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I 15 Foiwable ?md Mm Douglas* Statse Senate* In aseo^toss with 3*m;sr reitimtadi fmggwtlon thst 2 giw j®» for sr o n pmo»al i^araatlen acme of t t e s*t&tl&X vtei&h t^NKtifienllbr IXsetting forth thcs no of the oo~esai@d but, in £ae&# Im tho pwrtlod of p to of I t mm l e t at; pmfiia® the citations l^pem ih# ztcosd 1i? poiatdi^ out that this imrti ailsr €?pisod# cua©. 'to a climax when taiy of t l i t^ittwiy. 2 aa msm that mmfa pm$M wmdd m^ssrd Mm aa a b l ten^onuaecitf @as^ to ^mk with «od ratrsdjrtdod* Yot, thei attitude !^ adopted to®ar£l the irritation that m on3^ b@ on the grotmrl that i t w@s in«tigKUKl ^f t3»see staff advisors in the bias tawu^l cl^ap aans^ i& this w^^P <tf adviaani i s «o toesccJl»de-# Tar ^11 pemattbeml paapotm»9 angr ot^or ocsi^i»mti<m ^ w'mggmasmt ^ H c i s s , I t nmsM HKjuir© an inti^ata of MOR€QT aarket operations, be^oud what could roasonabl^ b@ ^.puctod of1 tbe #sp€«siall^ MM -^IO had not lonefc@@&tooffiS^# « t i i t «»aM talao ftrtitade tmt asy Siras^tai^ to mmrrv&m tlii© ciiqse» policy dooislons* of the diffioiltl^i l» t o bettor the to w i t e a d i to that iad* a r i m i t n » tills l i t U ^ - « s t e ^ o o d irAuwaoe eC staff votoarana i?ho am neither aloct^d nor acslactod tgr the rresidocxt with the appwfml of 1^5® S€^at## I t I n o i ^ t t o }>ctot out in a^ liettar oC D^srfj^r l f i t i s i3i0l©ading to talk &kmt oaMsd.tatian betaa^m Urn twmmszf md the Board or th* .%toml Open r^srl^t Coecsittoe wtihm® i t I s roalisecl that, £at tills so-eallisi aceimtltatifm ba# in thft past coa«istid of T **2* taking the till Mali l i t to nefea tiosa as to what the aftar th©ir sdnds «?* that mir nw3M@«la^.oi«# i f not analysed t £ the Ifea&mti^r gU tiomj than gfef v e i l i n g U m <m tJ a© i ltti Let » might fee *nd oTt«a9 I t appears* S i t Ins bam ay i in a p * 1 V9GKXB&3 m I aa e«R«treined to pat that lixdtatlau aa I t it cite :®m$eppfes tea af/ioial cc3arre®p€«sd«^Q© ^hlch 1 as ^ I t mm mrimtpQmkm® that took p3«^ at a tin® I mm Cha&rmn ef the Be«r€t 1 (to not fe*l tlmt 1 m at Hb^rtir tp i t publiel^# 1 to p t ^ r jp hmsk to the On Jfc3cr 9# 19l5t X ierc*« to Hw S^owtwy of the then ffcaicy SbgganthKu* ^r»j in ajwSer to pek m p i p y the evgoBMaiUi which had the Board «f S«feiam.«« MM! l i p tealva F®i»ml fteaarve Bm^m to tli© concltusdoc tlmt thto imtn ahmild b® dlsoa»tinyed «S.noe the g It to «sa0«F»0fc «a«wtfe« bank fi a s g $ I t sli««M ! » borott ifi. Mind tlmt thin natter ma stariol^ « 4 1 M B the pmwlxsm i f the x%s^rro SJVQUSBU 1B and the «K*e dutt ^ tin* la At tlmt tls» in the Wte £elt at t)» ttai tbat at 3&1 of the «ar@ b^B£ $ then now i s i mount of el px»f«eontlal x«to ^miK b© itaed to on3y • Halted um sm mm %®M or i t mtQA b@ Xw@il^ tjgr ant hcdd twwMway tdlle* tainod the meam. i t tends to T this tli® graeih In Xa f«ot the ellmljmtioa of It is Haaorafcl© Fmxl