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Depression psychology, and the reaction to Mr. Hoover which it engendered, were sufficient to elect Mr. Roosevelt. With the strength of his personal charm, and the vast panorama of bustle which he conjured up, Mr. Roosevelt has been able to withhold the answer. We do not know whether he plans a reformed capitalism, a government purgation, as it were, of the excesses of capitalistic society, or a gradual accession to government ownership. The first would imply that the evils of capitalism are confined to its excesses; the second would imply that the evils of capitalism are in its essence...
...President had answered, ". . . The first consideration is your complete recuperation and this can only be accomplished by giving up all work for the next few months. . . . We need you back again and the country needs you back again. For this reason I am going to ask you to withhold your resignation; to take a complete leave of absence and to do all you can to get full health and strength. ... I hope that you will do this for me. . . ." Before the gathering in his study the President again turned to the retiring Secretary, again insisted with the enthusiasm of friendship...
...Federal Reserve Board bade fair last week to bring upon itself direct government control, and will get just that before long, if it continues to withhold its support from the government bond market. It has excluded Morganthau, the President's chief fiscal officer, from its meetings, apparently with the intention of following an independent "we-know-better" policy of deposit contraction (credit deflation) to offset whatever attempts the President may make to finance the Recovery Act with government bonds. Happy the fate of these self-appointed Watchers Over the President if through obstinate resistance to the administration they bring about...
...Reno program is for John Farmer to withhold his products from market until scarcity raises farm prices; to buy nothing unnecessary, to pay no debts or taxes, to fight evictions. Because the Federal farm program-based on 1909-14 price parities between industrial and farm products- has not provided prices as high as his, because farmers are still losing their homes in spite of the Farm Credit Administration, at Shenandoah, Iowa Milo Reno was enthusiastically cheered when he described the Agricultural Adjustment Act as "diabolical." He demanded the resignation of Secretary of Agriculture Henry Agard Wallace. "Wallace's education...
...claimant before paying out any claim. It was adroitly sidestepped by having cotton bounty checks made out to the joint account of debtor farmers and the Governor of the Farm Credit Administration. No farmer could cash his check without the consent of Governor Morgenthau. Governor Morgenthau promised to withhold only about $10,000,000 in payments from those farmers in whose debts private lenders held an interest through Federal Land and Intermediate Credit Banks. Another ''first" last week was a stop-order issued by the Federal Trade Commission under the new Securities Act. Last month the Speculative Investment...