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and E.T. Stotesbury, paid no federal in<strong>com</strong>e tax in 1931-<br />

32; <strong>the</strong> partners paid a total <strong>of</strong> $48,000 in 1930.<br />

Anderson remarked:<br />

"Is <strong>the</strong>re any mystery as to why <strong>the</strong> Marines were despatched against Haiti,<br />

San Domingo, and Nicaragua when those countries defaulted, or threatened<br />

to default, on <strong>the</strong> debt payments to American banks ? It has been shown that<br />

<strong>the</strong> Morgan firm had a certain selected list <strong>of</strong> 'clients' to whom it sold stock at<br />

figures substantially under market prices. In <strong>the</strong> case <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Allegheny Corp.<br />

<strong>the</strong>se fair-haired boys got <strong>the</strong> stock at 20, when <strong>the</strong> market was 35."<br />

Anderson pointed out that <strong>the</strong>se fortunate few could<br />

have sold <strong>the</strong> stock immediately for almost double what<br />

<strong>the</strong>y had paid. Among <strong>the</strong> recipients <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>se Morgan<br />

favors he listed Senator McAdoo, Justice Owen Roberts,<br />

Secretary Woodin, Owen D. Young, and John J. Raskob.<br />

In Nation, June 21, 1933, Anderson continued:<br />

"When Ft. Sumter was fired on, gold began to leave <strong>the</strong> country. The man<br />

[Morgan] who later said 'Don't sell America short' <strong>the</strong>n took a flyer on <strong>the</strong><br />

short side <strong>of</strong> America. He borrowed 2 million in gold coins and shipped it to<br />

London. This was really a blow behind <strong>the</strong> lines. Then he went to <strong>the</strong> 'gold<br />

room' to watch <strong>the</strong> effect. There was a scramble for gold to pay <strong>com</strong>mitments<br />

abroad and this patriotic American with 2 million in eagles in London sold at<br />

his own price."<br />

In March, 1929, perhaps in preparation for <strong>the</strong> <strong>com</strong>ing<br />

storm [October crash --ed], two Morgan banks merged,<br />

<strong>the</strong> National Bank <strong>of</strong> Commerce, which, according to <strong>the</strong><br />

New York Times had "important foreign connections",<br />

and Guaranty Trust, forming a $2 billion institution. On<br />

Feb. 26, 1929, <strong>the</strong> New York Times noted, "The<br />

Guaranty Trust has long been known as one <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>

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