Show Amplify Silver Appeals to Roosevelt Minute Last-Minute Pleas Dispatched Before President Issues Proclamation on 1939 Price With but a few Jew hours left leU before President Roosevelt will issue a proclamation fixing the price on newly mi mined ed domestic silver for 1939 business and labor labor- leaders Friday sent ent minute last-minute pleas to toJ J r ident urging him to C inai maintain t tl least s J present n price of oL silver When it was learned Friday that monetary experts in Washington were studying the grave question of maintenance or possible reduction reduction I Ibl bl 81 the silv silver r price quick action tion was taken by labor Jabor- civic organizations and the the Great American Prospectors Prospectors Prospectors' tors tors' association The latter association leaders appealed appealed appealed ap ap- ap- ap pealed to the newly-appointed newly Secretary Secretary Sec See of Commerce Harry L. L Hopins Hopkins Hop Hop- kins lins ins suggesting that he weld the I silver r program program into Into his hIs his newly announced announced announced an an- plan to put tile the jobless back to work in private industry and wired President Roosevelt again the put price at Fight to keep Utah's silver In Industry Industry industry in- in from taking a severe setback setback setback set set- back by bya a reduction in received added impetus Friday when telegrams were prepared to President Roosevelt lt by the Salt Lake City Exchange and Lions on Page PaJe Five Column One TARNS AMPLIFY SILVER APPEALS Vf Continued From Page One pleading that he retain the sent price of cents an ane nce e and raise the price if it pos- pos ble Hr Rumor Causes Concern Deeply concerned over w what hat nt Roosevelt's actions may maye e ePaul Paul M. M Peterson president of e Utah State Federation of Labor d minute last-minute support of WilI Wil- Wil ani I Green president of the Amer- Amer Federation of Labor On n behalf of Utah labor Mr person erson not only sent a telegram IMf Mr Green but he wired that any reduction the Ithe present price of silver will willRd Rd to have a distinct adverse feet ct upon the economic life Ufe of people in the intermountain His wire further said cut would undoubtedly increase employment May we urge you tomain to main at least the present ice Wire Quoted Inv in his In-his his appeal to the A. A F F. of L Lef L. L let ef Mr Peterson wired that the th It rit is rumored here resident may lower the present presen mined domestic siler sil sil- Ice rice of newly 10 cent Such action er r rat at least per detrimental affect on or onH onI o ld have a a. H I lines laines of labor and increase our oui employment and relief problem cur ur influence to maintain the sent price of silver will certain certainly appreciated by the labor move move- lent nt of Utah and the n F west M Meantime spokesman for the sil sil- r industry in the state pushed minute let efforts in behalf of the Ite metal N N. Lamont Lament Wilson secretary to vernor verner Henry H H. Blood said that kel jf chief executive already hadde hadd had d de a strong appeal to the tand administration leaders for price of 1157 cents an ounce They are well informed on how vernor Blood stands on the sil- sil question Y said Mr Wilson Vilson to Mr Hopkins which sent by George H H. Watson be of the Great American Pros- Pros tors tors' association and Harry S. S ph association Big Chief r. r i Win 2 j t d in part fc Your intention to put i en n nto to work so they can earn their was iWas received with great glee I i ong tong ong us prospectors We believe 1 can be done and that the est rest and quickest way to do it by silver Bimetal- Bimetal n will wili do the trick as it did on least two occasions in this great try itry of ours I Request Made f. f r. r Hopkins was requested to lain the silver plan to President evelt sevelt a member of the pros- pros tors' tors rs rs' association and urged that two o then please explain it to Gold A-Gold Gold Bug secretary of the ury iury has many nota- nota tin lin its membership of nearly Mr Watson A. A AS S. S Brown Democratic national for Utah said that I was still hopeful the president till at lit least retain the present sil- sil ur price and that he was hop tag gland and d praying he will set it at Comments On Report Commenting on a report that rater ater Elbert D. D Thomas had itten ritten to the president urging t the price be increased to ts Mr Brown said i t IJ think ink Senator Thomas' Thomas letter gill be e very helpful due to hIse his e association with President I s velt and the presidents president's high d' d for the senator AIG Mackenzie secretary of j Utah BUtah chapter of the American lining ng congress said AnY ny reduction in the price ofer of ofer ofer er will quickly be reflected in unemployment and loss production in the west wesL P. P Backman executive sec- sec of the Salt Lake City cham- cham of of commerce expressed doubt tithe price would be reduced added if they do cut the price of sil- sil fir it will mean closing of addil add addi- i- i l mines President Roosevelt Secretary have in Wr hand sufficient information to I what the silver industry 1105 s to the west 1 George Ceorge W. W Snyder mining oper- oper showed how directly the price It silver affects employment when said Via la In my opinion a a. reduction in silver price would result in aJor a alor lor Jor cut in silver mines payrolls ile ale a 10 per cent increase in the ice would result in a 25 per cent Well increase I I am still hopeful however that be w administration will consider an card revision of the price |