The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1915-01-28
ROCKEFELLERHAS
FIRST CONFERENCE
W|THLABOR men
Three Call On Him at No. Is
Broadway and Discuss Con-
ditions in Colorado.
CHARITY HEAD QUlZZED.
Sham and Fraud" Mother
Jones Calls Rockefeller
Plan for Miners.
CHARITY HEAD QUIZZED.

somsthing IN the way Of prelimin.
airy Industrial revolution came to pass
In the STANDARD OIL Building at No.
- Broadway this afternoon at .
O'Clock when two leaders Of the
United Nine Workers Of America and
one Of the chief ofscials Of the Amsri-
can Federation Of Labor called on
John n. Rockefeller r.. at his invita-
ton to talk about conditions In the
Colorado mine Aclds controlled by the
Colorado gusi and Iron Compony. No
representative Of organised labor has
ever before had . bearing In the
Standard OH Building.
NJ. Rockefsller's callers we're Frank
J. Hayes. National Vice President OF
the United Mine Workers: Edward l..
Doyle. Secretary and Treasurer for
the Colorado district Of the same or
9anisation. and James Lord. Presl-
dent Of the Mining Department Of the
American Federation Of Labor.
Al the beginning Of the conference
Mr.. RockefelIer's secretary announced
that Il would b lengthy and that q
complete statement covering all It's
salient points would b given out at
lie conclusion.
II. Fulton Cutting was the after.
aoen witness before the Commission.
Amos Pinohot and Edward q. Cost.
IN were under subpoena, but Mr..
Pinchot was excused for the day. Mr..
Costigaa was Progressive candidate
for Governor Of California last year
ana has been counsel for the Nina
Wosksss ct Washington. He has re-
ports of continued shocking condi-
tions In Colorado mine labor camps.
Mr. Cutting described himself a. Q
retiss1 business man Who had de-
voted himss,f Tor many years TO phil.
anthropio work. He 10 now chairman
Of the board Of the City ana Subur-
ban Homes Company. builders and
rsnters Of model tsnsmsnts: trustee
Of the Cooper Institute. chairman Of
the Association for Improving the
Coaaition Of the Poor and President
Of the Bureau Of Municipal Research.
Mr.. Cutting said he had watched
self perpetuating phiianthropio trus-
tesships for more than twenty-seven
ysars and always found them to right
Themselves automatically.
Labor unions always fought voca-
tionai and trade schools. no said.
This. ne explained. was due in part
TO ignorance and In part to q jealousy
regarding the control Of the supply
Of skilled labor.
The Rockefeller Foundation gave
eSo.oee TO the Society for Improving
The Condition Of the Poor for it,
widows' pension fund. Mr.. Cuttins
said. Cleveland II. Dodge gavs
| eio.ooo. Mr.. Cutting himself gave
about ois.eoo. and there were other
lessor gifts.
Mr.. Cuttin8 described the operation
q the widows' pension fund. Two
Investigators. no said. reported ~ q
the wosthiness and needs OF Applicant
for help. Their reeommendatio
were nearly always accepted By the
Executive Committee. The aid given
was measured BY the actual want OF
the household and by the number Of
dependent children. Widows rsoeiv.
Ing aid from the fund were required
70 keep . record OF disbursement
and vouchers with which TO account
for the psnstsns. he addsd.
I'VE are inclined At present." sait
Ar. Cutting. mot 10 osposs Mothers
Pension legislation. We have passsd
. resolution 70 that effect.
The morning witnesses were Ivy L
Lee. dss,sHstsd b. the labor snshusi.
asts ~ the man who tried 10 make
. plutocratio tool OF Mother Jenes'
and the Rev. John Haynes Holmea
Mr.. Lss's sxamination was carried
over from yesterday. Every sRort
was made 70 show that publicity d..
rsctors were tnsidious In thciI
methods. Mr.. Lee insisted his owl
method was 10 direct the attsntior
OF newspapers to matters Of genera
interest regarding his employers.
The old idea OF publicity work.
said Mr.. Lee. "wAs that the publicit,
man should prepare statements fav.
orahls TO Ais employers and thsn b,
personal infiusnos or other means ob.
tain their publication. Such method
10 entirely foreign TO my plan.
NY effort he's always been to hav,
my employer b his own publicit,
agent and 70 oonnns myself TO advis,
Ing him ~ 70 the ways In which b,
could win public Appreciation OF hi
best efforts"
| The Rev. John Haynes Holms,
prsssntsd to the Commission hi
reasons for regarding srsat sndews,
foundations ~ dangerous TO dsmoc
raoy and 10 an sasrsstio sense o
public responsibility.
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