The Washington times., 1915-01-29
ELIOT, FROM STAND,
ATTACKS MEDIATION
IN LABOR TROUBLE
Method Causes Compromise,
Harvard's President Emeri.
tus Tells Federal Board.

NEW YORK, Jan. 29.-That the lie
Of phila anthroplc foundations should be
restricted by law is the opinion Of the
majority Of the members Of the Federal
Commission on Industrial Relations.
The evidence already adduced Ia de-
clared by some Of the members to en-
phasixe the need Of such action, and 1t
- expected such a recommendation will
be made to Congress. This. and COM
pulsory reports to Congress with Gov
ernmental representation upon the
boards ,is about a. far az the major
itv Of the commission believe it will be
advisable to 60 in suggesting curbing
legislation.
The cornmission today read into its
records the story Of the Colorado strike
rom the standpoint Of the miners a.
Tee on Labor. and also heard representa-
uves from the United Mine Workers.
VINO detailed the causes leading UP to
the outbreak.
Approves Interlocking Plan.
DR.. Charles w. Eliot. president emeri-
tue Of Harvard University. was the first
witness. He said he was q member Of
tho general education board. the Rookie
feller Foundation. and of the Carnegie
Peace Foundation. He saw no objection
to interlocking directorates In endowed
foundations.
1T makes for efficiency" he said.
In che boards with which no Is con-
are those Of the widest experience. Be-
cause Of this, he believed there was far
from an abundance Of such men In
America.
do YOU know Of any instances" he
was asked. where educators have been
nd IND t. AAN H.. hA
desire to secure money from the gen
eral education board or the Carnegie
Foundation?''
Many Instances Of Good.
"Never unduly influenced. have
known Of many instances where edu-
Gators were Influenced for good by these
funds. Before the general education
board was created we were erecting
new buildings for the Harvard medical
school. We were without means to
equip these buildings. With q commit
tee Of the faculty. applied for a gift
from Mr.. Rockefeller. explained the
cost. Starr Murphy was sent by Mr.:
Rockefeller to investigate He inquired
ton for three weeks he left.
Later I was invited to come to the
Rockefeller officeS. where I met Mr..
Murphy and John D. Rockefeller, jr.
The latter told me that to support ond
live in these buildings would take more
than I supposed, but II Harvard would
raise $4,000 additional. his father would
CIV. ss "a our !" medical school 100000 This
NEARLY saoO. 10000 has been put into
the work Of education since 1902 by the
education board" he said.
DR.. Eliot declared there could be no
general rule regarding the length Of q
yvatf it1y To- ina
he declared. was an absolute evil. A
proper income for an unskilled work.
man. he said. would depend entirely On
where the worker lived.
What would be proper In Germany.
you'd probably Hs not do here s,Ia IN amer amer
tions still would be more different.
came to the conclusion, some years ago,
that in the fishing village of Mt. Desert.
where a man had his home his garden
and wood lot he could easily get along
II am certain that the diet Of the
families Of laboring men costs too much
and Is far from the proper sort 40 far
too much. especially meat and could
snve much money, II we would only plan
a scientific diet"
Regarding compei:sation for disa bility
pr. Eliot evaded any ansWer SAVING
ance experts" He said the German
COMPENSATION plan was the best in the
world.
1T is a great misfortune for chile
to have to work to aid the family u
earning q living. In city factories. Chill
dren should never be employed Indoor
in any machine industry" he said. 4"
would fix the age limit at sixteen TO
factory workers.
1T believe in the general organization
tion in everything and especially in tn
higher professions. oppose lawless
ness, however Some unions advocat
It. They have no right to exist. sc
little change in the industrial unrest
Five years ago thought that 1T wa
increasing. Today ! do not know"
DR.. Eliot said employers were NOR
fair to their employees today than the
were some years ago. The sources o
friction between capital and labor ar
gradually being eliminated; he said:
OF the bonds Of the American Agrtcul
tural Chemical Company" said Walsh
"A director of the Foundation is a di
rector Of the company. A serious strik
is in progress there. and men have bee
killed and wounded. Now do you be
lieve this fact would prevent the Foun
dation from impartially investigatin
the causes and responsibility for thi
striker"
Il certainly do not replied Eliot
THE Rockefeller Foundation has n
moral ore lcgai responsibility to ilves
tiRate this strike because Of it's BON
holdin9s. I believe that If 1t were /
make such an Investigation. however
the directors in question would not b
Influenced because he was also a direc
tor of the company"