The chronicle=news., 1914-11-30

and 15 little children died with him.
Human lifG is cheap in Colorado. Few
people knew Tikas. He was simply
one OF 10000 foreigners brought into
the state to work in the coal mines"
Harper's Weekly states editorially
in the same issue In regard to Mr..
Atkinson's article: ."
This article is written from the
point of view of a person in sym
[pathy with the strikers and shows
[clearly the way they feel about the
issues
These advance reports operate to
fix the stories and flnd the facts on
which the report to the churches
would be framed Mr.. Atkinson
seems to have swallowed whole the
false stories told to justly the Call
Ito Arms" His story told May . in
the Survey and the photographs there
shown. prove that his main inspira-
iion came. as Norman IIapgood stat
ed in IIarper's Weekly. from sym
pathy for the strikers.
II is to be regretted that the con-
Eregationalist has not published
true story of Ludlow. TO correct the
inaccuracies in Mr.. Atkinson's lurid
tale.
What does the report mean when
it teaches the churches in this wise:
"The soldiers were gladly receiv-
ed by the strikers, for they expected
they would have some protection. but
their hopes were in vain"
The militia took the field because
of riot and bloodshed. Armed strik-
crs attacked coal miners at work and
blamed the cause on armed mine
guards The operators and mine
guards gladly disarmed on the re-
quest of Governor Ammons. The
strikers agreed to turn in arms. broke
faith and hid their arms. General
Chase recovered about 100 stands
of hidden strikers arms. About 800
armed men arose out of the Ludlow
tents and engaged the "a militiamen.
What sort of protection does Mr..
Atkinson mean, when he states.
their hopes were in vain?" When
the smoke of passion clears up. we
will recognize that the relS ildins Of
Ludlow will be interpreted as con-
doning the Calls to Arms made
April 20. It's rebuilding aided and
encd by the strikers to the regularly
constituted military arm Of the Sow
ercign state.
| In calm considerations. every one
must. if lie have any chivalry or
bravery left In his blood. be unani-
nous in condemning warriors who
conceal weapons under beds and hide
behind the skirts of women in fort
of tents.
Why should the report to the
churches teach. even by indirection
AZ they do by failing to correct the
inaccurate statements in the advance
| reports. that the militia failed to
give proper protection to the strik-
ers? What reward is meet to men
who try to kill the militia when 400
women and children stand by" 1t
was splendid craftsmanship in the
militia, to keep from shooting any
of the 400 women and children.
Mr.. Atkinson's institutions may
be worthy. but he has erred. He was
fooled for he swallowed the false
stories rut out to support the Call
| to Arms
Every loyal citizen of 1he west
will take exception to the teaching
of the report concerning absentee
Ownership It states:
.s,i -, al,
one of the most pressing questions
is that the ownership and control Of
the stock.
We call upon our United church,
es to study in the light of the ethics
}of Jesus. the question of such alb
sentee ownership and the RESPONSE
Ihility growing out of it,"
| Tt.re are many worthy enter
)rrlses in Colorado awaiting capital
for deve, rnent. Does Mr.. Atkinson
wish to have the church people
taught that New Yorker. for eX-
ample, would be violating the high
est ethics. if he became an investor?
Mr.. Rockefeller is one Of Colorado's
greatest Denefactors. His money and
advice aided 'mmeasurably in :uilI-
ing the spl >n;.'d organization kne WI
as the Colorado Fuel and Iron COM
pany.
i have the honor of knowing init
matcly Mr.. l.. NJ. Bowers, chairman
of the board of directors, and j. f.
Wclborn, president of that company
They both and their associates in
that company. stand AS notable cx.
amples of the highest and best forms
in business activity and personal life
] also know General Chase ant
many officers of the militia. having
become acquainted with them sine,
I.udlow. 1 spent the month of Ma,
in New York City with Col. T.. J