Show ROCKEFELLER GRILLED G IN INDUSTRIAL INQUIRY Money Magnate Remains Cool Under Rapid Fire Questioning by Chairman Chairman Chairman Chair Chair- man of Commission i r r I PROTEST AGAINST WALSH'S METHODS j Washington ashington May a 20 c methods employed b by Chairman I II I Walsh in examining John D. D Rockefeller Jr Tr resulted tonight in a I 1 It t I conference of dissatisfied members of the commission who lio drafted a aI aletter I letter to the chairman urging that he a adopt opt a more moderate attitude I I toward to witnesses in in the future Mrs J. J Borden Harriman is said ahl to have been the leader in iii this action which was rumored m d to be the climax I I to general differences of opinion over er the conduct of the hearings s. I II I I None of the members would talk for publication I 1 II I I It t WASHINGTON May In 20 ohn John D. D Rockefeller Jr Ir testifying ing- ing to today ay V V before the industrial relations commission for a a. second time in its inquiry into the recent st strike ile a against the Colorado Fuel iron company compan was subjected to searching examination by Chairman Walsh who questioned him urn about the personal attitude of or himself and his Ins father toward the striking miners millers He will vili conti continue lIo his testimony tomorrow After Arter Mr had read a j I statement relating to correspondence since his appearance before the commission commission com corn r mission In New ew York Chairman Walsh brought up the case of ot John R. R Lawson Lawson Lawson Law- Law I son member of ot the executive committee commit commit- tee ee of ot the United Mine Workers Yorkers of ot America recently convicted o of murder and sentenced ed to life imprisonment He declared that W W. y W W. Wilson one of the jurors had been identified as a travel travel- lag up salesman for a biscuit company compan who vho had exclusive c sales privileges Inthe in inthe the he mining company's plants pant Mr lr Rockefellers Rockefeller's attention also was called calledo to o allegations that the Colorado compans com com- pans any's employees who testified a against Lawson awson were detectives hired b by the tha company and the chairman asked what the he witness would do for the sake of oC justice If It the allegation proved pro to bo be tr true rue U 5 Would See te Right Done Dont Mr Rockefeller cool under rapid rapid- tire Ire questioning by Ih the chairman said he ic was determined that administration of at Justice should be left to the state and that If u injustice could be shown th the attorney altorn general of or Colorado would wish to try t the Lawson case cas a n. n J Suppose a alced Chail Chairman it should b be brought indubitably to you ou that W TV Wilson a traveling I I salesman for tor a biscuit company compan one ol oJ the jurors In the tho Law Lawson on case cae had been given I en exclusive privilege of selling his products to all of your camps would you ou SU suggest to the authorities that you did not think that fair with a aman's amans amans aman's mans man's life lite at stake I am not familiar with the conditions condi condl- lions Mr Rockefeller replied Should It develop elop that what you sa say is true I I would do whatever Is necessary to seo see that whatever Is right Is done en II Judgment Chairman Walsh told Mr Rockefeller Rocke flocko- feller that the information l' l regarding Juror Wilson had come to him from Rev Re Eu Eugene eno Gad Gaddis l formerly In hi char charge c cot of ot the sociological department of oC the tho Colorado Fuel ic Iron company compan who testified yesterday Gaddis he said met Wilson on a train somo some time a ago o oIn In Colorado in and the latter told him he was a salesman for a n biscuit company compan I We e sent a telegram said Mr lr Walsh to Colorado with re regard ard to the matterand matterand matter and toda today received this reply W v. v W. W Wilson Is a traveling salesman salesman salesman sales sales- man of ot the National Biscuit company compan Your Information is correct l If this turns out to bo be true the 1 chairman continued questioning the witness have hae you OU such zeal for Cor the tho full tull administration of ot justice that you ou will viii ill make some demand upon your our In n n anil tho th n authorities tl S Of Colo- Colo rado d In regard t to getting g Mr Lawson n a new trial before beCore a 3 jur Jury none of whom arc are beholden to your company t r am nm reserving reser tho the right to decide that th when I am informed as to the situation situation sit sit- said fald Mr Ro Rockefeller lied TSo o In In his statement to the commission lon Mr Ir Rockefeller emphatically dented denied that officials of or the Colorado Fuel Fuei oS Iron company compan had anything whatever to do 10 with the prosecution of ot Lawson and called attention to a statement Is Issued is If- sued h by Mr Ir Wellborn president of ot the company compan denying allegations to that effect and stating that some of f the comp company's ms m's employees might be called as 85 witnesses Were ere these employees asked Mr Walsh men who came through th the tho Felts Baldwin detective agency who ho pretended to be strikers and did the they afterward for far pa pay that your our company gave them testify to that portion of ot the evidence e that convicted Lawson Lawon of at tho the crime