New-York tribune., 1914-12-26
RECRUITS CLERGY
TO FIGHT JOHN D.
Bouck White Says 100000
Will Denounce Oil
Man and Son.
THINKS $4,000 WILL
REMAIN 'UNFAITHFUL'
Declares Objects of His Ire Are
Trying to Commercialize
the Church.

One hundred thousand snti-Rocke-
feller clergymen-solidly and bitterly
against John D.. sr. and jr.-is the
bomb that the Rev Bouck White has in
store for the oil king.
Four-hfths Of all the clergymen in
the country. :: the fiery White can
have his way about it, are going 70
band themselves into national union
that will renounce the Rockefellers,
their money and their foundations
The Rockefeller contributions 10 the
Baptist Church, says White, have gone
20 the ecclesiastical trust
The idea OF an organization of lOO,-
900 cergymen. asserts White, Is far
from the visionary matter that II might
appear. From all over the country de-
mands for action have swept in, says
White. Ministers of New York, Bos-
ton, Philadelphia and Baltimore,
sounded by White as to their views on
the Rockefeller question, have eN-
pressed themselves, according 10 White,
a. being wildly in favor Of the action
that he is about to take.
The concrete suggestion the exact
manner in which the matter should be
hsndled-emanated from Cincinnati.
But all over the country, II White is
right about IL, the time Is ripe for
such an action and the sentiment is
overwhelmingly in favor of il,
Whites plans 10 force the Rocke-
fellers 10 their knees were announced
in q statement by him last night.
Early in the evening he gave dinner
for 100 of his followers al Wssser's
restaurant. West 3lst ST. Nominally,
at least. he gave the dinner, but his
guests paid go cents apiece for the
privilege of attending.
During the dinner he made speech
i'm which he paid his forceful respects
to the Mayor of Boston, from which
city he was invited TO depart by Mayor
Curley a few days ago. White an
nounced that he was going back and
threatened another Boston tea party"
I'm his statement the preacher de-
clarod that he would leave IN two
weeks for the Middle West, there 10
organize the first locals" in the pur-
posed national union. In the West
says White. he will visit Pittsburgh,
Cincinnati, Columbus, Louisville, Mid
dletown, Ohio; Kansas City, Spring
field, H.. South Bend, Ind. and Ham
lion, Ohio Then he will work his
way east and stop at Rochester and
Buffalo.
I'm every city he will round up the
ministers and tell them how Roekefel-
Ter is putting religion in peril by COM
mercializing IT. A few men and a few
interests have benefited, asserts White.
THE RockefelleFs are trying 10 COB
bic up the Church and make il tail
to their kite" are his words. "The gen
ersl run of the clergy realize that this
means disaster to the Church"
The turn of the Cast will come later.
Baltimore, says White, is "enthus-
iastic." and conferences with Boston
and New York clergymen have CON
vinced him that he will have little
trouble in swinging the requisite per-
centage over 10 his side in those cities.
Twenty-Five thousand ministers, White
admits. will remain faithful TO the
Rockefeller interests"
As for Boston, White will go back
there Just to prove that he dares to
do 80.
81 shall continue the battle" he said.
THE Mayor of Boston is so squeamlsh
that he cannot bear 10 hear the truth.
| am going 20 put the question OF un-
employment up. to him and 70 Mayor
Mitchell, and il something IS not done
about it the unemployed will take mat
ters into their own hands and there
will be another Boston tea party