Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-07-02
MORGAN CONFERS
WITH PRESIDENT;
LEAVES SMILING
Financial Kings Call Marks
Beginning Of New White
House Policy.
WILSON TO MEET OTHER
MEN OF BIG BUSINESS
Few of These Have Been Received
During Present Admins
tration.
REASONS FULLY EXPLAINED
Not Desired to Encourage Charge of
Influenced Legislation-Henry
Ford Next Guest of
Chief Executive.
WILSON TO MEET OTHER
MEN OF BIG BUSINESS
REASONS FULLY EXPLAINED

President Wilson had long and pleas
ant interview with j. P Morgan of New
York today. The conference Is under
stood to be the beginning of new pol
Icy at the White House in the reception
of prominent men identified with big
business" throughout the country.
Mr.. Morgan. who arrived at and de-
parted from the White House in taxi
cab. was smiling broadly when he faced
large number of newspaper reporters
as he emerged from the Presidents Of
fees.
Not word" he said in answer to
many questions. You'll have to see the
President. l believe you see him this
afternoon anyhow" referring to the
newspaper mems usual Thursday after
noon conference with the chief executive.
Yes. ! had most cordial visit" Mr.
Morgan admitted, in response to a final
question as he entered the taxicab, with
the statement that he expected to return
TO New York this afternoon
Inc call was evidently a satisfactory
one. Judging from Mr.. Morgan's manner.
Henry Ford Coming.
The visit today is to be followed By a
visit next week by Henry Ford, the mil
honaire automobile manufacturer, and
hereafter when the President has time
and requests are received from the heads
of big enterprises he will be accessible
to the right sort of men.
In the case of Mr. Morgan. he sought
the interview with the President but in
the case of Mr.. Ford the President him
self found pleasure in inviting the auto
mobile manufacturer to visit him and
have luncheon with him.
Mr.. Ford recently gave an interview to
the press of the country giving expiana>
dons Of the business depression in which
he declared the tariff was in no way re-
apoDGble and to some extent agreed
with President Wilson that if business
men would cease moping and seeing
ghosts In the dark there would be a
prompt revival of business. The Presi-
dent. too. has long been an admirer Of
men Of the business stamp of Mr.. Ford
with human feelings and advanced ideas
toward their employees.
Will See Chicagoans.
On somewhat different lines the Presi-
dent is to also see a big delegation of
the principals of the largest Chicago busi-
ness houses next Wednesday. These
men constitute a committee from the
Chicago Association of Commerce, and
they have frankly asked that they be al
lowed to talk with the President about
phases Of trust legislation upon which
many OF the coming visitors are experts
In the delegation will be the heads OF
the great houses of Farwell n Co.. Mar
shall Field 4 Co., Carson. Pirie. Scott
Co. Sprague. Warner 4 Co.: j. Y.
Ryerson Il Sons. Cudahy Packing Com
pany and Reid, Murdock d Co. Joseph
H. Defrees. president of the Chicago As
socfation of Commerce. requested the ap-
pointment and it was made.
1t was evident, from all indications
today, that the business men of the
country have turned away from the
attempt to stop trust Legislation and
VIII now Try to point out to the Presi-
dent certain changes that should be
made
The President. il is said, is glad to
md business in this spirit and is will
ing to meet il half way, although thee
Is practically no chance that material
changes viii be made in the trust pro-
gram that has been decided on.
Few Big Business Men Seen,
Mr.. Morgan is the first of the poten
tates of big business to see the Prest-
dent in long time. In fact few men
Of his stamp have been received at the
White House in the sixteen months Mr..
Wilson has been there. James Speyer
OF the new York banking house. James
}. Hill. the veteran railroad man of the
northwest, and Andrew Carnegie are
about the only ones that are recalled
as having received admission to the ex-
e.utise ofnces. Except in the case of
were somewhat personal
lnere mas been severe criticism of the
PRESIDENT for inaccessibility to men OF
laLse ahairs In the country. The
CRITICISM has likewise applied as to the
men in other walks of life. Hundreds of the
nations Dig men have either directly or
indirectly sought to have interviews with
the President or expressed to friends a
& in fDtiN xur,fL
time of the President has nearly ALWAYS
been occupied, and he was unable 10
make many engagements. Men who
sincerely have the welfare of the Presi-
dent al heart have keenly felt the nm
wisdom OF this course, but have been un-
able to make change in the program
u the White House.
Position of President,
1t has been explained by those close tc
the White House. however, that the Pres
idents motives in declining to make
dates, in addition to lack of time fo,
these appointments, have been high an5
thoroughly understood by his intimat,
friends. So long as the President wa,
working upon a definite legislative pro
gram he did not care to be put in th,
position of having this program infiu
enced in the slightest degree by repre
sentations from men of big business
These representations were welcomed h,
letter. the same as the representations O
the man in the humblest walk OF life
Holding aloof from the huge powers q
the business world. the President has beer
able to go forward with his extensiy,
Legislative program for sixteen month,
without the intimation from his enemie
of being Influenced in his work.
Although keeping in touch through
he newspapers and intimate persona
friends. with their views of legislation
these views were not presentet
through interviews solicited from tn,
White House. and there is now no on,
who can charge that the source of ;
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