The sun., 1916-09-14
BAYLIS EXONBRATED
AS CHARITY WORKER
"'Grcat Injury" Done Him. Say
Experts Who Investigated
War Hospital Enterprise.

In the Judgment Of Alton r. Parker
and Theodore Roosevelt. based on an IN
vestigation by lawyers and expert ac-
%countants. "a great injury" has been
lone 20 the Rev. Dr. Charles T. Baylis.
who is under INDIGNANT for grand larceny
in connection with his management OF
the affairs Of the Allies Hospital Keller
Commission. of which he was director
general. In a letter addressed to X. j.
Caldwell. president. and Jules S. Bache
| and oscar 5. Straus. other member OF
the commission. Mcssrs. Roosevelt n
Parker. who are honorary vice-presi-
dents. say
Nevertheless the fact that attacks
| upon him tDr. Baylis1 have been gwen
, wide circulation through the press, FOL
! lowed az they ave been by an indict-
! ment for larceny, leads us 10 the con-
| clusion hat the usefulness OF the COM
! mission has been seriously impaired ana
1t should pass out OF existence Ihere-
fore we recommend
First. that the commission be at once
dissolved second. that the several mem
! bers of the commission contribute the
moneys necessary to pay the debts or
the commission and to turn over 10 tho
Allies hospitals the moneys contributed
in response to the letter OF the COMMITS
| sion dated July II. 1915. promising that
all moneys received in response to sucn
! letter should be turned over to the Allies
hospital
Deacit 70 n Pro rated.
The commission owes $685.. II has
In bank SAs1.39. which will not be ap-
piled to the debt, hut will be sent to the
hospitals. Messrs. Roosevelt. Parker.
Caldw ell and Bache have agreed to pay
! their share ~ the 1886. and the rest
...It - ..- ,atAl ,,apu tho fWantE-nNA
other members II they are willing.
In August. In response to requests
from Messrs. Roosevelt. Caldwell and
others. Frederic Il. Coudert selected Ed
! ward II. Bolton and Judge Parker Sc
lected G. Walter Randall to investigate
the affairs Of the commission. An audi
tors report was obtained from Lovejoy'
Mather & Hough. public accountants. In
their report Messrs. Bolton and Randall
sag.
THE accountants rave found that Or.
Charles T. Baylis has properly ~count
for every cent contributed to the work
Of the commission or received by II from
any source. We agree that
there has been nothing disclosed which
casts any suspicion or discredit upon
DIR. Bayliss application OF the funds re-
ceivCd."
Rad attn IL Not shown.
Reviewing assertions that DIR. Baylis
used without authority the names Of sew
eral persons as members Of the commits
sion. the investigators say that in each
case DR.. Baylis seemed justified in be-
lieving that he was doing right. The re-
port concludes
THE fact that literature appealing for
funds was sent out advising subscribers
tina, You have assurance that every
dollar of your donation will be used In
meeting their tsufferinG fellow beings]
crying needs. for the expenses Of the com.
mission are met from a FUND maintained
by the members and by special con
tributions.' does not impress us with any
bad faith OH Or. Baylis's part. He has
advised us that the expenses OF the com
mission were to he met through the en-.
,ertainments and benefits which the com
mission was working on. and we are con-
WINGED OF his good faith in believing tina,
II would not he necessary TO use any
part of the donations for operating eX.
penseS