The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-02-14
WESTERN Fedora TON SOCIALISTS?
WELBORN DEFENDS COAL CONDITIONS

too ignorant 10 De the employer OF
e.000 mine workers" said Brewster.
l.. A. Hayden, president of the Jun
lper Coal company OF ROutt county,
was called as a witness by the COM
mlttee. He told of conversation
with w. r. Hickey. secretary OF the
Colorado state federation OF labor, In
which he said he refused TO sign a
contract with the United Mine Work
ers Of America. Representative
Byrnes asked Did you tell him that
" YOU signed the contract the Coll
oFado Fuel and Iron company would
put you out of business7"
II don't remember any such state-
ment by myself
WAS any one else present."
"Mr serat, NV manager, was pres-
ent part OF the time
The witness was questioned about
prices of coal in Denver. with the ap-
parent purpose OF indicating the
ed TO ruinous competition.
"Did you tell Mr.. Hickey that II
you signed with the union. the bank
with which you did business would
refuse TO lend YOU money! asked
HenrcHentntiNe hyFnes.
II made the statement that II we
did sign the contract. the bank--the
Denver National bank--wOuld be lla-
bic to refuse TO lend US money.
thought this was so because an ofii-
GER OF the bank had advised me not "a
sign up. He gave this advice on an
occasion when asked Him for loan
Of money 10 keep our mine running
after the strike was called. He asked
me " we Intended 20 sign the union
contract"
what dld you tell him7"
u told him we would not sign"
ibid you get your loan7'
Yes"
W. r. Hickey. secretary OF the Coll
orado State Federation OF Labor then
was called by the committee He was
asked: "Did Mr. Hayden tell you that
he would grant everything YOU asked
except union recognition, which he
could not grant because u he did the
Colorado Fuel ami Iron company
would put him out of business"
Yes" replsed Hickey.
The witness was uncertain whether
Hayden or another Routt county op-
orator had told him that In the event
they wished to run the Routt county
mines during the strike. guards and
/ guns would be furnished by the biz
| companies IN the southern field.
The operators next called w. Fair
child private secretary TO Governor
IE. VI. Aminons Mr.. Fairchild told
wha, he kne wabout the alleged kid
| Mapping OF Mary Beniger and Mars
I.udvlk by strikers from the Ludlow
tent colony He said that he hFs'
heard. while In Trinidad, about octo-
her ), that the two women. who were
on their way 10 Deiasaa 20 'o'n theiI
husbands. had been capt ed and
were being held In the Ludlow camp
Il teiephoned Governor Ammons.
he said, "and he asked mo 10 secure
their release. | saw John U. Lawson
and he telephCned the tent colony
ordering the women set at liberty.
The witness then told Of his EFFORTS
10 free the women. who finally ne
| said, were permitted TO leave the col
ony. Attorney for the operators told
,he committee that the two women V
question would be put on the witness
stand nj Trinidad.
The next witness for the OPERATOR
| was c. l. Baam. president OF tins
consolidated Coal and Coke company
| operating one mine In Weld county
Mr.. Baum denied published stats,
Tics purported 20 have been prepared
by r. v. Brake, deputy labor com
| missioner, on mine wages. These
/ statistics Indicated that the Baum
l ,ttnara earned an average OF sltla
daily. The witness gave hgureH IN
tended to show that the true aNer"s'
was much higher.