The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-01-19
LINDSEY AGAINST
THE FOUNDATIONS
Money Taken from the People is Used
to Strengthen the Systems
Position.

Uulteu' fTeSS Leased wire SeIVlCe.I
DENVER, Colo, Jan. 19.-"When
the people cease to realize that the
prime object Of the Rockefeller founda.
ton and foundations Of similar stripe
is to maintain the false economic sys.
tenn now existing, then we will face
the greatest danger in the history OF
our country-industrial slavery. We
will be building toward new feudal-
ISM
This was the statement here today
Of Ben B. Lindsey, Colorado's noted
judge and progressive leader, in an
interview with the United Press
Judge Lindsey was discussing the in
vestigation of the industrials rela
lions commissions in New York. He
declared that If the commission again
calls to the attention Of the people
that it is with their money that the
Rockefeller and other foundations are
maintained, it will have fulfilled It's
purpose for the present.
1--WE have a democratic form Of po-
litiGal government, but an Industrial
plutocracy. Political rights which are
guaranteed under the constitution do
not come under our system Of indus
tril government said Judge Lindsey.
These are the things the investiga-
ton should point out and which should
go far in solving our labor troubles.
''The industrial government of Wall
street is now more powerful than the
political government in Washington.
The subtle violence Of capital is being
felt in its full force by the American
people. This violence in the control
of institutions of learning and the es-
tablishment Of foundations that the
rising generation may be brought up
in the path the industrial masters
would have them breeds violence in
labor. It is violence Of expression.
II is built upon an economic system
which permits few men to reap the
rewards Of the work Of thousands and
then dole out the wealth which the
thousands have earned, in such a
manner that the system may be main
tanned"
THE recent bloody Colorado strike,
which will figure in the investigation
In New York" the judge continued,
"is but an isolated instance of CAPT
tai carrying it's oppression too far.
Similar conditions exist in other parts
of the country. If the foundations 81
the Rockefellers and the Carnegies
were really desired to carry out the
benevolent work which they would
have us believe their first step would
be to destroy the system which makes
such foundations possible"
Judge Lindsey pointed out that
thousands of dollars hive been sent
to Europe for the suffering Belgians
bv men identified with the interests
represented by the foundations.
But has any one heard OF our own
suffering people being aided in such a
manner he asked. "L c. Phtpps.
Denver and former Pittsburgh million
sire contributed $4,000 for the starv-
ing children of Belgium. At his own
back door in Colorado there are thou
sands of starving women and children,
the victims Of an industrial warfare
Just as bitter and rIinous as the war
in Europe They are as innocent Of
responsibility for conditions which,
brought them to starvation as are the
women and children OF Belgium. But
Phipps has not contributed FIVE cents
to aid these unfortunates. BY main
tanning the conditions under which
they live. he Is able to amass his hun
dreds of thousands each year"
Judge Lindsey declared lie did not
know the attitude that there is no
good In the Rockefeller or other foun-
dations. Undoubtedly they have aided
in the upbuilding of institutions and
alleviated certain effects, he said But
always. the Judge declared, they have
built in the direction today they would
haxa deyelo1meut 60"