Hermann von Schullern zu Schrattenhofen · 1903
Schullern’s review assesses the first volume of Lorini’s La repubblica Argentina e i suoi maggiori problemi di economia e di finanza, devoted to the monetary question and published in 1902. His central judgment concerns its value as a researched source on Argentina. Lorini, already distinguished by work on currency, undertook his investigation on behalf of the Italian government at Argentina’s invitation. Schullern connects the mission’s importance to Argentina’s grain exports and its role as a destination for European emigration.
Es ist wohl überflüssig, darauf hinzuweisen, welche Rolle gerade die monetären Verhältnisse Argentiniens für Europa und vor allem für seine Getreideproduzenten spielen.
English translation: It is doubtless superfluous to point out what a role precisely the monetary conditions of Argentina play for Europe and above all for its grain producers.
Currency thus connects the study of Argentina to European agricultural interests. Schullern praises Lorini’s care and objectivity without advancing an independent monetary-policy argument. He emphasizes the breadth of evidence through which the volume makes Argentina’s economic conditions intelligible.
The review outlines four parts: an examination of the monetary question as it arose and was debated in Argentina; statistical, historical, and legislative material covering population, immigration, poor relief, production, prices, wages, transport, and public finance; official documents and historical-legislative data; and a bibliography. This structure places monetary affairs within a wider economic and institutional setting while supplying resources for further study.
Das Werk ist geeignet, über Argentinien die klarsten und eingehendsten Kenntnisse zu vermitteln und wird, wenn es einmal vollendet vorliegt, zweifellos ein höchst wertvolles Quellenwerk darstellen.
English translation: The work is suited to convey the clearest and most thorough knowledge about Argentina and, once it lies complete before us, will undoubtedly constitute a most valuable source work.
The closing endorsement distinguishes the first volume’s immediate informative value from the anticipated authority of the completed work. Schullern’s praise rests on comprehensive documentation and its relevance to European readers, rather than on a particular proposed currency reform.
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