Show THE SAME COUNTRY COUNT ry by ROBERT V FLEMING vice president america american bankers association there Is a growing appreciation both on the part of the people and the gov of the earnest and sincere efforts being made oy bankers to aid in recovery it Is desirable that we miss no anity to foster pub lie understanding of the I 1 bankers ankers problems we are living in an age of 0 complex and upset economic conditions our af fairs are closely inter related not only within the R V FLEMING confines of our own borders but extend to other coun tries throughout the world the greatest difficulty I 1 think the greatest difficulty we have to 0 overcome v e acorn e in america today Is due to our impatience with the progress we are making towards recovery we must realize that while the government can help by directing some measures tor for re liet lief and recovery we must help our selves by doing our share to give lin petua petus to the government governments s efforts we have the same country and basically the same businesses factories and people we had prior to the depression depies sion slon and busi business nets initiative must step forward if real recovery Is to be achieved the theory we often hear expressed that banks create business activity Is wrong banking can only make a sup elementary tary contribution to business ac bankers have the facilities and the deslie to extend credit but busl bust ness must initiate activity by seeking the credit which Is readily available to all worthy borrowers let it be said for business however that business men are as eager as bank ers to contribute towards recovery I 1 think some of the trouble lies in the fact that too many legislative measures have been proposed tor for reform which abich leave an uncertainty in the minds of business leaders as to their eventual outcome and effect consequently they hesitate to expand until the probable effects of such legislation are known |