The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-24
GER MANY NAMES
A FOOD DICTATOR
Won BatOcki Will Control
Disposal and Fix the
Prices.
Is INTERIOR MINISTER
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AMSTERDAM. via London. May ga
The War Feeding Office has at Length
been established in Germany. Adolf
Tortilovitz Won Batocki, Ober-Presiden,
or East Prussia. has been appointed
Food Dictator He will be directly
responsible to the Imperial Chancellor,
Dr. Won Bethmann-Hollweg.
Herr Won Batocki is empowered to
dispose Of all foodstuffs. raw materials
and fodder. His authority also includes
control OF sales, consumption. import,
export and transit AS well as of prices.
In south Germany the view seems to
prevail that the new order OF uniform
food distribution means "A "storming'
OF the southern states, which. it Is
pointed out, long ago foresaw the short
age and prepared for 1t.
Chief Burgomaster Lautenschaeger OF
Stuttgart. capital of Wuerttenberg. at
a session OF the City Council to-day
pointed. out that the idea prevailing in
northern Germany that the south Is
damned full of provisions is erroneous
and that the northern states must not
take advantage of the timely regula-
ions adopted In the south.
The people OF Berlin have been as
sured that there IL enough butter now.
The weekly ration has been reduced to
about three ounces. 1t is found, how
ever. according to Berlin advices. that
the new system IL no better than the
nlI $1,000 1901 -
line to-day, waiting for butter rations
and many left without butter.
The adequate uourishment OF our
population is fully assured and will not
he rendered doubtful by any blockade
regulations OF enemy states. no matter
how INSCRIPTIONS they may be and no
matter how long the war may last"
says the semi Official Nord Deutsche An
oeimcine Zcitln1 in an announcement
OF the creation of a food Dictatorship
scarcity AcuteIy Felt.
However. the shor, h,ryes, Of 1918.
together with reduced 1nports. have
esulted in a food scarcity in some
directions which makes itself acutely
felt. and efforts To better conditions
have been hiudcred nv TN, fact that
each Federal state has been able. 20
make independent regulations This will
now he corrected by A Capitalization OF
pow-r.'
The Rerliner Taocbldft demands FUR
ther reforms. declaring that there should
h. no need for the people to wait out
side the butter, meat and coNe. shops.
"On this point" says the paper. "our
much famed organization has completely
failed. \ way must be found to assure
everybody OF the allotted ration
The Lokdi Anseiger sums up the stun
ton as follows
at IL no longer any secret that GER
lain supplies are short. not so much
as "A result of the friendly efforts Of
our enemies. but as "a result of last
gears poor harvest. 7: IS true ,ha we
do not need 10 worry about bread. We
have saved enough her. by economic
administration 70 reach to the new har.
vest. We shall even be able to Increase
the ration for manual laborers
Much SIN Lacking.
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Lack is cattle III for butchering The
older animals are consumed and the
armE's meat requirements are so mighty
that even animals unit for Strengthening
mus Ice taken.
In no circumstances must We touch
'nilch cows, or We shall cndanger the
mix supply or our children. Hence
until lima Mt Tor slaughter rave
grown up We must impose the most eN-
IRENE limitations on our meat cousump-
tion Meat ra'ions VIII become very
small without distinction in the Whole
German empire,
1T does not require. furthermore. t.
he said that the butter scarcity COM
pels the greatest possible spar.ng Of
mich COWS. since the butter we i'm
port from abroad eats up enormous
sums OF money"
The Lokdl Anseioer refers to mistakes
in organization. hut says after all tho
main reason for the existing evils is the
scarcity Of supplies.
The Emperor has decorated Clemens
Delbrueck. who recently resigned as Min
lister Of the Interior. ostensibly on ac-