B« "Continuance of the prefinmntlal rate mxOd rosult in idJjnMit haste ftturalng; and to jTtjr&lssr speculation. the pr^asmntd^l rat© lisa b©eom sublet to abuaa* I t &£tm®8 a Fobstsntl&l profit to bsniksj shic& asm bsrswsr a 1/2 o©r oast assl thmftgr $«*& cbtada & prollt dt %/k P on most iasnere of certificates and a larger profit cm teem securities* adlllon tank horrcwlngs In Jtam and prtt^y^all^ a l l of this maaafc ww at tfa» * About 60D Mllioa dt^DJirs of the is t&dt, prevalent* <\lthougb to tmm. m£m& thea© incuwttd for t2» purpose of obtaining raaenigt , there i s ©vJUtooo aX@» that hm&m Ig&v&md in to increaoo their hoddii^i of Ck^nansiQat eec^ritiB^ send ^ of ^editssHtearm bonds, /natter pssrpos® of bornssdng to n>duoe or-coss profits tax liiibilities* I t i s H k ^ r that sfeusea of the pr&fsa^anfci&l rate wUl continao to banka b^sa^a nore and suor® r u l i n g to ^? title low r«te 4 If sustaining a loir rato on that baenks Mte to to others, ba# ©ncom^ngd te md ou busk capedit. In June loans m OoroanttBont mmH t$m to d0al©rit and a |«ak of 1*8 bUHon dollarsp md of 2*2 tAHl0n# a total of h of tha pr«fJBaronti*! rat© the protit that cm b© ^^n^e by ^rsrowir^ and & the- fonte to cortlficatus i^d m i tho profit that ^ <ai?!Hs«ksg in ostler to This ch»8g$ mmld s a m th@ra^f W retard the in bask at ^ tics© Bhen innatdo^mxy toK^noiess are in the addition^ I t pr&sak&p -ssmM raoslt in sn i on bank iosa^ to d o l o r s md others^ sspectilatloci aasd of ths trihich the |»wtfte«ritl&l as tha eoat of to EsaScc this change* The ih© T that contlRuaseo of the pnaf^awmtial imte i s a&d**ijctihl&« The Tf&ll isifsd to borrov 00 Additional ruzxla for \mk ban*OT&?ig$ «sr®. new at A lew ar© l u g e y mmld Jaws litilft or no effort on the GdverrBaant aarkoU Any &f *®£i that i t wight hwre could be ta ho Trmmr/ noald g s ® t h a t far tl a t t&m pxmaat m&& of 7/5 P®? f Shortly tboroafles? 2$h$§ ta tlis then n t1mt la th@ direeticm took mm s&i$ i& a letter oC k»ard, Eooald %mm&* InIf I t ocvwvmi *t this tliio siarkat as an indication that the poli^ and lifts ao» I x^armd to tMs subjaet la « letter ®* • » Ttm &ldM&mtLmx of tm@& hmm its© en tho agp?ie^ate cost of tlmt Tdll X» (kfam&x&l )%r F&dter&X Bmmrm aujgwrt of sacsrit^ a&r^ftt t b ^ r ^ lapsss rmriaat pcumed i t s penriod of s^to not is inJlAticnf beeat^s© i t oorvus ao a cantixsicpaa iisvitatla\ to to bill map £ra& nm&mk izmmUsr® the pawvloucfly n^qtilaasdl tgr i^sabaaik i l i ^ to, laser lotn* clri'*^^ th® ps^teontl^O. x«t» 1 tmkm i t jrt^ltuKl^ fat \m^m to bcKW© i s awfte* to romslt It of bank f rcsa imsbaEtk i»-» o83S» I think of bank credit osf a l l afiE«HBd that & furt3«r i s to W a^aMed at thi© tdUa»j> -if at otfi bo tek«i Itt this dlnMstloci tgr ^© t*3jiiiaticm -of thi ontlol rolo with l i t t l e or no disturbaaoe to tho basiJdLng i t i s IK> a Xstter in that a3iaii X«UNI of int«nist» T for of tt» mt@ in tho iataNMrt