New-York tribune., 1913-07-20
JOHN D. BACKS WORLD
WARFARE ON DISEASE
S100,000,000 Fund Referred to
by Ambassador Page Was
His Foundation.
PLANS ONLY TENTATIVE
Oil Mans Aids Admit Diplomat
Had His Gift in Mind in
Speech at Anglo Saxon
Club in London.

Tire Sl000o0C 900 fund for world war on
disease, referred to b. Ambassador Page
on Thursday at the Anglo-SaXon club, in
London could only be the foundation
established here by John D. Rockefeller.
according 10 members of the Foundation.
They said that a plan similar TO the one
, referred to was under consideration by
the Foundation. and that Mr.. Page knew
Of 1t through his being a member Of the
Rockefeller Sanitary Commission for the
Eradication OF the Hookworm Disease.
1t was admitted also by several Of Nj.
Rockefeller's aids that Mr.. Page could
not have had any other plan IN view ii
was also said that, while -he funds would
be contributed for the campaign by the
Rockefeller Foundation, the actual. or ul-
innate donor would be Mr.. Rockefeller,
the Foundation beiEg supported solely by
the oil man. The denial that Rockefelle:
was the donor said TO have been made by
/ Mr. Page was thought. therefore, to have
| been only technical. 1t being his intention
! to indicate that the funds did not come
| as direct gift.
While the new campaign against hook
! worm is In some respects an extension Of
ttls present HUN WI III AblllllliooOllf HilAN4A
| has confined its activities to the United
! States. the members OF the Rockefeller
! Foundation are planning an entirely new
commission. The plans are only tenta-
| tive. though II was said there was little
! likelihood Of its not being carried out
| In fact, il was thought that upon the
| return next month Of jerome d. Greene,
secretary Of the Foundation. the scope Of
| the new commission would take concrete
| form ami details as TO its programme
] made public
| The Rockefeller Sanitary Commission
! for the Eradication of the Hookworm
/ Disease was founded by Mr. Rockefeller
with Sl.O0OOO0 The new commission VIII
look to the endowment fund Of the Rookie
felIer Institute alone for its support.
While Mr.. Rockefeller's commission con-
fines itself 10 the hookworm alone the
! Foundations commission, il Is said VIII
include other diseases.
The members Of the hookworm com
| mission are r. r Gates. William H.
! Welch. Simon FTeXner. +. \. Alderman
| d. T.. Houston, +. p. Claxton, Wickline
Rose. J. Y Joyner, Walter H. Page H. b.
| Frisseu. j. d. Rockefeller. ir, Starr J.
! Murphy. c. W Styles and i. @. Myers.
| Some OF these, il was said probably
would be in the Foundation commission
which would include also members from
| other countries.
| The members Of the Rockefeller Foun-
dation are John d. Rockefeller John -.
| Rockefeller jr., Frederick I. Gates
Harry Pratt Judson. Simon Flexner, starr
J.. Murphy. Jerome d. Greene, WickIiHe
Rose and Charles o. Heydt
! The interest OF Mr.. Rockefeller and his
associates in the new movement Is said
TO be due to the excellent work that the
hookworm commission has accomplished
in the Southern states. The methoos 10
| lie employed in the new campaign II was
| said, would be similar
The hrst move by the new commission
/ il was said would be an extended trip
through Europe and Asia By WlchlHe
Rose who has led the fight against the
! hookworm in America. TO make STUDY
Of conditions.
Ambassador Page. besides being i
member of the hookworm commission -
, member of the General Education Board
endowed by the Rockefeller millions.
Washington. July 19-Wickliffe Rose
administrative secretary of the Kocke-
/ feller Sanitary commission for the
Eradication Of Hookworm Disease ad-
mitted to-day that the work was to %
! made international in character. MT
Rose said that a new commission was
contemplated for a campaign against the
bookworm and kindred disease that
would be without geographical limlta-
| tlons. but said its membership would not
be made public. as acceptances had not
been received from all Of those invited
! for membership. Mr.. Rose would not
I deny that some Of the members Of the
| commission might be from other coun-