Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-29
NEW POLICIES CONFORM
TO ROCKEFELLER'S IDEAS
Bureau of Municipal Research
Changes Plans After Offer OF
100000 Donation.
CONDITIONS NOT ACCEPTED
Robert Fulton Cutting Testiiies BE-
fore Industrial Relations Commits
sion-Oil Kings Sons Testimony
Thought to BE OF Benefit.

NEW YORK. January 2S.-- Rohert
Fulton Cutting. president Of the bureau
of municipal research. testified before
the Industrial Relations Commission
to-day that III" policies Of the bureau
were changed considerably after John
d. Rockefeller. Jr.. made certain sug-
gcstions AMI offered to donate $4,000
toward dcfray'ng expenses Of the bU
rcati for - year.
Mr.. Rockefeller thought il was un
Wise Tor tn" bureau. the pr!m" object
of which the witness said was the
"systcinatizinr Of municipal govern
n"nt." to "nSn.. in a publicity cam
paign by distributing postal cards and
pamphlets. Also h. though, II mad
visahle that IN" bureau should do work
outside the state of New York, or that
it should interest itself IL technical
public schools. Al the time he eX-
pressed these opinions. employees Of
the bureau were aiding in AN inv"s'i-
cation being conducted by another bu-
r"au OF the childrcu's Court OF Den
yer COL and Judge Ben 4. Lindsay.
who presided over it,
Mr.. Rockefeller at frs, offered the
money on condition that his sugg"s-
lions be complied with. The trustees
Of the bureau decided they would ac
ccpt 80 conditional donations. Some
tim" later. however. the praCtic" of
was discontinued. ana the work out
side the State curtailcd.
"Thc trustees. however. had intended
TO max" III" changes for long time.
said Mr.. cutting. 'rh" bur"a'i re-
ccivcd III" so 600
OTHER WITNESSES
BEFORE COMMISSIONS
Other witnesses who testified to-day
were Rev. John Haynes Holmes. pastor
Of the Church OF the Messiah. OF this
city, and Ivy l.. Lee. member OF the
personal STAFF OF John - Rockefeller.
Sr.. and one-timc publicity agent of the
Pennsylvania Railroad
Dr Holmes said that as the teach
.rs' pension fund provided for by An
drew Carnegie was meant only Tor
teachers in nondcnom'nationhl insu-
iut!ons, all he dcnoininaiional insutu-
lions were doing everything in their
power TO get out Of tina, class. The
primary cause OF Industrial unrest, he
thought Ma the ineauitablc diSirihu-
ton OF wealth coupled with The desire
OF III. ma asses 10 better themselves
Mr.. Lees testimony had 10 do with
methods Of gaining publicity for cor
porat!on$
Before ,o-day's proceedings began.
Austin J.. Garretsou, president OF the
order of Railway conductors. and one
Of the members OF the commission said
ne thought both capital and labor had
been benefited by the testimony OF Mr..
Rockefeller
Mr. Rockefeller" said Mr.. Garrett
son. proved h. Was not the kind or
man laborinr men thought him 10 b..
And think Mr.. Rockefeller has found
laboring mcu not what he thought
them
Chairman Walsh announced to-day
that the commission would conduct in
Chicago an investigation into the en-
tire transportation conditions OF the
country. the relations between railroads
and their employees and conditions
among the workers.
Mir Walsh said he could not ROW
max. public the names Of witnesses
who viii be summoned.