Show SILVER LEADERS LEADERS LEADERS' EXPRESS VIEWS Majority See Favorable Action for Metal in Presidents President's Money Message A unanimity of belief belie that President President Pros dent Roosevelt's money message shows he is In favor of silver was eX expressed Tuesday by Utah mining leaders Q and d me members e soc of congress t Some however believed the pros presidents presidents president's dents dent's views indicate there Is' Is little chance of t silver legislation at this sess session n but bul regarded the message as giving g h hope pc for or future action hat hatwill will wilt settle Lettle the silver question perma penna permanently h lr declarations follow In Jn his message to congress the president definitely rc refers rs io TO o silver r ras as os basic money It appears clear that he end his advisers contemplate a larger use of the wh white te metal as abase abase a abase base for tor currency issue and it is likely that recognition is being given to the thought that silver is the agency which is most adapted to stabilize money end and exchange and r raise ise the general level of commodity prices W. W Mont Ferry managing director IW Silver King Coalition Mines company I I hope for an early conference with wilh the president and look for encouragement encouragement en en- from the White House to proceed with the pending silver legislation Senator legislation Senator William H H. KingI King I believe that the presidents president's reference reference ret ref ref ref- to silver means the government government govern govern- government ment will go further with silver than it already has with the silver buying or order A. de rA A. A G. G Mackenzie secretary Utah chapter American Mining congress con con- gress gross It is not as clean cut GS os I would like to see it Since the president admits that we must remain on a metallic base we have g got t to come cometo cometo cometo to silver because there is not enough gold In the practical working out of the policy silver will be all right The more more quickly the president comes to silver the better I think there will be a further statement from the president on silver Senator Senator Elbert D. D Thomas The liThe president has announced definitely dell that he is in favor o of silver as es money and that will be beneficial to the west It means silver will Increase increase In in- crease in price If the presidents president's plan works satisfactorily we will beable he be heable heable able in the next congress to pass legislation leg that will permanently settle the silver question and broaden the use of the metal as money Representative J J. J Will Robinson I am not satisfied with the message message message mes mes- sage so far as it deals with silver sUver but it clearly indicates that if it direct silver sil silver ver legislation is passed it jt must be bemore bemore bemore more In harmony with the presidents president's Ideas than is the Wheeler bill or any other bill now now nov pending I do not feel fee the president has closed the door I against silver On the c contrary with his views made known the coinage committee can con more more intelligently shape its future hearings Representative Abe Murdock |