La libera parola. [volume] (Philadelphia, Pa.) 1918-1969, 1921-03-13

( fombra di antiche mura.
II discorso della signora Agresti,
dctto in inglesc, continue cost:
"Italy honors him by taking share
in carrying out the noble work which
he outlined and to which the King
.of Italy gave effective life.
Somehow it seems strange to as
sociate the name Of Rome with in
ternational crop-reports. But did we
view this great work in its true light
as an effort toward the realization
Of righteousness in the sphere of eco
Monies. as an effort TO secure to pro-
ducer and consumer the benefits of
a Just weight and a Just measure in
determining the price of the food
and clothing Of the people Of the
world, then it will be seen that Rome
was a fitting place for its inaugural
ton. Rome has always been a center
whence great international move
ments have radiatcd. The Rome Re
public gave the world law, the Ro-
man Empire gave he world peace,
when Christianity arose it was from
/ Rome that the missionaries went
forth who converted the barbarians,
and Rome became the seat Of the
/ Universal Church. With the Rcnais-
sancc she gave art and letters and
science to the world, and when she
arose, phocnix-likc, from her ashes at
the beginning Of the 10Th Century
her great prophet Mazz.ni preached
the gospel of nationalism as a neces-
sary step towards sound intcrnatio-
nalism; at the same time that he
founded young Italy he was striving
/ to lay the foundation for Young Eu-
rope, and for the ultimate United
States Of the World,
/ "And so when David Lubn ap-
pealcd to the King Of Italy to take
the lead in an international effort to
replace ignorance by knowledge,
anarchy by order. in the field Of O.
| gricoltural economies, the appeal did
not fall on deaf ears. And the out
come Of this collaboration between
citizen Of the New World and p
Ruler Of the Old is an institution Of
which both countries may well be
proud. Not even the tempestuous
waves of the world war could sub
merge its bencficient labors.
"You gentlemen Of the Southern
! Commercial Congress know much
of the efforts Of David Lubin. You
may rightly claim to rank as pio-
neers in this field Of endcvor. You
held up his lands in his fight to Sc
cure a sound system OF land credit
for the farmer: in his efforts toward
the foundation of u National orga-
Inization of agriculture; in his work
to make the parcel post a practical
medium for direct dealing between
producer and consumer: You will, ]
/, believe, yet being 10 a successful is
| sue his proposal for international ac-
ton to regulate and stabilise the
Ocean freight rates on the staples Of
agriculture The International Instr
tute knows Of your work in these di-
Ircctions, knows that you have truly
honored the man whom YOU now
commemorate in deed as well as in
word.
con this very day the delegates Of
the 81 Governments represented in
the International Institute Of Agri-
tcolturc are assembled in Rome to
: ioin with you in honoring the me
morv of David Lubin. They are pla-
cling in the halls which saw his la.
bors. a marble tablet to bear witncs.
to his great work. The President oi
the International Institute of Agri
> culture, the delegates grouped rounC
him, are with you in spirit at thi
n hour
"Pcrhaps | may be allowed to clos,
: this message by an anedote whicl
: came under my personal ken. j
: illustrates the character of the tw,
/ men who were led by Providenc
from such widely divergent paths t
= meet and join hands in a great an,
D, beneficient work.
l. "If DAWN Lubin was a lion wher
, the principles he believed in were a
a stake, he was truly modest in hi
i estimate Of himself, personally an
re when he learned what the king {
ii Italy was opening the proclamatio
which led to the foundation Of th
r Institute by stating that a citizen {
il the United States, Mr.. David Lubil
er had brought hiu the ideals he Wi
10 quite distressed. He considered tn,
e. his name should not appear, that
o. would detract from the dignity
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