of » ^hlch 1 think reewzitablo for Its i an to HonorabXs PaxSL tU BougJLas "It mm® to at that i t£m In 3hcrt**te38 intaragt at the &&&*& tiae would 1&c u* I t wsuli the a l r w ^ large interest csliarg© on the pyfciUc detbt« and aoot of this incno&se would ~o to intsreas© the ^ # i of take l a the $rinelpel £taandbel i aam 3*v&fty held** flXioe cmt®£x% & 25, da&ad a Xn Win v , stated? tbe tlvrt. vpm for Tor ancr a, that torn go IOHBT than t 3 w ®3r« ao»» 11© UHtetfA Hang* la the rm& Pntvaee rm&fa t p@r oont mMS I^feer pproach aoro, Hia case for tm info&e&sfo xut^e i s that they not <m2^ risluoe the ooet «f e a s t i n g the puKUo de^btf but In a th@ Inflation, tm of .^ during; a pvrlod o to use other iSKSthols ^nd not penait © that of d £12®s also oootai^ a mmcm$m$ dated J^max^ 3Xj l^ljiS, of *Uan Spewul, l^cmitest <C th© F o t e u l Stmnm Baak of I had with Secretary ?3j*ii®© Md £m%? of the •* # p ^ g thttt t t e w Is a teotemi %tm B^ofcm md the c» the sMloeK^sf of 1<» ©ad Xcaaar ratios of * thftt liar stttes em hmm l i t t l # n^ttect csn inrutioa, that, I n f l a t l * ham to be deelt tdth fey d£rwyt# yather %hm sneesures, th»t i t dao» not ^jise s ^ dlCftoDoee Esther tet& or ncsdbanfc MUte^ <^n ao^^mn^t seci^rlti&©, tttft that the the i l ing oT the mmm hmm-m It i d l make Xar incoti0-f and stimulate Tbay do no* tfwiir iron the limgHpss^a problaa» M bad d1XiTl<3Ul^ in brl&ging cmt the point thsst b ^ S T Paul H» -6* isg which iw&3 ^m®p fjoo&s tram piling **^># bafc such a s as that in m t In pr&^eot fllf A 7®&? ar twft» Thegf balle^o that th&y shctold sell a l l fcbe mrim %$ F# sad 5 bm^j t>«gr cas but at the sa?e tjbao tal» tlie iws&tixxx that the bmk@ and tJss boncf i t of the ssgatot ijtmses %biah. yiej fmt mkm far grestea* coaeattteatton of waXth am! that in not that .if the T^emRay got i t s seney at Xtur awteo that ^miM r e ta»i0 md to that stxtttnt would b& halsiftd in thft did to bo earii*t«si»3n In llMftr thlnkis^ to txy to ^et the 3oct«to7 to sea our i Ma timt «»• h m aliMors 8t<ml far hi^nsr lottos s^l thoy imm piafced out what « 7 Tin^m stated that if m d u a ^ the r»to that wm&d be the oi.cnal that to «fit» us a Xe^Aor sotting Xarlh the I r i m U ^ said to the Saomtey that i t loctel as if the Syatoa ws& tJie Tipeasuiy ^®^ a t that the the autlscrltr that the Syatei the nituatioti nat not j l w a a t a tiafe to with had readied |2?5 billicr. thay wa^ the had md that they could \m mam&m& pmssm that the the pea?po«K% of teeit. X mM that ^8*re n«t proposing to put totai^st or ±neanea«e- the oo*t of fljiaofidj^ to the Twmmszj mvm the inncldenaiy <xK4diticma that ©a&st ®«d tlie aw«mt of that «a# h i ^ f that under the etatute 4Jhat i l the sjsrtion that the shcsilcL take* I said that poms* W ^iinan to its to dlfi!aK«at nituatlan than ?