The Washington times., 1915-02-06
Dr.. F. A. Cleveland, Director OF
Bureau, Resents Charge Of
Changed Policy.
THREE SUGGESTIONS MADE
industrial Relations Commits.
sion Ends Its eHarings In
eNw York.

fairness. was made by Or. Frederick
A. Cleveland. director Of the Bureau
Of Municipal Research. on the Federal
Commission on Industrial Relations to-
day.
Cleveland declared the commission has
assailed the motives of the bureau In
intinating that It had changed its poll
cies because John D. Rockefeller gave
1t $4,000. He assailed DIR. w. II. Allen,
the University OF Wisconsin expert. who
has made an investigation of the vari-
Gus foundations for the commission. as
''prejudiced and unfair
Former Bureau Head.
Allen was formerly head Of the bu-
reau. ana his friends have claimed that
he res gned because Of undue Rookie
'S CHAIRMAN Walsh resented the ,mpu.
tation and demanded that Cleveland
prove his allegations, ana Cleveland
promised to do this in a supplementary
statement to be filed with the cdmni-
ion later.s
The commission announces that all
hearing will be heard at a session to
be held either in New York or Wash
ington about April !.
Robert w. Hebbard. secretary of the
commissioner OF charities Of New York
charged specifically that the Ameri-
can Social Hygienic Association was in
fiuenced in its work By Rockefeller dom
ination.
Heobard declared that President
Emeritus Charles w. Eliot. OF har-
ward. as president OF the association,
in naming the executive committee of
the organisation. put thereon three
Rockefeller lieutenants.
These recommendations are to BE-
made by the commission to Congress, It
is asserted today: Establishment Of a
Federal labor bureau, with branches In
every postoffice in the United States.
tion act so that a Federal commissi on
will have power to tender mediation
in all industrial disputes in industries
which do an interstate business.
establish h welfare boards In their or
ganizations and make It easy for any
eSnploye with a grievance to present
II to q respc nsible official for consid.
eratiCn.
Divided On Some Questions.
The commission will be unanimous
in these suggestions. But with re.
gard to labor's demands for share
in profits, representation in boards ot
directors, public ownership and con-
troll Of utilities and the like, the re.
rort will find the commits sion divided
Already 1t Is certain that on these
points almost individual reports will
be made. as most Of the commission.
crs hold widely DIVERGENT views,
The commission today completed iti
work in this city; convinced ar. that it had had
duced on any stage. The spectacle OF
Andrew Carnegie and John p. Rookie.
Teller. the wealthiest men in the worlt
and the men who by their own effort.
made possible the great steel and Of
steady work ana good wages fol
American working men, and testifyins
along similar lines from the same plat
form, may never be repeated.
Their Viewpoints the Same.
Both men showed that they agreed
on the great responsibility o
wealth. And. while their speech wa
different. there could be no question
that the mental viewpoint was the sam,
in their proud declaration that tn
American people were too great. to,
Just, to Countenance anything whicl
would menace democratic institutions
frankenstein created from the million
these men have syndicated into philan
thropic foundations. Rockefeller prob
ably expressed the idea trif1e clearc
millions turned over to foundations i
the state ever should revoke his foun
dation's charter. he said:
II have great deal Of confidence II
the board Of the foundation and ! hav'
a great deal Of confidence In our Ameri
can people. in their integrity and il
their good common sense. and In tina
is our complete security
Rockefeller and Carnegie. who have
had more personal experience will
United states ever produced, united II
their declartion that what labor want
is the right to work at good wages ant
not to have charity doled out to 1t
They contradic the assertion of Nor
ris Hillquit. Socialist spokesman wh'
preceded them on the stand, that thei
foundations were menace to America
''The people through the Legislature
control both men said. ''and we trus
the people.
Difference In Bearing.
MI. Carnegie was creature q
buoyant spiritS in the hour he spen
on the stand; Mr., Rockefeller was re
pressed. sombre. The one was carrie
OH the surge Of his glee to shouts O
laughter; the other smiled but once
and then as he looked into tho lens O
a camera. Holding the millions tina
sprang from the first great industria
trust of America. the one declared hi
JOY in giving. the other submitted tha
there might he virtue in Withholding.
Tears of mirth stood l.. the eyes o
questioners and auditors alike Whel
Mr.. Rockefeller took the stand. 10
Mr.. Carnegie had carried his auGienr
heyond all restraint. Still in the f,ll
tide OF MS cNuhcranCe when MI
Rockefeller mounted the platform
the steelinaster posed in the rear O
the hall for the photographers til
such cries Of merrimcrt arose tina
Chairman Frank r. Walsh had to asl
the newcomer to wait until thev dieG
MI. Carnegie took the stand at
O'Clock. imnediately after the moo
recess. His coming had been an
nounccd. and the largest crowd tina
mad appeared at any of the commits
sions hearings was on hand He wa
trimly dressed in black, with p sma
biack bow tie. and wo"o old fash
1oned spectacles with silver rims. II
appeared to be in good nesltb. ,
though somewhat thinner than yea
ago.
The ironmaster was all eagerness
begin and insisted upon standin
uhils reading his statement. Stri,