The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-12
EXPLAINS ROCKEFELLER PLAN
SFaRR ,. va RPHY SaYSIT ANS
TO COS ER NV va WiN NEED.
Wsusa Nsa Have the Activities SG Future
Ccaturtes tiampered ~ nCstrtrtiOas
Nade In Tisl- EDill 10 ne Reported FAN.
eeablS Amount OG FUND Not CiN en-.


days. rhis action was taken by the
committee after Il had listened To a state
ment nv Starr J. Murphy. one oI the
mcorporator- ~ the foundation. in ref
erende tn Mr.. Ruckefeller'S plans and
p,IrpcsRa
Mr. Hurphy VAS unable to- enlIRhten
The calnmittee As 10 the amount which
MIR Rockefeller ultimately will place
~ the disposal IT the trustees IT the
foundation, hut he expressed the opinion.
lased "n Mr. R"ckefcller's previous
phihanthropir WnTk. that the sum would
~ ample 10 enable the foundation To
carry on 10 worldwide work in a most
satisfactory manner.
Mt. Rockefeller.- sad Mr.. Murphy
IN describing the purposea % the founda-
ton. now desires To have charter with
such scope that wherever there arises
q human need the board created by that
charter will have power to give help
Mr. Murphy added that the language
~ tho Incorporating hill was therefore
necessarily indefinite. The passage OF
the hill. m Mr.. Murphy's opinion. would
not 30 unprecedented. Il icing in many
rerpscts similar to the charter that was
granted 10 thsIienersl Education Board.
% which AIR. Rockefeller already has
given SSs.OO0.ca Mr.. Murphy explained
further that il was the intention Of Mr.
Rockefeller to build for the future we'll
a. the present.
The charities ~ the twentieth century
said he. will not he the charities ~ the
twenty-hrss. The dead hand should h.
removed from charitable bsquests and
they should he left in the hands 10 the
living. It's impossible to define the scope
az the work proposed by the donor and
" " his desire TO avoid limitations
Mr. Murphy aid that the form ~ in
corporation before the committee was
adopted by Mr.. Rockefeller a. a result
of his experience under the charter Of the
General Education Board. Mr. Murphy
recounted the history Of that board with
tie modest beginning % 81 OOo.Ooo in 1901
up 90 lie present colossal endowment of
sSs.0Oo.Op
There ~ more danger" SaId Mr.
Murphy. I'm giving unwi-s.ly than IN not
giving ~ all The donor of this founda-
tInD ALWAYS insists Ipon IN" same inv,-sti-
zafion and care IN his wosk Of phiIan-
thropy a. he demands when making =
business inves'mSnt from whIrh he
expects cash dividands In this instance
ha ., poets that MS dividends will nut he
IN cash. bui he hopes 10 get his returns IN
the SHAPE cf the welfare of humanity
Mr. Murphy reiterated thar It was
Mr. Enckefs'lsr's intention '" make the
Hcopa ~ ths foundation So wide that -
might ulea' any needs of humanity thar
are unfore=ear to-dsv
IL 10 not ms Intention said he 20
supplaut sN's'Ing agencies hUt 10 supple
nTent them. 80 WORN through ~y's'irg
channels and not 20 duplicate
NJ Murphy called the district 'onn-
mittes o. alter ION To rcroTted Criticisms
l.. ].
tarvre- President Char'"s " Ehu ~
Harvard NJ Murphy ldmUtad 'hst
correspondence hau passed between
Mr.. klict and Iohn ~ RoCk~feier " ~
which the educator ernphs'lcallv denied
that 10 mad criticised IN" foundation or
having discussed " for puhiicafi"n
SuEE@s' ons from several sources that
the public would not ba protect ID against
the inproPeI uss 4 the funds ana that
because ~ the broad scope ~ the hill ~
would h3 possible 20 divert the funds
hTdugh' from Nr Murphy The assertion
THAI N tha vssrs 80 come ongress would
have pl-t A. much control over the
Rockefellar Foundation a. " has TO-DAY
He pointed ou' further that the POUNDS
tior recognizes this right ~ Government
oontu y m providing m ~ ARTICLES ~
incorporation that annual reports should
~ rtsds 80 Tho SArrsTsTv ~ ne Interior
He sided thar the Government would
have the r,yht NJ al tifne- - investigate
the oDersupn ~ the foundation and could
eitheF alter ~spsal the charter
Mr. Muir hv oNFnnentest on suREss
tions thai have been made by Edward I
D.vtu@ u the New Work Charity OrRani1a
ton Society lie saId that an the suCces-
tons nlace ny NJ levine had "sen veVv
carefully considered before the hlll Wss
introduced. ava the conclusion reached
thsr move ~ them should 10 Incorporated
w the measure A. ~ NT DnvIne.s
declaration that the 'iovernment should
have voice w the - 'sC'tor ~ the trustees
taught fna General Education Rnard that
the hcst form ~ organizatIvn was \
self perpetuatlng hoard NJ trustees Ne
figured that pubI" pficisls TOO often
found therlse Ives embarrassed 10y appeal.
tnCCra~d nv other Government Offrtale.
senator Gaiiing'r. chairman ut the
DtstrtCi COMMITTEE SUSTAINED NT. Muir
ply opan,nn m THIS particular. Tie said
that Utnce he had been asked Ia introduce
the Ros kefell~r Foundation Till he had !
received mote than a hundred letters
asking for help
The lettsTs -ald he. started with the |
request f"r So and ended With a PROPOSE |
ton involving ESsUn
That agrees with pur cNperi"ncs
remarked NT Murphy The requests
rang from appeals Tor = Sst of false teeth /
"a appeals for tl'0.'so.g Mr Murphy !
INCIDENTALLY said that the Standard oil /
WsRn4ta received between four hundred
and i've hundred Rigging letters day In
examining VIZ RoCkefsilers mail 81 this
chaIaSter Tor one day Nr Murphy found
letters bnaring the -taTnp- ~ twenty-five
different countries IN Nprth and south
America, EUrcp" ASIA, Africa and Aus
train
Senator Garter rslsed the question
whether or not the ball meant TO suggest
thai The Foundations personal property
would b CSefnpt from taxation IN the
State.
Mr. Murphy explained that such was
not intended by the language Of the bill.
as he Understood that Congress had no
sIicis gsoWsT.
One minor amendment made. To
the CLAUSE providing that all personal
properly and funds ~ the corporation
shall 10 sNarrr' from taxation" the com
Enittee addsS! The words by the United
States or any Territory or District
thereof This amendment VAS inserted
20 met tho possible 90 lection that Ton
RFess Was ss-uming go exempt the per
soual property from state taxation.