Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-09
MORGAN PLEDGED RICHES
TO AID GOVERNMENT
George Harvey Tells of Great
Financier's Message to
President Wilson.

NEW YORK. May "a pledge by j.
Perpont Morgan Of all Of his resources
and his influence to the support of the
American government was revealed last
night to the 500 members and guests of
the trust company section of the Ameri-
can Bankers Association at it's fifth
annual banquet In the Waldorf-Astoria
Hotel by George Harvey. editor of Har-
per's Weekly, who responded to the toast
"A Public Soul"
When Mr.. Harvey revealed the inner
most thoughts Of his friend. the great
financier and portrayed his character in
a manner not before undertaken, those
present sat I'm absolute silence. It was
one of the most solemn and impressive
occasions the great dining hall of the
hotel ever has witnessed.
Prefacing his euogy OF Mr.. Morgan, the
editor criticised Vice President Marshall
Tor his recent attack on Wall street and
the capital resources of the country
Then as he began to speak Of Mr. Nor
gan. to speak a close and admiring
friend who had held the confidence of the
financier, there was complete silence
throughout the room.
Held Peoples Trustee.
Mr. Harvey first extolled Mr. Morgan
as trustee for the people, and then told
of his last call on Mr. Morgan in his
library the day before he started for Eu-
rope for the last time. He said Mr.. Nor
gan had wished to be excused from testi-
flying before the Pujo committee, but
after he had seen the appreciation
throughout the country of what he had
said on the stand he rejoiced.
Il hated to co. he told Mr. Harvey
But I'm glad i went. | think I did
some good.
Mr.. Harvey mentioned to him the ia
vorable impression his statement had made
and he replied: Il am convinced that
what you say is true l think they know
me better now. l hope So
Although Mr. Morgan regarded the po-
litical views advanced by Mr.. Wilson
with honest apprehension" Mr. Harvey
recited an instance to show Mr.. Morgan
was a loyal patriot In their discussion
concerning a man in London who had
sought to win favor with the financier by
speaking contemptuously of Mr. Bryan.
the editor repeated the lines from Scott:
Breathes there a man win soul so dead
Who never to himself hath said:
This Is my own, my native land.
Asked for Rest Of Poem.
Then Mr.. Morgan asked Mr. Harvey to
give the rest OF the poem. which he did.
Half a minute is long time. gentle
men," said Mr.. Harvey, "but for fully
that period Mr.. Morgan sat perfectly still
Then he repeated as if soliloquizing:
Who never to himself hath said:
This Is my own, my native land
and rising with difficulty from his chair,
for he was then quite feeble, he said,
with the emphasis that only quietude can
give:
When you see Mr.. Wilson tell him
for me that II there should ever come a
time when he thinks any influence or re-
sources that l have can be used for the
country they are wholly at his disposal
Those were the words / heard from
the lips of Mr.. Morgan. They were the
words of a true patriot, OF a great. a
very great American. spoken from the
depths Of a passionately loyal heart.
Surely / can do no better than to leave
them with you to remember. to cherish
and to feel so long as you all shall live
in this, our native land.