Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-04
MILLIONAIRE TRIED TO SHAPE
OPINION REGARDING COLO
RADIO STRIKE
'N'LENNAN HAS A TELEGRAM
UNION LEADER is EXPECTED TO
SHOW EVIDENCE OF RICH
MANS ACTIVITY
SCRIP STILL is IN USE
ATTENTION. is CALLED TO THE
CONDITIONS OBTAINING
NOW AT MINES

Denver, Dec. 4.-Officials Of the
United Mine workers of America to-
day were making preparations for the
convention of Colorado union miners,
which will open here Monday, and at
which the future Of the strike will be
settled. In the absence of Frank J.
Hayes, vice president in charge of the
strike, who has not yet reached Den
yer from indianapolis, district officials
refused to confirm or deny persistent
reports that the international execu-
tive board will recommend that the
strike be called off, because Of the fl
nancial condition Of the order. He
was expected to reach Denver tonight.
A delegation representing the exc
cutive committee will appear before
the convention and communicate to
the strikers the report Of the inter
national organization.
John r. Lawson, Colorado member
of the International executive commit
tee of the United Mine Workers Of
America, announced today that John
McLeHp9n, presideBe, Of District l5f
who has been summoned as witness
before the Industrial relations com.
mission, would introduce a long tele-
gram from John d. Rockefeller, Jr.,
giving minute instructions regarding
the conduct of the operators toward
the coal miners strike.
This alleged telegram, addressed to
]. F. Welborn, president of the Col
orado Fuel and Iron company, is said
to include directions for moulding pub
lie opinion and handling other matters
connected with the labor war.
The Telegram In Full
The telegram to be presented before
the committee, according to John R.
Lawson, follows:
New York, April 30, 1914
"Mr. P. F. Welborn, Mr. Z. NJ. Bow
ers, Colorado Fuel and Iron Company,
Boston Building, Denver
Referring to my telegram Of this
morning. relating to kilograms from an
to Dr. Foster. the letter of Governor
Ammons of November 27 to the oper-
ators and miners shows that at that
time the only obstacle to settlement
was recognition Of the union. He
then suggested a solution covering all
points except recognition, and the
operators accepted his suggestion, in
vited their employees who had not been
guilty Of disorders and other unlawful
acts to return on the terms mentioned
by him, and assured him and their
former employees that they would con
form in good faith to all Of his sug-
gestions.
ut seems 10 us that the operators
should call DR.. Fosters attention to
these facts, and reiterate their willing
less to accept this settlement BY so
doing. they viii place themselves in a
very strong position before the public,
lii that it would be evident that all dis
Iorder since November q has been
due to the refusal Of the union to ac-
cept the settlement which was then
proposed BY The governor and accept
ed by the operators. but rejected BY
the miners. Unless, in the meantime.
there has been important change in
the situation. as stockholders and di-
lrectors, we strongly urge that the
Operators make reply to pr Foster
along these lines.
(Signed)
John D. ROCKEFELLER, JR."
II was announced Dy the industrial
relations commission that ]. F. Reade
Of Denver, manager Of the western
Union Telegraph company, had been
subpoenaed to TESTIFY as to the au-
thenticity of the copy Of the alleged
Telegram to be introduced by the Unit
ed Mine Workers.
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