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Show BANK OF NATIONS i IS HOWPR0P0SED . WOULD HAVE CAPITAL OF TWO MILLION DOLLARS AND ACT AS AGENT FOR GOVERNMENTS f Would be Established In New York and Stock Sold to All Nations Thus Establishing and Stabllz-Ing Stabllz-Ing Credits t f . Washington. Establlshemcnt in Now i York of nn International banking in-. in-. stltutlon, to he known ns "Tho llnuk . of Nations," with two billion dollars' capital, to act as tho fiscal agent of I tho United States and such other gov--, erniuents as might be admitted ns stockholders, is proposed In n bill in-. in-. troduced Wednesdny by Senator Hitch . cock, Democrat, Nebraska. Subscription by the treasury depart , , ment to enough stock to control tho bank Is pressed, and tho measure would provide that $000,000,000 of , stock could be sold to "solvent gov . ernments" admitted to participation under treaties or trado agreements negotiated by tho president. J Tho resources and facilities of tho bank would bo used "to promoto In- . ternatlonnl credit and exchange," tho hill says. The bank would hnvo power to lend money, deal In securities anil Issuo notes nnd currency, with a 3 per cent reserve. JJ Tho bill wns referred without (lis- "' cusslou to tho banking committee. c In |