The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-09-10
Founder of International
Agricultural Movement
Tells of Work.
FIRST GATHERING
WILL BE IN ROME
Propose TO Stop Price Fluctuations
on Basis of Supply and De-
mand Law.

Preparing for the coming meeting or
the international Institute OF Agricul-
ture, David Lubin. special representa-
tive OF the United States on the perma-
nent committee OF the institute, IS
working diligently in this city with
the officials and statistical experts
of the Agricultural Department. For
twenty-five years Mr.. Lubin has
made the founding of this institution his
life work. and at last his efforts have
been crowned with success.
In November next, the institute viii
hold its meeting in Rome 70 finally ratt-
fy the bylaws and adopt a mode OF
procedure and establish it's administra-
ton. And David Lubin. the man re-
sponsible for the establishing Of this
institute. 10 which forty-Six nations
have subscribed, is working quietly in
Washington unknown, and practically
Unnoticed, except by those with whom he
Is working. 1t was he, who so interested
the King Of italy, that that monarch
himself subscribed to the fund for the
erection Of the marble palace which
now stands ia the heart OF Rome, the
home OF the institute, which will for
ever stand as a monument 70 David
Lubins efforts.
Gigantic Reform.
The institute IS the most gigantic
reform that has ever been started in
the worlds economies, as explained by
Mr.. Lubin, and through it viii be
brought about in a practical way many
OF the conditions for which the social
lists are striving. II is destined to
steady the fluctuations in prices that
have existed since the beginning OF the
world. Jared and shaken economic con
ditiOns and the progress Of CONNER
ciallsm called prosperity. It will bring
down TO a basis Of fact the supply
and the demand of the whole world,
stop the fuctUatiOn in the price OF raw
materials, caused BY the dissemination
of false Information thereby steadying
the running OF the factories and thus
bring the Job of every wage Garner
down 10 some basis of surety All this
is clearly and fOrCefully set forth by
Mr.. Lubin. and it is all based on the
Old law OF supply and demand
The Institute is, IN fact, a universal
crOp-repOrung bureau Tor the whole
world. Its object is the gathering OF
statistics, and their dissemination in
much the same manner as IS al present
done IN the United States. once tAe
fluctuations Of prices is stopped the
operation Of the big stock gamblers
stop. In every line of business the mer-
chant and manufacturer can look for
ward 10 a certain demand to be sup
piled at a reasonably certain price
Margins for loss viii be smaller, and
there viii be no sudden bOOmings ana
CIOSings of great industrial enterprises
that are paying the wages Of thousands
of men.
Founder of Movement.
i've years has been propOunding this
great logic, and whose great force and
have been brought to bear on
the world powers for twenty-five years,
is in Washington, unnoticed. Occupying
a small room at the Raleigh Hotel, and
going daily to the Department Of Agrl-
culture, he is working diligently, with
EFFORT for the final launching
of the great international enterprise,
which he and other great thinkers
earnestly believe will bring the world
back as near the golden rule as it is
possible 10 get.
That man is David Lubin. plain Mr.
Lubin, an American citizen, who has
given freely of his life and fortune.
His coming TO this city was unosten-
tatious. He was unnoticed except by
those whom, on behalf OF the United
States Government, are SeCOnding his
great efforts. lie has entered the
portals Of every great capital of the
Old World, and has visited many cities,
but always. his coming has been quiet
and without ostentation. He does not
court publicity. He hides from it. Not
because OF any crankiness, he says, but
because OF his conviction that a per-
sonally in the average mind over
shadows a movement. no matter how
great that movement is.
A Californian
David Lubin is native Of California.
He was born and raised in Sacramento,
aud although he has Travelled the world
over. and is worId-famed, he is today.
Just Mr.. Lubin, Of Sacramento.
Early in life. when Mr.. Lubin became
imbHed with his plan for the institute.
be called upon all the great thinkers
)f the present age, as well as the
President of the United States, and the
crowned heads of Europe. SO fOrceful
we're his ideas that he rapidly won con-
yerts, and fOrty-siX nations have sub
scribed TO the institute So impressed
was The King Of Italy when Mr.. Lubin
impressed upon him that Rome was the
Jnly practical location for the institute
hat the King became the donor Of the
-und that erected the building.
Man for the Place.
When the institute was fairly launch
ed and 1t came time for the appoint |
ment of permanent committeeman
from the United States, At was feared
by some that Mr. Lubin did not have
sufficient diplomatic polish to represent
the United States in SO impOrtar- a !
position and his successor was named. |
But, Immediately, powerful influences |
were brought TO bear unsOught from
all over the world. and today Mr. Iubtn |
Is the permanent committeeman of the |
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