That results in their purchasing power being cut in half. Everything that we are doing for our ally seems to be adverse to the good. sound business principles of our own country. I feel that this 300.000.000 of silver that we have lent the British will be returned and will be thrown on the bullion market to break down the price of silver and destroy the purchasing of our oriental customers just as the 200.000.000 ounces were thrown on the market after the last war to break down the price of silver and destroy the purchasing power of our Asiatic customers. This in turn had a serious effect on prices in this country and was largely responsible for the depression that we went through in the 30s.