Show OF SILVER SILV special to TIIE THIS REAPER D 0 dec 30 1933 president Roosevel ts proclamation opening federal mints to newly mined suver silver was declared by senator elberg D thomas here today to be the bhe first logical step in the of 0 sliver silver if congress itself act re will come about without legislation by a natural process proc ebs hs be said se senator n ator thomas explained that be sees in the initial charge set by the president at one half the newly mined metal turned in to the mints tor for coinage as the greatest possible charge that could or would be made he believes that the president purposely selected the outside figure but that it is adjustable and may be lowered from day to day if desired in the same saine manner that the gold policy Is a controlled plan if the if 1 lowered tk the price of silver will further advance and ultimately within the period of two or three years at least the price of silver as a a commodity will equal its price as a metal thereby braingin about a practical tAcal a of silvar the utah senator declared senator thomas la Is conferring here with other silver proponents and ad ministration officials looking to the low lowering bring of the charge last may only two months after lie hp took his seat as the new united states senator from utah lie he a plan for the coinage of newly mined silver to the president virtually identical to the one rece riffy announced announce a with the exception that benator thorn thoin tig 1 proposed that the government pay pay cents cants an ou ounce nee instead of the 61 12 1 2 cents the proclamation aaion states will be paid and ande harge only 10 cents for the presidents order charges 64 1 12 2 cents ceail although as senator thomas points out this may be lowered from time to time expressing his satisfaction with the proclamation as one of the most important aota acts of oathy ithe new deal as far as the west Is concerned senator thonas thomas sees the rc k ope pins of alnea and re of already begun as of vast benefit to utah and her neighboring states but ho be also believes that it will be of inora inor benefit to the united states as a whole than most people realize by opening up oriental trade possibilities during his campaign and since he came to washington last year senator thomas has continuously stressed the need for of silver as a fundamental aid to td recovery |