The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-25
PURPOSESAND MODE .OF 0PERAT|ON0 0F THE ROCKEFELLER FUND
 ARE GIVEN ID PUBLIC
Foundation Makes Public Replies Made to Questions of United States Commits sion On Industrial Rela- tions-Supplies Copy of Charter

New York. January 24.--The RoclSe- feller Foundation today made public it's replies to questions asked by the United States commission on industrial relations as to the reasons for the establishment of the s100.oOo.O00 foun- dation, it's purposes and methods of operation.
 One of the purposes of the inquiry now being conducted in this city by the industrial commission Is the in vestigation of the Rockefeller and Sage foundations. The information given out by the Rockefeller Founda- ton today already has been forwarded to the commission. In addition John D. Rockefeller, Jr, president of the foundation, will be called before the commission as a witness.
 Replies Divided
 The replies by the Rockefeller Foun- dation are divided into two parts. the first of which is signed by Mir. RoclSe- - feller. Jr., as president. and by Je- rome D. Greene, as secretary.
 Complying with the commissions re- quest the foundation has supplied the commissioners with copies of the foundation's character, constitution and bylaws Replying to other questions the foundation stated that it was not a consolidation of pre-existing organ izations but a distinct creation with its own funds
 The total funds of the foundation on December 1, 1914, are stated as slo3' . 95O.S17. It's holdings of stocks and bonds are given in detail The char acter of it's investments is controlled by the finance committee composed of John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Starr J. Murphy and Jerome T. Greene Ap- propriations are made by the board of directors or the executive committee. The amount of its holdings is not linn tied by it's charter. No part of the prin- cipal is to be distributed except by two-thirds vote of all members
 Rockefeller Directs Expenditures |. One condition of John D. Rockefel ler's gift of S100,000,0o0 establishing E the foundation was described as stipu- lating that the sum of s2,000,000 of its income or as much of that sum as he might designate shall be applied dur ing his lifetime to such specific objects within the corporate purposes of the foundation as he may direct The officers declare that they have .r .i,,p ~ ther funds but that the foundation IS entitled to receive gifts from any source. The general education board, they say, Is an independent corpora tion with funds of its own; but lum D sums have been appropriated for the use of the international health com mission.
 The major part of the work of the foundation consists. if is stated, in anthropic agencies.
 Searching Questions Asked Searching questions were asked by the commission as to the reasons for the appointment by the Rockefeller foundation of William Lyon Mackenzie ing of Ottawa. ont, to makeS a study of industrial relations. Replying to Il question whether MT. King was author ized to go on with his plans even if his policy should be divergent from that of the directors tho foundation asserted that the conduct of the work will be left in his hands subject merely to conference with officers of the foundit- tion and to its control as to the extent of expenditures. On this subject tie foundation declared:
 "It cannot be too clearly understood that the purpose of this inquiry (SIr. King's) is not to apportion blame in present or past misunderstandings nor to justify any particular point of view; the sole purpose is constructively help full. In work conceived and under taken in such Q spirit any question of divergent policies or of partiality in the investigation can have no place. The foundation has felt that if it would work out sound and substantial i'm . provements in the relation of capital and labor it could hardly do anything better calculated to promote the well being of mankind for which purpose the foundation was created"
 King Controls Work
 Mir King controls the field. scope and methods of his investigation, the foup- dation asserts, and it has not refused to continue an appropriation for any piece of work or investigation which had been agreed upon.
 Explaining why the industrial rela- tions division was created, the founda- tion stated: While the general sub ject of economic research was under consideration the industrial disturb : ances in Colorado impressed the prcsi-