New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-11

tVoh tniNSS as lie lOunQ them. lie
would no more think Of disregarding
the conventionalities which encompass
an Emperor than he would think Of
presenting himself at dinner party in
his shirt sleeves. He was too good
Republican To consider II necessary for
a Republican 10 be i'll bred. | would
use the word Democrat if it had not
been discredted by the frequent Amer
lean use of it in purely party sense.
If Republican has also party sense
it nevertheless means still essentially
a citizen of the Republic.
Mr.. Morgan. | Will undertake 10 say
never thought about the matter at ALL
except TO acquaint himself with those
usages 20 which every man who sees
the Kaiser conforms; and even those
are mostly negative. There are GER
tain things YOU don't Go or say. But
! have before now called Mr. Morgan a
King Of Men. and it is part Of law Of
Kingship that all Kings are equal.
one element Of their equality is the
recognition by each of what is due TO
the other. Between the Emperor md
Mr.. Morgan there was no friction. Cere-
monials excepted. they met on even
terms. Whoever had met the great
American knew that he was incapable
of being other than himself; in no mat
ter whose company. He would express,
and certainly did express, his convic-
tions on whatever subject the two dis
Cussed. The Kaiser would express his
They would not always agree. but
neither Of them was the man to get up
into pulpit and preach at the other
l have not met the German Emperor
since he was Prince William of Prus-
STA then second heir TO the Prussian
Throne. His treatment OF Prince Bis
marck. his persistent efforts TO make
trouble between England and the
United States, his settled policy 10 es-
tablish an over-lordship in Europe. are
not 10 be forgotten. But at least in
his relations with Mr.. Morgan there is
no ground for criticism and much for
friendly admiration on both sides If,
as we are told, the Emperor hT aban-
doned his persevering efforts to drive
a wedge between England and the
/ United States. il is conceivable that Mr..
Morgan may have influenced the I'm
perial mind on that question. II the
Kaiser took the American as a type,
he could not have thought he was like
" 10 gain much by a conflict with a
nation of Morgans.
OF late years have seen more OF
Mr. Morgan in Europe than at home
but / have indelible memories of him
in New York as well as in London.
think OF a dinner at one Of the best
known houses in Manhattan, where.
late in the evening, he told the story
of his interview with President Cleve-
land. which / retold here. in part IL
was but an episode in a long talk.
group Of friends surrounding him.
each more delighted than the other TO
find him in a mood Of flowing speech.
The house was Mr.. Whitelaw Reds.
Between Mr.. Reid and Mr.. Morgan
there was a close friendship for long
period Of years. They had much In
common. Here in London Mr.. Morgan
was a frequent guest at Dorchester
House during that fortunate time
when Dorchester House was the
American Embassy, which 1t. will
never he again. He was to be seen
there not only at dinners and smart
dances. but always, If he were in
P town. at the many American recep-
tions. whether on the Fourth or In
/ honor OF Congresses and other such
American enterprises, which are al
WAYS numerous.
/ In those immense thrOngs which COL
Iected on independence Day he was a
figure like none other. They came
from every part Of the United States
and many parts OF Europe, most OF
them strangers TO him, but he a stran-
ger TO nobody. l doubt whether he
was aware of IT. but they treated him
as the English treat Royalty. II ne
talked with his hostess or some other
/ friend q space was left about them
/ If he walked through the rooms
lane was made for him; no easy mat
ter IN such a crowd. His eyes were
on the pictures, his thoughts, VINO
knows where? Did any man ever
really find his way TO the innermost
recesses Of that mind?
1 have mentioned Prince Bismarck.
/ 7 attempt no comparison between MN
and Mr. Morgan. Comparisons are ior
the most part misleading, and the liVes
/ ~ these two men were thrown Iar
anart But the two have this IN com
mon. Each was great natural force,
and 7 have met nobody who seemed 70
mo in that respect to stand nearer 10
pisroarcl, than di' Mr.. Morgan. THAI
&c a purely personal impression. IL
might not endure a searching analysis
II does not matter whether it would or
NOT All I mean is that ] have never
met Mr.. Morgan without being remind
Oh in one way or another Of the great
German. Greater OF less does not mat
Ter No mans work in the last cen
turv Is comparable to Bismarck's. But
in each there was an elemental
strength. Each dominated his own
world. Neither had rival II was
NOT Given TO the American to create an