The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-07-02
Conference with J, P. Morgan
at White House Today An
nounced as First of Series
with Captains Of Industry.
WOULD LEARN THEIR
VIEWS OF LEGISLATION
In Return will Pive Financial
Leaders His Own Ideas
Henry Ford Next on List Of
Callers.

Washington. JuIy 2.-J. q.
Morgnn aud President Wilson
had nearly nn hours conference
to-day at the White Hou-c on
general business conditions.
II was the first of u -crics Uf
talks the prcsidcnt plans Ia have
In the near tnturc with captain.
OF industry and finance. learning
their views and giving his own.
un the Industrial and nnnnrlnl
situation uf the country a. well
~ measures la congress.
White tiOusc oficinls sali he
conference between thc prVsi-
dent and Mr.. Morgan had b'cn
Just friendly discussion of the
subie-f.
Mr.. Morgan refused to Disclose
what had taken place. As hc
stepped into his carriage ie
said:
my visit with tiic president
was very cordial. NOu will Save
to ask him what We talked
about"
prcsid wilson told inquifcrs lat
81 that % Us talk with Mr., Morgan
business iitions generally had
been discu M that MIR Morgan
had expires q opinion of whether
business was good or bad. fio added
that he has known Mr.. Morgan "a
long time and that their talk WAS
larsely reminiscent.
speaking of business conditions
generally the president said the at
utude OF business men seemed to bc
growing ia favor Of the administra-
tion's trust program. In ala OF MS
with business men.
he added. ne had heard ut uo specific
objection TO the nnu-trust program.
The president compal the oIpo-
Hition Co the anti-trusi bi.s TO the un-
position which proceeded The passn se
OF the currency Dill. Tie said ho ccp-
j,ctured that probably the objections
To both bills resulted from the failure
OF the opponents Of the measures to
read the bills.
II was said al the white House
that Mr. Murgan had asked lr. the
and u was oNplniued
that the two men are personal
friends. Another version ct the
meeting WIS that Mr.. Morgan had
been invited through friends 90 give
his ,icws Go the president
Ncxt week tho president win nave
AN informal conference with Henry
Ford. the Detroit manufactures. who
will Doc entertained al luncheon 40 tho
white House % was said the prcsi-
dent had invited MI Furd.
officials close to the president said
Mr. Wilson would take such AN op-
portunity CO. outline his views Co the
heads uf his business
Mr Morgau's engagement Wa.
more or lgs OF surprise 10 those
who have observed the course the
president has taken since hc entered
the White House in having confer.
ouros with captains OF industry.
d has been pointed our that Mr
Wilson waz receiving the his nusi'
ness men uf tho country irss irg-
purntN than his predecessors. ir
fact had not been askiul their Id
vice % all ON legislation anrctius
business J~ many other president
have dome Whom the currency hii|
Was 800 passage tbruugh congress th,
president even declined foo receive
some members ui the Morgan nrm
Hs 20 series of informal confer
cnccs with lenders Of mdustrr and
finance, oi which those wth Mr.
Morgan and Mr. Ford viii bc tho
first b. is tho idea to show th, proa
Ideut is upproachug tho subject with
AN open mind willing to hear thr
views OF Dig business nrst hsud tue
outline hls own views Iu return.