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The P laza Ba n k of S t.L o u is TW E LV E TH IR TY O LIV E S T R E E T S a in t L o u is F. R . v o n W in d e g g e r PRES,DENT November 25, 1944- Dear Mr. Eccles: Usually when I receive a copy of one of your speeches, I drop everything to read it, but this time your speech before the National Industrial Conference Board on November sixteenth ar rived on Tuesday, when it was my great privilege to be host for the day to that illustrious statesman, Stumer Welles, who was kind enough, at my request, to make a major speech before the St. Louis Win the Peace Forum in which I have taken a most ac tive part. After recognizing the growing cynicism among our people, Mr. Welles, to hqt great joy and gratification, called on us to rededicate ourselves to the Four Freedoms. How tragically they are being ignored as an ideal for which to fight, and I wonder if this is not one reason for our growing cynicism. A copy of his speech has been turned over to the printer to put in pamphlet form as part of our educational program here. I w ill send you a copy. May I have your permission to use yours in the same way? As soon as I had taken him to his plane for Washington, I made an opportunity to read your speech. Like a ll of them, it is fu ll of wisdom, courage, and the soundest of economic doctrine, but in ny opinion this is the best speech you ever made for in the last four paragraphs you rose to great heights of economic statesmanship. When the boys come home, if they rightly find it necessary to "take command and throw the defeatists out of public and pri vate places of power and responsibility", I pray t^at you may be in the position you now so nobly f i l l to ~attek^hat I may be here fighting shoulder to shouldeiyjyith jpM in thais£ust cause. f/s Gratefully, [ / / ji Hon. Marriner S. Eccles, Chairman Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Washington, D. C. Cc to The President The White House W ashington, D. C. ) / / / November 30, 1944- Mr. F. R. von^indegger, President, The Plaza Bank of St. Louis, lk:30 Olive Street, St. Louis, Missouri. Dear Mr. vonnindegger: Your comments on my occasional speeches are al ways most heartening, and I appreciate your letter of November k5 in regard to the talk before the National In dustrial Conference Boc_rd in Nev. York. You were fcise, it seems to me, in getting Sumner <*elles, far whose judgment and ability I have a very high regard. I should feel honored to have my effort used in-any way you consider appropriate in your educational program. 1 am enclosing another copy Since a few re visions have been luade in the original text. ibitn best regards, Sincerely yours, M. S. iiccles, C.iairiaan. Enclosure ET:b
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