The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-02-13
! Drink Constantly But
eldom Get Drunk Testifies
hartman of Victor-Ameri-
IN Fuel Company.
l0R MONOPOLY
DANGEROUS HE SAYS
y Competition Among I'm
ms Can Raise Standard,
siaion Of Pre=inent Colo
ado Operator.
3EAS CORPUS TO
ELEAsE MOTHER JONES

lication Charges Chase
|Fith Establishing Military
dictatorship in the Coal
ields.
a.eased Wire Co Evening Herald;
nVer. Feb. saloons seem
necessity In mining camps,
red John g. Osgood, chairman
T. board Of directors OF the Vie
mcrican Fuel company In cross
lnation today by the house COM
. investigating the Colorado
miners strike. The coal oper-
was questioned by T.. +. Costi-
attorney for the strikers, re-
.nR the charge In recent report
federal grand Jury az Pueblo.
the mining companies run sa-
on their properties.
ican not speak for the other
lanies. hut We regulate the sa-
In our camps" replied Mr.. os-
"'They seem To- us necessity
lining camps IN two OF our
II. as an experiment we trans
ed the saloons into clubs. With
ng rooms and other convent
We Also prohibited treating
Found that at those camps. on an
re. men spent about s. per
Ih less each for liquor than
~ other mines. Al Redstone
II those two camps. never saw
.inken man In five or SIX years
ugh the men were drinking con-
. .ly"
witness told Of an anarchist
liz witch. he said. was run by
les 81 the mine owners In Aguil-
|tnon. lie said that a red flaE
ID bowie knife on Il floatod over
laloon
Cestlgan asked the witness
political conditions In southern
ado Mr.. Osgood denied any
ledge Of political activity hy the
owners. lie emphaticaly dis
FED any action by himself In In
Gins politics
m g. Osgnod resumed his tes-
10y. telling Of the efforts of his
any to comply with the law.
y witness told OF the importa-
OF strikebrcakers being delayed
the governors orders against
ing In men. tie said that the
aEy had hired no men except on
acts which stated plainly that
Ike was In effect.
. asked Governor Ammons. he
ID. TO have the militia examine
|sc imported men and make sure
they understood the conditions
had pot been deceived This
i done by order 81 General
good then told of the visit Of
bert stewart cs the. federal de-
nent of labor. who came To
. cr In an effort to settle the
r. Stewart spent practically all
me with the labor men while IN
. state" ne declared We met
once IN the governors office.
offered To- furnish him any In
] alton available. but he said he
want any information--that ne
not an investigator hut a medi-
.cretnry Wilson. during his vis-
70. did not ask us for any in
alton regarding the strike"
. iss- ss-examination was begun hy
E 'ostignn. The witness admitted
/ the companies have discouraged
4 formation of unions and secret
fiies lie declared that 40 far
knew his company was ObeyinE
aw regarding the eight-hour
As 60 check weighmen. he said
company was ready To comply
the statute. but t,.at the min
and not selected check weigh
at any Victor american mine.
estioned sharply about condi-
under union contracts, Mr. os-
declared that y. c. Betiis, an
stor In Fremont county. signed
ntract with the United Mine
sers of America at the beginning
,e present strike.
,me time later there was a
at his mine ana he had 20 be-
All over aRain with non-union
r. II II my belief that this
"a strike was called by the Unit
line Workers because Mr. Rettis
complained Of the conditions un-
which his mine was operated al
be had signed with the union
United Mine Workers have a
of making an example Of ans
ltor who complains"
0w have the accidents In ths
mines OF Colorado compared