Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1912-03-08
1nt MONEY "IRUSI"
Gong. Lindbergh Answers
President Of Minnesota
Citizens League

The article below. was received too
late for publication last week, but
"a he subject is OF great interest. Ne
arc giving space to it this week, with
asy"opsis of reply nv Mr.. ''icn:
Washington y. c., Feb. 26, 1919.
Aoa Ionn H. Rich,
r. es,dent Minnesota Citizens
RED Wing, Minnesota.
Deer SIR
NV attention has been called to vonr
onn'nun,catiOn published in the st.
Cland journal Press, If Feb Dist. II is
yer. stun that you have not und n.
stoosh rho nam purpose of my resolu-
tio,. t. investigate the Money Trust
It YEAS not to show that the reserves
an4 idle funds are deposlter largely
insN4w York and there loaned to spe
oui tors on "call - That il lmno;tant
info NATION in the present discussion.
but pretty generally understood now
1t .:as 10 show that the Wall Street
influence extends into much larger
fiel and, in fact, extends to nearly
evorv section of the country. 30 that
sbe nersons who are in control there
hav' the power of controlling
credit everywhere. Through the occult
inf ence which they exert on business,
the ill have the power to control
credit az fully after the massage of
such a plan as your vario7s leagues
pronos., as before. Through this
po.er, they will control the Central
ReSrrve Association which il proposed,
as effectively as if everv director we're
70 We a resident OF New York City.
A curious illustration of the power
and method of this influence is fur
nishrd bv the National Citizens Les
gu,. which started in Ch,cagO-not
New York-and has formed branches
10 nearly every state, your own organ
iz.fi:n heing one Of the branches. Can
ynn truthfully deny that these leagues
have been organized through the in
III nee and under tho direction ut
" III Street and that they are univer-
sally advocating the Aldrich plan Of
Monetary reform and none other
and further that the Aldrlcn plan has
oaao formulated for, through and by
Wall Street influence and is heing ad-
yer1ised at its expanse2 The dollar
charged for mem bership does not pay
on.4 tenth part of the sums that are
Being expended III exploiting the
Aldrich plan through the various
yit,zen's Leagues. Of course it is
called the Monetary Commission s
plao, but, | ask, is not that the same
thing?
This should make no difference with
anvone however. and it certainly
makes no difference with me. / have
Just mentioned the facts showing the
origin of your organization. to
illustrate the power and subtle in
aaence OF the Money Trust. Those who
Join the League after the start, and
iraquently those who start the leagues,
10 no, know from what source the first
inspiration comes. Everybody wants
. 70 improve the money and banking
system, and most of the persons who
they viii learn more about tue system
and be able to spread the TRUTH. Thai
4s: why it is unfortunate that few
Welt paid agents are furnishing all Of
the literature through the Chicago or
ganlzation. entertain no prejudice
sgainst Wall Street or against thu
aldr,ch plan. If 1t is good plan, We
should all wish 1t adopted into law,
IL it ia bad and calculated to make
mere grievous the burdens of tie
. bSeNqbs'e. we sks3!lss>ssSe SEX Ks1k th&'
and either supplant it by better plar
or make such notifications in this Al
we'll make 1t better deem it there
fore splendid opportunity to take uE
the discussion of the question through
tbe league which you represent. Am
reliably informed that you are 8
worthy, sincere and able citizen anC
also believe that the league, as we'll al
yourself, will be interested to know
nil the facts and not one side only the
mother League in Chicago is sending
out only one side, but now that you
have issded sort of challenge to
me, invite, net only your league, but
the one in Chicago to JOIN i'll full
discussion OF the subject in such news
papers as desire to open their columns
for that purpose. And l request that
you use your influence to secure me an
opportunity of presenting the other
side in the columns of Banking Re.
form published in Chicago under the
auspices of the Citizens League. Thi.
paper has already devoted considerable
space in its first issue to me and it
cannot fairly deny sufficient space to
the discussion which propose, it it
desires tho subject to be fully
presented. will send a copy of my
articles to you ana the president OF
any other league VINO may request
them and also to the newspapers of
Minnesota which desire to receive
them and to other papers az we'll, so
far as can afford to do so. 1 would
:: also request that copies Of articles
challenging me to discussion Of any
phase Of the plan be forwarded to me.
l DO not always get time to read all
that is in the newspapers and my at.
teution was called to your article by
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