Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-02
SAYS OIL KING HOPES
TO CONTROL GOVERNMENT
Senator Kenyon Gives Reasons for
Desiring to Repeal General
Education Board Charter.
Issues Statement Explaining His
Action in Introducing
Bill in the Senate.

The reasons which caused Senator
Kenyon of Iowa to introduce in the
Senate yesterday a bill to repeal the
act of Congress by which the general
education board was incorporated in
1903 are explained in statement
given out at his office. The board has
been endowed by John D. Rockefeller
with about $43.0OO.0 900.
The statement given out at Senator
Kenyons office is. in part. as follows:
senator Kenyon introduced reso-
luton in the Senate calling upon the
Secretary of Agriculture to furnish the
Senate with the names and positions
of all employees. giving names and
positions held and salaries paid, in
whole or in part, out Of funds FUR
nished by the Rockefeller Foundation
fund. and who were u1der the direct
control of the Department of Asri-
culture.
The Secretary of Agriculture com
piled with this request, and his state
ment shows that some 625 persons are
supported by the funds of the general
education board, the funds OF Wnlch
are provided by John D. rockefeller.
Now. it is claimed that before any oil
these experts can be employed they
must have the Endorsement OF John ".
Rockefeller's right-hand man, DR.. wal
lace Buttrick, who is secretary of this
foundation board. 1t is further claimed
that in this way Mr. Rockefeller de-
sires to obtain control over the educa-
tional institutions of this country as
well as the farming experts who are
sent out by the Department OF Agri-
culture to go among the farmers. and
who after an acquaintance command
great respect in the communities in
which they are located; in fact. they
become the leaders in their localities.
Willing to Finance Northern States.
While his dealing through the Asri-
cultural Department has been in the
south, yet it is understood that he is
willing to finance all the states of the
north if he can control the selection
of the demonstrators.
Just think of this boards being incor-
porated under the laws of the United
States. The stocks and bonds OF this
corporation include those of more than
thirty-three railroads; stocks of the Steel
Corporation. Sugar trust, American Tele-
phone and Telegraph trust. Western
Union trust. Central Leather trust.
American Cigar Company trust, which
is trying to drive all the independent
cigar trade to ruin by its undetermined
methods II is also i'll possession OF
more than s2,3o0OeO worth of Colorado
Industrial Company notes. lhat is
where the great strike of Colorado is
now going on. This industrial company
holds some 10000 acres Of coal and
timber lands in it's possession.
Refers to Colorado Strike.
If John D. Rockefeller should go out
to Colorado and give some Of this blood
money to the families of the poor strik-
ers which his company is now fighting,
instead of giving it to colleges and agri-
cultural experts throughout the country
he would be going a long way toward
making amends for the ruin and devasta-
ton which he has helped to bring upon
the suffering people of Colorado.
He prefers to build up his invisible
government through the colleges and
agricultural associations throughout the
country and in this way get control of
the government. Through the general
education board he has given some $40.
100000 to carry on this propaganda.
rs 1t any wonder the people are be-
ginning to doubt the wisdom Of the
workings of this government, when we
will consent to be drawn into the meshes
OF such corporations as this" 1t is vel
for the people of this country to awaken
to the realization that the invisible gov
ernment is fast securing its clutches
upon the very vitals of our public insti-
buttons. and it is now time to call them
to an accounting