Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-01-28
MOTHER JONES
AND ROCKEFELLER
HOLD CONFERENCE
Son Of Richest Man in World
and Aged Labor Leader
Find They Agree on General
Principles Discussed,

New y ork, Jan @4.-- After thN rulN-
missions hearing adjourned today,
Mother Jones had another confer
cnce with John p Rockefeller Jr.
at his office at 20 Broadway She
said tonight she was much impressed
with Mr., Rockefellers interest IN
what she told him regarding the Col
orado strike situation and labor cons
ditions generally
Mr. Rockefeller, who for three DAYS
has been witness before the federal
commission on Industrial rotations,
has invited representatives OF organ-
lied labor, who aided In directing the
counsels Of the mine workers during
the Colorado strikes of the last year,
70 meet him in his office at &c Broad
way. The conference, IL is expected,
viii be held tomorrow
To Have Talk With Leaders
Mr. Rockefeller made this known
tonight IN a talk with newspaper men
in which he also told something of his
conference with Mother Jones, late
in the day. The labor men, he expects
Go meet, came from Colorado TO att
tend the commissions hearings in this
city They are Edward l.. Doyle and
Frank ). Hayes, respectively score
tary treasurer OF District rs. and vice
president Of the United Mine Workers
OF America. and John r. lawson. in-
ternational executive hoard member
for District Is.
Mr. Rock efeller expects TO meet
these men IN 4 personal capacity. He
indicated he viii talk to them ais ne
put it. 'as man to man." that he may
become better informed of the condi-
tfons which brought about last year S
strike in Colorado ana the present site
uation there.
Talk With Mother Homes.
Mr. Rockefollor's t9lk with Moth
or Jones was in fulnlimeui nf a
promise he gave her early this wecl;
that ne would talk with her in his
own office. The elderly labor leader
and Mr.. Rockefeller discussed at
length her experience and the situa-
ton in Colorado. Then Mr.. Bockofel-
Ter set. what is declared TO be a preoe-
dent, by inviting a group of newspa
per men into his own office and talk-
ing freely with them of his confer
ence with Mother" Jones, meanwhile
announcing his imitation TO tho La
Dor leaders 60 meet him tomorrow
Alluding TO "Moh,et. Tones, MIR.
Rockefeller said: hhF.
"She has been good enough ~ tell
me that from listening to what T., ~
said in the witness chair she has beer
persuaded that her preconceiyed idens
about me personally have been wrong,
and that she has been wrong and that
she had been for years misunder-
standing and misrepresenting me.
Talk Of IsabOr's Rights.
we talked at length Of what the
men in the Colorado coal fields re-
garded as their grievances she
spoke particularly Of her belief that
the men should have the privilege of
presenting their case al any time di-
rectly TO the directors Of corporations
by which they are employed instead
Of through the cXecutlVe officers
only. She mentioned her conviction
that the employees should have at an
/ times the right Of free speech: that
they should be permitted to select
their own teachers for their schools
/ and that they should have the priv
lege of purchasing in any stores where
they pleased to deal whether com
pany stores or not.
q found Mother Jones very
clear minded woman. On all OF the
points upon which she laid stress
throughout our conversation | assur.
ed her that, in principle agreed
with her view. As ] had alreadl
made plain in my testimony, | be-
lieve in the right OF free speech foi
all at all proper times, so long as the
exercise Of that privilege does not