The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-05-21
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u don't undertake. 70 direct ths
officers ~ the law"
"Dou you undertake 10 coerco Of.
ficcrs Of the law p
I'VE don't undertake 70 set officers
OF the law IN any poaltIon. That h
not entirely proper"
Chairman Walsh then rend n letter
written To Mr. Rockefeller by I, NJ
Bowers. former superintendent OF tho
executive department Of the Colorado
Fuel aud Iron company on November
-. 1918 which Included the follow
INK:
Our Little Cowboy Governor.
you will be Interested to know
that we have been able 20 secure the
cooperation % al the bankers OF
the city who have had three or four
interviews with our little cowboy
governor. agreeing TO bach the state
ana lend Il all the funds necessary
10 maintain the militia and nnord
ample protec, N 40 that our miners
could return 10 work. or give protcc-
tion TO men who are anxious 10 come
up here from Texas. New Mexico and
Kansas. together with some from
states farther east.
"Besidcs the bankers. the cham
Der OF commerce. the real estate cx-
change, together with great many
.ot the best business men. have been
urging the governor TO take steps 10
drive these vicious agitatora out 0f
the state Another mighty power hos
been rounded up In behalf % the op-
orators by 'he gathering together OF
Tour Of the editors OF the most inn
portant newspapers In Denver. Pu-
eblo, Trinidad. Walsenburg. Colorado
SPRINGS and other of the larger places
In the state.
'Stiil the governor hobnobs with
Hays, Lawson, McI.ennan ana the
rest of the gang and either refuses or
begs for more time TO bring the strike ,
10 an end or TO amply protect the OPP
orators In bringing In outsiders Ia
take the placca of those who have
left the state and those engaged Ia
these murderous assaults whom We
refuse 20 take back under any cir
cumsiances, Yet we are making a
little headway.
There probably has never been
such pressure brought 20 bear upon
any governor OF this state by the
strongest men In II as has been
brought 10 bear upon Governor Am
mons We have published state
mcnis OF the earnings ~ the miners
which the agitatorH disputed and the
governor expressed great doubt as 20
It's accuracy"
Commissioner Walsh also called /
Mr Rockefellcr's attention 10 am |
other lcitcr written to him by Bow
ers on December %. 1913. Ia which |
the latter said.
III the governor had acted on /
September 20 as he hus been forced !.
To act during the past few weeks this
strike never would have existed ten
days.
we used ecvry possible weapon 20
drive him into actian. but he was
glove Ia hand with the labor leaders
ana is today, but the big men 80 af-
fairs have helped the operators in
whipping the agitators. including The
governor Now these fellows are
cursing him without regard FOR
common decenCy 10 everybody iH Elv-
ing him more or less taffy Co keep
him from backsliding. The enclosed
is u sample Of tho resolutions being
sent TO him. besides any number of
personal letters"
DO the letters show your policy
asked Chairman Walsh.
Did I write those lotters3' de-
mRnded MT Rockefeller
"No. bgt ycu received thom,' said
the chairman.
but I did not write them. 50 they
can scarcely be said 10 show my pol
Icy returned Mr.. Rockefeller.
- proposr to call your attention
To- six letters written by you, in
which you say that you back up these
actions by Mr.. Bowers"
THE letters mean" returned Mr..
Rockefeller. that there was diHnr-
der In Colorado Naturally every cit
lien would use every influence to get
The public officers % do their duty"
He declared cmphatically that u
was absolutely necessary for him 20
back up" the mon placed IN charge
Df tho coal properties.
Mrs. Iiarriman champions Witness.
Several times he objected to form
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