The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-11
GREAT BANKERS
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of England; Sir Edward Hopkinson
Holden. managing director Of the Lon
don City and Midland Bank, of Lon
don; Sir Henry Darlington Smith, X.
c. b, president of the National Bank
of Turkey Ernest Ma1let, regent of
the bank of France; Octave Hombere,
French banker and representative OF
the French foreign office. and Basil B.
Blackett. of the British treasury, were
still up and exchanged wireless greet
tngs with the Corsaire
Bankers Up Early.
1t was almost exactly $40 o'clock
this morning when Mr. Morgan and
Henry P. Davidson, one of his partners.
accompanied by Captain George Gaunt,
naval attache OF the British embassy
at Washington. crossed over to the
liner and found the delegates or com
mfssioners up awaiting them
The Lapland was escorted out OF
England by two torpedo boat DESTROY
ers as an escort to the emmisaries, and
also through fear of possible sub
marine attack. since II was generally
known that they were on board One
of the destroyers accompanied the YES
sel until o'clock on the evening of
the day after she sailed. Another de-
stroyer. and one OF the fastest In the
service, stayed with her until II O'Clock
that night scouting ahead and on each
side OF her for hostile craft. The
Lapland made the trip In darkness,
the lights not being turned on until
she entered the channel on this side
Received BY Ambassador.
Arriving at the -Biltmore, the visi-
tors were received by Sir Cecil Spring
Rice. the British Ambassador to
Washington and Lady Spring Rice. at
ter which they went to their apart
ments. 1t was noted that every pre-
caution Is to be taken against cranks
and undesirabies for there were no
less than six private detectives at the
hotel after the men arrived.
Mr.. Morgan and Mr.. Dawson ar.
rived at the hotel about l o'clock
and the party went to luncheon. which
lasted nearly one hour and a half. 1t
was in private room and appeared
to be IN the nature OF business talk.
az we'll. for the discussion was most
serious and prolonged The Ameri-
can bankers left a few minutes after
2 o'clock, for the hour for the Morgan
reception was set for 2:30 o'cIocx, but
the commission remained In confer
ence for nearly an hour thereafter.
They did not come down the stairs
until few minutes before 3 o'clock.
Then they piled into taxicabs and
reached the library In, Thirty-sixth
Street
The men for whom the reception
was held were received just inside the
library entrance and their way had
been made clear for them, not only
by the police but by more private de-
tectives. Throughout the day there
was nothing to indicate that official
knew Of the arrival Of the
except perhaps the personal
actions OF Collector Malone Downe at
the pier. There were no government
secret service men about. nor other
officials
Financial America There.
To give the names Of all the men
who welcomed the commission would
be to give the names of the great
bankers from dozen cities, the big
trust company men. the heads OF great
Insurance companies, savings banks
md other large investors.
Those who might be classified as
foreign guests arrived early. d. A.
Thomas. the Welsh coal king. who
represents Lloyd George In this coun-
Try IN the matter d facilitating the