New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-19
CUTTING CONFIRMS
SPLIT in BUREAU
Admits Rockefeller Money
Caused Municipal Re-
search Trouble
DENIES DR.. ALLEN HAS
SENT IN RESIGNATION
Also DenOunces Story That
Standard Oil Cash Has In
fluenced Trustees.

z. Fulton Cutting. chairman u the
bard Of trustees Of the Bureau OF Mu-
n'cipal Research issued a statement Oh
his return 20 this city yesterday which
IN part confirms the story Of 4 split ia
the rsnks o. that organization as e.
elusively related by The Tribune las;
Friday. He did rot. however. admit
that the leave Of absence taken o. D~.
William H. Allen for six months sDe-
clal study al the Uniye -slty Of Wis
consln was IN reality cloak TO the lat
tcr's retirement from all official con-
rection with the bureau.
The cause Of Dr.. Aliens dissati STAG
ton. as already has been explained. was
the fact that he became convinced that
the Rockefellers were influencing fuan-
cially the activities OF the bureau. Or.
Allen was especially displeased b. the
conditional nature Of the contributions
made 10 the bureau by John ID. Rookie
teller. jr.. and made efforts 10 place
the board Of trustees on record "a OPP
posed 10 donations made subject %
limitations upon the future activities
Of the bureau.
City Chamberlain Bruere. the bureau
has been in charge of two directors Of
equal powers, Dr.. Allen and DR.. Fred
Crick A. Cleveland. OF the $4,000 re-
Gently contributed by the Rockefellers.
$4,000 was given without imposing any
conditions. cut the remaining 10000
constituted special fund under the
sole direction of DR.. Cleveland.
When the board OF trustees failed 70
support Or. Allen IN his opposition to
such outside interference with the &C.
Invites Of the bureau. the latter applied
for d SIX months leave OF absence, in
reality. - j. said. TO cloak the fact
that he had severed all connections
with the bureau.
The statement issued by Chairman
Cutting Of the board Of trustees IS as
follows:
"The articles tha. have appeared in
the newspapers with reference to dis
scnsion in the Bureau OF Municipal Re
search leave much unsaid. The trus-
tees OF the bureau do not agree with
Dr Allen with reference 20 the wisdom
cf some of the policies and methods he
pursues. There is room for honest dit-
ference o. opinion upon those ques-
tons.
"Rut lie trustees are unanimous.
They arc persuaded that they are right
and Dr. Allen holds 20 his views. The
trustees appreciate his enthusiasm
for the work. his fertility Of cXpedi-
ents. his unwear.ed industry. and they
entertain Tor him personally cordial
regard.
Gle has not resigned as director.
ror ha- he been O kcd 20 do 50. At
the InceDtion Of this bureau l. attempt
81 form OF organization very difficult
10 operate success fully. A, The request
o. DR.. Allen. who was orc OF the found
crs Of the bureau. an executive was
created consisting Of three director
with co-cqual pOwers-Dr. Allen. Or.
Clerelsnl and Mr. Bruere.
II expressed grave doubts as 70 the
wisdom Of this policy. but DR.. Allen
was 50 positive that Il would succeed
'ha- he lad his way. For consider
able tine the plan worked better than
expected. but OF late serious differ
ences o. "pin.on have arisen With REF
crence % the cSpediency Of various
policies and methods
THE TACT that Nr. Rockefeller has
been Ole Of large number OF sub
acrlbers has had nothing 70 DO with
TINS controversy. The Rockefeller
Foundation is not attempting 20 control
this burccu in any way. Dr. Allen is
wrong wnen he says that the board Of
trustees has changed its views in any
respec' in obedience 20 requirements o.
the Foundation