&m 2/3 of an. d th&t that fcuig llw case 1^0 that the Sv-st&i o to Co^i^rees and point owt the problem &n<£ l©t t t e i knoer that the Bow! and t£$ Open Co^dttee are- not in a possiti^i to deal with tb© through tins r^dlust of interest rates asid ie needed to neat t-® probdau in that benk .inweateient in Gov^niaent eecmrltle® froa . I pointed act that the reason for the of the Oove&mmt do^t ^ the banking tester* i s Basil H« Douglas tha that the basks haw to the F&den& t£» sonporf; whitih t3* 3y«tai i» asi*itt®& to to oarUffcaattt** Vk to £inanoa tfao «wr Utt t o as»«t H of ftxribar te^ in and to# hath. to not IMI «^>1U t o @» vtttl t*e though th» i t lofta Wm i '•JJNJfcWii trtadk» aft your thast ^lesa *» a»t rif,ht vp to Urn immmm ttwb M * f aotlon* lay gifciirig • f^s^rt t ^ CaminMNi m naot i t nitik our that will far m& to h m it £m>mm1$&g X todd MNi Viason that i t p^ us to b© a ns1sb©r s t a ^ sr*d lit «ss&d that think INT mmld naixt to ta&» aotion «fem i » .IS^S^I^K! h i s T F P a u l H. B tt Ot*r and end on » a l l stiook hands* ftaNWi Xsfcar in the Srw Delano gsve for !!J% H&rlj tfci XMMF CBadJMI of t t e fede r a l Deposit Insurance Corporation, aa& h© m s I ss*i& t o hia that "m w&pmc±&1m& t l b the ttHttar; that 1» had givm ua to our position, end that if ws had In Ma I t mm n<& hmmm !w US t&ttt • again in the £oragolng, tto Ismm I s r*oi ox5so A© l « i It la an tho fidoatial a«t© ttvat the the of t l « t i » S@cs^©t^r7 in a psrscsml and U.-o pae^ea^ntial dlsfO?mmt nsctc ^BSJ a t « ^^tdng which ted just feeea held Banlcs -••ith t^j@ Board* X ^ v i s e d him t h a t : w At the coi^Xmsiaa ol* the disooaalon* th© spprowi & aotion i^tsssting ao t o advlae you I *ociuM not ^ w i th» ' I 5 ? » s ^ $faa% the F«d^e«l ifiiNwrv* aeik© wood not act on the the Isar requires the boards of fll of' th© ItHMfie !&nk© t o a c t tm wmhm an nXl i«ates isnd thsit h m in TtaiahSz^Etcn has t o the nd^ i w w m > t l » Board l-iere l a rscjal3pe4# b^f 3JHWF, 'toi t a pejUtigr fNiao^I* i s I t s f ass&sl roport to the Docs&wa* tiie the Baard'n appa?oial or l In a l e t t e r of 2 8 , 1&1&, Um dlscc^mt rat© t u t stat&nn that l& *®& docl»^ed nat t o scsid a l a t t e r whioh be bad had on hl@ d ^ s ^ and to ^ d c h rofta&ie® 1® oi %J®mh 2 2 , 1 thisttQtdUnlytoiii not b@ taken a t t h i s tls»» ^ i t -cldOd not soc^i vdaD t o rotik the boat in the afttidla txvaaltiQn to ¥dmt I hope i«Hl be a full # Accatdln^fp 1 aa i r i t o ^ at portion on this {p T Honorable Paul & J "The mUMxw.tlon cC tto pv«f«rentlal dieootmt this tiro i?o&34 tee intepisa&ed tf Us© sssarla&t as —* in fact, be — & f i r s t mum in the directtcsni of torn internot nstacu Higher short-item nttee cost of CMffieytrc tto* paJSLUs detrtr sad M fe taaaflt to oac^grtsial bmks f ta®8& <£ would en incraauio in &kmt rsfim mmld «pt«ad to 4 osnlly >^ tlm mm& —» by n±£ht bo too late to &vmt mtrlms xm to th» cost cssf GennKmsiQest .finaacdng and to oyr iiop©« of in. it to you •3 should., t^oaroTore, l i t e to renm vy t previous oooaatloas, that the'i&d&p&l8&mrm $$wfom at t'hie ti-o* 'l"fu.a request i s , of course, without pr^judiee to t l ^ pa^-itde ©lisiirmtiom of tb« iS rate at soac futurt d«t@ t^en each aciicm vould b© part of whol© policy ord^ntatml in the dirwtstai of c-oatlmi t«roflt Vftteti^ rstfwr ttNttg «o t t wof^M be new, part ®C a diroetod toimrd hlgj At presoot tiaift is alsxwt c i t aa?