The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-19
A ccuses Carnegie Of
"Dangling His Money
Before Public"
WOULD INFLUENCE
CASE NOW IN COURT
Gambler Sees in Gift" of "Agnos-
tic" Iron Master No Gift at All,
but Shrewd Attempt to Rob
Vanderbilt University
Of It's Medical
School.

Atlanta Ca, June iS.-Charges that
the recently announced gift of $1,000.
600 by Andrew Carnegie TO the Van
derblt University at Nashville. Tenn.
''is not a donation. but Il shrewd attempt
10 get control OF part Of the university
property" and that the retired iron
master liz dangling money before the
public with the purpose of influencing
litigation pending over the university
are made in "A statement given out here
by Bishop W. :, Gambler. Of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church, South Bishop
Gambler characterizcs Mr. Carnegie :
tner OF a donation 10 the university 10
establish a medical school as an Inn
pudent proposal of an agnostic steel
monger" and not 50 much donation
rs an attempt 10 deuaturc the institu-
lion"
This loud heraided gift" Bishop
Gamblers statement rccites. "on close
inspection OF its terms. appears To be
no gift At all. but shrcwd attempt to
get control or part OF the property.
q! Vanderbilt University in order TO
set up a medical school fashioned ac .
oordinu to the peculiar ideas Of Mr..
Carnegie
Vanderbilt University belongs to The
Methodist Episcopal church. south.
The church's ownership having been
denied, suit was brought some tiinc ago
10 settle the question, and the Chan
Gerry Court decided every poiut IN tho
appeal was taken and is now pending
in the Supreme Court of Tennessee
TO this Mr Carnegie makes allusiou
III his letter. putting his offer in such
relation TO this suit as to MAKE it
;antamount to dangling money before
iic public with the purpose Of infu-
oncinG this ease
Bishop Gambler quotes Mr.. Carnccie's S
letter in which the latter states his
objections 10 dCnomiaational control cf
AZ M ffag urtI
conditions on his donation conSe luent
Ipon determination OF the question Of
dcnominauonal control OF the uuiver-
sity.
':rhc dullest mind can see" continues
the bishops statement, that Carnegie
does not propose to give a penny to
Nandernnt University but 10 disncm- ;
bor from II one OF its departments.
worth about 100000. 1t appears also
that Epscopalians can sec IN this ar
fair effort 10 defeat tho proposed
medical department Of the University
OF Tho South. II they arc correct in
their opinion Nh Carnegie is propos-
Ing at one blow 10 destroy the medical
school Of the Episcopallans and deua-
,nre the medical school Of the Mctho-
"a Carn"gieized establishment of his
OWE image and likeness
!: iloss, OF tho Methodist church
south which viii take action Friday
on the protest OF four members OF the
Vanderbilt University board Of trust
relative 10 accepting Andrew Carne-
gle gift to the medical department.
Of million dollars. to-day published
the protest. The four trustees ques-
ton the boards right 10 accept the
conditions attached: question the fair
ness Of the proposition toward Carnc-
sic with suit pending contestinC the
rights Of tho board of trust. and al
legc that this - in fact giving away
3 department Of the university. Bishop
loss. ~ statement, specifies two Sc
riouS objections.
90 The university does not get a
dollar. but gives away its medical de
1artmcnt 10 a new governing board
without restrictions.
90 Mr.. Carnegie makes no prouli So
loss tho trustees succeed in eliminating
the church