Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-02
Up. MORGAN At
THE WHITE HOUSE
FOR CONFERENCE
First of Meetings With Big
Business" Heads Planned
by Wilson.
SAY PRESIDENT WANTS
TO SHOW MIND is OPEN
viii Outline Views in Person.
Henry Ford to Be Next
Visitor.
SAY PRESIDENT WANTS
TO SHOW MIND IS OPEN

WASHINGTON, July al p. Nor
gan had an engagement at the White
House today to discuss general bust
ness conditions with President Will
son. 1t was the first of informal
conferences the President plans to
have with industrial and financial
leaders within short time.
IT was said at the White House
that Mr.. Morgan had asked for the
engagement and it was explained
that the two men are personal
friends. Another version of the
meeting was that Mr.. Morgan had
been invited through friends to give
his views to the President.
Next week Tho President will have
an infornal conference with Henry
Ford. the Detroit manufacturer, who
will be entertained at luncheon at the
White House. II was said the Presi-
dent had invited Mr.. Ford
Wilson to Outline Views.
Oficials close to the President said
Mr. Wilson would take such an op-
portunity to outline his views to the
heads of big business in person.
Nj. Morgan's engagement was more
or less of a surprise to those who
have observed the course the Presi-
deiN ! has taken since he entered the
White House in having conferences
with captains of industry 1t had
been pointed out that Mr.. Wilson was
receiving the big business men Of the
6ountry less frequently than his pre-
decessors in fact, had not been ask
ing their advice at all on legislation
affecting business, as many other
Presidents have done
When the currency bill was in pas
sage through Congress, the President
even declined to receive some mem-
Aers of the Morgan firm
White House officials said today
that one of the features which had
entered into public discussion of the
administration trust legislation pol
icy and what the President had char
acterized as a psychological depres-
sion," caused by campaign to halt
the trust bills in Congress, was an in
ference that Mr.. Wil:cn did not care
to meet the big business men of the
country face to face. and discuss with
them personally the issues in which
they are SO yitally interested.
Wants 10 show Mind r. OBtn.
BY a series of informal conferences
with leaders of industry and finance,
Of which those with Mr.. Morgan and
Mr.. Ford will be the first, 1t Is the
idea TO show that the President is
approaching the subject with an open
mind, willing to hear the viefs of big
business firsthand and outline his
own views in return.
Although there are other subjects
interesting Mr.. Morgan at present,
in which the government has a part,
it was said today's talk was to be a
personal one on business.
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sionfs report on it's investigation of
finAncial affairs of the New Hoven
Railroad is nearly ready for sub
mission to the Senate and the time
is drawing near to July 10, the date
which President Wilson and Attor-
ney McReynolds have agreed upon
fling the ant trust sut for the dsso-
luton and which has been recom-
mended by the attorney general and
Chairman Elliott, of the New Haven
board. Whether those subjects were
to enter into today's conference was
not known.