The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1901-08-28
MORGAN'S MANNERISMS
How the Great Financ;er Deals
With Men.
NO SHAM ooNDEsoENsIoN SHOWN.

representatives of the Steel Strik-
ers Is a Characteristic of the Mil
uonaire Some Stories Narrated
About His Bluntness.
Mr.. Morgan was pictured in some Of
the newspaper reports and in all prob
ability in some of the Rotations made
nv those who attended the Amalga-
mated association conference in New
York as having with brusque, domi-
neering dictatorial manner repudiated
the proposition made by the association
4 and laid down another as an ultimatum
y and then abruptly and angrily quilted
the room.
There is no truth in the report eX-
epting that Mr.. Morgan was upon this
OCCASION exactly what he is at all meet
ngS where there are discussions, diff
ferences or propositions and counter
wpositions, says Holland, the regular
Nyespondent of the Philadelphia
q Press Instead of attempting to humil-
late overawe the members of the
Amamated committee, Mr.. Morgan,
on the contrary, acted toward them
precisely as he would have acted had
they been the representatives of some
very powerful and wealthy trusts or
capitalists, tinanciers and bankers like
hmcolf ITo dic,,lo vod toward them
none Of that sham cOndescenslon or
Rtr0nizing manner which some capl-
aliStS almost always assume when
they are in conference with representa-
tyeS of labor organizations. When the
conference committee, with President
Shaffer at it's head, met Mr.. Morgan,
they saw him exactly as he is, and he
treated them as he would have treated
any one who represented powerful cor
pOrate influences. For that very reason
they should have felt none of the hui
initiation they are reported, possibly in
correctly, to have experienced, but in
stead some sense of self respect and or
gratltcatiOn that Mr.. Morgan by his
6 very mannerisms showed that he rec
Ognized their power, what they stood
lOr and that they were within their
Fights when they made their demands.
If the members of the committee rep
fSenting the Amalgamated assocla-
lOn had been taken into the confidence
Cf some influential business men IN
New York, they would have learned
mat it is not Mr.. Morgan's habit to
pprOach a desired end circuitously.
lis way is to state exactly what ne
las to offer in the way Of a PROPOSE
"n' and those who have had expert
nee with him know well enough that
Aen he has formulated statement
means that it is to be accepted or TO
lett alone. Take it or leave 1t is
W Morgan method. AS to the brusque-
SS Or imperiousness or Guinness, he
~ not differ in respect to these things
Ills meeting with the committee the
ue Saturday from his lifelong habit.
several years ago Mr.. Morgan was
'Nd director Of a certain corpora
whose charter was granted by an
state than New York. 1t is one
great corporations of the United
M Some very wealthy men are
~oers Of its board OF directors. At
u'St meeting that Mr.. Morgan at
~ as director he listened quietly
,osl e various reports, heard the dis
how 'lS' saying nothing until at last
Tue business seeming to be at an
~. ~e President said to him that the
om ,'OiS would be glad to hear any
ne had about the corporation or
By ,gports that had been laid before
Of I1,ectors that morning. To this
II =. ofsan replied substantially in
h, ,'poWing words, as reported soon
M fellow director: The re-
hi, are all we'll enough, Mr.. Presi-
b - - nave nothing to say about them.
n sa ,4ere Is one thing that do want
NV Nv and may as well say it now as
~ other time. This corporation
reputation of being guilty ef