Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-12-03
Believes an Industrial Commits
sion, 10 Serve Without Com
pensation, Would Bring
Peace 10 Stale,
C0L0RAD0'S ANARCHY
UNDER INVESTIGATION
President Of Victor American
Company Has No Patience
With Collective Bargaining
by Employees,


Denver Dec. 2.-An Industrial COM
mission, 20 serve without compcnHa-
tion, WIS the panacea for the indus
trial Ills OF the coal fields to which
his administration win be heir TO,
was suggested by Governor elect
George A. Carlson before the federal
commission On industrial relations
when be was called ut the first Hes-
sion today
one Of the functions Of the commits
sion would be the drafting, with the
assistance Of operators and miners,
Of an equitable employers compcnsa-
ton net. lie corroborated the testi-
mony OF Governor Ammons IN the OPP
cning Of the session that the mnchin-
cry OF state government was defec-
tive In that administrative heads OF
departments were appointed by mem
bers OF the governors executive staffs
and that the chief executive OF the
state was powcflcEy to control the ne-
tlvitios Of such administrative heads.
Many OF such appcintees had been OPP
emily NJ variance with the policy OF
Governor Ammons. II was stated.
No Adequate Machinery.
In the handling Of an industrial dis
pute, he said. there is no organized
body ready TO enter the field. The
governor must wait for the legislature
TO convene. Then a committee is APP
pointed 1t takes the committee mem
bers time 10 become acquainted with
themselves and their task Then there
n questioning among the people as
10 whether this member or that NOM
Der Is not controlled by this or that
interest BY the time they get to
work the dispute has proceeded 10 VIC
lence, getting further away from any
settlement
Mr.. Carlson was still on the stand
when the session Adjourned until to-
morrow.
Governor AmmonF. the first witness
Of the day. testified that the state had
nude final ARRANGEMENTS 60 sell the
I Iaat OF the 81 300 600 inaurrection
! bonds issued at the special session OF
the legislature last spring % defray
The past Indebtedness and future ex-
pensc Of the militia and that ne had
notified President Wilson. lie ex-
pcctcd the president TO withdraw the
federal troops AT an early date.
sign Up With Union.
J. G. Osgood. chairman Of the board
OF directors Of the Victor American
Fuel company. testified that about a
dozen smaller mine owners had signed
un with the United Mine Workers OF
America during the strike because OF
their financial condition These ope-
rators had been members Of the in
formal organlzailon Of about sixty
companies formed az the beginning OF
the strike for mutual protection.
What was your attitude toward
these men who had signed up?' asked
Commissioner Garretson.
we did not feel particularly cor
dial" said Mr.. Osgood FOR we fell
they had taken advantage OF our con-
dltlon to better their own and that w
had borne the burden OF the sltun.
ton"
You felt about the same as a union
man who went on strike and saw an.
other man taking his iob?' asked Mr.
Garrctson.
A sudden burst of applause from
the galleries OF the senate chamber
drowned the answer and brought
forth a warning against q repetition
from Chairman Walsh.
Miners Earn ~ n nay.
AIR Osgood previously had showed
that miners employed By his com.
pany earned when working, ON an
average OF 81 day
lie declared that the llllnois eoal
operators, excepting The big railroad