The Detroit times., 1914-12-05
GERMANY CAN'T
Be STARVED OUT,
SAYS MINISTER
Baron Won Scholemer, Chief of
Agricultural Dept, Says She
Can Feed Herself
SOLDIERS SUBSISTING
OFF HOSTILE TERRITORY
Can Provide for Population Dur.
ing Any Period War May
Last, He Asserts
BIZ KARL n. Won wIEGAND.

(StdH Cores 0Rdent United Press)
BERLIN. Nov. 1O.-(By courier TO
Rotterdam and thence by mail to
New York; Baron Won 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 de-
tail In attempting TO prove his asser-
ton that Germany can feed her popu-
lation and her vast armies for an in
definite period with importations OF
farm products and foodstuffA
III 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 miscaloulation.
Germany can produce enough food to
feed her population for any period
the war may last, provided We con-
tlnue our economizing and elimina-
ton or 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
frankly admitted that he was not Sx.
actly an optimist on the food cues.
ton when the war broke 01t. The
first three months of the war, he de-
clared, however, had shown that Ger
many need not fear famine.
In the first place." explained the
minister, we have 100000 less
mouths TO feed now than in times OF
peace. These figures represent for.
eigners who have left Germany, and
our soldiers who are subsisting off
the enemys territory. They repre-
sent saving of approximately 1,OOO,-
900 tons OF grain and 100000 tons
or potatoes. Add to this the great
saving and elimination OF waste BY
the people because OF the war"
Baron Schorlemer turned to stats
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
annual requirements for 5000 900
people are lb,760,0O0 tons OF grain for
Dread, and 43,296,000 tons of pota-
toes.
Our crop last year" he said, lex.
elusive OF the seed, was grains IA
ool'0OO tons: potatoes, 1865, 900
tons. This left 100000 tons OF
grains to be imported and a surplus
or o,366.O00 tons OF POTATOES. We ex-
ported 5S1,9N tons Of rye, but i'm
ported 2,007,610 tons of wheat. Eek.
portation OF food stuffs IS prohibited
and therefore the surplus rye and DO
tato production will go a long way
toward filling up the lack between
production and consumption of wheat
usually covered by imports.
The use Of grain for feeding AMI
mais or for Industrial purposes ma
been forbidden. There Is to be a
small percentage OF rye -four used I'm
making wheat bread, and not less
than nye per cent of potato flour In
rye bread. Many use 10 per cent Two
hundred factories are being establish.
cd Tor the manufacture OF potato
nour. There were 100000 tons OF
grain lert from last years crops. One
million tons OF grains will be sa,ed
through prohibition of feeding II 70
animals. The mixture of rye with
wheat and potatoe -four with rye 10
make bread means vast addition IN
The bread supply"
Asked regarding Germany's meat
supply. Baron Won Schloremer was
not so optimistic. OF the per cnnita
consumption OF 116 pounds OF meat,
ioo' SAID the minister. were produced
h Germany. Fowls. and especially
geese, may become very scarce, he
declared, as most OF the supply has
come formerly from Russia, and eggs
may become a great luxury.
over seven million tons OF eeese.
OF the S,56S,s72 Germany imported last
year. said the ministers, "came from
Russia; one-third OF the 1883 tons
or chickens we imported came from
Russia, We will have to go without
approximately 166,2S6 tons of eggs
which we imported last year. and we
will have in their place, coffee. tea
and cocoa. with something else. We
produce more sugar than we used
Wool and rubber supplies may run low
and become scarce, even. Private in
dividuals cannot now purchase auto
mobiles or tires.
Our animal census shows crafty
Ing figures. Less than wear ago
there were 20.994,344 head of cattle.
5.52o,s37 head of sheep; 25.e6e, 14O
hogs and 3,54s,384 goats. There we're
S,22e, $40 horses in Prussia alone, at
that time.
Before this supply is gone, we will
get no slight amount more through
importation, despite unsatisfactory
along this line"
DENIES COLORADO MINERS