Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-03-16
THEY WILL NOT GO
TO WASHINGTON
McCrea, MelIen Hughitt and
Newman, For Whose Visit ]. P.
Morgan Had Arranged.
POSITION is EMBARRASSING.
Arrangement Made NitIHultt Consult
ing All of Thcnt--Prrsldcnt Wont
Ask Them to Come.

New. York. March i5,--Messrs Ne.
Crea Nellon, Hushltt and Newman tho
four railroad prcsldentsdor whose r'slt
10 the white House j. p, Morgan mr.
ranged before his departure for EurJpe,
held u conference here today. The
whole Situation Was canvasgea With
aaeaa care and 1t Was inally decided
alot " 80 TO Washington.
Il Is understood the reason FOR tnIs
conclusion is that the railroad officials
elId not feel that thes had eny proper
mandate trom the RAILROAD corporations
70 represent stcm, They felt ghNt tney
could moi assume the position - self
constituted commission 20 formulate or
present the Views OF the hundreds OF
railroad companies which In ,urh are
owned by thousands Of shareholders.
They recognized that the railroad IMAM
ayers OF the Cuirad States are not
themselves In perfect accord and that
untl some method could be adopted 10
SECURE Il CONSENSUS Of opinion a visit
to the president would be idle. at the
conclusion OF the conference the -four
presidents lefi for their homes
Thomas n. Ryan, when asked his
opinion about the proposed meeting of
the president and The heads Of the
great railroads. said
~ believe that II Mr., Morgan's visit
10 the president Is followed UP as il
shPulq ue ny ~ VI Qua kIeal ttss
sn3st*ftsi y MI uo hlucn sVuu' NV"
pelleYe thai she presidents ATTITUDE to-
MaI1 SoiP2tatlohs ~ niuTh Hilsuliu"r'
stqon pS the senert'i pubic. II ~ un'
hamper the business interests OF the
country. am, however ConVin ced
that he purposes TO enforce the
iaNs es ne tinns mem upon tle statute
pyuns ana thlslh she sooner tns pusl-
.'ess Attpests ol tle country colrluGe
~ ~ ~ VOTE 20 ata me president In
solyihs lNe ulllereht problems tIlat con-
trout NUM- every Gay, The sooner conti-
uenee VIII be restored and the business
% Iie country move on Without inter-
ruPlloh. 80 IaI as general business
- e2Pcsrhen' me only fault to be
eouhu VILE IL is that II Is too active"
WILL, NOT RE rNv1TED
Waslulstoh, March Io.--At Hate
Hour Tonight President Roosevelt mad
received no word from the four railroad
presidents wnV We're suggested by j. T.,
MpisSil. on she eve OF his departure for
Europs, as eonterees to discuss with
tie president the railroad situation and
~ urge MT Roosevelt % take some ac-
non 10 ailay the public anxiety as
- - s, ,FA1'ee'pH aluluhe' Inc
pes'psnL MI ,lot Invite Messrs. Me-
1rea; Hnehiit Newman and Melen to
me VINE liDuse, but IL they ask for
an appointment the president win be
Sl1u 10 receive Them.
me embarrassing position in which
she railroad magnates have been placed
- upe 70 lhe raet that Mr. Morgan arr
aai.sSM nv conference With tho presi-
usnl without consulting the officials for
VIZ, M,l"ln ne asked the, audience. 1t Is
n presidc,, rt's,I gltaln the last few days
l '.isl. MeSrea or the Pennsylvania
communicated with the president and
maas u clear that while he did not
Want 10 SHOW any discourtesy, he did
n"e Wnnl 10 be placed In the attitude OF
.nslinis TO tne while House to make a
plea tor executive clcmency Since so