New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-21
Witness Doesn't Know.

Witness Doesn't know.
~ ask YOU. if just before he viewed
tho situation with such unusual salts
faction he knew that letter mad
beou written BY Mr.. Bowers TO yol
stating that every effort was being
made bv the fuel company 10 WHIP the
Governor of Colorado into line ~ pur-
sued Mr.. Walsh.
81 am not sure Mr.. Rockefeller re-
Nr. Walsh stated that while the COM
many disclaimed taking any part IN me
rial of John r. lawson, labor read
er recently sentenced 70 life lmprlson-
wont for first degree murder, II was
renortcd that many Of the witnesses
who testified against Lawson were gun
men and detectives employed by lhe
company. .,.,. ...,,,,
"Supoose that were true, with YOUR
repupnance for injustice, "ouId YOU
60 cut to Denver and punish the men
in your employ who were respoonSiDi PIE
for such methods asked Mr.. WASH
I'D leave that 20 the Attorney zen
eral of Colorado" answered MI. ROCHE
Teller. .o,oo,ror,
verifying a statement maze on lhe VIZ
ness stand yesterday by the heV' L. . ::
Ceddis that one of the members OF
the jury which convicted lawson was was
a biscuit salesman who enjoyed the
exclusive privilege of selling hls goods
10 the stores Of the Fuel ana IRON
Companv. Mr.. Walsh intlmated that
mis- proved Lawson did not get justice
"Haye YOU such zeal for the faiT
administration of justice that you Will
ask the Colorado authorities Tor new
tr;al for Lawson ?" asked Mr.. Walsh
This brought on "A tilt which end ID IN
AR Rockefeller promising to DO whal-
ever he could to see that justice be
MI Mr.. Rockefeller will resume the
stsnd Tomorrow. As he left 1t TINS
afternoon Samuel Gompers, president
~ the American Federation OF LABOR
shook hands with him. Mr.. Rockefeller
greeted him cordially, and reminded
him tAey had met once before.
you ought to try to thoroughly
understand this labor situation, sara
Mr. Gompers. SO, p,ofo,,or
Accused of Treason.
The Rev. Daniel Spencer McCorkle
~ Sunrise. Wyo., declared or the Wit
oess stand earlier in the day that Mr.
Rockefeller and other officials OF the
/ colorado Fuel and Iron Company, were
guilty Of treason. and should be exc
cuted for sending armed anarchists
among the workngmen." Tie saio ne
preached this to the workingmen' Mr
Rockefeller listened closely TO Mt NC
Corkle's Remuneration.
A large volume of correspondence re
1ating TO the Colorado situation. sub
mittcd to the commission by Mr. kocKe
teller. WAS made public. Features OF
tbis corresnondence were letters iron
/ NJ Bowers, Vice-presldcnt and treas
urer of the Fuel and Iron Company
scoring President Wilson and Secretary
of Labor Wilson for their attitude.
Mr. Rockefeller began his testimony
bv reading prepared statement de
tending his attitude in the Colorado
.trike and DENYING the statement o
Chairman Walsh that Mr.. Rockefeller
exercised "a personal influence that eX
tended even TO the state House u
Denver. and presumed to dictate letter
that went out 10 the President OF The
United States and TO the governors o
the states over the signature or th'
Governor Of Colorado" Mr.. Rocketel
Ter made this statement III reply TO MI
Walsh's charge:
last May Governor Ammons SEN
Major r. J. Boughton, Adjutant Gen
eral Of Colorado, 70 New YORK. neVe,
met Major BOughton, but he met one OF
nv associates and later, Mr.. Lee
Major Boughton said that Governor
Ammons had been concerned over th'
misunderstanding which seemed 70 pre-
vail IN the East over certain phases oi
the strike.
Major Boughton, as the Governor:
representative, called on numerous PEG
pie and invited suggestions as 20 how
the Governors position and the atu-
tude of the state might more effectivelS
be brought TO public notice. Mr.. Lee
/ suggested that one method be for the
I Governor to write a letter 10 the Presi.
dent Of the United States and another
70 his fellow gov. nors Of other states
setting forth the situation AS Governor
Ammons saw u. Major Boughton STATED
that he could not tell how the Gov
crnor would regard such suggestion
and that even he himself would hav,
TO convey the suggestion 10 Governor
Ammons through General Chase, Major
Boughton's superior officer.
How Lee Drafted Letter.
major Boughton suggested that per
haps d statement addressed 10 the pub
lie would be better. To get the matter
into shape for his further considera
ton, Major Boughton suggested tina
Mr. Lee make his ideas concrete b,
preparing "a draft Of the kind Of state
ment or letter be had IN mind As ,
basis for such a draft, Major Boughtor
sent 10 Mr.. Lee memorandum Of ma
own views Of the situation
The memorandum written by me anc
referred 10 IN one Of my letters q,
having been sent by me TO Nh. Lee wa: