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Show I TO PROBE WORKINGS 1 OF PHILANTHROPY Commission on Industrial Relations Will Call 13 More Witnesses j OUTLINES PROPOSALS ? u . I Each Witness Will Be Asked to Make Frank Statement KANSAS CITY Mo Dec "6 . Jsames of th rteen add t onal w tnesses i who tv 11 be called before the Un ted States comni ss on oil indu6tr al rela ' t ona m its investigation into Amer can i charitable and ph lanthrop o founda t ons to bo begun in lyew lo k Janu i ary o were announced by Frank B , "Walsh cha rman here today The 1 st includes names of persons leading in philanthrop cal and bus pess -worlds ' In connection with the announcement l- Mr Walsh made a formal staten ent f outl n ng the ends tovard Th ch tho L work of the comm ss on w li be d rected in its hearing He sa d It is the purpose of the comn s s on to br ng before t in N.ew fYork men and women whose names are most closely connected w th , ou reat bas ndustr es and through th s means w 11 obta n a full frank d scuss on of the re lat on that ex sts between the cen tralization of wealth and power '! n the r hands and a feeling of un ij ' rest among wage earners ! A large number of wage earners ' conipla n that the r nterests are I preiudiced by the fact that the in f dust es n wh ch they are employed f a e owned and controlled b-y men who live at a d stance and have no I1 personal knowledge of co d t ons under wh cb the employees work and 1 ve Tho comm s on feels ts work will not be complete unt 1 t has g en fall considerat on to the sub)ect Lar'e employers and stockhold crs n ndustr al cori orat ons are dj more and more turn ne the r atten " t on to organized effo ts towards I soc al betterment Tbe commies on will seek to f nd i out -whether or not these efforts I are undertaken because the authors feel a responsibilitj fo the con d tions wh ch create the need of support and if so whether or not the va ous schemes, of welfare woik and ph lanthiopy can be cons dered adequate1 to meet the needs Each ti tness wil be urged to make as f 11 a staten ent as pos i ble of h s v ews The comm s on s conclusions w 11 be stated only in ts report to congress and unt 1 that s submitted ts att tude will be open n nded and free from preiud ce ) Follow ng a e the names of the th teen add t onal witnesses Mr Walsh announced would be called Jane Ad lamfi Ch cago Jacob H Hoi ander Baltiroor "Henry C Tord Detro t ) M ch August Belmont New York ' ( ty Sam el McEol erts lv ew York n os P nchot New Yo k W 11 an H WK AHen New Yo k John Haynes H Holmes New York Bojd F shoi De 1 totMchKL rulton Cutting New s "5 or! PI arles P Ne 11 "New York W W 1 MIe c K ng New Yorl James Hf Mackayc Boston |