The sun., 1916-10-26
FINDS FOOD SUPPLY
IN GERMANY AMPLE
D. T. Curtin Of Boston Says
British Blockade Is
Ineffective.
GRAIN IS BIGGEST NEED
American Writer Believes Ex-
pedition to Rumania Was
in Quest Of Fodder.

SDsc's' cseis 70 tbs srx from ire Loados
Times.
LoNDoN, Oct. 2s.--D. Thomas Curtin
Of Boston IN his article on conditions in
Germany IN the Times to-day discusses
the meat and food si.uat!on for the COM
Ing winter In Germany. He says:
1T 10 far from my desire TO exag-
gerats IN any way concerning state at
fairs. On the other hand. a revelation
In realisins the value OF tho utmost
pressure Of q blockade. Despite the
vigilance YOU are displaying the block
ade is continually evaded. A neutral
pro-Ally resident OF certain port In
Germany showed me quays where there
wers not hundreds but thousands cf bar
rels Of fat.
Meat supply vital.
First and foremost In value to the
welfare Of tho German people Is the vital
question OF the meat supply. The reason
for the tremendous thrust in Rumania
Ia the need OF food and oil. One German
statistician told me he believed the con-
months to Germany's capacity to hold
out. during which time one or other Of
the Allies would succumb.
"Rumania contains grain In great
quantities. Much has been paid for In
cash by England. the Germans aver. At
| the moment the actual number Of cattle
In Germany does not seem to have been
greatly deprecated. After a thorough
inveAtigatlon I am convinced that there
/ q Ter. en- Aax
| four-hfths A. many cattle Rs before the
| war.
In the spring and summer OF this
year the cattle did well. but with the
| passing Of the graslng season new dim
culties are arising. The cattle must be
fed Unless sufficient supply OF grain
comes from Rumania to supply bread
for the people and feed for the cattle IL
is obvious there must be a Wholesale
ton in milk, butter and cheese.
But cattle are not the only food sup
ply. There 10 game. venison Is COM
moner food In Germany than among
you. especially now. ana there Is much
left Hares. rabbits. partridges In some
parts Of Germany are much more nu-
merous than In England. Wherever I
went In Germany game was being netted
| 4 Shortage Of Pigs.
Before the war pork, particularly
ham and bacon. was the most popular
German food. Owing to the Government,
mistake in killing pigs in what I heard
called the pork panic the Germans are
facing to-day . remarkable shortage o!
their favorite meat. ! believe only one.
fourth Of the pigs are on hand nov
compared to the number kept before tn,
war.
THAT the FOOD question 10 the don't
mating topic In Germany among nil ex
cept the very rich. and that winter vii
add intensity to conversations on th
subject. IL not dificult to understand
Most Of the shopping IL done by the Ger
man woman Of the middle class. who's
maidservan: has gone 20 a munition fac
tory. Frequently the housewife mus
! spend at least half day waiting IN tn
long lines for potatoes. butter and inea;
The writer relates ar interview n
Nuremburg with Dr. Sudekum, Socia
Democrat member Of the Reichstay. O,
the subject OF food plans and peoples
kitchens. supplementing his censored In
terview. Dr. Sudekum said:
The peoples kitchen Idea II nov
spreading through Germany. Indeed
believe IA going further and IN putin
every German. with no exceptions. OF
rations That Is what Ia done in q he
sicSed city. Our position 10 sufficient
/ analogous TO that Of . besesed city :
warrant the same measures"