New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-21

thing in the vicinity OF our steel
mills AZ Pueblo, but the Colorado rue!
and Iron Company could not possibly
undertake the erection of such build
ing, or maintain il for some time TO
We have already lost in nine
months. as YOU will see by our March
report, Se34.35l.15, which will reach
million by the end of our fiscal year,
and besides this an entire years prot
It's are lost"
Sunrise Pastor Bitter.
The Rev. MIR. McCorkle was bitter
in his denunciation Of the Fuel and
Iron Company's methods. At Sunrise,
he said. the people were compelled to
20 70 saloons in a nearby town for
/ amusement and school facilities were
bad.
81 found that the local superintend-
ent was not so much 20 blame" he add
ed. because those higher up would do
nothing FOR him"
After the Ludlow catastrophe. Mr..
Corkle said, reports were circulated
that the company was planning 20 send
10 Sunrise "its armed hireling detec-
tivcs." and he preached sermon as
sorting that a corporation which would
send armed men into a working com
munity was guilty OF treason.
Il said" the witness added, that II
Mr.. Rockefeller, Mr., Welborn, or any
officer of the company were guilty OF
levying war and their acts ended IN
war. they must die for their treason. y
After his sermon, Mr.. McCOrkle said,
he received a letter from the head Of
the church in Wyoming declaring that
he must stop preaching socialism. He
was told that he had been sent TO keep
the foreigners down and not TO stir
them up.
Called Social Service Satanic"
Active efforts TO remove him from
the church followed he said, but the
people in the community insisted that
he remain and he did. Later he went
TO Denver and saw L. VI. Bowers, one
Ci the company's heads. =,
~ saw Mr.. Bowers for half an hour,
said Mr.. McCorkle, during which he
took up the whole time with a mono
logLe dcnouncing all forms Of social
service among the miners as satanic.
He told me the social service work OF
al the churches was the work OF the
devil
since I have been in Washington TO
appear before this commission" the
clergyman continued, 81 have been
warned 70 be careful what ] might say
against the company. Mr.. Bainton, one
Of our missionaries ut Denver, gave the
warning 10 my wife, who has Just
written me as follows:
DIR Banton made me very angry
by warning you through me that fur
Their criticism OF the company might
cost you your position"
Nh. McCorhle declared doctors bills
a. Sunrise were taken out of the work
crs' wages. In one case, he said. the
company doctor did not arrive until a
baby was born. but charged S25, which
was deducted from the fathers pay
check.
The mother" said Mr McCorkle,
declared there was only s. left to live
ON that month after the rent and doc
tors bill were taken out. When the
baby was sick and the doctor pre-
scribed castor oil he would not leave
one dose because there was no money
left % pay for IT. IRE ponsible acce 50
to tho workers pa checks given by
the company 70 this physician is wrong
and 1911 cause unrest as long as II Is
continued"
Muicted in Company Store.
A. the company store In Sunrise, the
pastor said, workers who did not trade
there were discrlmingted against, and
I'm one day three different prices were
charged for -four TO three different per-
sons. That, he said. was due 10 the fact
that the clerks were forced 10 take
part OF their wages in commissions.
When shown letter from President
Welborn saying he had ordered abuses
az Sunrise stopped. Mr.. McCorkle testi-
fed that the practices he complained OF
had recently been discontinued.
when you were threatened with re-
mova from Sunrise,R asked Chairman
Walsh, did yo~ challenge the authority
Of the company 10 remove you?'
IL determined that II was TO be re-
moved without order OF my church the
company would have to evict me-" said
McC orkle
"Do you expect TO stay"
Il don't know who viii come out
ahead since | received the warning
about what should say here"
Commissioner Weinstock asked the
clergyman how he reconcled his views
20 the teachings Of Jesus Christ, refer
ring 10 the scriptural injunction OF
turning the other cheek II sm!tten.
Jesus did not mean that on should
make a windmill OF himself when con.
stantly asssiled," declared Mr.. McCor.
kle. Il would never use force, however,
unless the other fellow did il inst"