Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-25
MINERS INVITE
ROCKEFELLER IN
Conference to Establish
Contract Relations is
Sought.
RECOGNITION is
OBJECT OF UNION
United Mns Workers Representatives
Declare Union Of Employees Of Colo
rado Fuel 4 Iron Company Was Or
ganized by Company officials-con'
tract Relations Possible Only Thru
Bona Eide Union.

DenVeT, SClO., sep. 'A-''>-
ton has been extended to John u.
Rockefeller. Jr, to meet representa-
tives of the United Mine Workers OF
America AMI establish contracts rela-
tions in Colorado, III he has the WEI
fare Of labor at heart" according to
statement given out today by co1nmit.
teemen representing the international
representative board of the miners or
ganization Of Colorado.
The committeeman recently came 10
Colorado vested with power to decloe
policy for the miners union In Colo
RADIO and take necessary steps TO de-
fend members in any legal proceedings.
Their statement expresses the OPINION
that newspaper accounts OF RockeIei-
ler's tour of mines in southern Colo
RADIO will create an erroneous impress
sion in the minds Of those unac-
quainted with labor conditions In those
fields. 1t recites that in calling the
strike two years ago. the COLORADO
miners sought to establish the prlnci-
pie of contract relations between en-
ployers and employees; that to estao-
lish this principle recognition must be
conceded to a bona fide union OF mine
workers.
Take Issue With Rockefeller.
The statement then points out thai
the United Mine Workers Of America is
the only such bona flde organization
of coal miners in the country and rec
ognized by the American Federation OF
Labor. The committee takes issue
with public statement by Rockefeller
that the Colorado Fuel and Iron Com
pany does rot care whether its en-
p1oyes are union men or not" and
says: -
."Since the strike was called of this
company has steadfastly refused to
employ men who were still affiliated
with the union. and we defy Mr.
Rockefeller to produce from his entire
working force In southern Colorado
dozen men who are members OF the
union
Union Organized by Company.
The statement says the miners rep
resentatives" with whom Rockefeller
has conversed do not represent the un-
len l,n,ne workersaof America) but
union organized by. Officers of the COM
pany and fo,sted upon the miners.
TO demonstrate the impotency OF
such an organization to estapllsh
equitable conditions" continues the
statement, I'VE wish to point out that
some few months ago the company en-
forced a reduction upon the miners ol
Fremont county OF 10 cents per ton'
notwithstanding the fact that the men
had been asking for an increase OF
prices"
The statement says that despite
Rockefellerc announcement, SUI or
900 of our organization have peen re-
fused employment by the company
while others have been discharsed on
some fimsy trumped-up pretext anu
Ma, e!enents which led to the re-
volt OF miners in Colorado still obtain.
Has Received No Invitation.
Rockvale, Colo, Sept. 25.-When
John ID Rockefeller's attention was
called to a Denver dispatch statlhs
that committee representing the IN
ternational executive committee OF tne
United states Mine Workers OF Amer
lea would invite him to conference
with view to entering into CONTRACT
with the union, he SAID:
Il have received no invitation yet
have not yet refused to meet any
one and do not intend to refuse to
meet anyone in the future. You may
consider that as my reply.
Mr.. Rockefeller refused to comment
on the charges of discrimination con-
tanned in the committees statement.
A conference on working conditions
between Mr. Rockefeller and a griev-
ance representative who avowed him
self a former striker and still mem
Der OF the United Mine Workers OF
America, was an addition OF Rocke-
fellers visit to this camp. Rockvale is
said by company officials to be a
strong union camp.
AS soon as Mr. Rockefeller reached
here he hunted up the two miners
representatives. Louis Carutti was the
first located. Some one asked him II
he was member Of the United Mine
Workers OF America.
You bet am" Carutti replied.