Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-16
LUBIN ON AGRICULTURE
PLANS FOR EXPLOITING THE
GRANGE INTERESTS IN ITALY.

Special Cahlegram 10 The Star.
ROME. June 15-Mr David ruh'n. tho
New Yorker and Californian. who induca d
King Victor Emmanuel TO take up the sub
ject of agriculture as a state problem. con-
tinues more or less international char
acter. Mr.. Lubin will be remembered SO
the man who in reality originated the Inter-
national Institute of Agriculture The main
object OF the institute. which was founded
in June, 1895 and whose permanent homo
in the Borghese Gardens Is rapidly adj
vancng toward completion IS to see that
trustworthy statistics are furnished. Tho
principal business Of the institute Will b,
to collect. arrange and publish as quickly
as possible fun and Trustworthy statistics
on the state OF the agricultural produce 81
the worb.
The different states which have Joined or
may hereafter join IT will obtain this IN
formation IN their own dominlons IN a s,.s-
tematic way and telegraph Il here, whore
the facts will be tabulatod and whence they
will be transmitted with all possible sa,cI
to the cnnters concerned The condition
and prospects Of the growing crops In the
producing areas the amount of the stocks
of the several kinds of produce in hand aud
in transit. are examples cf the subject on
which the institute hops 20 DisSr-.l Iats
full. early and authentic Intelligence. The
fact which seems 10 have impressed the
King of Italy is that in moI"ru conditions
farming has become one Of TIE mos, SpecU-
lative industries IN the world
When Mr.. Luhn first suggested HI, plans
to the King of Italy they werr IN To
grandiose and less practical shapr. Mr..
Luhin himself admitted thar the extra yu CANT
extent to which speculation in produce ~
carried on in the United States first tIrrcl
his attention to the subject. In the Italian
parliament a bin is shortly to be brought
in 70 1,fp IA
scheme. According to reports received hc:'n
the German reichstag gave its unanimous
approval to the plan and voted the n Cos-
sary money, together with "A special credit
of S15,o0J, for the cost of preparing the
requisite statistics. Germany It is quite
generally admitted Is land In which the
value Of correct and abundant information
IS needed Other powers have ratified their
adhesion to the protocol or have promised
to ratify IT, while Spain and Russia. both
countries with immense agricultural inter-
ests, have gone furthest of all and have
actually appointed their delegates.
Powerful Opposition.
There are, of course, very powerful in
terests opposed to the Lubin propositions
backed up by the Italian king. But the
originators of the institute or some 81
them, appear to be sanguine enough to
hope that 1t may check the professional
manipulators, or at all events the more
luxuriant efforts OF Their fanciful magma
tons. The aim is not. of course, TO protect
the imaginative persons who in turn seem
so sensitive to the imaginings of others.
Duke Pompeo Litta. the last member OF
an historical Lombard family, settled down
eight years ago in the ancient castle of his
ancestor in Milan. having till then Travelled
abroad and had frequent intercourse with
the chief leaders of German socialism.
chiefly Herr Bebel and Won Welmar, by
whom he was converted to socialism. On
his return to his castle the duke decided
Ii I,,ta To-. 10
cordingly withdrew all his large estate
surrounding the mansion from it's former
tenants and completely gave IT up for cui-
tivation to 131 families of his peasants,
who formed agricultural colony. The
rent of $500 yearly was very small for
such q vast estate.
At first the experiment gave excellent
results and the economical condition If
the laborers improved greatly. Lattorly,
however, they grew lazy and neglsCtng
agricultural work began cutting down thu
woods which, according 10 the agreement,
were to be left untouched. The eNper.-
ment has come to complete failure
through the pernicious work of the soaial-
list leaders who have Undue d the peasants
to claim ownership and refuse work. TIE
duke is deeply affected and acknowledges
that his dream has vanished. He is per
suaded that the peasants ignorance Sun
makes collectivism impossible. The duke
will apply To the tribunals to resume pos
session OF his estate, though he is hops
full that his socialistic ideal may triumph
in the near future.
Site of Ancient Church Revealed.
Now the pckaX and spaIa have revealed
the site OF a church on the Palatinc thu
memory of which had been lost for five
centuries-San Cesaro lin P3latio. Tho
villa Mills, watch for many years past
has been a convent OF Salesian nuns, las
fallen into the hands of the Italian gov
eminent and a few days ago the remains
of an early Christian church. the inner
walls of which were painted with fires uss,
were brought to light. The newly dlscov-
cred Cnurch was found To b. constructed
in rooms belonging to the house OF the
Emperor Augustus. Four centuries after
the death of that great figure the Chris
tians climbed into the palace of the
Caesars and planted their church in tie
very center of the dwelling of Augustus. Il.
The Church of San Cesaro Is supposed to,
date from the fourth century and its fres-
Goes ara a couple of centuries later 1t.
was the palace chapel of the Christian en- ,
perors who visited Rome during the dark
ages, and Greek monks administered here
at later period.