Denver labor bulletin., 1915-05-29

| companies OF colorado and the bust
ness interests OF the entire country
and OF the laboring classes quite as
| much. / feel hopeful that the worst
! is over and that the situation will
improve daily"
How Proxies Got Donations.
| Rockefeller's attention was called to
articles favorable to the coal companies
written by Presidents Buchtel OF Denver
university and Slocum OF Colorado col
lege during the strike.
DO you know that afterward the
Rockefeller general education fund con-
tributed SlOU,O00 each to these institu-
tions:" asked Walsh
Il don't know that replied Rockefel-
Ter emphatically. III such contributions
were made they had absolutely no CON
nection whatever with the statements
made by those gentlemen. Some of the
harshest criticism OF my father came
from professors in institutions to which
he contributed large sums-the Univer-
-ity OF Chicago, for instance" At this
statement there was subdued laughter in
the room where the crowds collected
Fight Till Bones Bleach"
l.. NJ. Bowers was u pathetic witness.
Tears streamed from his eyes as he told
the commission how he loved Justice
" dlsh u letter from
Bowers to Rockefeller, announcing de-
termination to continue the fight against
the strikers until our bones are blcached
white a. chalk in these Rocky Noun.
tuins
Bowers said lac considered the strike
contest for individual industrial in
dependence
Bowers thought well OF Rocketcllcr'-
testimony before the congressional com
mttre. aud wrote him as follows:
- believe the position you 50 rug
gedly maintained will do more for
the cause OF thc millions ot luboring .
men than all the effort, of social re-
formers in u- many YEAR," he wrote.
1T will set thousands Of faltcriug
employees to thinking and inspire con-
fideuee and spur them to activity in
opposing the schemes OF political so
cial and religious dcmagogues who are
in the clutches of the labor union
leaders whose aim il to shut th.. open
shops. Now for an aggressive war
fare to 1916 and beyond for the open
shop"
Not For the Public.
Were the political wire-pullers YOU
mentioned here the members of the com
mittec OF representatives OF the pople
acting with the authority OF the house - .
asked Walsh.
That is private correspondence re-
sponded blowers. That was letter be-
tween friends and was never expected to
be made public" He added he believed I
the committee WAS biased and was made
up in political manner and that was
not fair to those under investigation.
Joined FarI in the Saloons.
Bowers agreed with Chairman Walsh I
I.ta
county was the king OF the county"
He said lac objected to Farr's political
and business tactics. but that the coal
company had been for years connected .
with Farr and his organization.
The Colorado Fuel Iron company" I
he said. were connected with this condi- /
tion, were a part OF it. The Officers OF .
the company did it. | don't deny it.
They were working with Farr" Later
Bowers said the company aud farr had n /
saloon connection.
They We're both in the saloon bust /
ness, weren't they" asked the chairman .
Yes" said the witness.
.Ammons Made the Goat
Commissioner Wenstock read into the I
record portions OF the report of the Colo /
rado military commission, headed by Ma /
jor +. j. lioughton, on the battle OF Lud- !
low. Mr.. Bowers declined to comment on .
it. It moved him deeply and at times
he covered his eyes with his hand
II have no comment to make at ALL /
he broke forth burricdly as the recital |
concluded. flinging his hands before him |
with gesture OF helplcsness.
1T was sickening. disgusting, dis /
graceful piece of work and | wish | could
forget all about il and justice done
to all who Were concerned.
A moment later the witness said: /
Nothing OF that kind would have hap
pcncd if we had had governor in Colo /
RADIO who would have protected every
body concerned"
King Objects in "Labors Name
w. l.. Mackenzie King of Canada, di [
rector of industrial relations for the
Rockefeller foundation fund. refused to
admit that his salary was $4,000 year
and expenses, and told the commission
it was nobody's busines what Rockcfcl !
Ter paid him. He was much peeved and !
denounced the commission and its chair |
man for the method of probing into in
dustrial unrest.
81 have seen witness after witness on
the stand here treated in "A manner that
was anything but fair" he said. 'In the
name OF labor, / protest against the way
this hearing has been conducted"
'You do not like the way invcstiga-
tions are conducted in this country"
asked Chairman Walsh.
81 do not like the way this hearing has
been conducted replied the witness.
"You do not like this commissions
conduct of the hearings?"
Il do not like the way you, Mr.. Chair
man. have conducted the examination of
Witnesses"
"1hen you exonerate the rest of the
commission"
ooh yesv