® not Idgb in relation to total S®$#etsX 'Ht«sr«» or ansjr othsorrele^s®^ si©a^sp©# The p d p a l sigaificmoB of the s i t e i s , a@ Ifa^ Spctxil so ^ptlj | » t i t in our a9©tlng m Jmmmj 3% that <a£ a aignal to the '^rtot for the ooatSn»iaeo of the a££lctiKX poli^ 1 of leer tntenHA mtaa* ICr» £?pr3&£L i«Kit« t ^ toal t h i s s i g n a l do^i* ^E»d yuu ooiKXtr* I do The &dsi£DlJrtsrtttlon podiqf on laer inlerest rsstes ua& the far i t turn js^a^ poetttted 1B the ft*HE&tan&*8 i t ta^es the aciiqri 7011 su£@eot# tt» ?« w & i fet n^ing on© si^aal i^d the r^t ofigsmt afford thus to aot at cross purponea duxv this 3»o0t orltleMRl ^©®r In the rmo$*m&g&.m c€ mxt The letter that tS» proposal to diJUadzttto the ^was not roaX^- part of a progr^i to i&ssmse est et the dificount nate inter- On A p r i l in & to t **% «jsooiat®0 arid I w e misprised b j yoor of 28* sot because ue « m in doutofc «s l o ^ois coaoeming the ^Hsalzmtian of the* p r t t i m n t i a l disoos&st vats* but fceosuse of tli® itaadiBSErftal a&scan&optioa of awr your l e t t e r w® are relnotnEit to ta^en the of this m t t o > *» think i t luportot t o eraphasiao Is notitog la the r^oard to Justify the s&ataneast in that the proposal to olIMnat© the s to ±& not t t e puipaj^* The pu$poift i s t» iqpetud to the inrifttlotutzv *&?<&& which exivt i i our oooQOB(yt avtsng viiicb mistfce?incltitdBd th of mtm^ m the hsads of the ixsblis,. partictiler^ in i t a saost fore^ to it on tho side o,f the . that is not -the to of a «?h8 <|a©®ti«m i s to which 210 Xcfs§dr sesnwas the pirpc»s» far which i t quit© the car*t3Pai7$ tands t o a^x-avate the the CkymnaBnt i s $ c<3o© to the Hosorwe Banian and tKSTioif a t a pr©£arontial rato <r* due ox* caHatoi© in ^ot- «oa?(S than orje ywar j t! sesei b^&a to pure!m?m CkinnernraoRt' aecuritles to asto loMUia to others tor the purpose of pro:Tita» but i t om3j& not rmfeisse the oas& Is to cxnsate»« of the entire intenst ratesthe 7 ^ pollcar» I t af our to the Use pn£oaranti£Cl rmta m e adop^ci in 1$1&B the f « l t f i^nd BO ertfttsd» that in ordinery circts&tanoes such ee should not b@ eotablishod« I t m® mcagi&w&f s** that tJm « r fitjaacing |>rogr®ffi nduld iwpir© t i a l purduHMNi of Govwmaii&t mtcxa&ttM ^r th©j laakks and i t T for ni* to jtamw& ttore of tb©ir thm mmmm In $fwrt*4ira It apii®tistti«5 if th» public dfcfci l of that i t * eMjaiiMil4» flf "XCKL by it Tim bc^t <s« ba roetai in i i doss© as $$$ to te that of ing s t this tttto of if tJs© to our bofc en to of vcridag at tho of mk m to with