The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-01-26
Aged Strike Leader Visibly
Surprised At Invitation Ex-
tended By c. F. e. 1. Mag
nate at Commission Hearing
MANY STRIKE EVENTS
UNKNOWN TO OWNER
As First Witness Before In
dustrial Relations Board To.
day Capitalist Declares He
Was Not Informed.

?
efellcr today invited Mother" Jones'
the AGED strike leader In the Colorado
coal noids to visit him ana place be
fore him all information a. t. the
mining situation there. The invita-.
ton Was accepted.
The invitation was extended by MI.
Rockefeller as hc entered the room
IN he city hall whore the federal
commission on Industrial relations Is
conducting its inquiry into the phil
anthropic foundations and tine causes
~ industrial unrest Mr Rockefeller
testified yesterday before the com
mission and was the frst witness call
ed today.
As he walked from the door tu tho
witness chair he saw Mother" Jones
sitting among the spectators lie
stepped to her side and shook hands.
4 wish you would come TO see mo
ana Eiv. me ANY Information YOU
have on the Colorado .tuatou." he
said,
Mother Jones was Nisibly surprised.
That's very nice of YOU" she said.
n ha.c always said that you could
know but little of the condition OF tho
workers Ia Colorado and that you
should hear something else besides
what these hircl,ngs tell you
After Mr. Eockefolior took toe
stand. Chairman Walsh read a letter
written by J. r. WclbuTn. president ui
the company. tu starr j. Murphy. oi
the personal stan of John - Rookie
fciicr ~. In the letter, MT Welhoru
said that q clergyman at Sunset had
4. a
the company and that 10 had been sug-
gcsted that the clcrgy man Dee re-
moved. Although the clergyman had
made indisCrcct remarks and had
socialist tendcuDios.' MI Wciburn
wrote chat be hrsuitcd tu remove
him.
As citizen, Nr Rockefeller said
ho believed aN gIcrgymcu should De
free Go say what tney please. Il was
brought out chat the clergyman De-
question had burn severe Ia his crit
iyism of the Colorado Fuel and Iron
connection with the conflicts at Lud'
low
"Did YOU know that Jefferson Fari
Is sheriff ana that Tor nftccn years
your company has used little inlucue,
tu elect him" asked Nj. Walsh. Die
YOU know that just before the strik,
hc sworc In 500 men az deputies an,
was told that he Colorado Fuel an,
iron company would furnish then
with arms and pay them 300
Mr. Rockefeller said that he knew
nothing about that.
"As Il citizen [ say that uuythiUi
which interfctcs with the operation
OF a dcmocrati, form uf goycrnmen
should not bee tolerated, Mr.. Rookie
teller added.
~ do know he testified. that b
my house and property were ~ dan
get, / would take ANY measures Nithu
nay power to protcc, them. Emcr
EcueicF are likely Io arise"
Mr. Rockefeller said he had ncNc
heard that detectives were omp'o,c c'
hy the Colorado Fuel and Iron com
pauy to sps ON the men.
Suppose you found that the *
crutivcs ot the Colorado Fuel am
iron COMPANY had taken away IA
rights of the men" %"
Il would have to hear tll sides.
hc replied ~ the directors deter
mined that the executive officials W"r
guilty. they would have to stand an
action the board might take
what would YOU do 60 e corpora
ton officer who admitted that ne ha
used money and influence in AN etc,
tiung" Chairman Walsh added
II would do my utmost To- nave hlr
Hcpartod from the corporation th
witness replied - would not care &
be- assor,ated in business With such
dishonest man
Nj Uuckcfcllcr said he was ne
aware that for twenty three Years %
verdict htd been found against IA
Colorado Fuel ami Iron company ia
the injury to or death of workman
Commissioner Walsh read iett'
from " j Dalton of Cleveland, q
written to the commission, in whic
Dalton said that while working {,
the Colorado Fuel ana Iron oompnr
ne had lost an eye and had bee
otherwise Injured The compan
puye him sympathy but that was al
Hccording Ia the letter Dalton wro
that he had written tu the wttne
aud to John - Rockefeller 81, b'
that the only answer hc had receive
WIS note from the secretary Of NJ
Rockcfciler Sr.. who sn'2 that NJ
Rockefeller was iu Cleveland e