Show SENATE CALLS FOR NAMES OF i SILVER HIDERS I Requested to Furnish Complete List of Hoarders SPECULATION REPORTED King Joins Revolt on Delay of f White Metal Action Br Dy Associated Pru WASHINGTON March 20 The 20 The senate Tuesday called on Secretary for a complete list of oC hoarders of silver It adopted without debate a resolution resolution reso reso- lution by Senator Robinson CR R. R Ind md requesting the Information If such a alist alist lUst list was available and if it not Incompatible incompatible with th the public Interest The resolution said it had ben been I currently reported repented that there had been speculation in the white metal and that certain people were hoarding it n fir Dr United Press Peru WASHINGTON March The 20 administration tion struggled Tu Tuesday day to sidetrack the silver issue at this session session ses ses- sion of congress Opposition by President Roosevelt was successful In persuading Speaker Henry T. T Rainey to hold up lip a house vote ote on the Fiesinger er silver remone remone- bill But the administration attitude did not pr prevent vent the the distinctly distinctly minded silver house from r rallying t l to pars the Dies silver measure by more than a two thirds vote This bill bUl which now goes SOC to the senate authorizes acceptance of for for- Continued on PAre PAle Two T-A-ol SILVER HOARDER LIST IS SOUGHT OUGHT V S 'S Sen Seriate n te Calls for List of Those Holding White C Metal l' l V Continued from Pate Page One Onel eign en silver at a 10 to 25 per cent pro pie pic- in exchange I for or American farm surpluses Silver thus accepted would be used as backing for additional addi currency Mr Roosevelt's silver plans appear r unchanged since his monetary mes mes' age to congress in January He recalled re rc called then that he had issued Dc De cember 21 a proclamation for colna coinage e of newly mined silver and an Increase increase increase in in- crease in treasury treasur reserves of sHyer silver bullion 1 Conforms With London Pact His proclamation conformed with le t London conference silver sliver agree agree- 1 1 ent Yent 0 Mr Roosevelt is convinced d the agreement if made effective r f t r necessary ratifications will lead leada i I 1 1 a a marked increase In the use and andI I of silver He considers the j agreement a step toward international monetary agreement which is his ultimate ul iii objective e. The London agreement if and when ratified will pledge all nations for four years ears to refrain from rom melting or debasing silver c coins i s provide for tor replacement nt of small value paper currency with silver and forbid further further fur fur- ther legislation depreciating the thc world value of silver Silver producers producers pro pro- would agree to absorb specified sped sped- fied quantities of their domestic production production pro pro- and countries possessing large silver hoards would be restricted restrict restrict- ed in the quantities they might sell Hopes for Stalemate Pending developments under this agreement the administration hopes to stalemate the silver issue Senator Burton K Wheeler D. D Mont bitterly complains that Professor Professor Pro Pro- fessor James Harvey Rogers administration administration administration admin admin- monetary adviser is being tent sent t to China largely to postpone the silver slIver showdown Professor Rogers will leave this week to study the effect ef ef- ef feet of of l silver prices on Chinese Chinese- American trade Six weeks week is the minimum for the round trip and two months in China would not b be excessive excessive ex ex T Prof Professor or Rogers probably will not be back until after congress h has a adjourned jour ed |