United labor bulletin., 1914-11-28
INQUIRY
TO OPEN TUESDAY
Industrial Commission Hear
ingS in Senate Chamber
Chairman Frank P. Walsh Of Kansas
City to Preside and Sessions Are
Open to Public; Labor Represented

An inquiry to extend over ii days
will open in Denver next Tuesday, De-
cember /, by the United States commits
sion on industrial relations. Sessions
will be held in the Senate chamber of
the State Capitol and are open to the
public. 1t is announced that practical
ly all members of the commission will
be present. presided over by Chairman
Frank p. Walsh of Kansas City. The
labor members, Garretson, Lennon and
O'Connell. are expected to be here.
Particular efforts will be made by the
commission to ascertain the underlying
causes of the Colorado coal strike and
to learn how the strike had such an
effect on the state government as to
cause the governors failure to con-
troll the situation, according to G. P.
West, special agent for the commits
sion who arrived in Denver several
days ago.
The commission has already digestet
the extensive evidence taken by the
congressional investigating committee
last spring. according to West. It viii
devote itself principally to learning the
mental attitudes OF the operators and
strikers and to obtaining their exact
views upon public and other questions
. involved by the strike.
Inquiry to Be General.
From the commission point OF view
the facts of the labor controversy have
been sufficiently developed by the con-
gressional inquiry, and it will there
fore devote but 4 small part of its
time to the details of the strike and
its conduct Under the act Of Congress
providing for the commission the chief
purpose OF the body is to study the Uu-
deriving cause of industrial unrest In
the United States. 1t will, therefore.
investigate the Colorado coal strike sit
nation with that object, because of the
interests OF both capital and labor which
are involved SAYS West
The commission has no power Of me.
diItiop and will in 40 way attempt to
settle the strike
West. with SeTgeaut-at-A Arms Thomas
Easan, who accompanied him to Denver.
are arranging the preliminary details
, for the hearings.
About 40 witnesses VIII BE- sugoenael
! The commission has power to subpoena
witnesses and pays the expenses Of wit
nesses. 1t must report recommendations
{ for laws to Congress by next June.
Personnel of Commission.
Employers. the general public and
, union interests are represented on the
commission Prank p. Walsh OF Kansas
City, Prof. John r. Commons of The
! University OF Wisconsin and Mrs. }
Borden Hartman of New York City
represent the general public. Union in
terests are represented by Austin \. r
Garretson OF Cedar Rapids. president oi
the Order Of Railway Conductors: John
! II. Lennon. treasurer OF the American
( Federation of Labor, and James O'Con-
1 nell, president of the metal trades de
! paTtment of the American Federation
Z Of Labor.
The employers are represented By
/ Harris Weinstock OF San Francis, ;.
I Thurston Ballard of Louisville, Ky, and
! Frederick Delano. who was recently APP
I pointed member of the federal re-
serve board. 1t i expected that 1 new
member to take D-'lano's place VIII be
T appointed and that he will h. able TO
attend the Colorado inquiry.
The law creating the commission was
passed during the administration Of for.
mer President TAFT, but the commits
SONS members Were named by Prcsi-
I dent Wilson