The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-29

what is being done and how much more
harm than good might como II this dis
cussion were represented as anything
more than II was
Mother .Jone. Now Doubts.
Mother Jones, who talked with MT.
Rockefeller on "Wednesday about the
Colorado situation, made "A statement yes
terday in which she said She expected
something more from Mr.. Rockefeller than
promises Of help In rcmedying the condi-
tons of which. she complained to him.
sire --=..: hin, 20 go wight ont tn Colorado
now and see things for himself before the
men forget about the strike of last sum-
mer.
"Mr. Rockefeller is a very pleasant
young man. said Mother Jones. He
assured mo that he is anxious TO he!n
the workers in their struggle for a chance
TO live as free men and women and We
are going t. give him every chance In the
world to show that he means IL.
GOOD intentions are al! right as paw
ing blocks. but what We want is per
formance-and We want IL now. ! don't
believe Mr.. Rockefeller understands the
needs and aspirations of the working
people yet II he did understand and il
he Is sincere he would realize that the
new scheme for meeting his men In Colo
rado is a sham and a fraud.
"He Is letting the workers elect ono
representative at each mine and thes,
delegates meet with the company officials
In Denver They have no organization
behind them. They are absolutely power
'ess TO enforce any just demand. The!
have no treasury The operators coulc
put over anything they pleased and II th'
men tried to resist by the only means II
their power---a strike-thcy would b'
starved out in week
so far Mr.. Rockefeller has given only
lip service to democracy in industry. Ht
new plan in Colorado masquerades a;
the basis for collective bargaining. 1t 1,
tho shadow and not tho substance.
81 am sure that Mr.. Rockefeller vii
not he willing to take credit FOR being
liberal and enlightened and humane MAJ
without making good on his promise. II,
can't eat his cake and have 1t too. 81
far his company has not given up al
atom OF its arbitrary power. 1t Is up I,
Mr.. Rockefeller to prove that he is no
trying TO win favor with the public b,
putting out few fine sounding phrases
For ten years the Colorado Fuel an,
Iron Company and the rest Of them hav
starved and hammered down my boys on
there. They have lived like dogs. TIL
companies have not only underpaid them
but they have taken away the little the!
got through company stores, compan!
houses and company saloons. My boy
and their families have had no NOR
rights in Colorado than animals
"The company was against them, tn
companys courts were against them
when they tried to help themselves the,
we're blaclllisted and beaten or shot down
want to have young Mr.. Rockefeller &
now and see for himself.
Nothing is settled out there. TIL
strike Is over and unionlsm was groun
under the heel of tyranny, ground dow
into the mud. ! want young Mr. Rookie
f.11ar IN w nn6aratauI I IT,
to 60 out there now while the asnes o
Ludlow are stil hot. There is no us
in his going out next summer or mex
fall. Now is the time, when people ar
vhinSiiis about H."
Other Gifts Disclosed.
Robert Fulton Cutting. who is asso
ciated with the New York Trades School
the Society for Improving the C'onditio
OF the Poor and the Bureau OF Munlcipa
Research, supplied interesting testimon
yesterday before the Commission on In
dustrial Relations. He disclosed tina
John u. Rockefeller Is the heaviest con
tributor TO the upkeep Of the Bureau q
Municipal Research, which has an in
come OF about $70O a year.
Mr.. Cutting said that he and Victo
Morawetz, another trustee, were Invite
IN lunch last April with MIR. Rockefeller
Jr.. and Starr J. Murphy a member c
tho elder Sockefellers personal star
Before this the General Education Boar
had made report on certain features c
the Bureau OF Municipal Research, and
reply to this report, characterizng II a
superficial, had been made. The repl
was not made public in any bulletin G
publication OF the bureau,
AT the luncheon said Mr.. Cuttinl
Mr.. Rockefeller wanted to know abol
the financial status of the bureau an
said he was DESTROYS of contributing HI
that he did not approve of some OF I,
educational activities or OF its gettin
paid for work done outside OF New Yor
city. Dr. Allen had participated in eel
tain pedagogical controversies and III
trustees were then uf tho opinion IN;
his methods ytse objectionable and ha