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Show THE SILVER CRISIS The low price of silver is a leading lead-ing cause of depressed world conditions. con-ditions. Silver, as currency, has been debased in a number of countries coun-tries which .have establlsed the gold standard. Buying power has gone down, resulting in a shrinking market mar-ket for wheat and other comnifwli-ties. comnifwli-ties. It Is more than doubtful If the business of the world can be carried on with gold. The western mining states win hej particularly Interested in any program pro-gram designed to restore the purchasing power of silver. In many of those states mining is the giant industry the leading employer, taxpayer and purchaser of supplies of all kinds. Sound metal conditions wean prosperity to thousands of 'American 'families. |