The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-29
BIG MEN AID RED CROSS
By HOLLAND

New York, May 2S.-(Special) )-George Edgar Vincent, who is president of the Rockefeller foundation, paid a remark able tribute to Henry P. Davison of 7. P. Morgan & Co.,, and Judge Robert S. Lo- vett of the Union Pacific railroad, when he said in his brief explanation of the recent gift by MT. Rockefeller of little over $25,ooO,00O to the Rockefeller foun- dation, that the choice by President Will son of these two men as members of the Red Cross war commission has inspired the greatest confidence in the ability of this committee thoroughly and upon a stupendous scale to perfect the Red Cross organization.
 MT. Vincent was not called upon to mention by name MT. Davison and Judge Lovett, for MT. Rockefeller's gift of s25- O00,0o0 and the authorization that $10,0o0,- coo in addition be taken not from the in- come of the foundation but from the principle, so that adequate aid may be given to those who are perfecting the Red Cross organization, was of itself a sufficient tribute to the confidence MT Rockefeller and his associates have in the capacity of MT. Davson in co-opera- ton with Judge Lovett and others to per- feet an organization which in it's way will be as great and far reaching in it's scope and as thoroughly detailed as is the organization of the army of the navy
 The scope of the work undertaken by MT. Dawson and his associates is IS yet not fully understood by the American people. Some idea of it can be obtained from the fact that at least $10009 900 will be required, if the plans of the com mittee are carried out, and more than that will be needed if the war is pro- longed. For the Red Cross work, in CO., operation with allied organizations, will involve not only the immediate allevia- tion of suffering, splendid equipment of field and other hospitals, and the services of thousands of Red Cross nurses, men and women, but it also involves aid in enabling France immediately, and other devastate countries as early as possible to begin the work of reconstruction of upbuilding industries, and of preparing for industrial and agricultural activities when the war is ended.
 MIR. ROCKEFELLER'S GIFT
 Probably with no desire on his part that the fact should be known, there has been publication of the assistance given by MT. Rockefeller to the end that the liberty loan of 5000 100000 may be ab- sorbed by the American people before the middle of June. It is announced that he has subscribed for s10,0O0000 of these bonds.
 For a year or two one of the common estimates made in the financial district of MT. Rockefeller's income has been that it is probably somewhat in excess of s10,- 000,000 None but MT, Rockefeller him self and his son, and his confidential agents, know what the exact amount is, but if the estimate of $1O.0Oo,0e0 be cor rect, then MT. Rockefeller has subscribed his entire income for year for bonds of the liberty loan. This money will, of course, be diverted from reinvestments in railroad or industrial undertaking-for much the greater part of MT. Rockefel- ler's income aside from his gifts, is al- ways reinvested in business, in indus trial or railroad undertakings. However. all of the $10.000,000 will go back speedily into business channels, for it will in part serve as payment for supplies bought both by the United States and by the allies.
 TAKING FROM THE PRINCIPLE
 That Mir Rockefeller should have au- thorized, as he undoubtedly did. that si0,-