South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-11-30
PLAN To CURTAIL
GERMAN SCHEMES
Lubin Would Teach Backward
People How to Produce
Go dS Needed.
Correspondence

ROME (Correspondencel- -
David Lubin. American jeleeate tO
the international Institute OF AEri-
culture. has suggested 10 he italian
and British government officials ard
fnanciers a plan TO block German
encroachments in foreign marne.s
by teaching the backward peoples
of the world how 10 manufacture
their own goods II IS proposed 800
send a commission 10 the United
States TO advocate the adoption OF
this method.
Mr.. Lubin's plan is 10 organize an
international industrial league which
would establish commercial bases iu
zones Of foreign trade and 10 teach
the people Of those zones important
methods OF business and manfacCure.
1t is pointed out that this would
Eliminate the necessity for them 90
purchase manufactured articles
either from Germans or from ans
Others.
AT first glance, IL would seem
inadvisable for the English or Am
erican exporter TO help build up in
dustries in a foreign market" sal ]
Mr.. Lubin." They would feel that
they were, by teaching raw labor 20
become expert. destroying their
own trade, and even running the risl.
OF having that labor return 10 COM
pete N their own home market
think reflection Will show that there
is really little 20 fear from the lepl-
innate competitor In fact. the
competitor Is. as a rule a customef.
and the stronger the competition the
United states and Great Britain are
competitors but they are also each
others best customer. Neither has
much 20 fear from Morocco, for iu-
stance, as a competitor, but likewise
they have little 10 gain al present by
her custom. However. II Morocco
he converted into an Industrial CEN
ter IL would become a customer
Under the present sample-truug
method OF increasing business. there
there Is no business worth while for
there. but II Morocco were
taught 10 use her raw labor. sre
would start 10 manufacture ana.
right on. cr.uId be sold raw prod
z
also be a gain on financial .nreeI-
ments. on banking transaction. on
her increased volume Of exports and
imports.
Also. once this intensive plan -
development were started, we would
have a block TO the German method
we have complained Of. which was
also dangerous because German
business was accompanied by polti-
cal meddling IN the country involved,
and her profits carried back home
70 help build up her armies. and her
armies used 10 BULLDOG the world"
we are under the impression -h-t
We are living in the twentieth ceu-
fury. but from an Industrial point
OF view this S true of only q sUa'
part OF the world. The backwoal
countries are still scratching the
earth with a pointed stick. sowing
seed by hand reaping by sickle.
making shoes and clothes hy hand.
The difference between the old world
OF the hand and the new world OF
the machine Is seen right here lu
the basin OF the Meditsrrarea where
civilization "a as born. say -~o rhous-
and years ago. Much Of This ina
mense territory is still where 70 Vas
two thousand years ago. why Bee
cause 10 hasn't the machines ~
France. England the United States
1T Is in the interest OF the mae
tious now fshung Germany 20 in-
wade her former fields and there st
the machines az work. teach their
leaders business organization and
their workers how 90 become eN-
perts."