Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-01-30
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New York. Jan. 2a.--John X. Law
son, executive board member for Col
orado of the United Mine Workers of
America, appeared today before the
federal commission on Industrial re
latlons and attacked the testimony II
John u. Rockefeller Jr. and the
methods and purposes Of the Rookie
feller foundation.
Mr. Lawson told of the shooting nf
striking miners In Colorado. the shat
tering of miners homes Of how hum
dreds were dumped In 1913 into the
desert without food or water. while
others were driven over the snow Of
the mountain ranges lie uttered a
vigorous arraignment Of MIR Rookie
feller for his confessed lack of knowl-
edge of conditions among the work.
ers Of the Colorado Fuel a Iron Co.
The philanthropy of the Rocke-
fellers, Mr.. Lawson referred to as fol-
lows.
Health for China, refuge for birds,
food for the Belgians, pensions foi
New York widows, university training
for the elect-and never thought d
n dollar for thousands OF men, won-
en- and children who starved IN Colo
rado, for the widows robbed of hus-
bands, children of their fathers.
There are thousands of MIR Rookie
fcller's employees In Colorado who
wish To God they were In Belgium 10
be fed or bird to be tenderly cared
for"
Referring to Mr. Rockefeller's tcs-
timony he said:
''IIe did not know how many of his
employees worked seven days week
tho year round, but judged that [.
would be hardship.
"IIe knew that there was system
by which injured men or their fam
lilies were compensated yet he did
not know what the system was and
when list was read showing the
beggarly amounts paid TO crippled,
mangled miners, he would say moth
ing but that they were not matters
that a board OF directors would pass
on. He did not know that his com
pany's control OF the courts had rec
suited IN "a condition where not one
suit has been filed against It
In years and he did not know that
men were treated like criminals for
daring 10 mention unionism
Does Not Know Unions.
Tie could not even define collec-
tive bargaining, nor had ne eyer
made the slightest study OF the great
union or its principles against which
the Colorado Fuel d Iron Co threw
its power ana It's millions. He excl
pressed himself In favor of unions
and then proceeded TO negative the
lively number Of questions that
bore upon the manner in which
could he achieved.
Asked whether he would vote TO
discharge an executive officer If It
should be proved that he had spent
money to corrupt the electorate. he
I should want to know
he conditions He did not know
what the capitalization was Of the
that operates the mine
stores or what it paid on the Invest
nent.
''He did not know that the COM
)any hullt special buildings for sa-
oons. charging hsh rental. or that
'hurch meetings were compelled to /
'e held near saloons and that in l.
ome cases saloons were in close con
act with The schools Nor was he
ware that his officials dictated the
Of our preachers aud /
chool teachers and exercised the
light Of Discharge If they offended
" criticism
Where Responsibility lies.
AS an excuse for this amazing
lck Of knowledge he insisted that
he board Of directors had placed cone
rol of such matters In the hands
+ j. + Welborn ana H. NJ. Bowers |,
nd held them responsible for wise
nd Just administration OF labor ~
airs. He admitted that aside from
hese two he had knowledge Of no I
ther who would be responsible fos
lbor conditions.
What has been MIR ROckefeller's
ttitude toward this development {
las he. in spite OF his own lack Of
nowledge, instituted any investiga-
on to discover whether Bowers and L
his trusted executives. are
lually ignorant or Indifferent? | II
ivito him to point % one single ID II
iission that would show the slight I
st activity in this direction or the
,ast intent TO summon these mentf
efore the board of directors to give Is
n account OF their stewardship. His u