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wv sands of words spoken
by the high court" last
Monday concerning the
new gold legislation, the Public Lii
bray has compiled a list of books
which may help to give the layman
an understandable survey of the in
tricate workings of money.
Gold and Imitation.
GOLD AND YOUR MONEY, by w.
E. Atkins 1884. HM.At5.
Professor Atkins shows that the
gold standard system has serious
shortcomings and a not very prom
Using future Like Sprague and Kem-
merer, however, he argues that the
depression is not essentially none
tary problem-on the dubious grounds
that there is plenty of money and
credit in circulation but too much
boarding. H. c. SimonS.
WHAT IS MONEY? BY v. S. Clark.
1884. HM.C547.
"a monetary theorist might find
little that is new in this volume but
he would be delighted by the SIM
plicity and the impartiality of the
presentation, while that mythical
character, the man in the street,
should find What Is Money! an in
valuable guide to help him through
the maze of current discussion. ."-F.
C. James.
IMITATION? BY Irving Fisher
1888. HIM M.F537i.
In this book, written simply and
addressed to wide public, Prof
Fisher continues his campaign for
relation, price stabilization and a
compensated dollar. The meaning
and main effects of changing price
levels, defiation and imitation are ex-
planned and fully illustrated by an
interesting series of diagrams and
charts"
KEMMERER ON MONEY, by E. w.
Kemmerer. 1884. HIM K316.
"Prof. Kemmerer has written in
clear English an exceedingly clear
statement regarding the gold stand
ard, our present paper standard. in
f1ation, relation and defiation and
the commodity dollar. These some
what intricate subjects are presented
in way that any intelligent reader
can follow and the book should find
a place on many shelves other than
those Of the specialists or experts. -
F. A. Vanderlip.
Primer of Imitation, What 1t Is and
What 1t Means to You, by Earl
Sparling. 1888. HMSp2.
"Mr. Sparling's Primer of Imitation
devotes less attention to the causes
of imitation and considerations of
public policy, but more to its effects
upon individuals in various circum-
stances. What ought the business
men, investors, borrowers and work.
erS to do if it comes?"
The Story of Uncle Sans Money,
by w. o. Woods. 1882. JV83T.
W86.
''This is a simple statement of the
financial operations of the United
States Government, as well as a brief
review of the activities of the Treas
ury Department"
A Primer Of Money. by D. B. Wood
ward and NJ. A. Rose. 1882.
HMW87.
mo better book on money could
be recommended to the beginner than
this primer. Contenting themselves
with merely a glance at monetary
history, the authors quickly settle
down to the major task of explaining
with remarkable simplicity of style
the system in present-day operation
and do not mar their exposition by
the slightest tendency to interpose
their own opinions"
The Worlds Money.
Planned Money, by Sir B. P. Blackett.
1882. HMB56.
"a Bank of England director in
sistS that any nations best contribu-
tion toward world peace Is to set It's
own monetary house in order. He
recommends local currency for each
country based, like Irving Fishers
commodity dollar, on an index num-
Der of wholesale prices, while a sort
of Financial League of Nations should
supervise world exchange transfers"
Money and the Price Level, by F. M.
Huntington-Wil 1882. HIM.
H92.
Presents a plan and arguments
for the raising of the price level by
means of the monetization of silver
as the principle lever by which the
world can be raised out of the de-
preston The author is an Ameri-
can economist at one time Undersec-
retary of State"
Democracy, Debts and Disarmaments,