The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-10
Gratified at Adjustment
to Changes Recently
Brought About.
HARD AT WORK ON
TRUST MESSAG E
President Receives in Private
Committee Which Invites Him
to Address Mississippi Legis-
lature-Forced to Decline
Invitation-To Hold Pub
Tic Reception To-Day.

Gulfport, Miss. January 9.-Presi-
dent Wilson to-day expressed his graf
iitication that business interests of the
4 country are adjusting themselves, not
! only to changes brought about by re-
cent legislation, but to the spirit Of
| the times generally. In the course OF
/ an Informal speech to n committee
! from the Mississippi Legislature, the
4 President said shat this phase of pub
| lie affairs was uppermost in his mind.
! The committee had come to invite
Mr.. Wilson to address the Legislature
of their State, but the President told
! them he was too deeply absorbed in
| his message antitrust reform to
leave earlier than his scheduled time
or to tarry en- route to Washington.
| Laudatory resolutions that had been
passed by their Legislature We're read
/ to the President by the committee.
MIR. Wilson. after smilingly telling his
callers that they had extolled him too
highly. explained that he had como
! South for complete rest, that he had
! benefited greatly, and was going back
/ to Washington both physically and
mentally prepared for n period of hard
work.
| Pnrt of Outlined Program.
| He referred to the tariff and cur
rcncy reforms as having been accom-
plished by Congress simply Saving
wood and going ahead with an out
1 lined program The thing that plea. ed
MIN most however. he said, was the
way the business interests of the
country seemed to be acting. He made
| no reference 10 the recent dissolution
agreement of the American Telephone
and Telegraph Company or tho with
! drawal of the Morgan Company from
tits many directorships. but those who
heard the President went away with
the impress sion that he had these thinus
| In mind
The President said he expected to
reau MS antitrust reform message TO
! congress Just as soon as possible after
| MS return to Washington. He re-
( marked that he could not overstay his
/ vacation in the South. as he expected
I to confer with Democratic leaders in
1 congress as soon as he arrived at the
capital
| The meeting with the committee was
private Representative Harrison, who
accompanied the visitors, said the
Lresiaents speech was significant of
| ms attitude toward big business-that
| the chief executive seemed to have n
| disposition to work out the trust uues-
ton In 4 peaceful. constructive way,
ana In the spirit of common counsel.
! Showered with Flowers.
During the afternoon the President
| took a ride 10 the schoolhouse in Pass
CHRISTIAN, where several hundred chill
dren shOwered him with bouuuets To-
morrow the President and Mrs. Will
| son VIII hold a reception at the Hern-
! don Cottage at Pass Christian for the
| people of this and surrounding towns
Though deeply absorbed for the most
! part In affairs of state. President VIII
son has availed himself of leisure mo-
ments during his vacation here to
answer scores of oddly written letters
| from children in this vicinity 1t is one
| OF the many things which the President
would like to do at Washington, for he
| enjoys reading the letters OF children
but he finds it impossible at the White
| House because OF pressure Of important
| business.
None of the letters is made public.
| for the President always defers that
to the recipient But, as the receipt
| of n letter from the President of the
currence in the hamlets and towns
along the gulf coast. information
about them has leaked out In various
ways. Master Cecil Brown, OF Missis-
sippi City, has two letters from the
President more than any of the other
youngsters. Master Brown few days
ago stood in the road waving an
American flag and halted the big auto
| mobile.
Il want to give you some candy"
ne told the President "and I want you
to eat it, because 1 made 1t myself
hoy Thanked by Letter.
The President took the box OF home
made candy with him, while Master
Brown. attired in Boy Scout uni
form, saluted proudly as the automo-
bile procceGed. When Mr. Wilson got
| through with his important business,
he wrote the boy. thanking him for
the gift
When the President rode to golf yes
terday. Master Brown was again
| in ~
but this time he was in civilian clothes.
/ lie had box of flowers for the Presi-
| dent and little note. When the
President got home he read the note.
Il liked your letter so much" tho
boy had written. that / brought YOU
another letter. too, and when you get
back to Washington I want YOU to
write regular TO me-"
The President wrote Master Brown
that he appreciated the flowers very
much and was deeply grateful.
The Presidents interest in children.
however. has been manifest in other
ways than by correspondence. Hun
dreds of boys and girls have lined the
road on which the motors to and from
the golr links each day, cheering or
waving flags. The Presidents chauffeur
Knows the whims OF the chief eXecu-
tive and slows down as he approaches
tho little groups The President Of
ten has stopped to talk with the chill
dren.
School teachers have learned the ex-
act hour when the White House motor
Is due to pass at vari ,us points along
tho road, and practically the entire
youth Of the Mississippi coast now has
seen the President OF the United
States. Their parents have not been
| so fortunate, though arrangements are
being made for popular reception to
be held before the President leaves.