The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-01-25
Explanation BY
Rockefeller Foundation
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the commission as to the reasons for
the appointment by the Rockefeller
Foundation Of William Lyon Macken-
zie King, of Ottawa, Ont, to make a
study of industrial relations. Reply
ing to a question whether Mr.. King
was authorized to go on with his plans
even If his policy should be divergent
from that Of the directors, the Foun-
dalton asserted that the conduct of
the work will be left in his hands sub
ject merely to conference with officers
Of the Foundation and to it's control
as to the extent of expenditures. On
this subject the Foundation declared:
1T cannot be too clearly under
stood that the purpose Of this inquiry
(Mr. Kings) is not to apportion blame
in present or past misunderstanding
nor to justify any particular point of
view; the sole purpose is construc-
lively helpful. In a work conceived
and undertaken in such a spirit any
question of divergent policies or of
partially in the investigation can have
no place. The Foundation has felt
that if it could work out sound and
substantial improvements in the re-
hardly do anything better calculated
to promote the well-being of man
kind for which purpose the Fouda-
ton was created"
Mr.. King controls the field, scope
and methods of his investigation, the
Foundation asserts, and it has not re-
fused to continue an appropriation for
any piece of work or investigation
which had been agreed upon.
Explaining why the Industrial Re-
lations Division was created, the
Foundation stated: While the gen.
eral subject of economic research was
under consideration the industrial
disturbances in Colorado impressed
of finding an effective means of pre-
venting such conflicts and caused him
to urge a far-reaching study of in
dustrial relations as the most impor-
tant immediate inquiry to which the
Foundation could direct attention. In
view Of the passion aroused in Colo
RADIO and the many divergent interests
involved there, it was felt that the
Foundation itself should not interfere
in that situat ton, but that 1t was Of
the utmost consequence that the root
causes Of that and similar distur-
Dances should be ascertaIned, and, il
possible, removed, not only in Colo
RADIO but elsewhere. The Rockefeller
Foundation is, moreover, a, large owner
of corporate securities, and in that
capacity is itself directly concerned
in maintaining harmonious relations
between the companies in which 1t is
interested and their employees. 1t
was therefore felt that if the Founda-
ton could work out, on a basis COM
patible with sound economics, a sub
stantial improvement in the relations
between capital and labor, it would
not only discharge It's obligation as
indirectly a large employer of labor,
but would also perform for the gen.
eral public greater social service
than it could render along usual phi
Ianthropic lines
WANT PRACTICAL RESULTS.
Asked if the work of the industrial
relations division will be limited to
the Foundation replied
that it has purposely avoided assign
ing definite limits to the method or
scope ofthe work. 1t is not expected,
the Foundation states, that Mr.. King
will prepare formal plans but will
proceed along lines that offer the
greatest promise of practical results.
The International Health Commits |
sion, subsidiary of the Foundation, |
has confined it's activities almost en-
tirely to the eradication Of hookworm |
disease in different parts of the world, |
the Foundation states.
The Belgian relief work and the
promotion of medical education and |
public health in China, are referred to
rs other instances of the work of the
But one application has
been made to the Foundation in the
interest of studying or improving
abor conditions.
Replies to other questions disclosed
the fact that early last year the Foun
1ation appointed a committee to con-