TAILIEUCHUNG - High Finance

I The term "high finance" derives its origin from the French "haute finance," which in France as elsewhere in Europe designates the most eminently respectable, the most unqualifiedly trustworthy amongst financial houses. Why has that term, in becoming acclimated in this country, gradually come to suggest a rather different meaning? Why does there exist in the United States, alone amongst the great nations, a widespread attitude of suspicion, indeed in many quarters, of virtual hostility, toward the financial community and especially toward the financial activities which focus in New York, the country's financial capital? There are a number of. | High Finance Otto H. Kahn Address Delivered at Annual Dinner American Newspaper Publishers Association April 27 1916 Waldorf-Astoria New York HIGH FINANCE I The term high finance derives its origin from the French haute finance which in France as elsewhere in Europe designates the most eminently respectable the most unqualifiedly trustworthy amongst financial houses. Why has that term in becoming acclimated in this country gradually come to suggest a rather different meaning Why does there exist in the United States alone amongst the great nations a widespread attitude of suspicion indeed in many quarters of virtual hostility toward the financial community and especially toward the financial activities which focus in New York the country s financial capital There are a number of causes and for some of them finance cannot be absolved from responsibility. But the primary underlying and continuing cause is lack of clear appreciation of what finance means and stands for and is needed for. And from this there has sprung a veritable host of misconceptions prejudices superstitions and catch-phrases. Never was it of more importance than in the present emergency that the people should have a clear and correct understanding of the meaning and significance of finance indeed of high finance and that they should approach the subject calmly and dispassionately and with untroubled vision for when the European war is over and the period of reconstruction sets in one of the most vital questions of the day will be that of finance and financing. The handling and adjustment of that question although it primarily concerns Europe cannot fail to affect America favorably or unfavorably according to the wisdom or lack of wisdom of our own attitude and actions. A great many things are being and have been charged in the popular view against finance with which finance properly understood has nothing to do. The possession of wealth does not make a man a financier just as little as the .

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