New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-17
CALLS FOR PRIVATE
CHARITY INQUIRY
Senator Thompson Says
Payroll of Two Societies
IS S174,603.S9.
SS6.6O9 Discussed
FOR RELIEF WORK
Legislator Asks for Investiga
ton Of All Organizations
in the State.
,fr,m stan corr,,ro.drr, o.. H.. raapa,l

rFf,n stan Correspondent ~ III. r.upu,l
Albany. Feb. Is. Declaring that
there had been built up q substantial
and profitable business, as well rs
political organization, out of charity
Senator George F. Thompson, Of NJ
agara, introduced to-day resolution
calling for an investigation Of all PR
,ate charitable organizations. He SAID
those back of this charity business
mad capitalized the bcncvolence OF men
and women who contributed to relieve
The distress Of those less fortunate
than themselves.
"In 1882" ssId Senator Thompson,
"thc Legislature chartered the Char
ity Organization Society Of New York.
Among the purposes SET forth in the
act Incorporating the society was TO
obtain from the proper charities ana
charitable individuals suitable and
aocouatc relief for deserving cases
I'm 1907 that clause was amended 10
road: TO obtain from the proper cnar-
tics and charitable individuals ade-
nuatc relief for suitable cases.
"a questionable percentage OF me
nancy collected by this organization
has never reached deserving cases.
unless the distinguished and respect
abIc upiftcrs who run the OrSah'Ha-
ION and pay themselves large salaries
desire 10 be classed as the deserving
cases
Heavy Salary Rolls.
.Tbc last published report Of he
Charity Organization Soc,c'! -,
that there was paid in SalarIe5 liG,'
the funds collected from chatIlaole a Id
d;yiduals. sI27,272 10; there was pa'I
Wv .aJocn.tc relief for suitable cases,
only $SG,6OH o.. ,,,,dor-
s,.rG that II is almost Identical, AT
10 81 FAR a. the personnel oil the
sai.rv bcnc6ciarics - concerned, Is
,bc School Of Philanthropy, winch lnr-
,;,Los Am annual salary roll OF ST.
"aI a making total Of Sll4'oO9 oS'
/, addition approximately sio'VVV 10
charged to office expenses.
while the so-called reports OF the
Cboritv ORGANIZATION Society give these
f,nres ike other organizations IN
,i;s state which collect money III
rublic way. they persistentIy refuse 10
make any proper accounting oil theI.
nynnrditnres. The public, from whom
$50 donations are collected, is en-
,;tlcd n now who the deserving per
snrs are Who participate IN thls
STA so9 80 payroll and how deserving
Zach is. The heads Of some OF these
o%Sanizations are said to be on sew
eral payrols.
Demands an Accounting.
"Sincc if is in a way public bust
resa il should be subject to the same
measure of control We exercise over
ntber business. They should be forced
~ make an accounting an accounting
,yhich will show how they have admin
;stered their trust. not such an MADE
ouate general accounting as IS now
made. We have therefore suggested
an Investigation TO show what has peeh
Snne with funds collected in this man
nor in tho past. The Legislature IS
the only body which mas the power 10
make such an investigation. ihey per
0istentIv refuse TO make such an ac-
counting voluntarily,
~ do no. expect there VIII De any
or,osition TO the resolution for sucn
inGuirv. Certainly there ought not TO
he if there has been nothing improper
ahout the handling OF these FUNDS.