New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-20
That Was Before Bowers
Took Charge, He Wrote
TO John d., Jr.
MINISTER BLAMES
STRIKE ON OFFICERS
Saws Conditions Justified 1t
Declares He Was Discharged
for Suggesting Reform.


!. o.. employ even mules. If they had
names SOD ite effort 20 maintain its
pol. .ca influence. according 90 % lot
;,r from J. ". Bowers. president Of
tac company, 20 John d. Rockefeller, il.
ST.. Rockefeller submitted the letter
to-day % the Industrial Relations Com
mission. 90 show how conditions have
changed since then. and IL was read
into the record lie was expected to
take Che stand. but was prevented by
Che long testimony Of the Rev. Eugene
s. Cadets. OF Trinidad, who was for
merry OBJ charge OF the company's So
c.o.oEca. department.
The minister made some hot attacks
CO. tle company He began his tcstl-
folg hy telling the commissioners tha'
lo Was discharged from the sociology
Cal department last February. after .
personal appeal 90 Mr. Rockefeller 90
le allowed TO continue important bet
torment WORK among tho miners.
Nr GaGdls said that his purpose IN
Colorado was TO bring Ged among the
people, but that he had Acen told by
NINE boss that the nNwere there
go get coal and not 20 gctNehg'on.
Ilc also testified that q mine ~ de
c.arcj 90 him that che men vNrked
better after they had been out on
drunk
Tcsrfyirg 10 the Colorado Fuel and
lyon Conpany's political activity, Mr..
trcur. said that its mine bosses cleo
foleercd with such statements as
There Will be no permanent reHei
u.'I there ls change of admnl-tra-
,,r . WASHINGTON: whom God wants
- c-..-t-c the American people lie I'M
F.r-, upon them "a Democratic admin
i-traror."
TI. Bowers letter 90 Rockefeller was
dated May -. 1913. tine COLORADO
luo. and iron Company FOR many years
was accused ~ being thc political dIc-
tator of Southern Colorado, and ID
fact. wa. mighty power I'D the entire
>-atc.' Bowers wrote.
Whom ! came here = was sa tnat
th, g. T. and J. Company voted every
man and woman iu ITS employ. without
any regard e, their being naturalized
or not. and even It's mules. II uSed 20
DE remarked. were registered u theE
were fortunate enough 10 possess
names. Anyhow. q political department.
va. maintained 20 h'"FF 'N!'"S''
ESQ so, Snent in 1901.
.t...-.-
iad before me tNe SoH,i .""
o. 'H' 'o'"iaa" f"'' any 90, ~"
ing 90 SS0.GO5. pa'd out personally 10y
Pro. dent Ucaruc. All the voucher
p-d chccE, J have examined personally.
ru %. which were payable 20 Albert A.
Miller. upon which he drew the cur
rcncv. and. 70 IS said. handed the money
over 20 Mr.. Hcarne who paid n out.
So far as can discover. not one
rarticlc or GOOD was accomplished TO.
tbo co,ro9ry. but Mr.. Hcarnc was an
s.rirsrt Tor me position Of United
S,e,cs Senator and devoted q vast
.,,c,,,. If limo and money with thI
'rd ., lou I had no doubt.
..7.. .o,'ca,,. bccar.c notorious I'm
~ s,,,,o,, ~ .be
"'' ''' WI. .,atEeLo5
H!uoi '"'eIcS'S. nv! .tf...c,,f5
taIo'h' eve WueIe 'l'e! 49, ~. a,,o
ms department. Wa ih"H@E'u ~ w
John hchler, broth'T o. '"e OILY
time president or tne company ""'
died about the time ] came mere VIC
tim Of his own Incorporate habits.
theriN. elected by the votes OF the
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company en-
ploves, and who has been kept IN Of
fee great many years, established
himself or became partner in sixteen
LIQUOR stores in our coal mines
ITO clean ND the saloons and with
,bern tho gsnbiing halls and the houses
~ rros,ifu.ion has beon one of the
,hinga that Mr.. Welborn and ! have
Jevofcd an enormous amount Of time
cent newspapers eNeIlAS'"eiE IAN