Show SILVER ADVOCATES LEAVE fOR CAPITAL Many Promising Plans for Use as Money Metal Ferry Says In company with Senator Reed Smoot a delegation of consisting consisting consisting con con- of or W. W Mont Ferry Perry president of the American Silve Silver Producers' Producers association and a member of the International International In In- Silver commission George W. W Snyder a member of or the and J. J O. O International commission and J. J 0 O. Smelting company started for tor Wahington WashIngton Washington Wash Wash- ington D. D C. C Thursday to ascertain at first hand the status of the movement movement move move- ment for increased monetary use of silver We have no prearranged program program program pro pro- gram said Mr Forry Ferry We are especially Interested In finding out what progress has be been n made by the department of commerce and other departments department In collecting data on the subject There is however no lack of concrete propoS proposals s for action from which a choice can be made when enough light has b been n gat gath- gath cred sub- sub Among the plans already aheady to help the international situation sit sit- nation may be mentioned t the e plan for a a. conference of oC th the leading f I financial man inan- cial powers on a a. bimetallic ratio a silver sUver loan to the Chinese government government govern govern- ment the Bro plan for a movable movable movable able ratio and regulation of silver metal sales a monetary union of silver producing and silver sliver standard nations acceptance of United States war payments in silver sUver the linking of ot silver sUver with a wheat loan to China the rehabilitation of na national fractional frac rae rae- currencies on a a. higher basis of oC intrinsic value alue and more recently recent recent- ly a plan to substitute silver certificates I- I cates for all United States paper money in denominations of 20 or less Other Oilier definite suggestions no doubt will be forthcoming The line of or action on which the sliver silver forces will eventually Unite will be determined determined deter deter- mined partly by the line of oC the least resistance but more seriously by the economic benefits promised to the peoples of oC the world We are particularly anxious to have it understood that with us advantages ad advantages advantages ad- ad vantages to the mining Industry are merely Incidental and secondary rothe to ro the restoration of prosperity to the distressed masses of all countries and it is the plan that will do the most for or them that will have the strongest strong strong- est appeal to the thc organizations we represent |