New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-22
Strong Inquiry Gives Up
Quest in Disgust, and
Bowers Begins Hunt.
TERM OF REPROACH.
FOLKS'S DEFINITION
Thinks Ii Was Used 10 DiScredit
Organizations -persons
Quotes Hebberd.

After stalking all day for the Chart
ties Trust the Strong charities inves-
tigation. tired and Disguised. gave up
the hunt last night Everybody had
heard OF II. but nobody knew what II
was. This does not mean. however.
that the hunt is ended John VI. Bow
ers. counsel for the state board. will
take up the search this morning. The
Catholics. who have been most freely
using the epitnct Charity Trust" are
friendly 20 the state board.
Homer Folks, who has been secretary
OF the State Charities AID Association
since 1898. except for the period that
he was Commissioner OF Charities. was
on the witness stand before Commits
siOner Strong most OF yesterday. IL
was his society that was generally held
resu0a bic for The publication OF the
anonymous pamphlet that 50 angered
the Catholics.
What Is Charity Trust!
What is meant by the term Charity
Trust? ?" he was asked by Commissioners
Strong
Il haven't the slightest idea
well, what organizations are Gov
cred under the phrase Charity Trust|'
Il DO not know"
Mr.. Folks at length made a guess
that the term included the lager So
cieties having Offices in the Charities
Building, OF which the Charity Organi-
cation Society was one.
81 thought" he. said. that IL was
term invented 90 d.scredit those organ
izations. by implying that there was
something akin 20 trust 90 the bust
ness world. 20 stiAe competition. IL
seemed 90 me that 10 was an effort OF
those who did not like those organlza-
tlons 20 attach 20 them some OF the
odium that attaches 20 a trust In the
business world. without any understand
Ing OF the nature Of their work or why
they should come together and with
out taking into account that the com
munity mad been clamoring for years
hat they should come together and co
operate. The solo object was 10 IN
crease the benefit 20 che poor, and this
mas been done
Considered Term of Reprosch.
". Frank Persons, a director Of the
Charity Organization Society, was also
.rtcrrogated about the Charity Trust
lie replied that be considered 10 term
Of reproach applied 20 charity organiza-
tons by people opposed TO organized
charity.
Mr Persons also testified that Rob
oct ". Hcbbcrd. secretary Of the State
Board Of Charities. had told him re-
gently that be expected 20 be "lnves-
{, gated" soon and that "Itll be an In.
tercsting investigation, and We viii
show tnat Kingsbury aud Folks are the
biggest liars in the State Of New York.
An official high up in organ zed char
lty said last evening that II there were
such a thing az Charity Trust u
would leave a trail as wide as q routed
army; that b. was mere chlids play 20
make such a charge to-day without pro
iucing an item Of evidence 20 support
Inc charge
lie insisted. furthermore, that atten-
ion should be drawn 20 the obvious,
.tud.ed and gigantic effort that II being
made by members Of certain religious
ATTN 10 prejud. ce an entire religious
people. 20 dlscredit the investigation
rom a religious bias and ~ kndle
Tres OF religious prejudice and hatred.