Show THREE BANQUET SPEAKERS REPRESENT BILLION DOLLARS r r EW YORK Jan A 13 13 A A code of ethics for bankers hankers has been stated 4 by J Morgan his in m first public speech Paying tribute at a testimonial dinner last night to George F Baker banker and philanthropist who is in his eighty fifth year Mr Morgan Bald said laid There ic is and must be he in every profession t 1 code of ethics the result of years of experience Were I I required to state an ethical code for our profession I 1 think thank that thai I I would say lay the first rule should be Never do something that you do not approve 01 or o in order to more quickly a achieve something that you do approve of of That That there are no safe short cuts in piloting a business or a ship This principle Mr Baker Saker has always upheld and has been by that fact fatt an excellent example for all of us The dinner was the occasion of speeches by three o of the most talked of but least talkative financiers in America Th They y were Mr Baker Mr Morgan and Andrew W Mellon secretary of the treasury The table tahle at which they sat represented wealth not far from a billion dollars It was Mr Bakers Baker's second public speech of his career and Mr Morgans Morgan's first |