The Washington times., 1914-12-17
Great Foundations
To Be Investigated

policies OF these organizations are
shaped and by whom: what part the
source of their income plays in de-
termining what these policies shall
be; whether self-perpetuating or
ganizations such as the Rockefeller
| Foundation are menace to the
future political and economic welfare
of the nation; what figure they cut
in politics; the labor policy OF Big
Business" in general.
Aside from the men already mention
ed, the official list of witnesses includes:
Frank A. Vanderlip. OF the National
City Bank of New York; George w.
Perkins Of the International Harvester
/, Company: Daniel Guggenheim, of the
American Smelling and Refining Com
pany: Norman B. Ream. street railway
owner and banker; John Hays Ham
mond. mine owner; Robert w. de or
est. capitalist and vice president Of the
Russell Sage Foundation: Cleyeland II.
Dodge of Phelps, Dodge & Co; II. {.
Frick. Adolph Lewisohn, New YORK
banker: Thomas w. Lamont. OF J. =.
Morgan G. Co: Seth Low, Samuel Com
pers. Jerome D. Green, trustee era
secretary of the Rockefeller Foundation {;
the Rev. Frederick T. Gates, for more
than twenty years in charge OF J. D..
Rockefeller's charities; Starr J. MURPHY,
personal counsel to John d. Rockefeller,
and director of foundation: W. l.. Mac
kenzie King, Canadian conclliatoT. now
with the Rockefeller Foundation;
Charles p Neill, former United States
Labor Commissioner, now with GugSen-
helm interests: J. II. McClement oank-
er: John VI. Glenn. general director or
the Sage Foundation: Ralph NJ. bas,ey,
T Burns. director of the Cleveland
Foundation; Samuel Untermeyer, Rob
ert Bruce, trustee of the Rand school OF
Social Science; Dean George W. hlrch-
NfAC n
law: Seth w. Miliiken, New England
cotton mill owner; Prof. 7. NJ; carver
of Harvard: Prof Charles Austin Beard.
of Columbia: Isaac \. Sellgmah' oshh-
er. and W. Fl. Allen. formerly an OFFICER
of the Bureau of Municipal Research
May Call Senators.
In addition. 1t is more than likely that
the commission will call as witnesses
United States Senators W. S. Kenyon
of Iowa and r. l. owen Of Oklahoma,
who led the fght in Congress against
granting a Federal charter TO the
Rockefeller Foundation
CHARGES have been made TO the Com
mission on Industrial Relations, accord
ing to Chairman Walsh, that the crea-
ton of the Rockefeller and other foun-
dations was the beginning OF an eftort
to "perpetuate the present position OF
ton of the sources of public informa-
ton
Aside from the facts given above. the
members of the Federal commission de-
cline 10 discuss the proposed investigs-
ton. but it is known that information
has reached them that there is fear,
on the part OF persons unnamed, that
the Rockefeller Foundation and similar
Institutions control
ling great wealth will, if not checked
by legislation. be used as instruments
10 change the form of government of
the United states at a future day, and
there is evsn the hint that there is fear
Of a monarchy.
II has been drawn to the attention
OF the commission that the Rockefeller
having originally $4,000
90 exempt from taxation. nov has
more than s1O3. 100000 in its treasury
after having given away several mil !
lions annually. The growth Of the fund |
Is held to be a menace to tho gold sup
ply Of the nation. Early in the coal |
strike inquiry here, it became apparent |
that the comm ssion was seeking all I
possible information bearing on the re- !
lations between the Rockefeller F'oun- |
ds ton and the railroad, banking, and 1
other interests of the country.