The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-28
3D., JR., TOPAY BEST
WAGES IN COLORADO
Scale Will Be as High as 9th
ers. hut Union Will Not BE
Recognized.
WOMEN QUESTION HIM
lie Denies Responsibility for
ShOOtings. and Hopes to
End Them.

DENVER, sept, ST.-JOnn ". ftOCktlel-
Ter, Jr.. who has spent many days study
ing conditions among the miners OF the
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company, has
decided not to discuss his future plans
regarding the men and their work until
his survey is completed
According to the best obtainable in
formation about his plans there will be
no recognition of the United Mine Work.
ers as an organization, although organ!-
zation OF the men as Rockefeller em-
ployees will he permitted. II Is under
stood that Mr.. Rockefeller will elmi-
nate all discrimination against uniOa
men In obtaining employment and re-
tanning positions in the company's en-
ploy. but the company's properties are
to he continued in operation under the
open shop system. as heretofore.
Perhaps the greatest benefit to The
workers that will accrue 10 them
through Mr.. Rockefeller's interest in
their welfare will be in the matter OF
which Will he maintained A. high as the
wage scale in any other part OF the
United States where mining is conducted
under similar conditions.
Conditions to Be Betterrd
MI Rockefeller also intends to devote
much money toward the betteImcut of
the living conditions of the men, women
and children in the mine camps. In
the last few days he was able to study
living conditions IN Colorado Intimately,
staying at the shelter OF miner and
his family one night. II is known that
he was deeply impressed 10y what he
saw FOR himself and heard from the l!ps
Of the men working for his company.
lie askci them to tell him their troubles,
and in keeping with his promise to them
he intends to spend literally to make
life pleasanter for them The details of
his plans IN this regard however are
still mIttegs of conjecture only.
MIR Rockefeller will discuss these
plans IN detail It is understood. as soon
as he has completed his study OF the
situation. He will then issue "A statement
outlining what his visit TO the men has
produced Tor them.
Mr. Rockefeller listened for three hours
tonight TO the story OF the Ludlow mas
saCre from the miners side Eleven chill
dren ana two women lost their lives n
this tent colony during the hghtins he.
tween the militia and strikers
Mrs. Lee Champion and Mrs, Sarah l..
Scanlan. president and secretary re-
sppctVelN of the Colorado Just. .ce
League, presented the union side They
d.so charged To Mr Rockeiclleg's face
that the Colorado Fuel and Iron Com
pauy was behind these massacres and
that funds Of the Colorado Fuel and Iron
Company, which the Rockefeller inter
estS control, We're paid To members Of
the militia AZ the time they were shoot
ing At the miners
They also told Mr.. Rockefeller ,hat IL
John r. Lawson. the miners leader now
d I'm jail on "A life sentence, Is guilty OF
murder then he, Mr., Rocktfcller is
equally guilty of the killing of men.
women and children during the long
civii war.
Mr. Rockefeller with som" heat denied
all the charges. He told Mrs Champion
according to her version Of the confer
ence, that II any money OF the Rookie
feller Interests was used To pay state
militia he did not know II. lie dis
claimed all responsibility for any acts
Of the militia and insisted that the
colorado fuel and Iron Company was in
no way responsible. for any of the Ter
rible acts according to information he
had.