The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-07-23
ROCKEFELLER WILL
MAKE INQUIRY INTO
j. S. GOVERNMENT
New Institute for Government
Research will Make the
Investigation.
TO PROBE ALL ITS PHASES
All Activities Of Federal 0rgani-
zation Will Be Gone Into by
Oil Kings Experts.


John d. Rockefeller is going to In
vestigate the United States Government,
according to a story printed today IN
New York.
One of his many agencies is to UNDER
take the inquiry 1t Is called the lnsti-
tute for Government Research. and was
Formed last March. 1t Is planning
searching investigation into all phases
OF activity and organization OF the Ma
tional Government.
1t is closely allied in plan and Or
saniEation with the Rockefeller Eounda-
tion, the Bureau Of Municipal research,
ana other Rockefeller institutions.
Scope Just Revealed.
The scope and extent Of the investiRa.
tions Of the institute into the Federal
Government has but been revealed. Tho
director Of the institute Is william F.
'Willoughby, professor Of Jurisprudence
and politics at Princeton University.
He will be in charge Of the probe. He
recently visited the New York Bureau Of
municipal Research. and there asked
as to men who are best suited for
governmental inquiries"
. The plan Of the institute is to investi-
Eate the National Government In the
eaue searching fashion as the Bureau Of
Municipal Research probed the affairs
of New York city.
FOR Government Research is composed Of
Tho following:
Frank J. Goodnow. president of Johns
azopkine University. chairman; Edwin
f. Alderman. secretary; Frederick
q 81 Louis: Charles W. Eliot. former
president Of Harvard University, and
Raymond @. Fosdick.
With the above named board the
Following men have been asked to CO.
James B. Curtis. Of the Federal Re-
serve Bank. New York city; r. Fulton
Cutting. who ranks next to Rockefeller
In supporting the Bureau of Municipal
Research; Felix Frankfurter. of Har-
yard; Arthur T. Hadley. president Of
Valet Mrs: p. H. Hartman. who has
contributed largely to the Bureau Of
Nunicipal Research; c. Lombard. of
dallas. Tex; A. Lawrence Lowell. pres-
dent Of Harvard; Samuel Mather, an
iron master. Of Cleveland. Ohio; Charles
=. Nell. Washington; aMrtin A. Ryer-
Ter institution; Theodore N. Vail. presi-
i1ent Of the American Telephone and
Telegraph Company; Charles B. Van
Elise, president Of the University Of Wis
consin.
Rockefeller Back Of Il.
Il Is claimed that this institute is
backed by the money OF Rockefeller.
Those VINO hold this view point out how
Aclosely It will follow the Bureau Of Mu-
nicipal Research in its operation and
how nearly allied the two propositions
arc In their offering and MANAGEMENT.
). The Bureau OF Municipal Research Ii
largely supported by, the money Of Mr..
Rockefeller Foundation. The report Of
the foundation Of December %, 1916,
contains this tom:
bureau Of Municipal Research. s4o.-
Up to December q. 1914. when the
fast financial report Of the Bureau of
Municipal Research was issued. Rookie
Teller was shown to have led all other
n9tsutGr' rt With cS s9ta OF sfts next Of
with s11e.7S5. It is thought that since
the issuing Of the last report, Rookie
foller's contributions to the bureau
have been much larger. -.
tute shows that most Of the men have
been connected with Rockefeller enter
prtses or charities for some time.
uo Tns sse e. ss nts
Mr.. Rockefeller, and close bond ID
eaid to exist between the others and
the oil magnate in various matters.
Got Funds for Johns Hopkins.
Frank A. Goodnow. the chairman. II
q member OF the Rockefeller China
Medical Board. and president OF John.
hopkins University. The kockereliel
gifts to this institution have been large
1.-The social hygiene clinic and the new
department OF public health at that in
etitution were endowed with Rocksfel
Ter money. One-third o rthe donations
TO the Johns Hopkins Medimal College
have come from Mr.. Rockefeller.
Edwin Anderson Alderman. secretar,
OF the Institute. Is president OF the Uni
versity OF Virginia. and a director o.
tho southern railway. He belongs Il
two Rockefeller boards. the general edu
cation board and the Rockefeller SAM
tary commission.
The University Of virginia has re
ceived Rockefeller money.
Other members OF the Institute con
nected with Rockefeller enterprises ar,
Raymond b. Fosdick, of the Rocke
Teller Institute; Robert 3. Brookings. o
1T. Louis. a member OF the Rockerelle
General Education Board. and ex-Presi
dent Charles ". Eliot. OF Harvard Uni
versity.