Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1914-12-05


United Press staff Correspondent.
BERLIN, Nov. 1O.-(By Courier to
Rotterdam and thence by Mail to
New York Baron Van Schorlemer,
Minister of Agriculture. today put TO
flight the idea that Germany can be
forced into submission by starvation.
With his fingers figuratively on the
agricultural resources OF the country,
Baron Schorlemer went into much
detail In attempting 20 prove his as
sertion that Germany can feed her
population and her vast armies foi
an indefinite period without importa-
lions of farm products and food
stuffs.
IF England thinks she can starve
Germany into submission, failing to
conquer us by arms" said the Ger
man Minister of Agriculture, "she
will find she has made a miscalcula-
ton. Germany can produce enough
food to feed her population for any
period the war may last. provided we
continue our economizing and elimi-
nation OF waste Germany will not
starve-no, nor half starve."
Baron Won Schorlemer, who has
been mentioned frequently as the
next imperial chancellor, through
his interview was unusually candid.
He frequently admitted that he was
not exactly an optimist on the food
question when the war broke out"
The first months OF the war. he de-
clared. however, had showed that
Germany need not fear a famine.
"In the first place" explained the
minister, 1--WE have three million less
mouths to feed now than in times of
peace. These figures represent for
eigncrs who have left Germany. and
cur soldiers who are subsisting off
the enemy's territory. They repre-
sent saving of approximately one
million tons Of grain and two mil
lion tons Of potatoes. Add to this
the great saving and elimination oil
waste by the people because of the
war"
Baron Schorlemer turned 10 statis-
tics gathered by his department show
ing average consumption and use of
grain for all purposes. He pointed out
that these figures showed that the an
nual requirements for 100000 peo-
pie are 15,760,000 tons of grain for
bread and 43.296,000 tons Of potatoes.
"Our crop last year." he said, lex
elusive of the seed. was: Grains, a.
651. 600 tons; potatoes, 4S,662, 900 tons
This left 100000 tons of grains to be
imported and a surplus of $4,000
tons of potatoes. We exported $751;
921 tons of rye but imported 2,007 go
tons of wheat. Expectation of food
stuffs is prohibited. and therefore the
surplus rye and potato production will
go a long way toward filling up the
lack between production and con-
sumption OF wheat usually covered by
imports.
"The use Of grain for feeding ami
mails or for industrial purposes has
been forbidden. There is TO be a small
percentage of rye flour used in MAX
ing wheat bread and not less than five
per cent OF potato -four in rye bread
Many use ten per cent.
Two hundred factories are being es.
tablished for the manufacture of DO.
tato -four. There were 10000 tons OF
grain left from last years crops. One
million tons of grains will be saved
through prohibition Of feeding Il te
animals The mixture of rye Will
wheat and potato bour to make breat
means a vast addition 70 the bread
supply
Asked regarding Germanys mear
supply. Baron Won Schorlemer was
not so optimistic. or the per can't,
consumption of 116 pounds Of meat
los. said the minister, were produced