Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-02-06

anthroplc foundations constituted a
menace oi any kind
"Ihe class of men TINT YOU gct to
WORK Tor nothing as directors and
trustees proves that there is no dam
ser, he asserted
AS regards educational institutions
dropping thor religions dpnomma-
tonallsm IN order that they might OBJ
ialn endowments, Mi Carnegie said
ne believed such thing had been
done some years ago. Int that he mad
heafd no hing Of tbe kind In recent
years.
MY money Mr.. Carnegie said, lis
Tor all the young men aud young
women or the Cnltod States and do
not intend that aOmI shall be exclud-
ed from a hcncfii simply hecaSSe OF
rellg GUS belief As fCr the hereafter,
l believe That Is thing we can let
take care OF itself provided we do
the risht thing n this world ="
IN teplN To- a question regarding
government representation on tile
boards cen rolling the foundations.
Mr.. Carnegie said that SO far as he
was concerned he would welcome
such representation. but that he saw
no need of any such thing. He said
he was a firm leliever in publicity
and that he favored foundations maxi
ing public reports. Then he told a
story about o. man who when asked
why is so ANA 30 "a beggar?" replied,
because he did not advertise The
audience shouted with laughter again.
The witness gave IT as his opinion that
thgTn H. k., 4
ates OF phlHnthropic foundations in
tcrlock ng.
When informed that. he was per
mancnlly eXcl sod with the thanks Of
the commission for appearing, Mr.
Carnegie said
IL thank you gentlemen, too. And
] want 10 assure you that | have not
spent su'a pleasant afternoon in
years,
Faith In American People,
Aside lrom the letter of gift trans
ferring 100000. coo to the Rockefel-
Ter Foundation, MIR Rockefeller in his
testimony said that he knew of no
other decd 10 The money He said ne
had never worried" about the money
revening to himst If or his heirs after
his death In case the legislature
should revoke the charter. And /
have great faith in the American peo-
pie" he said In the people lies our
protection"
Concerning his personal staff he
said. 81 have always tried to select
clean Young men with ambition to
make theft way up in the world.
From these young men, ! shall select
the future heads of the business
Mr. Rockefeller said he saw starr
j. Murphy Of his personal staff about
once "a year He had met Charles w.
Eliot, PRESIDENT emeritus Of Harvard
university, twice. lie did not know
how many times year he used 70 see
Mr.. Gates, who attended to all his
personal business.
Mr.. Rockefeller testified he had
never attended meeting of the di-
rectors of The Rockefeller Founda-
ton. he sometimes communicated
with the directors through his son.
ne thought he bad no more rights in
the board than any of the other di-
rectors.
Reyerting 10 the meeting with Mr..
King at Tarrytown, Mr. Rockefeller
said that he did not recall that the
labor troubles in Colorado were dis-
cussed. He did not think they were.
Directors, he believed, did not nave
any responsibility for labor conditions
in corporation. lie dir not know
whether il was advisable that direct
ors should receive reports on labor
conditions. He would accord TO all
men. he said. the right to organize
80 long as they regard the law and
the public in general
Would Have Labor Partnership.
Il believe the best way To help the
laboring man. Mr. Rockefeller said
SIS to give him god wages rather thar
have him become the object of char
ity."
Il would be only too happy the
witness said in answer to question
ito surrender my holdings in whole
or in part if the workers would come
into the boards of directors and get
the profits. would be very happy &c
think that the laborers were my part
ners."
Mr.. Rockefeller said he had
thought of many plans by which q
stock and ownership could be trans
ferred to the workers.
AS for Colorado, he said, he did
not go into the question OF grievance
or other details" He had not seen
a list Of the grievances which the
miners addressed to the Colorado
Fuel & Iron company, nor had ne
ever been advised of any of the claims
of employees in the industries In which
he was interested. lie favored or.
ganization of men, he said, as -
would never deny to any man tn'
things | felt at liberty to do myself.
Chairman Walsh read to the wit
ness the testimony Of John d, Rookie
Teller. Jr., before a congressional com
mittee in which he declared that th'
camps of the Colorado Fuel x lrol
company should be kept open ane
that the company would stand by ln'
executive officers.
81 believe" said Mr.. Rockefeller
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