwing suspicion and
distrust on the independent oil corporations which are
in competition with the Standard OIL Though Stewart
was almost mpudent in his replies, yet it will be noted
that Walsh was that occasion tame nervous, obse
quious and entirely lacking in those vicious feline pro-
pensities which he displays when the person nvesti-
gated belongs to any interest corporation in
petition with hostile to the Standard Oil Co. Stew
art practically told Walsh to mind his own business
and go to H was it Helena? This all play
acting of between the two but opened the
for the younger Rockefeller to enter the Senate where
he expressed his spiritual wrath at the horrible deprav
ity which characterized the activities of most of the Oil
companies of America Rockefeller, We Gods what
merriment must not his words evoke? Was shocked
beyond expression that his Stewart would not be
little nicer to the Senate Committee, he might have
good breeding before the senate but then to be
depored that his poorly taken of
in his youth However, Rockefeller would be very,
very nice only Tom Walsh would put the questions
which he, Rockefeller wanted asked in nice and man.
nery way. This Walsh obsequously did. Rockefeller
preached sermon the ethics of the oil business in
general and guratvey speaking declared that all the
''Gher oil but his uncean and that the STANDARD
was alone an Amounted and a holy OIL Rockefeller
himself was of course at all times animated by the
highest of biblical motives when engaged in the selling
OF every quart of oil in the manipulation of stocks
bonds and shares for his company. Never no never,
would ne descend to any crooked underand methods
In obtaining leases, concessions or property for the
Standard Oil Company. Whatsoever belonged on earth
TO that corporation lly-white and pure as the
throne of Heaven itself. Thus did Rockefeller leave
the Senate with the loud concentrations of Walsh the
camorous audaton of the press and the hosannas of
every time server of the Standard Oil COMPANY from
ocean to ocean. Walsh had rendered great sevice IN
Jonn u Rockefeller, Stewart reelected at the head
OF MS corporation but the holy Rockefeller did not vote
against MIN nor exert his influence in any way to have
This bad man Stewart removed from his high office.
and yet Tom Walsh goes on investigating Well well.
poor Toni