Serialization of selections from my book Our Country, Then and Now continues with the cooperation of my publisher, Clarity Press. Today we have the third installment of Chapter 9, "The Money Trust": "The Creation of the Federal Reserve" — Part 1

The previous chapter, "Rule Britannia," explained the 500-year rise of Great Britain, its ascent to world dominance by the 19th century, and its late-19th-century rivalry with the rising power of Germany. This lengthy process culminated in the decision by diamond/gold magnate Cecil Rhodes and his henchman Lord Nathaniel Rothschild to use the wealth of South Africa to create a "secret society" to "recover the United States of America for the British Empire."

Read Part I and II:

"The Money Trust" "Overview," "The Second Boer War"

By Richard C. Cook, May 14, 2025

"The Money Trust" Part 2: "The Russo -Japanese War," "The 'Great Rapprochement' Between Britain and the US" Richard C. Cook

By Richard C. Cook, May 16, 2025

Next to come would be Britain's project of launching a century of world wars, with US help, in order to annihilate Germany, then Russia, as the last standing opponents to British global hegemony. Capturing of the US as accessory to the crime would be accomplished by financial means; namely by using the US Money Trust, headed by J.P. Morgan and the Rockefellers, to create the Federal Reserve. This would allow US banks, in league with the overarching power of the Bank of England, to supply Britain with the immense monetary sums needed to launch and carry out World War I, soon to be called "The Great War."

The Federal Reserve has been called the "Creature from Jekyll Island." Let's find out why.

Creation of the Federal Reserve — Part 1 

The US saw two major power struggles during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. One was between the heads of the big corporations and the most powerful bankers. The other was between those same bankers and the federal government.

The bankers took over industry by forming trusts. These were financial holding companies that controlled the key corporations, such as the Steel Trust, the Railroad Trust, the Standard Oil trust, the Tobacco Trust, the Sugar Trust, and, most importantly, the Money Trust.