of ot murder I would have to refer to Mr Ir Wellborn Wellborn Well ell born said Mr Ir Rockefeller I In Is it true that a few Cew months prior to the time you ou wrote that t l litter letter about your our father tather that Sheriff Jeff Jete Farr had deputized 32 gunmen and nil allowed owed your our company to arm them and turned them loose in tho the community asked Chairman Chairman Chairman Chair Chair- man Walsh Th That t Is Js the statement made mode Mr Rockefeller answered I dont don't know from tram personal knowledge c. c Walsh also asked If before this letter letter letter let let- ter was written officers officer of the Colo- Colo ratio company had not Hot refused INed to go through a door or thin partition at the state hOUf hence to meet representatives of the strikers strikers' Letters Letter That I do not know said the wit wit- ness but 1 know that officers of or the tho company met of DC the tho miners in which conference Secretary of at Labor Wilson lIson was present and that tho the proposition made bv by the governor looking to a settlement of or the tho disputes was acceded to b by the oPOl operators tors and not by the representatives of ot the mm- mm cr ers Prior to the time tim you wrote th tit t letter ietter about your our fathers father's unusual satisfaction satisfaction sat sat- had You vou not received rece a letter let let- tor ter from Mr Dowers Bowers stating that ho he had used every n weapon at his command LI to coerce the governor of ot the state and him hint Into line lino I dont don't recall said Mr Rockefeller If U you ou hAve such a letter r from m my of office of- of flee fice I 1 have on seen o n It Do you ou mean to sa say that bat oh uh such an nn Important matt matter r as that that an of officer leer of your our company boasted that he lie would whip the governor of at the state Into line and that you have forgotten forgotten for for- gotten It after submitting It to this Co committee m m I t tee There Thero Is a mass of ot letters and I have havo forgotten them was the thc reply At this point the hearing hearing- adjourned until tomorrow In his prepared statement Mr Rockefeller Rockefeller Rocke Rocke- feller Celler reaffirmed his his denial that lie he was the directing mind In the strike and detailed suggestions he made for bring bring- In ing an end to the Industrial strife Mr Ir Rockefeller in support of ct his hiM contention that cn every ry effort was made to bring about peace real read lead letters and telegrams containing the substance of or suggestions Bugg m made b by him and as associates oci- oci ates to the Denver office e of at the Colerado Colorado Colo Cole rado Fuel Iron company during luring the strike Mr Rockefeller denied that he or his associates had anything to do with the prosecution of ot John R R. Lawson mine union officer recently convicted of murder In Colorado a as he said newspapers newspapers news news- papers have o stated Will Visit Colorado Mr Ir Rockefeller ll r reiterated d his an announced an- an d Intention of or visiting to investigate In Conditions which he said had hall so so far tar been prevented te l b by nn un un unfortunate fortunate tc mt of events Ho assured as as assured tho the commission that In In the time officers of the tue Colorado Fuel Fuet Iron company compan are operating co with employees to improve conditions and that these efforts are aie meeting with gratifying success Mr Ir Rockefeller also gave tho the commission the statement of denial he made mad to the press on April 25 5 last In an answer to the charge that correspondence filed CUed with the tue commission commission commis commis- sion shows that he lie exercised a persOnal personal personal per per- influence that extended even en to the statehouse at Denver Denyer and presume l ta dictate letters that went out to to the President of the United States and und the governors of oC states stateR tinder under the signatures signa- signa tures of or the governor go of Colorado Neither elther m my mew New ew York associates nor not norI notI I r he said ald conducted the strike s As my associates and I 1 acquired fuller knowledge e of oC the thc situation our efforts cHarts were vera directed toward making su suggestions suggestions g-es- g which we hoped might ht help to terminating nil tI ng- ng the con controversy Ten ron The Mr Ir Rockefeller grouped under ten headings as follows That an investigation b by three federal fed fed- eral jud Judges es be Invited that provision be made for In injured lured employees and their families that disinterested mediators mediators mediators medi medi- be appointed to that the reiterate their acc acceptance of at Governor Ammons Ammons' proposition of settlement that a plan to get g-et together be developed that disputed points other ether than union recognition be submitted to toa toa toa a board to be appointed by the President President President dent of the United States that a plan plait of ot publicity be developed that a plan of ot organization to secure collective bargaining ani opportunity for foi presenting presenting present present- ing employees employees' grievances bo be considered consid ered suggestion In I regard to President Wilson Wilsons s plan of truce and that of ot a aplan avlan plan plait of ot self government for employees be considered |