The sun., 1910-01-10
OHAYETWO PREVEETORIUMS
LAKEWOOD HASN'T GOT RID OF
THE CHILDREN'S HOME.

Nathan straus to Give 500, 900 10 Estab-
lIsh n Prevent0rium Rs Near Lake.
wood as Possible and VIII Run the
Cleveland Cottage ~ One Himself.
An announcement made last night over
the contest about the tuberculosis pre-
ventorium in Lakewood. N. j., Indicated
that Gov. Forts statement that Nathan
straus and the board Of trustees had
yielded to the wishes OF those who desired
to oust that institution entirely from
Lakewood had been misunderstood. Mr..
Straus offered the institution 100000
cash II they decided to accept Max
Nathan's offer 70 move out and II they
would reestahlish the preventorium near
Lakewood.
It was said last night that the pre-
ventorium trustees had voted to accept
Mr.. Strauss offer and will set up new
preventorium near Lakewood The pres
ent work in the Cleveland cottage will
be maintained by Mr.. Strsus personally.
That property is his own When asked
to make a statement concerning the
situation Marcus M. Marks. president
OF the board OF trustees Of the preventor-
ium, refused.
For reasons which I cannot explain
tonight he said. Il should prefer not
to talk
is 1t true he was asked, that you
told Gov, Fort that the trustees had
decided to quit Lakewood absolutely?'
Mr. Marks did not care to affirm or deny
this. He said that he would have some
thing to say to-day about the preven-
torium.
In reply to a letter from Samuel Inter
myer, Max Nathan's lawyer. to Mr..
Straus the latter wrote a long letter in
which he says that he will maintain the
work in the Cleveland cottage personally.
II is evidently Mr.. Strauss idea now to
have two preveptoriums instead OF one.
Il am in receipt OF your letter OF Janu-
ary 4, 1el0.' Mr.. Straus wrote. Il have
not answered your lotter OF December
40, 1909, because 1 never considered that
IL was meant for me to answer. You
knew before you wrote IL what my answ er
would be. have no hositancy in saying
to you that you wrote il simply for the
purpose Of publishing it in the news
papers:
preventorium without thought Of any
opposition from outside sources l tried
to induce Mr.. Nathan to join in the gift
or to sell me his share Of tho hotel that
I might give it to the institution. Mr..
Nath8n Tor reasons OF ms own roIused
my request and offers. ! was therefore
prevented from using the hotel property
for the purpose"
With regard to the Cleveland cottage
Mr. Straus told Mr.. Untermyer that IL
was his own. Even il the law required
a written release to vest the property
fully in him Mr.. Straus said he was JUS
tilted in accepting Mr.. Natbans word.
For until you became his adviser.
he told Untermyer, -Mr. Nathan's word
was better than other mems bonds.
THE work has been begun in the cottage
and the work will be continued in Lake.
wood" wrote Mr.. Straus to Untermyer.
1T is no longer a question OF what will
benefit this institution; il is a question
OF what will benefit the children. II
your clients, the rich men of Lakewood,
are able TO drive from their neighborhood
as lepers these poor children not yet
even infected with the dread disease,
then IL will make a precedent that will
mark a tremendous step backward in the
fight against the white plague
Mr.. Straus said that he will not volun-
tarily withdraw the children from Lake
wood. He concluded by saying that IL
the directors think that their organization
should leave it's present quarters he will
help them by giving 100000 on condition
that they build an institution in somo
place as near Lakewood as they can with
out friction with the residents. and leave
the Cleveland cottage intact in its present
condition with the children now there