United labor bulletin., 1915-01-23
COMPEKS, PRODS
FOUNDATION FUND
InSidious Scheme to Corrupt
Fount Of Public Opinion
Bulletins Of Fact" Issued By G. T. 6
!. Disclose That Labor's Protest Was
Founded on Sound Principles

In the January issue OF the Ameri-
can Federationist, Samuel Gompers has
an editorial under the caption, Rookie
fellers Condemned and Doomed by
Themselves" as follows:
"A free press is the great safeguard
of justice. We condemn censorship of
the press except for national safety,
and we watch with jealousy and suspi.
cion even that exception.
'sThe establishment Of censorship of
free press for national safety is al
ways temporary and freedom of the
press is established when that danger
is passed Firmer and deeper grows
the conviction that secrecy harbors
dangers. Yet censorship of public in
formation is exercised by private in
dividuals as well as governmental au-
thority. Testimony recently adduced
before the federal commission on indus
trial relations shows how the coal op-
orators, under the leadership of John D.
Rockefeller. corrupted the very springs
OF public opinion in regard to the strik-
ing miners Of Colorado. They issued
certain series of bulletins labeled:
Facts concerning the struggle in Colo
rsdo Tor industrial freedom
y. F. Welborn. president Of the Col
orado Fuel and Iron Company, acting
representative Tor the STANDARD Oil
Company. asserted that these bulletins
were written by a person connected
with the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany, who went to Colorado for the eN-
press purpose. Mr.. Welborn acknowl-
edged that many OF the statements were
based upon unverified newspaper ac-
counts and that he was totally unable
TO subStantiate Others
Yet these bulletins were sent broad
east throughout the land under the title
Facts Special care was taken that
they should be mailed to writers, edu-
Gators. publieists-those most instru-
mental in molding public opinion.
The storm of public condemnation
upon this revelation forced the Rookie
fellers upon the defensive. In few
| days they issued a statement of the
funds of the Rockefeller Foundation.
That Foundation has not escaped the
fire of general condemnation. Why
should one of the most powerful re-
search institutions in the world be
financed by private moneys and private
boards and its financial interests iden-
titled with those OF ruthless exploiting
corporations Can the researches anu
the spirit OF an institution under the
domination of the Standard Oil billions
! be that of search for truth regardless
of all esle--seareh for absolute truths,
when the Rockefeller Foundation
was first established we published in
the April 1910. issue of the American
Federationist protest again Mr.. Rocke-
icller's broad, comprehensive scheme,
ohlectng to any man attempting to es-
tsblish himself as sort of all-seeing
Providence to provide for present and
! future generations. Organized labor pro-
tested against granting a federal char
ter to increase and perpetuate Mr.
Roekefeller's power over the educational
forces and thought of the nation and
| the world
However. the Foundation was estab-
lished. The insidious influences and
corruption which organized labor feared
developed. Last summer it was revealed
that over 600 nominally government
employees were ON the pay rolls of the
Rockefeller Foundation.
Because of the way they were made
the Rockefeller millions carry suspicion
with them for whatever purpose they
are used. Publicity to all such relations
is necessary for the protection OF pub
lie opinion The bulletins intended to
create prejudice against the miners have
brought additional discredit upon those
who managed the fight OF the operators
to defeat the strike-diseredit because
of INSCRIPTIONS methods and dissemina
| tiou of falsehoois''
Ignorance is the Spider that weaves