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UNO INFLATED
THE CURRENCY?
George E. Roberts Gives Com­
mon Sense Explanation for
Currency Increase and
Decrease.
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GOVERNMENT TOOK NO PART
Due to Change* In Supply, Demand
and
Price*
of
Commodities
Caused by War—Federal
Reserve Not to Blame.
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The mistaken notion that the cur­
rency la Inflated and deflated by the
government in the United States from
motives beyond the understanding or
average people 1* effectually set at
rest by George E. Roberts, noted
banker and exponent of sound money,
in an article In the Journal of the
American Bankers Association.
“There has been inflation by the
governments of Germany and other
European countries, which have is­
sued money for the purpose of paying
their expenses,” Mr. Roberts says.
•The United States Government has
done nothing of this kind since the
Civil War.
“There is a genuine need for eias.
tlclty In the volume of currency, and
for machinery to adjust it to the legit
lmato needs of the country. The
means provided are the Federal IL'
serve Banks, authorised to issue cur
rency to their member banks, either
in payment of deposits or tor loans
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"More currency is needed in Sep
tember, October. November and De
cember than in January and February.
As business slackens, currency nat­
urally retires from circulation. Money
accumulates In the member banks
and they send It in to the Reserve
banks, which in effect retires it. as
freight cars are retired when trafllc
falls off.
“What caused the great inflation of
eredit and currency? It was due pri­
marily to the war. which made ex-
traordlnary demands upon the Indus-
tries and caused a great rise of wage*
and prices, It was Inevitable that
more credit and money would be
called for to carry on business.
"The boom year of business that fol­
lowed the armistice was likewlae ab­
normal. The end of the war released
a great many demands that had been
held In check. The foreign demands
apon us at first Increased. There was
a temporary stimulus, but the volume
of business was abnormal and could
Mt be sustained. Agricultural pro­
duction In Europe revived, the prices
of agricultural products moved back
toward normal, importations from the
United States fell off, prices declined,
“deflation” began.
"Some say •inflation should not be
permitted.’ but if war occurs inflation
Is unavoidable. Recruiting armies
makes a labor scarcity. Contractors
bid above going wages to attract men.
I The war Industries did the same and
I the peace industries raised wages ta
hold their men. Governments of Eu­
rope sent representatives to this coun­
try to buy food and they bld up prices
on the grain exchanges. Higher levels
of wages and prices meant that mor*
credit and money was required ta
handle business.
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More Business, More Money
“The Increased Issues of currency
was a result of allowing business to
go ahead, upon the rising level of
wages and prices. When a factory
pay-roll doubled, twice as much cur­
rency had to be furnished for IL
When cotton rose from 10 cents a
pound to 80 and 40, more currency
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was required to handle the crop, and
so all around the circle.
"Deflation did not come by an act
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of the government or the Federal Re­
serve authorities in suddenly with­
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drawing money from circulation. De­
flation came naturally when business
tell off and prices declined. Just as
tn increasing volume of business at
higher prices called more currency
Into use, so a decreasing volume of
business at lower prices released cur­
rency from use and caused It to re­
Any Rirl in trouble may com­
turn to the Reserve banks.
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ments related to the war. Inflation
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and deflation have been just as al­
Federal.
ways when wars have occurred. The
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•nly new factor has been the papula
Office, Court Plasa, St. Helena, Ore.
tlon. That Is always being renewed, ,
and most people do not learn by the
expertnee of others. When hard times
come It is always the thing to lay th*
blamed on somebody, and this time
the Federal Reserve System has taken
most of it."
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New York.—Continued Increase In
the saviags of the American people
I* indicated by the tateat national
compilation just completed by the
Saving* Bank Divinion of the Ameri­
can Banker» Asaociation. Savina* de­
posit* in bank* and treat companies
of the United State* were reported at
117404.000.000. June SO, 1922, the laat
available nation-wide figures, ** cm -
pared with 118.620,000,00«, June SO,
1921. This I* an Increase ef f«80,-
000.000 JT 4.1 per cent
The number of saving* depositor*,
a* indicated by the number of ac­
counts, show* an Increase of 4.0 par
oont with the Hates reporting for the
flrat time in 1032 excluded. The third
san uni report of the Saving* Bank Di­
vision on school saving* banking also
■how* increased American thrift,
071,030 pupil* having savings acconata
during the school year of 10S1-1M3
ao against 003,00«.
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