Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-23
Would Block German
Encroachn,ents in
Foreign Markets
IBy the Associated Press.]

Rome, Oct/21-David Lubin, Amerl-
can delegate to the international IN
stitute of Agriculture, has suggested 10
lillian and British government oiilclals
and financiers q plan to block German
encroachments in foreign markets ny
teaching the backward peoples OF the
world how to manufacture their own
goods. 1t is proposed to send COM
mission to the United states 10 ao-
vocate the adoption of this method.
Mr.. Lubin's plan is to organize an
international Industrial league whlch
would establish commercial bases 1"
zones of foreign trade and to teach l..e
people of those zones important meth
DDS of business and manufacture. 1t Is
pointed out that this would eliminate
the necessity for them to purchase
manufactured articles either from Ger
mans or from any others.
AT first glance 1t would seem M
advisable for the English or American
exporter to helprbuild up Industries III
a foreign market" said MIR. Luphh'
"They would feel that they were, by
teaching raw labor to become expert
destroying their own trade and even
running the risk of having that labor
return to compete in their own home
market. l think reflection will sho"
that there is really little to fear from
tie legitimate competitor. In fact the
competitor is asN rule a customer
and the stronger competition the more
valuable the custom. Both the united
States and Great Britain are competi-
tors but they are also each others pest
customer. Neither has much to rear
from Morocco, for instance, as com
.petitor but likewise they have little 10
gain at present by her custom. How
ever. if Morocco be converted into an
industrial center, it would become q
customer.
method Of increasing business there is
no business worth while for anybody
there but il Morocco We're taught 70
use her raw labor she would start 70
manufacture, and right off, could De
sold raw products and machinery.
There would also be gain on financial
investments, on banking transactions
on her increased volume OF exports
and imports.
also. once this intensive plan Of de-
yelopment were started, we Woulo
have a block to the German method
we have complained of which was
always dangerous because German
business was accompanied by polltl-
cal meddling in the country involved
and her profits carried back home to
help build up her armies and mel
armies used to b1llldoze the world
1--WE are under the impression that
we are living in the twentieth century,
but from an industrial point Of view
this is true OF only a small part OF
the world. The Lakewood countries
are still scratching the earth with a
pointed stick, sowing seed by hand,
rea ping by sickle. making shoes ane
clothes by hand. The difference be-
tween the old world Of the hand and
the new world Of the machine Is seen
right here in the basin of the Medi.
terranean where civilization was born
say two thousand years ago. Much OF
this immense territory is still where
1t was two thousand years ago. Why
because 1t hasn't the machines OF
France, England, e>United States.
TT is in the interest Of the nations
now fighting Germany to invade he'
former fields ard there set the ma:
chimes at work, teach their leaders
business organization and their work
ers how to become experts"