The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-06
CANNY SCOT KEEPS

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Carnegie said that he got along all
right with his workmen. He referred
again to McLuckie. the Homestead
burgess. who had said: THAT was
damned white of Andy"
Many time | burst out laughing
when | think of McLucltie." he said
tAndy-thcre's no sympathy about
Mr. Carne gle, have them call you
/ Andy, ana you're all right"
As the audience rolled from side
to side with laughter MIR Carnegie
! leaEed over to the press tables and
murmured, loud laughter" which is
a sine qua non OF all court reporting
/ in Scotland.
! we had no trouble in keeping or
der until YOU came, Mr., Carnegie"
said Chairman Walsh, when he could
make himself heard.
! TIN glad of that" replied the iron
master, extending his arms and turn
1 ing toward the crowd. What an au-
dience' See how many ladies there
are here. That's one Of re greatest
triumphs of my Life"
! Here the laughter and applause
became Il tumult and AR, Carnegie
said he would like to say something
about the subject of women.
AHUN lens n ~tofN.
Il took trip around the world
once. | left the boys at home To do
the work while | went out and play
| ed. One DAY in China | was sitting
with the Mandarins (you know the
Mandarins). and one of them said to
me; The greatest work Of your Christ
is the elevation of women and that
is the greatest work Of Christ
/ A hush fell upon the audience
/ fhprp uaS nf ell
I AS Mr.. Carnegie looked very solemnly
/ into the faces of those who heard
! him.
Now. have just a few more aues-
tons" said Mr.. Walsh.
"Oh, I'm not in any hurry" was
the reply. m enjoying this" and
the audience was away UP on its mer-
~ laughter again.
Mr.. Carnegie do you believe that
! an educational institution win be
4 wrongly influenced in it's teachings by
reason of the gifts made to it,"
II can't imagine any harm coming
from that"
Now Or. Eliot says" began the
chairman
/ We'll interrupted Mr.. Carnegie.
'he ought TO know Hes on one OF
my pensions"
lie then went on to say that it would
he impossible for the trustees OF
foundation to- get together aud pro
mote any scheme that was dishonest,
and illustrated il by saying that groups
OF men who get together to depress
the stock market always wind up by
getting into trouble. He said he never
inquired what a mans beliefs were
when he was offering aid
Il don't care q Zig what he thinks
about a future world" said Mr.. Car
negie, "if he is c-ean and wants TO
better himself"
DO you think there should be gov
/ ernmental control OF these founda-
tions?'
Andy Tells Little Warm.
Il don't think the United States Gov
ernment or the state Legislature
would do anything that would not be
agreeable TO me"
DO you believe in publicity Of the
activities OF these foundations"
That reminds me of the preacher
who posted a notice that in his ser
mon he would try to answer the ques-
iiop, Why was Lazarus besEar"
Now we had all supposed that ques-
tion was settled long ago. The rea
son was he did not advertise. I be
/ iieve in advertising"
i when he was excused. Mr.. Carnegie
turned TO shake hands with the COM
missioner.
] Il haven't spent a more agreeable at
ternoon in ] don't know when" he said.
Il hope YOU will come to Pittsburg
and what we have there"
We are coming there" said Mr.
Walsh.
"oh, I'm so glad replied Mr. Car
negie as he got down from the plat
4 form.
! Mr.. Rockefeller came to the stand
Immediately, being escorted by the
sergeant alarms The founder of the
Standard Oil Company, whose philan-
thropic activities have now been under
investigation for three weeks here,
was accompanied by Ivy l.. Lee. of his
personal staff, and his secretary,
Jerome -. Greene, executive secretary
/ of the Rockefeller Foundation. sat In
the audience with Mrs. John d.
ckefeiler. Jr. AS soon az quiet was
restored Mr.. Rockefeller began read
ing his statement, including the head
ing. The statement. set down in ques-
ton and answer form, was AZ fol-
lows;
Question 1.-The motives and prin-
ciples which underlie the various
foundations which you have establish
ed.
Answer--~The sole motive underly-
ing the various foundations which |
have esta blished has been the desire
to devote portion OF my foreu>. to
the service Of my fellowmen. The pru-
ciples have been fully set forth In the
two chapters OF my book. Random
"Reminiscences which have already
been made part of the record Of your
commission.
Question Your purposes and
plans with reference to the expendi-
turc OF the special 32.000.0o0 annual