WHEN the late world war was first threatening Europe, the socialists predicted confidently that it would be stopped, before it began, by the refusal of the workingmen of France and Germany to kill one another in a quarrel between their employers. And when the French and German workingmen rushed to arms without a moment’s consideration of thei... continued here
“A MAN is not elected by his friends but by his opponent’s enemies.” That is an axiom of American politics. And in any election campaign, the professionals on the campaign committees do not worry too much about winning favor for their own candidate; they busy themselves mostly with plans for stirring up animosity against his ri... continued here
Those who would “talk down” the bull market when the more obvious part of the record is against them have eagerly seized upon the figures of stocks which have declined and of stocks which have gone up. They contend that in reality we have been having a bear market. On the other hand, they neglect to state that the various statistics on ... continued here
Last month did something to improve the record. The same list of stocks rose approximately 60 points from late May to early September, placing the average price level at a new high record. The average price appreciation was one and one-quarter points, or $1.25 a share a day for each trading day in June, July and August, the months formerly regarded... continued here
WHETHER HE HAD ever bought or sold a share of stock in his life, Mr. Average Man was aware that the stock market conducted on the New York Stock Exchange slumped rather badly last spring. If he owned stocks he needed no other evidence than that which came to him in computing the apparent value of his assets on the basis of the lower prices. If he... continued here
A LITTLE LATER, Governor Young of the Federal Reserve in his speech in Cincinnati, reviewed the expansion in speculative credit in such a way as to make it obvious that he expected deflation. The stock market, however, was not alarmed because he said that he favored raising rediscount rates only as a last resort. He further declared that “the... continued here
HESITATING to use force, our banking authorities have fallen back on reason. They and their allies have been trying to argue credit out of the stock market, placing before professional and amateur traders reasons why they should sell securities held on margin. If the dangers inherent in the present speculative enthusiasm are as great as the conse... continued here
THE well-known columnist of the New York “World,” F. P. A., recorded in his diary the other day that he found two eminent artists arguing heatedly about the policy of the Federal Reserve authorities. This would have been surprising a year or six months ago but the credit situation in this country—and it is impossible to discuss the ... continued here
THE COMBINATION of the Federal. Reserve scolding and the boosted British bank rate chilled the enthusiasm of Wall Street speculators, and stock prices dipped sharply. They may have gone considerably lower by the time these words appear in print. The alarm was due to the feeling that the raising of the rate in London made a corresponding advance pos... continued here
WE’VE tried everything else. Let’s give them a good old-fashioned scolding.” This is about what the members of the Federal Reserve Board must have said to each other before issuing the famous statement of February 6, in which they minced no words in asserting that the amount of funds being used for speculation was a menace to busi... continued here