New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-13
DR.. II. S. WILLIAMS.
Bore TO the centre Of the EARTH"
and the propagation of the ideal human

and the propagation OF the ideal human
race.
| In common with many advanced thinkers
and scientists, Mr.. Aud believes that it
would be possible, through the application
of scientific knowledge, properly % mate
men and women and develop race of ply
sically and mentally perfect individuals.
He would like to see a state marriage
/ bureau which would conduct physical and
mental tests of all young people at various
| times, up to the adolescent period and with
out a certificate from which marriage would
not be legalzed.
But this, Mr. Aud believes, can come
about only through the education OF public
sentiment, and this education he would Xix e
to see undertaken by the Rockefeller Foun-
dalton.
Hudson Maxim said: 'If had Rockefel-
ler's wealth to expend for the benefit OF
mankind ! should devote at least one hun
dred millions to naval and military prepa-
rations for the defence OF our country in
the inevitable coming war. With private
fortune this could be done, unrestricted by
governmental requirements for publicity.
There is no one thing so much needed at
the present time as an improved torpedo
craft for attacking and sinking the large
and expensive battleships OF an enemy with
the short sword of high explosives. With
a hundred million dollars of Mr. Rockefel-
ler'S wealth the best of American genius
could be devoted TO the secret production
Of improved war engines for country's
defence in the undesired eventuality of war,
war vessels and ornaments. air craft with
weapons of defence and offence. and. in
short. everything that might serve US in d
time of such terrible need
Were it known to other powers that such
an institution existed. and that this coun-
try was prepared with new and secret war
engines. terribly Observation-Disclosures
would be the very strongest safeguard of
peace that could possibly be realized"
Henry Harrison Suplee, well known en-
cheering expert, said:
Il would suggest for the Rockefeller
Foundation a great construction corpora
ton for undertaking work for the whole
country and itself furnishing employment.
The government cannot do this because it
lacks good business methods and there is
too much politics. a regular business cor
poration could not undertake such task,
but a private corporation could.
My idea would be a tremendous employ
ment bureau, Mr.. Rockefeller's capital to
furnish the jobs. Ordinarily employ
ment bureau only brings employer and en-
ploye together but in this case the bureau
would pay the wages of the employe. If
we had ample employment in this country
We would not have any poor people. The
greatest curse for any country is involun-
tary idleness. Nothing would be more in
furious than TO pauperize the nation by
indscriminate philanthropy"
Not one of the persons esta bliShing
foundations has hit upon the very thing
that would do the greatest good TO the
greatest number said DIR. George A.
Soper, president of the Metropolitan Sewer
age Commission OF New York and the As
ISOLATION of Doctors of Philosophy of Co
lumbia University. Every university and
medical college should have chair OF
hygiene sufficiently endowed to enable it
TO undertake scientific research. That same
chair should be sufficiently endowed to give
lectures which should be compulsory upon
every student and others for those desiring
to specialize in this subject
Mrs NJ X Simkovitch, of the faculty of
Barnard College. suggested that the raising
of the standard of child labor and factory
laws throughout the country was needed.
/ What might be described as walking