Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-12-09
REVEAL TELEGRAM
FROM. John D., JR.
! lawson, Labor Leader, Makes
Public Alleged Message of
Rockefeller InStructinq
Mine Aides.

Denver. Colo. Dec. 3.-John r..
Lawson, Colorado member of he inter-
national executive committee of the
United Mine Workers of America, an
nounced today that John McLennan.
president of district No. 10, who has
been summoned as a witness before
the industrial relations commission,
would introduce a long telegram from
John ID. Rockefeller. jr.. giving minute
instructions regarding the conduct of
the operators toward the coal miners
strike.
The telegram to be presented before the
commission according to John r.. Lawson
follows:
New York. April 30, 19l4.-Mr j.. f. Wei
born, MIR. l.. NJ. Bowers-Colorado Fuel &
Iron Company, Boston Building, Denver,
Colo.-Referring to my telegram of this
morning. repeating kilograms from and to
DR.. Foster. the letter of Governor AM
mons, of November 81. to the operators
and miners shows that at that time the
only obstacle to a settlement was recog-
milton of the union. He then suggested a
solution covering all points except recog-
milton and the operators accepted this slg-
gesttion. invited their employees, who had
not been guilty of disorder and other UNI
lawful acts to return on the terms mem
toned by him and assured him and their
former employees that they would conform
In good faith to all of his suggestions.
call DR.. Fosters attention to these facts.
and reiterate their willingness to accept
this settlement. BY so doing, they will
ton before the public. in that it would
be evident that all disorder since Novem-
Der q has been due to the refusal of the
union to accept the settlement which was
then proposed by the governor or accepted
by the operators rejected by the min
ers. Caless. in the meantime. there has
been an important change in the situa-
ton, as stockholders and directors we
strongly urge that the operators make re-
ply to DR.. Foster along these lines.
(s1gned) John d. Rockefeller, Jr.
1t was announced by the Industrial
relations commission that j. r. Reade,
Denver manager of the Western Union
Telegraph company, nae beer sub
poenaed to testify as to tho authentic
lty OF the copy of the alleged telegram
to be introduced by the United Mine
John d.. Rockefeller, jr, is a heavy
stakeholder in the Colorado Fuel &
Iron company.
Former United States Senator
Thomas NJ. Patterson, resuning his
testimony. declared that some 400
mine guards have been recruited into
the reorganized state militia since the
federal troops entered the Colorado
strike field"
He expressed the opinion that should
the federal troops be recalled and the
militia enter the field lit will be a great
blot OF the state"
M. alseiSoH ueclafeu lnaC MF. vs.
good. of the Victor-American Fuel
company. would block any attempt at
federal mediation"
Would the United States then be
justified in taking over the property 2"
asked Commissioner Weinstock.
Eyes, l think it would" said Patter-
son.
John McLennan, president of district
No. is, United Mine Workers of Amer
lea n of the Colorado State Fedora
ton of Labor. then was called to the
stand.