Albuquerque morning journal., 1914-12-04
Many Millions
Go to Relief of
Huntdn Suffering

Foundation, which IA now leading In
the imposing task OF feeding 1000, 600
starving Bclgians. M John d Hocke.
iefiers latest and greatest bcnefaction
an institution with 500, 000, 600 capi-
tai to carry through all his future
philanthropies.
IL VIII not absorb Rockefeller pro-
Jec's already definitely established on
scientific, business like basis, like
the $43,000,00O general education
board but Il serves as a standing or
ganization ready to take up any new
work OF human development that
presents itself.
The object OF the foundation, as
stated In the federal charter which
the house of representatives. passed
only to see II die in the senate. is to
promote the we'll being OF mankind
throughout the, world
Gets New York Charter.
Giving up his efforts to obtain q
federal charter Mr. Rockefeller and
his associates then appealed to the
state OF New York. Senator Foley
sponsored bill to charter the foun-
dhtion, which passed both houses Of
tho New York Legislature in April.
1913, and was signed hy Governor
sulzer. II gave the foundation much
wider powers than the proposed fed
eral charter, but Mr.. Rockefeller was
somewhat disappointed that the work
was not given more OF national char
acter by the national Incorporation.
besides sending the steamship Mas
scpcqua with $275, 000 food cargo to
the Belgians on November 3; holding
out q general offer to deliver free of
charge all American gifts to the, Bel
CLANS up to December q next, with a
probability OF q renewal of the offer,
hurrying q commission OF three ok
perts to Europe to study the general
distress situation, and promising 20
expcnd Several millions If this COM
mission reports the advlsabiity, the
foundation has done these things;
Organized labor investigating
commission to study the working con-
ditions of the world This work will
be conducted along the line Of the
Rockefeller bureau of social hygiene.
Organized the Worldwide fight
against tho cnervating hookworm
plague. This continues work done be-
fore the foundations incorporation.
Purchased the Grand Chenier tract
of $4,000 acres in Vermlllian and
Cameron parishes, Louisiana, for the
purpose of establishing winter ref
uge and preserve for migratory BIRDS
on the northern shore Of the Gulf OF
Mexico.
Co-operatcd with the bureau Of mu-
nicipal research of New York CITY, a
scmi-private body which keeps a
watch on the municipal gsovernment
and conducts a training school for
municipal government experts.
500 Begging Letters Day.
For one thing, the foundation In
vestigates hundreds of thousands OF
requests for assistance every year.
Mr. Rockefeller, 1t was explained
when the foundation was proposed,
wished to make ii clearing house
for begging letters Of which he re-
ceives 500 dag.
Before the foundation began its
corporate life its work had gone on
for years. There had been an infor-
NAL committee, composed of men
closely associated with Mr.. Itockefel-
Ter. which had passed on philanthropy
ic projects and considered such as the
foundation now Systematically stud
les and takes up when approved
The foundation. like most of the
Rockefeller activities was started and
has lived in a storm of criticism. Mr..
Rockefeller's desire to establish the
foundation was made known first In
March, 1910. when United States Sem
ator Gallinger. of New Hampshire, in
troduced the federal bill IT was con-
tended by critics the foundation
should not be perpetual but subject to
termination with a distribution OF its
funds. and that its control should be
vested more specifically in congress.
Amendments were made providing
congress might limit the objects Of the
corporation as the interests of the
public might demand, and that all
gifts or property should be subject to
this provision The total amount of
property the foundation might hold
was limited TO 100000, ,OOO--the
amount which Mr.. Rockefeller had
named as the extent of his donation
and 1t was provided that the income
should not be accumulated or added
bursed currently. There We're also
suggestions for the distribution OF all
the principal at the end OF 100 years.
But congress did not pass the bin.
Would Systematizc Bcncyolcncc.
Having systematized the worlds
business, Mr. Rockefeller would, he
has declared, systematize the world s
feller foundation holds itself ready TO
cooperate with other like organza-
lions or individuals, u good instance
being the present belgian relief work
Along this llne Mr.. Rockefeller
wrote:
"If combination to do business Is
effective In saving waste and In get
ting better results why Is not combi-
nation far more important IN philan-
thropic work.
we must always remember there
Is not enough money for the work OF
human upllft and there never can be.
How vitally important. therefore, that
the expenditure should SO as far as
possible and be used with the greatest
intelligence.
''It should be a matter Of greater
pleasure and satisfaction to give mon
ey for a good cause than TO earn It,
and / have always INDUCED the hope
that during my life / should be able
to help establish efficiency In giving
SO that wealth may be of greater use
TO the present and future genera
tions."