The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-07-11

Washington. July 10.-Now that
President Wilson's legislative program
has been practically carried out, men
| of large business interests are to be
| welcomed at the White House. J. P.
Morgan, who called asst week, was the
| first Of the potentates of big business
to see the president in a 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 J. Hill, the vet
eran railroad man of the northwest,
and Andrew Carnegie are about the
only ones that are recalled as having
received admission to the executive
| Offices. Except in the case of MI.
| Speyer the visits of the two others
were somewhat personal.
| There has been severe criticism of
| the president for inacCessibility to
men of large affairs in the country.
| The criticism has likewise applied as
to the men in other walks of life.
| Hundreds of the nations big men
| have either directly or Indirectly
| sought to have interviews with the
president or expressed to friends a
| desire to get in touch with him, but
the time of the president has nearly
| always been occupied, and he was
| una BILE to make many engagements.
Position of President.
| 1t has been explained by those
| close to the White House that the
presidents motives in declining to
make dates. in addition to lack of
| time for these appointments, have
been high and thoroughly under
stood by his intimate friends. So
long as the president was working
upon a definite legislative program
he did not care to be put in the posi-
enced in the slightest degree by rep
RESERVATIONS from men of big bust
ness. These representations were
welcomed by letter, the same as the
representations Of the man in the
humblest walk of life Holding aloof
from the huge powers of the bust
ness world. the presicNnt has been
| able to so forward with his extensive
legislative program for sixteen
months without the intina ton from
work.
Although keeping in touch,
through the newspapers and intimate
personal friends, with their views Of
legislation, these views were not pre-
sented through interviews solicited
from the White House. and there is
now no one who can charge that the
source of a single legislative inspira
ton has been from Wall street or big
business centers.
Having completed his legislative
program, or reached the point where
he can see this completion, the presi
dent feels free TO join with men Of
big and little business in an inter
Change of thought and informa ton
as to what is going on in the world
at large
He has promised business a con
stitution of freedom" from further
legislative work. after his antitrust
bills become law. and it Is the pur-
pose of the president to give every
help he can to boost business to
cT prOSnarity
Business to Get Rest.
1t is practically settled by the ad-
ministratioR that while big business
VIII have to conform to the new
trust laws. no branch of the admin
istration will be permitted to hurry
business or attack it for mere politi
cal reasons. Business is to get the
rest it has so long craved and sought
for. and the president will put him.
self at the head of the movement to
restore business to uninterrupted
prosperity along the avenues the
gov ernment holds TO be legal.