Arizona republican., 1914-02-15
This is Astonishing State ment Made by President Baum of Colorado Consol- dated Coal and Coke Company
OPERATORS ALL
 CONTRIBUTE MITE
Testimony Before House Subcommittee Brings Forth Details of Cooper ation-Calumet lnvesti- gators DeadlOcked
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DENVER, Feb 14-A tax of one cent a ton on all coal mined by the principal operators in Colorado since the strike began in September, has been used to pay the expense of guarding the mines, according to the testimony today of c. L. Baum, be- fore the house sub committee inves- tigating the labor war. MT. Baum, who is president of the Consolidated Coal and Coke company, operating mine in northern Colorado said he had contributed to this fund and that he understood othed operators had done. the same. The money, he said, was sent to C. w. Babcock, vice president and treasurer of the Rocky Mountain Fuel company.
 Do you assume any responsibility for the purchase of machine guns and ammunition? he was asked.
 If any of my money was used to tion, I assume the full responsibil- ity," he replied.
 Earlier in his examination, the matter of detailing negotiations with the United Mine Workers which pre- ceded the calling of the strike in the northern fields in 1910, MT. Baum tCld of various alleged instances or violence and the issuance of an in junction against picketing by Judge Greeley w. Whitford. of the district court at Denver. The alleged viola 11 tba i,11 prisonment of number of strike leaders on contempt charges. The witness introduced an affidavit signed by w. E. Wilson, of non- union mine, which he said he pre- sented to the court with an appli cation for an injunction. The affi- Cavit asserted that John E. Shafroth. then governor but now United States senator. aided and abetted tine vio- lence by refusing to send troops to the trouble zone.
 Do you believe this charge against Senator Shafroth?' asked a member of the committee.
 Well, he didn't deny it in court, or through the press,' responded Baum.
 Don't you think the governor may not have wanted to rush into print with denial of charge of this kind?"
 He is in print a good deal,'' an sNered the witness.
 Chairman Foster said:
 Here's a witness put on the stand by the operators who says he be- lieves the then governor of this state aided a heinous crime This seems serious to the chairman"
 Representative Austin then sug- Gested that the affidavit. and all reference to Senator Shafroth be stricken from the records. This was done on order of the chairman.
 Frank E. Cove, attorney for the the witness if he was willing to ne- gotiate with the United Mine Work CTS of America.
 T am heartily in favor of organ ized labor" replied Baum. How ever, I told MT. Lawson and other officers of the order that I will nev- CT sign contract with the United Mine Workers of America which contemplates the discharge of any of my men because they do not wisf to join the union.
 An attempt by E. P. Costigan. at torney for the strikers, to obtair from Harry E. Kelly. United State! district attorney of Colorado, statement of the circumstances sur rounding the grand jury investiga ton that resulted last December il the returning of indictments agains a number of labor men was frustrat. ed by Chairman Foster. Costigar