Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-01-29
Robert Fulton Cutting Tells Of.
Municipal Research Work.
and Donations to Il by the
ROckefeIlerS,
NO RESTRICTIVE GIFTS
ACCEPTED BY BOARD
Effort to Have Work Stopped
Outside of New York City
Failure at First Expert
Training Schools,

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New York. Jan. cS Robert Fulton
Cutting president Of the bureau of
municipal research, testified before
the United States commission ON in
dustrial relations today that the puh-
cies Of the bureau were changed con-
sderahly after John h. Rockefeller,
Jr. made certain suggestions and Of
fcrcd TO donate $4,000 toward de-
fraying the expenses Of the bureau
Tor a year.
Air. Rockefeller thought it was un-
wise for the bureau. the prime object
OF which, the witness said. was the
systcmati1ing OF municipal govern
ment' 10 engage in a publicity cam
paign by Distributing postal cards
and pamphlets, Also he thought Il
inadvisahlc that the bureau should do
work outside the state Of New York.
or that Il should interest itself IN
technical pedagogical work i'm the
New York public schools. AZ the same
time he expressed these opinions em-
ployes OF the bureau were aiding IN an
Investigation which was heing con-
Quoted by another bureau into the
children's court Of Denver colo. and
Judge Ben b. Lindsey who presided
over il,
Refused Dictation.
Mr.. Rockefeller, al first. offered the
money upon the condition that his
suggestions be complied with. The
board of trustees of the bureau de-
cided at a meeting that IL would ac-
.cept no conditional donations. Some
time later. however. the practice Of
sending out postal cards and namnh-
lets WAS discontinued and the work
outside the state WAS curtaiied
i'rhe trustees, however. had intend
ed To make the changes for long
time" said MIR. Cutting The bureau
received the S20,Q
Other witnesses who testified to-
day were Rev. John Haynes Holmes.
pastor Of the church of the Messiah
of this city, and Ivy L. lee, mcmher
of the personal staff of John u. Rock
efeller, Sr, and one time publicity
agent of the PENNSYLVANIA railroad.
Wealth Badly Distributed.
Mr. Holmes said that as teachers
pension fund provided for by An
drew Carnegie wds meant only for
teachers In non-denomnationa instl-
utions, all the UNCONVENTIONAL instl-
tutions We're doing everything ia their
power to get out of the class. The
primary cause of Industrial unrest, he
thought, was the inequilable distrlbn-
ton of wealth. coupled with the de-
sire Of the masses to better them
selves.
Mr. Lees testimony was as to
methods of gaining publicity for cor
porations.
Mr.. Cutting was called ut the af-
ternoon session. He described him-
self as retired business man. Ilo
was trustee and director In number
of corporations, including several
railroads and Industrial companies,
the American Beet sugar company
and other institutions, among them
the New York Trade school, he said,
Unions Oppose Education.
The witness said that organized Ia
bor had. always been antagonistic to
the trade school, which teaches
young men various trades such as
bricklaying. painting, cnfpenterlng
and plumbing.
Labor leaders had told him, he tes-
tilted, that they were opposed 60 the
school because they believed II un-
necessarily increased the number Of
workers In different trades.
John -. Rockefeller was the larg-
IMPROVING the Condition Of the Poor
Mr.. Rockefeller, last year, gave the
iassociation $50,000 and gave an adj
ditional $40 900 To a fund for the pen
sionlng Of widows with small chill
dren The association Is caring for
more than 500 widows at present.
Mr.. Cutting said the Rockefeller
Foundation had given in all about
I$130,000 to the bureau Of municipal
research A number Of city officials
had been removed after the bureau
had made reports concerning them
he said.
Rejected Restrictions.
Mr.. Rockefeller, Jr., told the wit
ness that he would Ike TO contribute
Ito the bureau in 1915, but that he
was lndisposcd 10 do 10, so long as
the bureau dealt with questions aris-
ing in regard to the public schools in
New York City, Mr.. Cutting c0ntin-
lued Also Mr. Rockefeller advised
against the bureau doing work out
Iside New York state. The bureau,
however, decided not 20 make any
lpromises.
The bureau ig not now sending out
weekly pamphlets and postal cards,
Mr.. Cutting said In reply TO questions.
Neither is Il Interested now In work
TN the New YORK public schools
These things we're objectionable
10 the trustees" said the witness.
Mr.. Cutting WAS asked whether u
we're not fact that AZ the time Mr..
Rockefeller said the bureau should
discontinue its work outside the state,
employees of the bureau were making
lan Investigation Of the ehildren's
court in Denver, presided over by
Judge Ben =. Lindsey
Il believe IT was Denver bureau
t Of municipal research that was max.
ling the inveatigation." replied the
witness. our men were aiding IN the
investigation" however.
The witness promised 10 produce
tomorrow the report made upon
Judge Lindsey and the ehildrens
icourt Of Denver.