The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-20
MORGAN home.
LEAVES LINER
VIA STEERACE
Financier Silent on Return
From London About Mis-
sion There.

New York, March 30. P. Morgan
came back from England on the
American liner Philadelphia yester-
day.
He and Mrs. Morgan, who accom-
panied him on his trip abroad, came
down the Storage gangway of the
liner and were whisked away in an
automobile to the family home on
Madison avenue with their son, Junius
Spencer Morgan, and William H. Por-
ter, one of Mr.. Morgans partners, who
boarded the liner as soon as she
reached her pier at West Twenty-sec-
ond street, and became closeted in his
cabin with him..
Mr.. Morgan made his getaway
clearly by a prearranged plan. No
sub poena server of the Thompson in
vestigating committee showed him
self. AS it was Sunday, it was ex
pected that one would.
Pier Detectives Guard Way
When the Philadelphia docked Mr..
Morgan remained in his stateroom
while the cabin passengers went
ashore on the upper landing Of the
pier. He and Mrs. Morgan, with their
son and Mr.. Porter, were led from the
cabin down into the steerage quarters
and off the steerage gangplank to the
waiting automobile. Then the gang
Storage passengers will not be taken
to Ellis Island until this morning.
Pier detectives had seen that no one
was permitted on the lower tier and
Mr.! Morgan had it all to himself
Whether Mr.. Morgan went abroad
in connection with the marshaling of
American securities in London for
new loan, or in connection with the
shipments of munitions on present
orders, he did not divulge. e. r. Stet-
tinius, one of the Morgan partners.
who has charge of the export depart
ment of the. firm, and has been in Lon
don several weeks in conference on
the nnunition question, did not return
with Mr.. Morgan.
When the Philadelphia reached
QQuarantine in the afternoon and the
newspaper men boarded her, Mr..
Morgan sent out word that he had
nothing to say. While the Philadel-I
phfa was on her way up the bay he
received them in his cabin.
setI did not want to appear discour-
teous,'' he said. as the first one en-
tered, stbut I cannot discuss my mis-
sion and thought it best not to take
your time
A question as to the truth of re-
ports that he had arranged in Lon
don for a large credit against $780,
100000 in American securities accun1-
ulated under the control of the Brit
ish Exchequer in order to pay for new
orders of war munitions was put to
him.
This had been denied in a, state
ment issued by the Morgan firm but
the denial was regarded in banking
circles Jas somewhat technical. as It
was generally admitted that if the war
continues for any great length of time
it will be necessary for Great Britain
to establish another credit here.
Mr. Morgan glanced straight ahead
and replied:
sI can't discuss. that
Then he took a puff at his cigar
and asked:
Resources don't seem to. be ex-
hausted, do they %
No Sign of Weakening.
He warded off a question as to
what resources he referred to by |
turning as if to answer another ques-
ton as to the amount of American Sc
curities held in England; but instead |
of replying to that he said:
zsSAs far as I understand, they ex-
peet to handle the securities as they
have done in the past They will be
taken care of in a way That will not |
hurt the market
Asked if he had. any opinion to ex-
press on the war he said:
I'm not a military man.
Tt was suggested that there are
more sides than the military one to
the war.
wen, I don't see any signs of
weakening he said.
The Philadelphia was then nearing
the pier, and Mr. Morgan was asked
# he expected to be subpoenaed in
connection with the Interborough in
luiry.
II have heard nothing of it, he re-
Piled.