MR. J. P. MORGAN'S DILEMMA.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 205, 23 May 1908, Page 10

MR. J. P. MORGAN'S DILEMMA.

AUDIENCES AT THE QUIRINAL AND VATICAN. An incident that might have occasioned unpleasant fooling between tho Quirinal and the Vatican occurred at ltorao recently' in which v Mr'. J. Piorpont Morgan was tho lead-;, ing figure. The great . financier had asked for an audience of Queen . Elena, and also one of the Pope. " J3y . suigular mischance : both audiences Vrero appointed for tho s:my> day, and, also, practically for the same hour,' only 30 minutes separating the .times of' tho two interviews. This seemed an .'impossible situation, especially in view of the fact that etiquette at the two Courts demanded entirely different costumes. All attempts to change tho hour of either' audience failed. To neglect either would be to incur:the deep displeasuro of the Queen or tho Pope, which, in the former ease, would reflect on tho American Ambassador, who had arranged the Sir. Morgan himself solved " tlio problem by the exercise of his. indomitablo energy. He went to the.Quirinal five minutes bofore time, and .'hurried through', tho audience;. He returned to his hotel'' changed his costume in five' minutes, and motored to tho Vatican, arriving ten minuteo late, to find tho Pope waiting. It is stated that Mr. Morgan was ablo to advance an ox-' cuso for tho delay, and an awkward situation was avoided.