The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-04
THE DIVISION OF MONEY.
Should the Earnings Of the Intelli-
gent Be Given TO the Ignorant?

To II EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir. tr
THE Sun of August 26 appeared the
report Of Basil NJ. Manly. director Of re-
search and investigation of the United
States Commission ON Industrial Rela-
tons. The report suggests a prepon-
derance Of the labor element, and is
manifestly unfair.
The Rockefeller and Carnegie founda-
lions. whose methods 1t attacks, have
funds amounting to $3.50, 900. 900. These
benefcent men, neither of whose ac-
quaintance I possess or ever expect to
possess, are attacked because they do no
turn over the reward OF their high mem
tai achievements and efficiency to be
dominated by the masses. II the coun-
try wishes to benefit the masses let II
provide the wherewithal with which to
do II.
Mr.. Rockefeller and Mr.. Carnegie
bring conservatism and experience and
high Intelligence to the management OF
the funds acquired by their mental ca
pability and devoted to the cause oil
humanity; benefting mankind, not in
the way the masses wish ignorantly to
be benefited, but in the manner this
high experience, judgment. foresight
wisdom and experience. gathered in the
study Of the rise and fall of nations,
suggests.
On the one side, we hear the masses
crying: Away with history. We will
have no book OF the past What dc
we want with experience? All we wan,
Is your hardly earned money to do
what we please with" And each man
who cries thus l call just ay great a
highway robber as the man who covers
you with a pistol and demands our
pocketbook.
II l give my little dollar II is given
to be used for such a purpose and In
n certain manner. And each man OF
small means insists upon his right IN
his respect. Yet when he comes to
the grasping of the privileges conferred
upon him by the munifcent gifts OF
vast wealth the grab seems SO colossal
to him that he loses all his moral sense
and wishes to receive the benefits OF
the princely donation without conform.
Ing to the responsibility his receiving
these privileges entails. A man mus,
not expect to receive anything unless
he gives something in return. High
moral living Is not a system OF graf
what o can n where you car Mar
should not forever be an object fol-
charity.
The man these foundations affects re.
ceives his education under a conditional
acceptance. lie is a free agent and car
a X the gift or leave Il, as he chooses
He has surely "A mind logical enough &c
concede that the donor can present the
gift or withhold II. as he pleases. But
once having accepted the donors gift
he is in honor bound to conform to the
conditions the donor imposes and not
to seek to change them even as a mar
must pay the price a merchant asks for
a pair OF socks or walk out Of his shor
without buying.
All this is logical and the outcome
sure. our moneycd men will give nc
more benefactions to the country that
attributes base motives to their kind.
ness (after taxing and trying to limi,
their incomes OF high Efficiency.
These charity benefactions seem tc
pauperize the country Of high mora
sense. as well as p~ecuniarily. Few now
are willing to work to attain the reward
OF merit they crave the ecompense foi
which others have done the work. TX.
norance, inefficiency. low standards, ar,
TO ave the money high worth has at.
tanned showered upon them. knowledge
experience, wisdom. efficiency. high
ut standards. are 10 have the reward OF
their high Attachments plucked from
them.
Shall. muscular labor. that has to be
directed and that destroys infinitely and
damages infinitely in producing what il
does, and which has no moral thought
OF repairing its damages, or OF paying
for the ignorant, or careless. or wilful
destruction of the employers property
or rights (for the student is employed
by the munificent be~nefaCtor. his EN-.
ployer. TO perfect himself in manua
labor. or In high mental constructive
eficiency)-shall this muscular or a,
yet Uniformed mental being dictate tina
millions be spent to provide him II
means of carrying out his ignorant ideas
Of what he a while he IL passing
his Uniformed student days?
II the parent allowed the child tC
do as he pleased, would hat child grow
w to be al efficient and moral citizen
And yet the labor (Which is the men.
tally ignorant) part Of the commission
wishes these students to constitute them,
selves highway robbers and grab the
money attained by high efficiency tha'
they nay enjoy themselves doing wha'
they please, in the n they please
after the fashion Of children. while con
sidering themselves as being educated.
Not until a man or woman is com
PEELED to pay for his education by the
sweat OF his brow Is he entitled to it.
Let our rich men keep their money
and no longer be maligned by labor
leaders and by students whom they have
SO kindly desired TO benefit, but whom
they are really pauperizing in spirit.
ANTI-TAx FOR EFFICIENCY.
Pa. August 30.