shall elect as the president of the American Reserve Bank some one who
is not a member of the board so constituted. They shall also elect a
vice-president of said American Reserve Bank and such other officers as
they may decide from time to time to be necessary to the best conduct
of the business of said bank.
COMMENT:--Since the board of directors are the direct representatives
of the respective zones, and since the American Reserve Bank is only
the servant of the combined zones working in coöperation, it is clear,
that the board should elect its own president and vice-president.
If there is one thing, more than any other, that should be kept out
of this coöperative organization, it is politics. If the appointment
should be the perquisite of the President of the United States it
might be used as a bribe or a reward; such a thing should not be
thought of. The policy of such an institution should be beyond the
reach or influence of party politics.