Denver labor bulletin., 1915-06-26
Continued from Page One.

aHaTcHist as It's piolessor Ol law NJ
wonder Dean Buehtel don't want that in
stitution hooked up with the Denver"
Attacked By "Kept" Press.
Another editor prints. with the COM
ment that "the professor is in hopeless
minority and quite harmless" letter
signed "A Citizen and Taxpayer" con-
tanning the following (my name having
been mentionedD:
What right has man in his posi-
ton to hire himself out to gang in
open rebellion against the constitution
and laws of the state, and to assist that
gang in its attempt to resist constitu-
tional authority 1t is disgrace to the
commonwealth, and this man should be
made to behave himself. or be discharged
and that mighty quick" Ut will be
remembered that the only hiring" was
incident to my employment as associate
counsel with Hon. +. p Costigan before
the congressional investigating commit
tee whose Investigations had ceased
months before the academic year began
in September. l9l4.l
The twentieth general assembly of
Colorado met on the first Wednesday in
January. 1915 and was in session until
April 10. 1915. In January also two
new members OF the university board of
regents took office These two are now
the long-term regents. their terms eXpir-
ing in 1920 One OF these new regents
l. MIR Clifford c. Parks who viii not
deny that he l. stockholder in the
Rocky Mountain Fuel company. one of
tho three coal companies chiefly in
volved in the strike. Mr. Parks is a
man OF great influence. wealth. and polit-
ical prominence, and his antipathy to
the Miners Union il well known.
Hit By Legislative Committee.
On May I. 1915. President Farrand told
me that when he met the legislative
appropriation committee on behalf of the
university my attendance before the
commission on industrial relations had
been the greatest obstacle he had 10 con
tend with Two weeks later on May
p. he told me he had not used the
expression greatest obstacle" IN this
connection but "a very great obstacle" :"
Z had occasion 10 talk with President
Farraud on May : because I bad ON that
day received a telegram from the chair
man OF the commission on industrial re-
lations asking me If ] could 20 10 Wash
ugtou. arriving there not later than
Monday. May L. to testify concerning
the appointment Of Judge Hillyer and
the efforts of John r. Iawson's attor-
news 20 secure impartiality. together
with anything else throwing light upon
his trial. and to testify also concerning
q sermon by the Rev Newell Dwight
Hills on the Colorado coal strike. con-
tanning a. all will admit. grave mis-
statements of fact and erroneous infer
ences.
Embarrassed Prexy Farrand.
As I was asked to appear in Washing
ton on Monday. and as Friday after
moons aud Saturdays are not class days.
| could have arranged my work with
the students. iby trading hours with an
other member of the faculty, as is often
donel 80 as to have lost no recitation
time; but, owing to criticisms which had
been made concerning my testimony be-
fore the commission in December, il
seemed best to submit the chairman's
telegram to DIR. Farrand. He read the
message and said that my going to
Washington was matter for me to de
eide. but that il ] went my connection
with the university must end; and he
told me of his embarrassment before
the appropriation committee of the legis-
lature. stated that saw what ! ought
to do in the circumstances, and that as
il would be difficult to obtain a substi-
tute TO continue my work with the stu
dents, while someone else could GO to
Washington. l would not 20. He said
that will be much more comfortable, /"
adding that he must also say that il |
did not 90. but remained Mt my work in
the law school. must not regard my
remaining a. emitting me to reap
pointment and that the regents were
contemplating a reorganization of the
law school. And in connection with his
remark about the appropriation commit
tee he intimated that the regents, as
well as the committee, regarded me as
persona non grata. I asked il my work
had been satisfactory, and he answered,
"cminently So" and expressed his appre-
citation OF my stepping in," etc.
Did Not Go to Washington.
On May I wired the chairman that
my duty to the university prevented my
compliance with his request, and that
my appearance before the commission
IN December had embarrassed the univer-
si,y before the legislative appropriation
committee.
My conversation with DIR. Farrand on
May was rather brief. and there was
so much indefiniteness about the situa-
tion that on May IL | wrote him re-
questing that for the sake of my family.
IL for no other reason. the real cause
for what practically would amount to
my dismissal be stated.
On May Il I received from him re-
quest to confer with him. We met on
May 81. He spoke of the contemplated
reorganization of the law school
asked him whether the regents had con-
sidered that suggestions as TO re-organi-
zation from one who had been long con.
nected with the law department of the
University of Michigan might not be
valuable. and he answered that he did