Evening star., 1915-08-26
So Asserts B. N. Manly, Re-
search Director, Industrial
Relations Commission.
STATE CONSTABULARY
VIGOROUSLY CRITICISED
Report Just Made Public Also Con-
demns Methods Pursued by Large
Corporations.

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of millions of wage-earners in the
United States are subject to the dicta-
ton of relatively small number of
men is the statement made in the third
and final section of the report of Basil
NJ Manly, director of research of the
United States industrial relations COM
mission, made public today.
The report deals in large part with
the Rockefeller Foundation. and the
methods pursued by large corpora
tions in maintaining espionage, and in
refusing TO deal with labor unions
State constabulary. such as that main
tanned in Pennsylvania, is vigorously
criticised on the ground that while it is
effective in crushing strikes it is un
fair to the labor unions, and has in the
past entirely disrega sded the rights of
the laboring men.
Allegations Embraced in Report.
The following allegations are made
as statements of fact based on the
testimony and evidence in the hands of
the commission:
Except, perhaps, for improvements
in safety and sanitation. the labor
conditions of corpora oration-t,ontrolled ii in
dustries are subject to grave criticism,
and are menace to the welfare of the
nation.
In order 10 prevent the org rganization
of employees for the Improvement of
working conditions. elaborate systems
of espionage are maintained by the
larger corporations. which refuse to
deal with labor unions. and employees
suspected of union affiliation are dis
charged.
The dominate by the men in whose
hands the final control of large part
of American industry rests is not limit
ed to their employees, but is being rapid
ly extended to control the education
and social service of the nation.
This control is being extended large
ly through the. creation of enormous
privately managed funds for indefinite
purposes, hereinafter designated foun-
dations,' by the endowment of colleges
and universities. by the creation of
funds for the pensioning of teachers,
by contributions to private charities as
well as through controlling or 1nhuenc-
ing the public press"
Menace to National Welfare.
The Rockefeller Foundations en-
trance into the field of industrial rela-
tions, through the creation of a special
division il is declared, constitutes a
menace to the national welfare to
which the attention not only of Con-
gress but of the entire country,
should be directed. Backed by the
100000, 900 of the Rockefeller Founda-
tion, this movement has the power to
influence the entire country in the de-
termination of it's most vital policy.
Mr.. Rockefeller is charged with plan
ming to utilize literature which was
known to him at the time to be untrue
and misleading in a So-called 'non-eo-
ucational campaign.
There is developing. says the report
a degree of control over the teaching
of professors in our colleges and uni
versities which constitutes a most seri-
Gus menace.
Congress is urged to enact a statute
providing that all incorporated non
profit making bodies. whose present
charters empower them to perform
more than single specific function
and whose funds exceed S100.00O.000,
shall be compelled TO secure a federal
charter.
The charter it is urged, should con-
tain certain provision limiting the
funds. definitely and exactly specifying
the powers. providing rigid inspection
of finance, providing complete publicity
and providing that no line of work not
specifically mentioned in the articles of
incorporation shall be entered upon
without the unanimous consent and
approval of the board of trustees nor
unless Congress is directly informed of
such intention.
Further Legislation Suggested.
Congress is further urged to make
provision for a thorough investigation
of all endowed institutions. both sect
lar and religious. whose property hold
ings or Income exceeds a moderate
amount.
The third recommendation touching
upon the work of foundations is that
governmental activity along the lines
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