The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-08-10
ALLIANCE OF AGRARIANS
CONFERENOB or AGRIoULTURAL-
lists HELD IN GERMANY.

United States Warned That She Cannot
Starve France and Germany Into Sur
neutrality-suspicious. and Argentine Re
public Can Supply the Demand for
wheat, Meats, Etc.-The Idea of an In
ternational Body Discussed-Speakers
Say That If This Country Adopts Silver
Serious Results VIII Follow.
Berlin, Aug. ga select conference
was held on Thursday evening at the
residence of Professor Sering of the
Berlin Academy of Agriculture, to
which were invited Baron Won HAM
merstein- Loxten, Prussian minister of
agriculture; DR.. Thiel, first councillor
of the ministry: Hon. t. +. Uhl, Amer
lean ambassador to Germany; DR..
Schumacher, who has made two Off
cial visits to the United States for the
purpose of studying the, agricultural
conditions prevailing in America; Mr..
Turke Of the Eckert Agricultural Ma
chinery Manufacturing company, Da-
vid Lubin of Sacramento, Cal, as the
representative Of the patrons of hus-
bandry, and two or three other promi-
nent agrarians. Baron Won Hammer
stein -Loxten and Mr.. Uhl. having
made prior engagements, were unable
to attend the conference, but all of the
others who were invited We're present.
r.rl,t q iaS-n nf
tions for discussion bearing upon the
respective causes, effects and remedies
connected with the decline Of prices In
the agricultural products Of the world.
Among the number Of remedies sug-
gested by the questions submitted
were the remonetization Of silver at a
ratio of 16 to l and the establishment
of the free trade system. The submits
sion of the questions was followed by
a discussion which lasted five hours.
Professor Serin delivered an address
in which ne expressed his belief that
the prices Of agricultural products had
reached their lowest figures, but he ad-
mitted that while they would not fall
any lower, it was possible they might
remain stationary for a long time to
come. Abiding to MIR. Lubin's conten-
tion. which was that If their efforts to
establish a free trade system should
fail the farmers Of the United States
ought to be granted bounties upon their
exported products by the government.
Professor Serin said hu was not sur
prised at Mr.. Lubin's demand, but he
warned him and the others of his hear
ers that if such a system of bounties
were established 1t would Immediately
elicit strong retaliatory measures in
Europe and perhaps cause the creation
of protectionist union.
1t was mere delusion, he continued,
for the agriculturists OF the United
States to suppose that France and Ger
many could be starved into surrender
ing The Argentine Republic and Rus
sia, he said could provide an ample
supply of wheat. meats, etc, for an in
definite time.
DR.. Schumacher concurred In Profess
sor Serin's opinion and contended that
the coinage Of silver at a ratio Of 16 to
/ in the United States would necessari-
| ly induce very serious economic con-
| flict with Europe.
Mr.. Turke, whose commercial connec-
llOllS dlc CIlitIiy Nlili IiiC al ItS-
public and Russia, expressed himself
| as convinced that both those countries
We're only beginning their careers as
the grain providers OF the world Rus
sia, he said, was developing In the pro-
duction of grain amazingly, and he
predicted that within few years the
whole Of southern Siberia would be-
come a serious competitor for supply
| ing Europe and rest Of the world with
cereals.
Professor Serin suggested the crea-
| tion of an international alliance Of the
agrarians of the world with central
bureaus in London, Washington, Berlin
or Paris, and that the alliance hold an
| annual meeting of delegates from the
various agrarfan institutions. The pro-
posal was deferred for the action of a
future conference.
Baron Won Hammerstein-Loxte had
previously received Mr. Lubin, who
was introduced to the minister of agri-
culture by Ambassador Uhl Upon this
accession Baron Won Hammerstein de-
clared that he was in full sympathy
with Mr. Lubin in the latter's anxiety
in regard to the decline in the prices Of
agricultural products. Prussia, he
said, was suffering equally with the
rest Of the world from general depres-
sion of business and prices. He added
that he was glad that Mr.. Lubin was
about to discuss the problem with
which they were confronted with the
leading economists Of Germany A re-
port of the proceedings of the confer
ence has been furnished to Baron Won
Hamnerstein.