Albuquerque morning journal., 1915-05-17

educQtive compaign OF publicity
conducted by AIR Lee for Air
| Rockefeller in connection With the
Colorado coal strike was made pub
lie today by the federal commission
on industrial relations.
The letters include those which
Chairman Walsh, OF the commission.
claims prove that letter written ia
President Wilson by Governor Am-
mons of Colorado. was prepared un-
der the direction of Mr. Rockefeller
They will be the basis for the examl-
nation of the latter when he re-
sumes the stand before the commis-
sion Tuesday
References to Governor.
The correspondence. which covers
the period from June /. 1914. To Au-
gust 5, 1914, contains several refer
ences to Governor Ammons After
Mr.. Lee and Mr.. Rockefeller had
agreed upon plan for the distrihu-
tiun of a series OF bulletins designed
"to clarity the public mind" as to the
Colorado situation, Mr. Rockefeller
wrote to Mr.. Lee that he had prepar-
ed a memorandum in reply TO mag
azine statements and letters attacking
the Colorado coal companies. but had
decided not TO make II public. He
forwarded the memorandum to Mr.,
Lee and wrote
Ivy l.. Lees suggestions.
Several points in my memoran-
dun. however could well. even more
appropriately. be used In the letter
from Governor Ammons to President
Wilson which you are proposing TO
prepare as soon as the majors men,
orandum reaches YOU, which / hope
viii he very shortly"
The only major referred 60 In the
correspondence Is Major Boughton.
Mpior E, J, Boughton is judge adj
vocate of the Colorado militia.
ON June II. Mr. Lee said in let-
ter To Mr.. Rockefeller.
II am inclined 10 think that at
the moment the best thing we can
do would be TO give the letter from
Governor Ammons 20 President viii
son our attention. and | hope we can
accept something very soon"
On June 80. Mr.. Rockefeller wrote
that he would be interested to see the
letter from Governor Ammons TO the
governors and also ethe Tarrytown
article which you are preparing
The last reference to this matter
is in a letter from MI Lee to Mr.
Rockefeller on July 2. in which he
wrote,
General Publicity Ideas.
With reference to the letter for
Governor Ammons. / ann not entire-
~ satisfied with the draft ! prepared
and ! am making certain additions TO
IT, | sent out Il draft for discussion
but will get Il into such a shape In q !
day or two, and then send you
copy"
In the early letters. Mr. Rockefel- (
Ter discussed "the broad educative t
of publicity such as you and \
have talked Of and Mr Lee sug
sested a plan OF circulating leaflets \
ana bulletins. sending Mr.. Rockefeller I
4 bound volume of the material eve
issued In connection with the recent
to increase freight rates
per cent"
on June 10. Mr. Rockefeller en-
,losed to Mr Lee check for $4,000
as personal loan APPLICABLE TO the
initial expenses of organizing the
campaign YOU are under
aking on behalf OF the coal operators
)f Colorado" He asked for the re-
urn of the money as soon as the op-
,rators began to remit to Mr.. Lee.
Other Publicity Matters. a
The correspondence diseloses that
,ther PUBLICITY plans We're discussed
IN June Is, Mr Rockefeller wrote
dr. Lee
referring to the publication on q
weekly basis and with many addition
1 features 0f the nations business
~ the chamber of commerce Of the
'nited States. Of which matter l.
poke to you the other night, ! am +
copies Of two letters from
ir Harry a. Wheeler setting forth
he project have written Mr..
Wheeler OF my talk with you about
his matter and have told him you are
oon to be in Chicago and asked him
he would arrange to talk the mat
er over with him. <,
In his reply the next day Mr., Lee
greed to a plan to write letters cor
getting 'uis-statemerts Of fact re-
ardlng the Colorado situation, and
Z
THANK you for the letters from ,
5r. Wheeler. There Is no doubt
can be done along these
ines. do not believe, however That
win ever come TO the point of thinlC-
ne that YOU should establish and be-
ONE responsible for string OF daily
ewspapers
Congressman Klndel Figures.
ON July ,, Mr. Lee wrote that he
xpected to lundh with Colonel Har-
ey and 10 talk TO him about Mr.
larry Wheeler's statement IN the
hne letter he referred to q speech BY
Kindel of Colorado,
nd said We are going to arrange
o have Mr.. Kindel distribute some
0. 900 or 10000 copies Of his speech
D mailing list which we viii sup
~. on July 30, Nj Lee enelosed to
lr Rockefeller letter from Repre-
Kindcl which he asked to
ave returned.
ad talked with Il. a. Delano, then
and had been assured"
lat the commission had decided not
go 10 Denver until the pending
ifficulty' Was over. That Will pre-
ant "a re-opening of the floodgates
. this subject, he added.
Many Of fyAfr Rockefeller's letters
lclosed newspaper or magazine aIti-
es which he suggested for use In
le bulletin plan, and many suggest
persons to whom bulletins should
, sent
The commission tomorrow will con.
ude the inquiry into the relations Of
Dor and the law.
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