Evening star., 1954-12-21
Goodwin 5 Dissent
showsG.0.P. Spill On
Foundations Report
By Robert K Walsh

By Robert Z. Walsh
The additional yiewss Of .
Republican whose signature ap-
peared on q House COMMITTEES
report on tax-exempt founda-
tions discloses q wide split In the
three-man committee majority.
Representative Goodwin. re
publican. OF Massachusetts, had
announced when the report.
which condemned certain foun-
dations. was issued Sunday that
he had signed It with strong
reservations" His supplement
tary statement disclosing dis
sents from several major findings
Of his Republican colleagues was
not distributed by the COMMITTEES
until late yesterday.
Since the report was approved
! by q three-to-two vote Of the
investigating group. with the two
Democrats dissenting. Mr.. Good
wins stand raised some question
as to whether the report actually
was q ''majority" report. A COM
mittee spokesman said there
were no plans to reprint the full
report 10 include Mr.. Goodwin's
statement.
Disputes ssociaIistics Trends.
AS indicated previously. Mr..
Goodwin's statement took issue
with contentious BY Chairman
Reece, Republican. Of Tennessee.
and Wolcott, Republican, Of
Michigan, that some foundations
fostered "socialistic" trends and
that their international activities
were often detrimental to Amer
ican interests.
The Goodwin statement made
no mention Of the reports charge
that some big foundations. while
not countenancing communism,
encouraged "subyersion In the
true meaning of that term by
aiding the spread Of un-Aineri-
can theories and teachings. Mr..
Goodwin. however. "reafifrned"
q 1862 House committee report
that foundations did not assist
subversive projects or persons
or tend to weaken the capitalistic
system.
The statement did not chal-
lenge a charge by Mr.. Reece and
Mr.. wolcott that some news
papers had ''links" with tax
exempt foundations and resofted
to biased reporting or rfdicule OF
the committees investigation.
Nor did Mr.. Goodwin's dissent
refer to minority views stated
by Democratic Representatives.
Hays Of Ohio and Pfost Of Idaho.
The two Democrats charged tl1at
the investigation was marked by
Q pre-judgment against the
foundations and BY .procedlres
which can only be characterized
as barharic.p
Chronology Of Report
The printed COPY Of the 432-
page report. including the minor
ity views, was given to the press
over the last weekend for pub
iication yesterday u noted that
Mr.. Goodwin planned some
added remarks" which were not
received in time to be included
In the printing Of the report.
In issuing T1imeograplled
copies Of Mr.. Goodwin's state
ment late yesterday the COM
mittee ONCE explained that
these additional views Of Mr..
Goodwin were received &c the
chairman's Office et noon Satur-
day. December Is, : after the
report had been filed with the
clerk Of the House on December
Is, and ordered to be printed.
Mr.. Goodwin. meanwhile. had
given out a statement over the
week end. This carried d nota-
ton that he had signed the
report with reservations and
with the understanding that his
dissents would be issued In q
supplementary statement.
Recalls Earlier Probe.
He recalled that In 1852 he
served on q House committee
headed by the late Representa-
tive Cox, Democrat, of Georgia,
which investigated tax-exempt
foundations. He described that
investigation as having been
non-partisan. orderly. fair and
constructive. He declared that
nothing has transpired in the
proceedings Of the present conf
nlittee to cause me to alter or
modify the views ! expressed in
the Cox committee report.
That committee report. Mr..
Goodwin said. commended foun-
dations for notable contributions
TO the sciences. raising the
standards of education. ad-
vances in basic research. and
services in the fields Of interna-
tional relations. public admins
tration, race relations. adult
education. economies and the