New Britain herald., 1928-02-08
STEWART TOLD BY ROCKEFELLER ID
 GIVE TESTIMONY
Indiana Man Ordered by Stan- dard Oil Head to Appear Be
 fore Teapot Dome Committee
SEN. WALSH PUBLISHES
 PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE

Reveals Letters Written by John
 D., IT,, and Wires Sent to Cuba
 by Financier to Former Witness
 Which Said "ClOud Over Entire
 OH Industry" Must Re Clearcd-
 Regrets Unanswered Questions.
 Washington, Feb. 8 P,-Robert w. Stewart, chairman of the board of the Standard Oil company of In- diana, appeared before the senate Teapot Dome committee by direction of John D. Rockefeller. jr., it was disclosed today in correspondence made public by the committee.
 Regrets Didn't Answer
 Regret that Stewart did not an- swer all questions put to him by the committee was expressed by MT. Rockefeller in a letter to Senator Walsh of Montana. prosecutor of the inquiry. under date of February 3, the day the senate ordered the arrest of Stewart. who subsequently obtained his liberty on writ of habeas corpus issued by Justice Bailey in the District Of Columbia supreme court.
 Wrote stewart
 Before the Standard of Indiana official returned here from Havana Mir. Rockefeller wrote Stewart that the situation with respect to the Continental Trading company's Li- berty Bonds had reached such a stage that nothing short of the fullest and most complete statement of all the facts' relating to the company "can clear the skirts or those who. like yourself. had had no improper connections with the transactions in question. and remove the cloud of suspicion which hangs over the entire oil industry"
 The Wire
 This letter was dated January 24 and was addressed to Stewart at his office in Chicago. It was supple mented by a telegram which MT. Rockefeller sent the Chicago oil executive on January 26 at Havana.
 ITO yourself, associates. stock holders and public you owe fullest immediate cooperation in clearing up situation" the telegram said.
 No desire to protect others jus tifies withholding the slightest fact.
 Vigorously urge your immediate appearance before senate commit tee to tell all you know about the matter. Unwilling to believe morn- ing papers statement you have de- clined to appear until complete business engagements. No duty to company of stockholders comparable to your immediate appearance. Only such action will justify confidence your friends and business associates have in you"
 Wrote Walsh
 After Stewart had appeared be- fore the committee, Rockefeller wrote Senator Walsh this letter:
 Colonel Stewards testimony be- fore the senate committee, as re- ported in today's newspapers. cov- cred all the information which he had given me and confirmed his statement to me that he did not personally profit by the transactions in question.
 I have not felt that Colonel Stewart failed in his duty to his stockholders but I am sorry that he did not answer all your questions for the situation calls for the fullest disclosure of the facts.
 You are. of course. to use our correspondence in any way that will serve the public interest"
 On the day before receiving Rockefeller's letter. which was dated February 3, Senator Walsh wrote MT. Rockefeller that "the press will advise you tomorrow morning of how well your admoni- tion to MT. Stewart was observed by that gentleman"