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THOUGHTS ON THE WORLD ECONOMIC CRISIS 87
I have daily occasion for observing that the greatest obstacle
which the work of our commission has to encounter is the lack
of confidence in its political impartiality. Everything must be
done to strengthen that confidence and anything avoided that
might harm it.
When, therefore, the French government sets up and maintains
an Institute out of public funds in Paris as a permanent
organ of the Commission, with a Frenchman as its Director, the
outside observer can hardly avoid the impression that French
influence predominates in the Commission. This impression is
further strengthened by the fact that a Frenchman has also been
chairman of the Commission itself thus far. Although the individuals
in question are men of the highest reputation, esteemed
and respected everywhere, nevertheless the impression remains.
Dixi et salvavi an imam meam. I hope with all my heart that
the new Institute by constant interaction with the Commission
will succeed in promoting their common ends and winning the
confidence and recognition of intellectual workers all over the
world.
THOUGHTS ON THE WORLD ECONOMIC CRISIS
This and the following two articles were written during the
world economic crisis of the 1930's. Although prevailing
conditions are not the same and some of the suggested remedies
have been used by various countries, these articles
should be included. Published in Mein Weltbild, Amsterdam:
Querida Verlag, 1934.
If there is anything that can give a layman in the sphere of
economics the courage to express an opinion on the nature of
the alarming economic difficulties of the present day, it is the
hopeless confusion of opinions among the experts. What I have
to say is nothing new and does not pretend to be anything more
than the expression of the opinion of an independent and honest
man who, unburdened by class or national prejudices, desires
nothing but the good of humanity and the most harmonious