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Show FAVORS FREEDOM J LABOR Now York, Jan. 23 John D. Bock-ofellor, Bock-ofellor, Jr., active head of tho Interests Inter-ests acquired or built up by his fnther, occupied tho witness stand for flvo hours today at tho Inquiry being conducted hero by thq, Unltod States commission on industrial relations re-lations into tho great philanthropic foundations mid tho causo of industrial indus-trial unrest. Ho underwent n. rigid crosa examination exami-nation nt tho hands of Frank Walsh, jlial man of tho commission, as to tho policies and notions of tho Colorado Col-orado Fuel & Iron company. Mr. Uockefeller frcoly admitted that ho had no knowledge concerning labor questions, but declared ho wag In favor of labor organizing nnd taking tak-ing nction, provided It kept within tho law, "leaving every worker freo to associate, himself with such groups or to work Independently ns he may chooso." Colorado Investment Unprofitable "Father 1ms Invested $2 1,000,000 In tho Colorado Fuel & Iron Company," ho testified. "Tho securities aro now worth $19,000,000. Father woute havo been much better off had hb ut his money In n savings bank." Tho witness furnished tho commission commis-sion with an Insight Into tho moth-ods moth-ods by which ho determined whoro his money should bo invested. Ho said that It Information concornlng alleged bad conditions In tho mining iamps of tho Colorado Fuel & Iron company was furnished him ho personally per-sonally would do what ho could to remedy them. Mr. Ilockofellcr said he had heard thero was corruption in Colorado politics pol-itics and that tho Colorado Fuel &. Iron company was supposed to have furnished tho money for tho corruption, corrup-tion, bu,t ho disclaimed knowlcdgo of any such Incident. "Would you vote to dlsclmrgo an olllcer who furnished money to buy Hqucr nnd corrupt voters?" asked Mr. Walsh. "I would not look upon such n thing with favor," replied tho witness. wit-ness. Lee Pall by Senior Rockefeller Tho policy of publicity regarding tho Colorado Btrlke, witness said, was determined upon laBt Juno by tho elder Rockefeller and his personal person-al staff. Tho witness, norsonnlly, engaged Ivy L. Leo for this work. Ho gave Leo no suggestions ns ho thought ho should mnko his own plans. Mr. Leo went to Colorado after ho had suggested himself thnt ho Issuo a series of bulletins containing con-taining tho truth about tho situation. For his services John D. Rockefeller, Rockefel-ler, Sr., paid Leo a salary of ?1000 a month. No chnrgo was made against tho Colorado Fuel & Iron company for tho monoy paid to Leo, tho witness asserted, or against tho Victor Amorlcan Fuel company or tho Rocky Mountain Fuel Company. Whilo Mr. Uockefeller testified moro than a scoio of pollco and private pri-vate detectlvos mingled In tho great crowd In tho room at tho city hall In which tho hearing Is being con- ducted. A body guard of detectives escorted Mr. Rockefeller to and from tho city hnll and tho corridors wjiro cleared of all persons whilo tho. heir to the Rockefeller fortuno was passing pass-ing In and out. |