New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-26

this condition and industry and abso-
Iutism in political government!
II cannot say that ! do.
rs not this the situation likely 10
develop the same abuses which history
has shown 10 he the inevitable consc-
quences Of absoIutism in political gov
crnmentv
THAT Is an abstract question which
I would not venture an opinion on.
81 believe" he continued. that the
people arc the ones who should gen
orally end always have the power or
course / do not think that the owner
Of any property would be properly eX-
pectcd TO turn over the management OF
his property 10 others, although he
might feel agreeable 10 so trusting g..
do not think you, II you had an in
teres,. would want 10 have some one
else. any one whom / might appoint.
care for your interest. You would feel
that you had some possibility rs
we'll as right 20 select yourself those
who should have charge Of your in
terest"
half admission that he feared vo-
lence at the heigh. Of the mine trouble
was made by Mr.. Rockefeller when he
said:
sit did not seem TO me that any good
purpose could he served by my going
10 Colorado when the strike was on.
7 think you will agree 10 that. My
purpose was To 90 as soon as ] found
that could conveniently after the
strike was called on. but | have been
waiting on this commission"
The witness said he knew nothing
Of the hours Of labor in the mines or
blast furnaces; that on the question
OF working a man seven days a week,
he himself had often worked seven
days a week for long periods, though
he didn't mean to leave the impress
sion that he favored it for any one
year IN and year out.
Workmen We're Compensated.
He had not seen the bulletins issued
by Lee. he said. until they were sent
out publicly. and with respect 20 Civ
ing employees opportunity TO present
their grievances he said he had made
suggestions making il easier for en-
ployes 20 get 70 the right persons.
Mr.. Rockefeller was questioned about
specific instances OF injured workmen
and the compensation. The average
compensation in fatalities was 800.
For bruised shoulder one man re-
| ceived $500, while the family Of one
man who was killed received only $500.
But the difference in nationality
which implied a difference in position
apparently explained. The witness
knew nothing Of these cases, ard he
said he knew nothing OF the general
subject.
Mr.. Walsh asked him IL he had ever
heard that the Colorado Fuel and Iron
/ Company had corrupted the Colorado
electorate" by money. Mr.. Rookie
/ teller said he had heard rumors, but
had no reason TO believe they were
well rounded. He would not be pinned
down to whether he would vote for the
removal OF an officer OF the company
who might be found guilty OF bribery
/ His answers on the proper conduct
Of commisssry in a remote mining
camp were rather vague, and he had
no idea Of the system followed m
charging and collecting from the men
/ lie said he did not know that the com
psny maintains saloons in Colorado;
/ that II the company rented property 10
| be used for saloon he did not think
| the company could be charged with
maintaining the saloons; that he was a
/ teetotaler and had striven TO deal in
diligently with the drink evil. though
/ he did not place a ban on drinking
/ He thought that excessive drinking
and drinking to intoXicatlon, drinking
as in treating, should be done away
with as far as possible