Arizona republican., 1917-04-28
ROThRY CLUB HEARS MA5TERFlJL
 SUMMARIES IF FOOD SITUATION

As much information as to crop con- ditions and the food problem as has been brought out in a public gathering was secured by members of the Rotary club at their Friday noon luncheon yes terday. The club was singularly for tunate in being able to have as it's guests three men well able to view the situation from different angles and a fourth. club member, amply qualified to tell of the issue from the stand point of an exceptionally successful farmer.
 Dr. ElWood Meade, often termed the father of reclamation" happened to be In the city as a direct representative of the government in this effort to in crease food production. Captain Ham ilton of the Royal British Artillery. in Nallded and a valley visitor. told of how England Is coping with food problem such as the United States hopes it will never face. James H. Collins, the gov ernment marketing expert stationed here for a survey of the valley. told Of the marketing side of the problem Lin B. Orme handled 1t from the standpoint of the farmer.
 All agreed that the situation is q crisis and each had helpful suggestions 10 make to help solve the problem. lhere was great measure Of satisfao- uOn In the comforting words of Nr. Meade that the Salt River is doing the pest work of any section he knows of Tn coping with the food situation and in helping to increase it's food crops.
 Iin E. Orme urged all those engaged Tn the production of crops not to fail to attend food conferences and he said he considers the lahor problem the most serious phase of the situation. not only here but everywhere. He told of senate hlll No. 90 passed by the recent legis- lature for the establishment of an em- ployment bureau and suggested that 1t should really be a bureau to furnish \ workers for needed service. a sort of mobilization of an army of labor just as there is an army of soldiers. He further said that he believes this no tlme to make great public improve mehtS because they will require so many workers needed in harvesting the necessary crops.
 Dr. Meade told Of the work heinz done by the federal farmers loan banks and of the assistance it will give in producing crops.
 Ralph Murphy made an exceedingly able presiding officer.
 When Captain Hamilton was intro duced he was tendered an ovation. As ne was on the program as one of the speakers he took that occasion to tell of what his own countrymen arc doing Nlth regard to the food situation. He said, in part:
 Capt. Hsmilton's Talk
 The great Napoleon never made 2 tfuer statement than when he said An army marches on it's belly This fact the British authorities recognized early Tn the war, and devoted their best nralns to the food problem placing Sir W llllam Robertson, who is now djrec- tor-general. in charge.
 Tn over two and One-half years of the war, our armies have suffered many hardships and disappointments, Tor war Is no he'd of roses, but all the tune they have been fed as no army mas ever been before
 had experience with this when in
 rance Nlth untailinS regularity, all troops obtained daily rations of new bread and fresh meat. Before manv months l expect American troops will De m France, they will be side by side Wth the British and French, an un neatable trio, sharing dangers togetb ei' hohofs together, and also food to- Selher' and none of them must lt hungry 7'
 Besides these great armies. there are all the allied nations to be fed also on" when these central powers are shown that liberty and justice stand before everything else. then they too VIII be free to deal in the worlds mar kets. What a gigantic task, but sure " one worthy. of this great action. I will outline briefly how the food situ atlon has been dealt with in England. some of the measures adopted woald not apply as veil in this country. but think others might. These measures can be divided into two main classes. The tlrst, preventing unnecessary waste. and the second increase in the produetlon of fOodstuff dealing first