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that II any one present thought OF making
purchase he thought he could obtain a
block OF the stock of the Colorado com
psny for him At IA reasonable rate"
ut is claimed that N men connected
with the company talk union too much
they are sent down the CANON" remarked
Chairman Foster.
That may be grievance claimed by
representatives OF the union" replied Mr.
Rockefeller. 1T Is not claimed by the 90
per cent. WHO do not belong to the union.
I see no reason why the employer and
employee should not treat one another
fairly. They are fellow men and they
should act accordingly.
we exercise great care in selecting our
executives. We know them and depend
upon them. We are not called upon to
advise them as to details
Has your company bought any arms
or ammunition since the strike bega: 80
asked Chairman Foster.
II haven't the slightest idea" replied
the witness
Cost Of the strike.
GLOW much has this strike cost the
company"
The witness replied that he had been
Informed that the labor troubles in Colo
RADIO will entail loss on the company Of
about 81, 000.0 900 by the end of the present
year.
Mr.. Rockefeller was asked II he knew
that the Colorado Fuel and Iron Com
pany had imported machine guns from
West Virginia. He replied In the Mega
tive.
IF that is the fact what would you
say about it?' asked Chairman Foster
1t Ii the duty Of our company to pro-
tect the men," replied Mr. Rockefeller. IF
the local authorities OF Colorado are not
able TO give this protection then II is the
business OF the company to do so. I would
not undertake to suggest how II should be
done"
"As n director of the company did you
authorize an expenditure OF any money for
the purchase Of guns and Ammunition
mo. sir" replied Mr. Rockefeller en-
phatically.
RADIO Fuel and Iron Company had built
an armorcd automobile for use in the
strike, Mr.. Rockefeller replied:
II had not heard about It,"
NJ. Rockefeller was asked by Chairman
Foster as to the holdings OF the various
stockholders and replied he had li.tle
knowledge on the subject.
He said In reply to questions that the
three representatives of his fathers inter-
ests on the Colorado Fuel and Iron Com
pany board are Starr ]. Murphy, Jerome
d. Green and himself As indirect" rep
resentatives he mentioned ]. II. McKenna
and l.. NJ. Bowers.
isn't Mr.. Bowers the most active rep
resentative you have" asked Representa-
tive Byrnes OF South Carolina.
Mr.. Rockefeller said that Mr.. Bowers
had been representative of the Rookie
Teller interests for many years. originally
in the East. but his wifes health failing
she had to be taken West In 1907.
HE was first treasurer Of the company
and afterward made chairman of the
board, and this was done by the board it.
self without any knowledge on our part"
who owns the largest INTEREST,"" asked
a member OF the committee.
81 couldn't say. The Goulds once owned
large share, but do not know whether
they do now or not"
Representative Byrnes of Tennessee
asked:
do YOU not get most OF your informa.
tion from Mr.. Eowers?"
Bowers the Chief Informant.
Eyes. The reason Is that Mr.. Bowers Is
a trained mining operator"
do you correspond with any other on
cial OF the company?
YES. n year ago Mr.. welborn, the pres
ident, was East and he dropped IN to see
us.r.
'Evt don't you stand by everything
Bowers does?'