Urn the cost of Q&mmmafo tixmrnds^* T the pwtferersfcial discwant raid to increase the ^xwaeat certiXi~ cat© m t e er oth&r raten acw paid ^ the t!sra«MSujsy. Moving ttem b&m aamr&L that i t s itttennst in the setter will be fully pro* tooted, the Trmmxty^ i t seesss t& us, -mvM not wish to be put in the pooitlaa ef ofbjoeting &o the Systems dittftercp* i» **>• isiih i t s best ^udgaoat, of a statutory responsibility npm i t fcgr which jma* lotter is basid is iUii8trat&dl ^ yoisr stateaerit tfmt -m mfi® no cant a« to h«r short**«ra interest raids mtc&& l^Lp in oosr «BMI sought to m ©arimst dx^jm to ertsation of batik credit, both dirseUy •It skmld be boma in ^iad that our will $mmm$m «n inc®»s«iEC incoas that -will j of pigmhomijag «b*fc Is produoadU If t>da ondy ar^ated has Is cmp&te not o « ^ »S*h the but jtrc our pr<K2uetiaa WQT lafXKtlaa DO swttar that- nn i^pitptiaX r^¥ifi» of tha tJao Board aad 0;>«aa M«utet CoendLttae to tho 1 ol tha d«T»DS© ami war f tnatuiing torn ^^«l 91^7 pcs®®ibl© quetfblon that « consistentajadwoostsd pciicl^s and ^ea^ir'esflMPjTlaftneixtg tho trar a** loir '&nd stiai^lo rst©# c£ Int^msU Thai patten of rates cm. aarkat iasuea a^u@d. v&m \%r the tnasttxy and t!» aeae^i %8tea ran^dL JDres* the ?/o ;p€s» oesit mtm to the 2-2/2 «*»r cent rmt@ cm UMl lo«©(iSEt tarm fh^re isos also tlia 3/B r»te on 3-^mth Treamia^ bills* The only official zvoaoossKlaticais the System has ? ^ for ai^- higher zwte> ablated eowluslway to the b i l l r»i©« I t evident early in the war that th© bunks & . bE^ii^ bUXs m l insraesln^ljr disposed to b«^ the , hi^wsvylsld iarmass, with the rem&t tJiat th&^r sold the bill® to tix» rieaerva %atei csad conoosttrat tf in the loKifar-torja eecuritiBfi, thus iscrcasing expeotetian. that &. eosseniilwtt is^rovodl b i l l idte •poaild r^uult In of the I d l s and henoo tmmt of the ^ * as&fcsisig the mmmXl eosit <tf fi&ftnoiac« ^i^^ h«s nerved to coafiLna the -djrw that the baaks muld be iiici^aMr^3y wsintemiat©*! In Mils .4xt the 3/6 mt®* rear «t pampont theT F ftV:fj*titri:*in.' - a ^nr-tttrtip FsssX H* SfemgLe* smt£ierit*t$s t o the Mat is to m the the tate stouter© to sol^® the dlftLot&t s*osta*r probing of fiaael tarj p©li^r «sd de l no otb®r» ^a tow thufc hur tmmk ^® m of th» of of the 2*t# W0tdd b©s .Is in ^dafc thagr of the cmtimmd elisdnation nsdl tltil mek&m* THM is l i t only step — a^l tMt # after of the %WUPH7# Tfdgs i a t the %®^»» I t mm that 1 idtfeln the It sH the 1 think i t la cloar froa did not cr did not s2itpateai the Mais ess the eteXf« in ^tiidi the ^ It to OK tlso the influenoe of intsrosi rats the isstemt oemflict - defix Tsr it to the to thit ^a^d be- that He>. ktemm 4Xlt I t part csf vxy to i t j af ca^edlt* toftfaaufeyou mm ®®m fcr *:k* not think X mid 2JB this caog&HX ami ispsirtait t*Mmr rloem tfbcwi persons inbmm&bm I tO 8Qjf PSfltWriiS hope fuer i»pif7 i d l Had 1^ f c r t h i a proitjOboa T