The Latvian Minister of Agriculture, Dr. M. Gulbis, speaking before the Budget Commission of the Latvian Parliament, endorsed a proposal made by the Jewish deputy, Dr. Dubin, a member of the Agudath Israel, orthodox Jewish group, to grant a subsidy for the training of Jews in agriculture.
After some discussion, the budget committee assigned 6,000 lat for Jewish agricultural training courses.
Agricultural courses for Jews received a government subsidy of 6,000 lat the previous year, the Minister of Agriculture said, and suggested the same subsidy for the coming year.
“We must agree,” Dr. Gulbis said, “that the agricultural courses are well attended. The question might well be put whether Jews should be given the opportunity for training in agriculture, but the fact is that many Latvian Jews are engaged in agriculture, and the government is in favor of such a subsidy. Since we are subsidizing the training courses of the various minorities, why shouldn’t the Jews have a subsidy for agricultural training?” he asked.
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