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the same field. How was that Income ab-
talned7 Is there any way to produce wealth
erty is SO produced under democracy, who
shall have the first say as to what becomes
OF V but the man who produces it7 Worlefnen
are asking;
why is II that the leaders Of the indus
tries to which we give our lives are able 70
make these donations of millions from the
profits Of our labor, while we are pennileez
and out OF employment
What is wrong with system under which
at best we can earn a bare livelihood, while
men who buy our labor are able, from the
profits Of our industry, to make such trs-
mendous contributions to charityW
Speaking of Mr.. Walsh, Life comments
with accustomed levity "a:
No one should object to his having what
run he can with the foundations while the
money lasts that his commission lives on.
There is nothing sacred about the founda-
tions. 1t happened that in q curious period
In the development of the country two excepA
uonally canny men diverted into their own
possession such an altogether absurd super
fully of money that, hardy as they were
they were embarrassed by It, and finally, after
good deal of pain and many minor reiiefs
threw up, each of them, a foundation, and
have since--so one hears---rested somewhat
easier. And another foundation was created
Out OF the leavings of an amazing old skim
flint who had all the fun he wanted In get
ting 200 millions together and left them to
MS widow to try TO spread them around
again. The wonderful thing about the foun-
dations is that they are In such good hands
and do so much good. They actually seem
TO do more good than harm, which Is an
unusual record for money which is so very
apt In large quantities to do more harm than
good.
Leslie's Weekly does not accept Chairman
Walsh phlosophicaly (5):
Walsh is politician seeking a seat in the
United States Senate. Howe's Monthly
charges that, when the commission met IN
Colorado, Chairman Walsh questioned a labor
leader for only two hours and then insisted
upon cross examining for nearly four days
PRESIDENT Welborn, of the Colorado Fuel and
Iron Company. The labor leader represented
the violators of the law, and Mr.. Welborn
represented those whose property had been
destroyed by rioters
These are serious accusations. CONGRESS,
In its eager desire to investigate men and
things. should inquire into the antics and
actlons ,, OF Mr Walsh. That he should pub
llcly assail the generous and philanthropfo
foundations established by Carnegie Hfrsch
Sage and Mr.. Rockefeller and seriously nro-
pose that the money of the taxpayers be used
instead of the funds literally provided by
these foundations, is a most astounding ex-
hibition of asininity. In justice to himself
President Wilson should reorganize the COM
mission, or demand its abolition as a useless
expense and menace to the prosperity of the
country. 1t is not surprising that the in
temperate language of Federal official like
| Mr.. Walsh should be regarded by the tnem-
| ployed as warrant for rioting and blood
| she'd
And the Independent (6), in a general JUS
tification of the foundations, writes:
By far the larger share of expenditure un-
| der these trusts has been thus far for the
! promotion of two objects namely a., educa-
| tton through schools, colleges and universi-
ties, brought up to relatively high standards
| of efficiency at the demand of benefactors, and
| (2), scientific research. These two. results
would be ample justification of these foun-
| dations.