The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-05-28
Judge Advocate General Of
Colorado Military Zone In.
teresting Witness Before
Industrial Relations Com
mission.
DECLARES OPERATORS
HAVE BEEN FAIR TO MEN
Admits that Conduct of Troops
at Ludlow was Inexcusable
and that States Military
Arm is Weak.

fBy Leased Wire 20 Evening H@-ald.s
Sew York, Ma 2s.--rhe federal
troops could now be Withdrawn from
Colorado without danger. according
60 testimony given today By Major
Edward J. Boughton Judge advocate
of the Colorado p1ilitary district. be-
fore the federal commission ON in
dustrial relations In session here.
Major Boughton said he had been
sent by Governor AmmOns and by his
own commanding officer of the Colo
rado national guard to enliRhten pub
lie opinion which had been inflamed
by press reports"
he was chairman OF the military
commission appointed by Governor
Amm1ns tu investigate the conduct or
the national guard at Ludlow. The
witness said u was his opinion the
mine owners had yielded TO the strlk-
cfs In every demand except the rec
ognitiOn Of the union; that the mine
workers had received fair treatment
at the hands OF their employers
Major Boughton admitted that
since ne had been in New York Ne
had been in conference az 26 Broad
way standard on headquarters. and
that he had not seen any representa-
tive OF the mine workers in this city
Attempts were made by A. q. Oar
retson OF the commission 10 show that
the major favored the mining inter
ests and had not concerned himself
sufficiently with the other elements
In the dispute.
The witness In giving a narrative
of the Ludlow incident in some cases
eNonerated the national guard aud In
others such as the setting FIRE To
tents ana thc treatment of one Of the
Greek strike leaders, affirmed that
the ac' ms of the military were mex
cusahle.
Were the discharged minera told
why they were discharged" Major
bougatOn WIS asked
IN every case, So far as ! know 80
II is true, is H." inquired Mr.
tarrctson. that public opinion In
colorado has looked on the national
suaIu as BODY thoroughly in sym
pathy with the mine owners?"
That has been the unfortunate
ppihion IA Colorado answered Ma
lot bouEhton, "and ID has been the
chiCi cause of this whole calamity
Major Boughton refused TO be
ufaNn INTO an argument over the NEE.
us OF the cause uf the mine workers
Was not the American revolution
called rebellion" asked Mr.. Garret-
son And II the mine workers are
hshtlhg against "A wrongful Operes-
SION by something masqueradng a.
Jaw ana government Is this not the
SAME sort Of q rebellion 90
-, Ihat is not for me to say" replied
the witness
The major also refused TO criticize
the findings Of other investlgators
Was u not feii by the people or
colorado that your investigation COM
mittee was appointed viii, the pur-
pose oi covering some of the actions
during the strike"
Mrs j Borden Hartman. one OF
the members Of the commission asSed
him " he thought peaceful conditions
would ever ne possible while the only
representatives. Of the mine we're
guards who were In the employ Of the
company.
'Not while there is a strike" saia
Major Boughton
Major Boughtun had hardly left th,
stand when Judge Lindsey. who came
to New York in the hope Of discussing
the strike situation with John ~.
Hockofrlltr jumped 10 his feet amt
declared that great Tnany statements
of the witness were entirely false.
The iudse was thereupon asked 90
take the stand
"rhe situation In Colorado is no'v
bisger than strike" he said, The
outbreak there is merely "a lucal
symptom 81 wider disorder
Judge Lindsey said that 500 chiid-
rem in colorado coal mines had been
made orphans hy explosions thar a.
suited from cnrcicssnps8 and failure
tp install ordinary safety appliances
The witness then rccited "a nuiuber
81 Incidents which, he said had ied
inevitably to the final protest OF the
mine workers.
There are no more lawiess public
corporations Ia the country than in
Colorado he said.
= A Colburn, president OF the
mine owners association, is also pres
ident of children's ald society" con-
tinued Judge Lindsey drylN "He has
been one 20 the most bitter opponents
of the passage of child labor laws.
Colorado, said Judge Lindsey.
has perfected the science % corrupt
ing men. It's Judges, hs supreme
court judges, are owned Ike office
boys It's lawyers, its business men.
az are owned. There are on course,
fearless men, but they have paid a
heavy sacrifice Tor their fcariessnoas
In referring 10 Major BoughtOn
judge Lindsey said
'it makes no difference whether he
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