New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-07

reau directly. but could not refuse #
Mr.. Rockefeller used his influence, or,
as he said 20 me, 'Mr. Rockefeller, with
the force OF the Standard oil behind
him, will compel him to give
The principal conditions we're sent
in writing 10 each trustee by me "a
secretary Of the bureaus board, Mrs.
Hartman asked me 10 sec her. With
my letter IN her hand, she began the
conversation:
"'Mr. Allen she said. \ am going TO
keep this letter a. long as ! live. Moth
ing has ever made me realize rs does
this what a grasp money has on this
country. Who is this man and what
has he ever done TO justify his telling
the Bureau of Municipal Research
phat il may or may not do? What has
he ever done for New York that makes
him the proper Judge of our work, and
what is his paltry $4,000 toward our
programme?
Dr. Allen said Mrs Hartman told
him TO nay no attention 10 the Rocke-
teller offer. He later resigned.
Attacks Peace Fund.
The witness attacked the Carnegie
Peace Fund on tho alleged ground that
the Carnegie Foundation, the Carnegie
Corporation. the Carnegie Peace Fund,
Columbia | University and The Eduoa-
tional Review" are so linked together
that III ir attitude on the peace ques-
tion is one that will postpone interna-
tional peace indefinitely.
Dr. Allen made a number OF sugges-
tons regarding foundations which OPP
crate IN more than one state. Among
them we're:
That no foundation be chartered for
the purpose and with the power OF
giving away money 10 any organiza-
ton ot individuals, or TO any college,
civic or charitable agency; that only
agencies be chartered which will direct
the spending Of money given away, and
assume responsibility for the efficiency
and safety Of the results: that, lor the
same reason, employment agencies be
prohibited from running lodging houses
and mine operators from controIllnS
railroads: 10 agency he chartered ior
the double service of giving away
money 10 .r' yes. r.~lC agencies. etc,
and az the ,a.c .me for INVESTIGATING
,hf, prohibition not TO include agencies
which have made special appeal ior
gifts OF money. that charters be re-
fused where majority OF incor-
porators are Of the personal stan OF
same men or institution; and that cnaT-
tcrs be withdrawn when a majority OF
a foundations members or executive
committee becomes Of a donors per-
sonal staff or Of single organization;
and that an outside vote upon persons
proposed for membership be provided,
but that this vote be by representa-
tives of the pubic or by persons chosen
by pubNc officers, and not by specific
officers Of private agencies.
The first witness OF the day, Dr::
Frederick 4. Cleveland a director OF
the Bureau Of Municipal Research. de-
livcred an attack on Dr.. Allen. his or
mer associate. DR.. Cleveland sad ths'
Dr. Allen had introduced into the pro
cecG.ngs matter which, the witness
said. reflected on his integrity.
"Dr. Allen implied said Or 'ieNe-
Ian /. that the bureau had changed us
polfcv because Nr. Rockefeller donated
so 600 for our work. The questions
suggested by DR.. Allen asked Of wit
nesses would tend 10 indicate that We
had been bought for $4,000 and we're
simply acting as cats paw for Mr..
Rockefeller
Some Official Poetry.
Chairman Frank p. Walsh asked the
witness 90 name one question tnht
would prove his point. DR.. Cleveland
said he would have to consult the rec
crds. Then Dr. Cleveland WAS forced
10 admit HAT he knew OF nothing crit
cisIuc him which DIR. Allen had act
uallv got into the record; he had read
i in newspapers, he said.
The witness said that DR.. Allen, while
in the Bureau Of Municipal Research,
had made several facetious suggestions
and had written this verse and sent II
out officially:
Tie cats 81 the dumps
SIZE. bothered with uumps.
fcr b .-sit" /. s: f5 5ss} MUM '
He, DoSe il is rl1ssci.
An she's Wearlas an sdeEoid smile.
The next witness was Robert W.
Hebberd. secretary OF the State Board
Of Charities and formerly Commits
sioner Of Charities. When he was
airector of the American Federation of
Sex Hvciene Jerome D. Greene was
also q director; Mr.. Greene is trus-
tee Of the Rockefeller Foundation. Mr.
Hebberd is a director OF the American
Social Hygiene Association, a Rookie
Teller organization.
"AlI the other directors of the fed
Grafton" Mr.. Hebberd said, were In
favor of using union label on our
stationery, but Mr.. Greene objected,
saving that it was undemocratic. The
other directors said its use would
strengthen us with labor. On Mr..
Greene's suggestion it was finally de-
cided to use the union labelled station
cry only in corresponding with labor
organizations.
Samuel Untermyer, one of the first
witnesses Of the series OF hearings,
who testified that the railroads Of the
country were under the domination OF
two banking groups which was denied
by J. Pierpont Morgan sent letter
/ TO the Commission yesterday in support
Of his assertion In part il read:
There are fifty-six railroad systems
: in the United States of over 1000
miles long each. These great systems
together own 203, 1886 miles out of 253,-
3O3 miles Of railroad in this country
that are represented in all by 29O rail-
road companies. There have been ST.
SOL miles Of road reorganized since
1890 in insolvency proceedings, of
which | find that over 10000 miles was