| Show IN AN ATTEMPT TO standardize THE or OF SILVER at the recent meeting of 0 the colorado metal timing alining association held at denver a movement was as stalled with the ultimate object in view of stabilizing izing the price of silver and making that metal a world standard under the leadership of T R Hen henahen alien state mining commissioner plans were adopted and a n solution resolution dratted drafted for holding a silver convention in denver during the present year the object of which will be to fix a standard price tor for silver and to arrange for an international net ional convention at which tree free coinage ot of silver will be urged all the civilized nations ot of the earth following Is the resolution introduced by commissioner henahen resolved that the staggering cost ot of the war in europe la Is depleting the treasuries and forcing governments ern ments to far issue ue large amounts of paper money which paper together w with t li the gold supply will not be s sufficient u and a demand must be ma made de for a larger supply of coin an international agreement of commercial nations to fix a standard tor for silver Is possible practical and necessary at this time the executive committee is directed to frame a bill calling for sufficient funds to defray the expenses of holding in denver during 1916 1915 a national silver convention such Is as was as held in st louis nov 26 1880 alie the governor of each state Is empowered to applin one delegate roin lach congressional district and jn J n delegates at large from the respective spec tive states and territories the pies president ident is given the power to ap aint ten delegates at large irom from ech state the executive committee of this association is to be given power to appoint live delegates irom from each state and territory and ive five from tile the district of columbia it is becom rr ended bended that dial the national conveL convention tion appoint a point a committee asking that the president and congress appoint an international conference to meet before sept 30 1915 in a convention with ith similar committees froin all other civilized nations tho the purpose of the international convention will bo be to agree it possible upon some ratio between gold and silver to the end that our mints be opened to tile the full and unlimited coinage of both metals |
