The chronicle=news., 1913-07-14
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American commission on agricultural
cooperation visited this city TO-DAY
and saw the monument aad house oi
Raif~iseu. founder Of the German co.
operative banking system that bean
his name. II was = notable occasion
and Mr. David i.ubin. founder Of the
International Institute Of agriculture
NJ Rome. Italy. who 10 accompanyina
the commission on its Investigations
Of agricultural cooperation and co.
operative banking Ia ~ European
countries. delivered an address at the
House Of Rsiffcisen. Mr.. lyubin
said. in part:
We are beRinnine TO discern With
clearn~as that the task before us Il
not merely economic ameiloratiou.
hut that II II hishcr thaa that. i,
reaches upward until II strikes tho
irue KEYNOTE OF political stability. In.
susins peace aud equity. not merely
for the people Of the United states.
but political peace and equity where
ever the principles underiyinE these
doctrines shall take root.
I'VE hope 10 add our amend dmeut
to the really great work. begun by
Father RaiffeIsen: We hope to show
that the very root and secret Of our
work IL no- merely 10 find smellors.
tion for the fsrm-r---ior It would be
work 10 not merely TO find ameiiora-
tIon for the shoemaker and fov the
carpenter: the sropc OF our work
goes beyond that. In ita final suaiy.
sis this work will he found TO ensure
not ameiioraiion Tor the American
farmer. but stability for the Ameri-
can republic. u.
I'm speaking OF RaiffsIsen and Of
his work We feel impcllsd TO say that
whatever the results whether the
American people profit by this In
quirty or no. there can he no oues-
tiou n to this: that the people of
Germany and OF other European
are gamers through the
system.
"it now remains to he seen wheth-
or Il would be practicable TO adopt
this system In the United States. Ia
this perIod OF our inquiry II is too
early for this commission to pro-
nounee In favor Of the adoption by
the American people OF the Raiffei-
sen system. Further inquiry may
n conclusion in the affint
alive: but whatever be the ultimate
there Ia no denying the
hope. the stronE hope. that VIC may
towards the end Of our inquiry. be
justified In setting forth in our find
Ing. II not the Raiffiesen system as
In operation in Germany. then some
OF that system-"
The government farm requires ~
many people as herdsmeh and stable
lands. besides the cavalry post, that
Il Ia quite q good sized village. Here
especially the visitor was impressed
with the enormous part played by
The government in the development
Of agriculture. undou btedly Euro
pean governments have come to con-
slider agriculture ss different from
nil other forms OF industry. of IA:
greater social Importance. and rs an
industy standing In need Of govern
ment support and protection. to he
brought TO its highest stae Of devci-
The problem Of keeping the
peasantry upon the soil involves the
question OF national existence. It Is
a military problem. an economic pro-
blem to maintain the backbone OF
the nation. And what is done in
Hungary to better the economic and
social position of the farmer is done
not so much for the farmers saxe
as for the nations sake. and In the
belief that without the farmer. with
out successful and contented farmers