N THE Saturday Evening Post
of December 23, 1910,
appears what purports to
have been an interview of
m
Mr Aldridh by Mr. Babson. Except
in a few particulars, it is substan
tially a repetition of w-hat he sard in
a speech in Indinapolis and in a score
or morejof other places) and" periodi
cals. There are a/iew statements,
however, which I have net before
observed, that make airift in the
cloud of confusion and through
which there is a glimmer of light
worth considering.
Mr. Aldrich realizes that there
will be a widte-spxead fear that his
proposed National Reserve Associa
tion will be controlled by selfish
interests inimical to the welfare of
the government arid the people. It
is very important that any such feat
should be allayed, so, after outlining
the proposed organization, he is made
to say:
“I defy any man, however weal
thy he may be, oT any association of
men, ever to get control of this
organization, with its three divis
ions, against the will of the people
of our country. Moreover, with the
management here outlined, what
■would any man or group of men do
with it, even if they controlled the
stock?”
That may sound very conclusive to
the average person who knows little
about the power of combined wealth.
