Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-02-05
Morris HiIIQuit, Socialist Writ
er, Thinks Capitalists AreI
NegIecting Needed Chair
ties at Home,
CONDEMNS EFFORTS
TO ASSIST ASIATICS
FeeIS Sure Money and Food
Sent 10 Belgium Might Be
Used to Better Advantage in
New York City,
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the strike at the Chrome and Roose-
Welt, n. j., plants Of the American
Agricultural-Chemlcal mpany,
which resulted IN the recent shooting
and killing OF strikers. was today in
augurated BY the federal commission
on Industrial relations The commits
sion had heforefit II one OF the strikers
and one OF the directors Of the com
pany
The striker was Antonio Water,
who testified he tried to support a
wife and five children on wage OF
$3.50 day aud failed. Even with
additional money his wife was able
To earn he could not pay for the bare
necessities of life, he said, SO he
ran into debt
The director was A. Barton Hep
burn. who is also chairman OF the
board Of directors OF the Chase Ma
tional bank of New York city and one
OF the trustees OF the Rockefeller
Foundation.
Knew Nothing of Conditions.
Mr. Hepburn said he knew nothing
about the condition of the employees
Of the chemical company, and he had
never visited the plants in New Jer-
sey. yle first learned that strikers
had been shot when he read IL In the
newspapers. He then called up an
official OF the company and was told
that the men we're on strike FOR
more wages and shorter working
hours The official also told him
that he believed the strike would be
of short duration as there were many
men looking for the places the strik-
ers had vacated.
AS a stockholder, the witness said
he did not consider himself respon-
sble for the conditions at Roosevelt.
He defended the Rockefeller Foun-
dation. it's purposes and policies and
said he aid not know that among tho
securities held by II were those of the
American Agricultural-Chem COM
pany
other WITNESSES today were George
w. Kirchwry. professor of law at CO.
lumbia university Morris Hillquit
writer and John Il. Lawson. executive
board member Of the United Mine
Workers of America.
Doubts Constitutionaiity.
Professor Kirchwry gave IL as his
opinion that there was some doubt
that the charters of the Rockefeller
and Carnegie foundations were con-
stltutional as they failed properly to
define the scope and purposes OF the
institutions.
Mr.. Hilquit assailed the phllan-
thropio foundations as being "at the
bottom, both enterprises founded by
capitalists, not To relieve the suffer
ing Of their fellowmen, but as n
means Of strengthening their own So
cial and economic position. While
the Rockefeller relief ships for Bel
gium were being loaded, he said,
thousands of American workers were
suffering from hunger within one
mile of 80 Broadway. Tens of ihous-
ands Of men workers. their wives and
children were going hungry The
bread lines in New York. within per-
haps one mile Of 2G Broadway, were
growing longer and longer from day
to day Many Of the men in these
dreadful lines probably have ut some
time been working in one or the other
Of the numerous Industries in which
Mr. Rockefeller has invested ana
probably have helped 10 augment his
great fortune.
Sees little Charity in IT,
Hardly any part Of the huge funds
concentrated in the modern philan-
thropic trusts Is applicable TO the re-
lief Of the widespread poverty, misery
and distress OF the American popu-
lation," said Mr.. Hillqult. He cited
the relief furnished to the Belgians as
the only charitable work on a large
scale undertaken by the Rockefeller
Foundation.
"why restrict the necessary help to |
Belgium ?" he asked
The foundations activities in erad-
icatlng the hookworm disease in for
eign countries, through the interna-
Iional heafh commission, Mr.. llillqult
declared, were based on Mr. R0cke-
feler's own admission upon economic
This is the situation in a nutshell
he said. THE Americans can wen
dispense with a million or so Of the
surplus working population OF this
Prevcntablc Disease Ut Home.
Hence they arc permitted 70 die
II consumption, vocational diseases
md preventable accidents. But the
population Of undeveloped foreign
countries Is Just beginning 10 develop
IN economic importance for Ameri-
an capital. Hence international
lealth commissions"
Mr.. llillquit said that while Egyp- !
ians and Malayans were being freed
# the hook worm he could not forget .
low many thousands of American |
workers. died annually of tuberculosis, {
mostly victims of social and indus :
rial surroundings. [
Canadian Aviator Killed.
London. Feb. 4 (6;50 ., m)-Lieu-
enant Sharpe Of the Canadian con- {
ingent Royal flying corps. was killed {
his afternoon, while flying at Shore- l