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Show TWO SIDES TO SILVER. The government's present silver program conta'ns the seeds of great good and at the same time it in- J volves potentialities for great dam-. dam-. age. Wisely pursued, strengthening the , value of silver can be of much aid I in stabilising world monetary systems. sys-tems. And it is likewise beneficial in that it stimulates the long-depressed' min'ng industry, and opens up oppor-; oppor-; tunities for investment, employment and general industrial development. I On the other hand, over-hasty action ac-tion in forcing silver pr'ces up inevitably in-evitably brings with it the fear of inflation which is in itself a great detriment to the course of recovery. ' 1 The government experts have a vast j responsibility in seeing to it that sil-' ver is given a fair and established value and that the standing and worth of our currency is not imperiled imperil-ed in the process. |