Show SCORNING THE ALDRICH BILL Now ow that the panic has passed theoretical theoretical theoretical the the- financiers have como conic to scorn the Aldrich bill ill Gentlemen declare it Is not final that It does not establish establish establish lish any permanent system of or finance or ot of currency That ma may be true Permanence was not the end aimed at Tho The m measure asuro was devised llo as an au emergency measure If It enacted into law it It would have ha averted a panic There is nothing to o prevent congress enacting a permanent system of ot currency currency cur cur- rency and of or finance Whatever Is la needed needed-as as an established currency structure re could have ha secured savor favor without at all being bIng interfered with r by the Aldrich bill bUl But nut i if ho Aldrich bill were in force no 10 two nor ten nor twenty men IDen of ot I If f I Wall street could spring a 1 p panic n c upon the country Five hundred million dollars dollars' of ot ch cheap ap money Instantly instantly available would prevent any any pinching An And that Is one o of or the provisions of this proposed measure The Washington Post says sas So long as the shadow of panic hung over the country there was substantial unanimity in approving the tho Aldrich bill which Is designed solely as a preventive of sudden money shortage Near Nearly everybody agreed that it would be a good thing for congress to consider con con- elder alder and pass at an early day u a me measure suro that would not on only prevent another panic but reassure the people and restore confidence as quickly as possible But now that times are improving im proving the self appointed appointed currency e experts of the country are busy exl expounding ex ex- l pounding their views and explaining how bow far short the Aldrich bill comes of at being a a. a perfect reconstruction of or orthe the American financial system Somo Some of these exp experts prefer to see all emergency legislation fall fail rather than forego the pleasure of seeing their plans of currency reform fall through I f If It the they can not use uso the Aldrich bill as fiS asa asa fiSa a nucleus for the revamping of the whole hole system all within the few re re- re- re weeks of this they want nothing done at all aU Although the tho Aldrich bill 11 has been laid on the uble by br the tho Louse It is to tobe tobe tobe be hoped it will be called up and passed passed pass pass- ed before the end o of the session The main thing now Is to make male a panic Im possible This Tills may map not be the best way of or permanent arrangement but it will not at all hinder legislation along Ions those lines And it will bo be of the greatest benefit to the country fend pend pending i InS ing Inga a solution of the permanent lem I |