The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-08-19
Crusade for Silver

Will open II lively discussion OF
the silver question at It's next an
nual session, to be held in Gold
field. Nevada. 1t will take the
form of advo ating II larger use Of
the white metal in the adjustment
of our trade relations with silver
usirg countries, properly ignoring
the free silver doctrines which
were prominent in national poll
tics many years ago. As NJ
understand it, the congress will be
in hearty accord with those who
realize thet in order to expand
American trade with Oriental
countries silver must be put upon
staple basis at n rate of exchange
tina; will be satisfying t. tile com
merciaI people Of those countries,
whose markets are being closed
against us because Of the fluciuat-
ing price of silver with lis conse-
quent prohibilive rate Of exchaugr
with gold
a letter from its headquarters in
this city states that the congress is
launching this movement with IL,
feeling that America should be on
the alert il tue fight for CONNER
cial supremacy which is now cen
tering around the Pacific, and il il
intended that the discussion of this
question Mt the meeting will deyel-
opu memorial TO Ice presented lu
the national congress. setting forth
the necessity of such adjustment
AS will remove the present embnr.
go upon American industries
Again, the United States is oue OF
the principal silver producing
countries, and Chinn and Iudia
lnrg .ly import their bullion from
Us. therefore mn extended nsc OF
silver. which would be followed 10y
nm enhanced price, would enable
tnferica-,o-nssu,ne -outrnrtitts
position with reference to Oriental
trnde. The subject Will be hnudled
by some very distinguished speak
rrs-Sir Moreton Frewen. John
Hays Hammond James j. Hill, ,x-
Senator Teller, and others rs-whuse
expressions will naturally com
mand attention.
w. ngree with the officers OF
the congress that no more impar.
,nnt on ,stion could b. taken up for
consideration. The statistical data
have been prepared and will be
used 10y the speakers to the best
effect, Mr. Frewen has every fact
bearing on the subject at immedi-
ate comm and, FOR the better years
of his life have been devoted to
the study of it. He has given Colo
RADIO the benefit of his views on a
number Of occasions. and he is one
of the most noted advocates of sill
Yer now livin... MS widely known in
Washington and New York ms he
is in England. John Hays Ham
mond delivered his opinion only a
short time ago. When he speaks
at Goldiield he will probably have
some unausewerable propositions
to offer, drawn from his wide eX-
perience throughout the world an1
especially with those of the silver
using nations. Senator Teller is n
member of the United States mon
etary commission and we al, know
how thoroughly he understands
the paramount question TO he
threshed out by The mining cong
ress Mexico, France, Germaay,
China and Japan, and other coun-
tries ARE fully alive to the import
ance of stabilizing silver, and il
our national congress can be
brought to take such action as the
business interests Of our country
require, there is little doubt but
that the object sought will he ac-
complished. 1t is probable that
President Taft will take notice ot
the movement and incorporate it
his December message to the ma.
iunal delegation important recon