The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-12

pns recognized that war Is war; and
Submitted. After months OF uninterest-
ing household bread fancy bread was
hgain allowed. but Il had to be made
In lengths of not less than a foot or 50.
Then the rumor spread that rolls and
rroissants were once more to be Allowed
within the ntrenched camps OF Paris,
and every one felt that the war was
making progress.
Croissants Struggled.
Outside the camp. at Versailles or
Enghien, the first breakfast resumed its
normal form. and rolls and croissants
were even smuggled within the intrench-
ments. Then the blow came. AT Dep
uties outvoted an unlucky 10 and passed
a law that until August l, 1916, 1t should
be forbidden 10 manufacture. keep for
sale, sell or use wheat -four bolted under
"a per cent. thereby doing away with
fine white iour and pure white bread.
and that all bread must contain a mix
ture OF -four other than wheat to the
extent of at least ) per cent.
The Temps Is very angry about II.
1.-THE Chamber II scolds, has in
dulged in a regular debauch OF impro-
vised novelties. Under the belief that
II is acting from pure patriotism and for
national defence II has decided to put
France on the regime of X bread. II not
of XIX"
The Journal de Dcbdts. however. says
that both measures are excellent. as
bread with more bran left in the fiour
IL far more healthful, and the addition of
8 per cent of rice or manioc flour Is OF
no importance. The rice or manioc will
come from French colonies. II points out,
and France will not have to send gold
abroad to buy foreign wheat to supple
ment this years deficit. This deficit is
estimated at IL per cent. reduction in
this years wheat crop and IL is unoffi-
cially stated thai from $50. 00O. 900 TO
500, GOA. 600 which would have TO haye
been spent abroad on wheat will be
saved.
The Temps will not listen to such ar
guments. The colonies. Il remarks. will
have to be paid, and II they accept paper
under what conditions and rates will 1t
be? II the state wishes to diminish the
comforts of existence for the citizen as
. whole why begin with bread? Why
not close the theatres, clnematographs,
cafes and all pleasure resorts?
Checks Wheat's Importation.
The Temps Is angry at another law
passed at the same time. ~forbidding all
importation of wheat except by the
State and fixing the maximum price
until August /, 1916, at 80 francs the
hundredweight ($6 for 100 Kilograms. or
ego pounds), thereby ~surrendering all
the advantage given by the mastery Of
me seas being held by the Allies.
According to lie Journal the speech
of VI. Bedouce, a leading Unified So
rialiSt lxpla fpal tho ranl ottrantrop ~
the law. lie Asserted hat absolutely
white bread as made by Vienna rollers
had been the ruin OF the country. Its
lack Of nutrition had driven the work
angman 10 alcohol.
IAN experiment should be made by
all. There should be only one quality Of
bread for all. from the President TO the
smallest farmer. Everybody should en-.
dure this little sacrifice"
NJ. Outrey, Deputy for Cochin China
where the rice comes from. brought TO
the Chamber specimens of bread made
from flour containing a mixture Of
rice four 20 prove that IN, addition
of 10, IL or even 10 per cent. of rice
did not spoil the bread. The experiment
convinced the Deputies who sampled the
bread, but some doubling Thomases
wondered II the same high quality OF
rice would always be used, n talked
about n bank in that colony which pos
sessed huge stocks of rice. the price Of
which had already jumped a dollar on
the Introduction of the new law.
The dough obtained from "A mixture of
wheat flour and rice Is, the French are
warned. distinctly gray, and no golden
crust can be hoped for, The baking trade
expresses satisfaction with the new law,
mhich at least slmplifies it's situation.
With national bread carefully de-
fna1 Ia. the rnt.ar,p,a,t A.. -. In
know where they are and promise that
the results shall be satisfactory. They
say that the wheat hour will not he
greatly changed, as it Is now boltcd at
~ per cent, so that at ~ II will be
almost as white.