Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-05-22

either before the law or towards its
administration
When Mr.. Rockefeller concluded.
Chairman Walsh said:
If there are any questions | ask
that you think should not be an
| swered, YOU should state the fact and
the commission win consider what
should be done. suppose your high
regard for law extends TO all officers
charged with administration of the
law"
Eyes it does" said Mr.. Rockefeller.
You haven't a contempt for Of
iicers of the law who do not do your
bidding?"
81 don't undertake to direct the
officers of the law"
"Do YOU undertake to eoeree Of
ficers of the law?"
I'VE don't undertake to get offie-
ers of the law in any position. That
is entirely proper"
Chairman Walsh then read let
ter written to MIR. Rockefeller by l..
NJ. Bowers, former superintendent OF
the executive department of the Col-
orado Fuel x Iron Co.. ON November
is. 1913, which included the follow
ing:
9You will be interested to know
that we have been able TO secure the
cooperation of all the bankers of the
city who have had three or four in
terviews with our little cowboy gov
ernor, agreeing to back the state
and lend 1t all the funds necessary to
maintain the militia and afford am
pie protection so that our miners
could return TO work, or give protec-
tlon to men who are anxious to come
up here from Texas, New Mexico and
Kansas, together with some from
states farther east
Besides the bankers, the chamber
of commerce. the real estate ex-
change, together with a great many
of the best business men, have been
urging the governor to take steps to
drive these vicious agitators out OF
the state. Another mighty power has
been rounded up in behalf of the op-
orators by the gathering together OF
four of the editors of the most inn
portant newspapers in Denver Pu-
eblo, Trinidad. Walsenburg, Colorado
Springs and other of the larger places
in the state.
Hays. Lawson. McLennan and the
rest of the gang and either refuses or
begs for more time to bring the strike
to an end or to amply protect the OPP
orators i'm bringing in outsiders to
take the places of those who have left
the state and those engaged in these
murderous assaults whom we refuse
to take back under any circumstances.
Yet we are making a little headway.
There probably has never been
such pressure brought TO bear upon
any governor of this state by the
strongest men in it as has been
brought to bear upon Governor Am
mons We have published statements
of the earnings of the miners which
the agitators have disputed and the
governor expressed great doubt as to
its accuracy
immons Criticised
Commissioner Walsh also called Mr.
Rcckefeller's attention to another let
ter written to him by Bowers on De-
cember %, 1913, in which the letter
said:
IF the governor had acted on Sep
tcmher % as he has been forced to
act during the past few weeks, this
strike never would have existed ten
days.
I'VE used every possible weapon toI
drive him into action, but he is glove
in hand with the labor leaders and
is today, but the big men of affairs
have helped the operators in whipping
the agitators. including the governor.
Now these fellows are cursing for him
without regard for common decency
so everybody Is giving him more o.
less taffy to keep him from backsid-
ing The enclosed is a sample OF tho
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