The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-07-25
MORGAN DINED
BY ENGLISHMEN
Great Britain's Foremost Sons
Honor the Financler
IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS
Premier RaIfour and the American
Discussed Many Subjects In Free,
Informal Manner-Morgan
Tells Well Hold Cup.

London July al. Pierpont Morgan
was tonight the guest of nonor at a re-
markable dinner given In the house Of
commons BY Archibald White Maconchie,
member for the eastern division of Aber-
deenshire. On enc side Of the host sat Mr..
Morgan and ON the other Premier Bal
four. The other guests included United
States Ambassador Choate William St.
John BrodericH, secretary or state for
war; S. w. Hanbury president of the
board of agriculture; Sir E. FL Carson.
solicitor general; Sir Charles Dixie, M.
T.; Sir Il. B. Finley, attorney ganeral;
Clinton Edward Dawkins, one of the
partners in the firm Of ]. p. Morgan q
Co.; Sir Thomas Upton, Colonel Hun
sicker chairman of the Nickel corpora
ton; George Wyndham, chief secretary
for Ireland; Arnold Foster, financial Sec
rotary te the admiralty; George and Gill
bert Parket, member of parliament for
Gravesend.
The diiner began at s clock in a p1i-
vate dining room within the precinct OF
the house CT commons. With the excep-
tton Of Secretary Wyndham, who was
Obliged to be in the house Of commons for
the Irish debate, majority of the guests
chatted until nearly IL o'clock. The South
Africun war, international yacht races,
the shipping combine and King Edwards
health were discussed in turn.
Morgan and Balfour Chummy.
Mr.. Morgan and Premier Balfour were
both particularly animated. One of those
present said to a representative of the
Associated Press:
''It was one Of the most remarkable
gatherings in which 1 ever took part.
Pt sctically a quorum of the cabinet talk
ed over, in the simplest, NEST open way,
the leading American subject, which now
vitality concerns both countries. To see
Mr. Morgan and Mr.. Balfour together,
enc could scarcely imagine that the form
er had ever been regarded as DOGGY,
who threatened Englands commercial ex-
istence If some things which passed
around table could be repeated 1t would
be an eye opener to those who are foment-
ing commercial riyalries between Eng
land and America.
From another source the representative
of the Associated Press learns that Mr..
Morgan was jocularly sanguine that
America will retain the yachting cup.
A feeling of uneasiness pervaded the
diners with regard to King Edward
condition, even leading members of the
cabinet displaying nervousness lest his
majesty should be unable to fulfill his
duties In the coronation ceremony. This
was due to no little extent to the state
ment of the doctors that the king is not
vet allowed to walk and to the some
what natural apprehension that the Sc
we're strain of fortnight hence will prove
too dangerous an undertaking.
No Worse Than Bulletins.
There was not the slightest whisper
that the king is worse than the bulle-
tins indicated The only fear was that
the doctors had been probably too opti-
mistic In setting the date of the corona
ton on August 3. Mr.. Balfour somewhat
allayed the feeling of nervousness by
explaining that the doctors had been in
structed that under no consideration
whatever must they decide upon the date
for the core nation unless they wac at
solutely positive the king would not dis
appoint the people again. Mr.. Balfour
pointed out that as the doctors had shown
so far such splendid judgment 1t would
be presumptuous to doubt their judgment
now, however difficult 1t might be Cor a
layman to understand how a patient,
who could not stand up today, could be
crowned August g. There is no doubt,
however that the cabinet will follow
anxiously the kings convalescenee during
the coming week.