United labor bulletin., 1914-12-19
+ROCKEFELLER FUND
ISUNDER THEPROBE
Federal Commission to Meet
in New York Soon
Mackenzie King, Elberta Hubbard and
Ivy Lee to Answer for Acts Brought
to Light In the Denver Hearing

In view of sensational evidence intro
duced at the hearing in Denver of the
federal commission or Industrial rela-
tions, and numerous letters and tele-
grams brought to light that hitherto
reposed in the secret archives of the
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company,
Chairman Walsh announces that a meet
ing of the commission will be held IN
New York early in January to probe
the 100000, 900 Rockefeller Foundation
Fund. Confidential employees of Rocke-
felIer will be called on to testify; also
EIberta Hubbard, who disposed of over
100000 extra copies of his maga-
zine to coal operators Mt the rate OF
5000 per thousand, containing his artl
Gle sustaining the C. +. & l. officials in
the coal strike; Ivy i. Lee. anthor of
the freedom bulletins issued by the
mine operators; w. l.. Mackenzie King,
the $4,000 per year Canadian industrial
expert hired by Rockefeller to make
an investigation of labor troubles. and
Starr j. Murphy, one of Rockcfeller's
confidential attorneys, whose name has
been frequently mentioned in the testi-
money here. Another witness will be
the Rev. Fred Gates, official dispenser
of charity" for Rockefeller and selecter
OF preachers for the coal camps.
At the same time the commission will
determine wteher il shnll call all heads
OF the Rockefeller Foundation to inves-
tigate the tieing up of sl000O0,000 in n
fund to investigate relations between
capital and labor, and whether the fact
that so much money is tied up in such
manner has any tendency to further
industrial unrest. Chairman Walsh il
known to have the support OF several
members OF the commission Ia his de.
sire TO investigate that matter
Adjourn for Holidays.
After completing the hearings in Dem
Yer this week the commission took
holiday vacation, various members go
ing direct from this city to their respec-
tive homes. On December 2s the COM
mission will assemble in Washington TO
20 over the testimony introduced bcfort.
il in Denver; will study tables and con-
densed facts compiled By the statistf>
clans with the commission. and after
weeks work will decide what line OF in
quiry it desires to pursue in New York
City. where il now is scheduled to begin
hearings January 4. The meeting sched.
uled for Dallas, Texas. this month has
been postponed until after the New
York hearing
Colorado Election Frauds.
In New York Expert Mackenzie King
will be asked TO outline to the commits
sion his plan for the settlement Of the
coal strike said to have been offered
shortly after the strike was called and
to have been turned down by j. +. Wei.
born and other Colorado operators.
In Washington the commission cx.
poets to receive copies OF reports Of the
department of justice sent out here ana
local men sent into the field TO investi.
gate political conditions in Huerfano
and Las Animas counties prior to and
during the recent election. These re-.
ports will deal only with the politicai
situation as it affects the election OF
United States senators and representa-.
tivcs.
All the commissioners unite in saving
that the Denver hcaring has been the
most important of any vet held. and
will undoubtedly be made the subject Of
special separate report to Congress