The evening current., 1917-06-20
LEVER OUTLINES
OUR FOOD NEEDS
Hopes For Complete Federal
Control by Sept. Is.
AySSI1UATION IS BRIGHTER

sums Up Problems winch Proposed
Laws Seek 10 Soivs-Cortrol Gill
Chiefly a Prsesution.
Asbury Francis Lever Of South Caro-.
llna. chairman Of the house committee
on agriculture. the man who IN feeling
his way day by day In directing the al.
ministration's wartime food Legislation
summed ap the food measures now
pending aud stated his case ~ that n
laymnn who knows nothing OF the
problem 0f getting legislation through
the hous" and senate Of the United
States could understand.
Tile most vital thing In the country
right nov. for the immediate future
aud tor ia" duration Of this war, IL the
full Unl complete control OF the food
situation In the lines of production
conservation and proper and economic
distribution" " said Mr.. Lever.
For this Mr.. Lever has his hands
run lie u presenting 10 the nation ~
plan VI wartime food control aud reg
ulntion without precedent Ia the hi,
tory Of the country lie holds steadily
10 the major purpose to increase and
conserve the nations food and 10 pro
vide for the allied nations before II l.
too htc 10 avert what may prove II
serious condition.
To thousands Asbury Francis Lever,
representative, is Just name. aud n
ma ne that connotes the theoretical end
OF the food problem ut that. The farm
or digging away IN his plowed field IN
the summer heat and the house wife
getting ready 10 put up" berries IN
her kitchen dub the man who IL at
tending To this vital matter for them
machine remote from the hasdpaI
~ living
Problem, of Kitchen and Farm.
The farmer aud the house wife will
und,rsiaud when one says that Mr.
Lever has the kitchen aud the farm
eud of The enormous subject at heart
and II M hard worked az any farmer
after n rush season OF blowing and n
htile BIZ more so This country IL fac
ING certain fundamental facts affecting
the food situation. Thes. are. accord
ing 10 Mr. Lever
Thnt the world IL -ii-ruv "u n basis
of ,nhnjcI currency
That there n n tfrm.ndOu> gUld sup
piN rcdu'inc the Purchasing power Of
gold
That Ia this cminirv there u great
" disturbed transportation system, a
poor shipping sys1cm
That We have n great shnrtnse Of
terminal facilities at PORTS.
That we are IN more or less OF con
dtion Of h,sirria, causing individuals
to hoard fe"d
That there IL some fo"d speculation
with various aud Nundr, Things cnt"r
Ing into II
Mr. Lever rNi,luiu"d the elements IN
the furd lcai>l.tI"n nov hr'"rr tn"
inWmnk"rs u Wa hur'uu ~ they
stand tudu, Wl"I lI' h1shirg over
thrN ha," had ~iu'' h"tH. approved
nnd r,. uuurulri ". ~" rr,. ,td,ut aud
the 49,. r"Irr, ~ ufr,ulrIe THE first
81 ,nllrd lurr hIl 'hlrh has reach
cd consideration In Il'" >ruHtr nS n sub.
Niimr hlll urn, id', for m nl'pr"pria.
tiou ln iuIk" rupid nud Nld" survey
~ the 'n'd .iiuHiIn uudrr th" auspices
~ the department "r ngr,rnlinrc In
rludng attention tr seed conservation
aud live stock :" much for this i'm
portnut machinery II the president Is
given III" authority n~k,'i under the
second i",rr hill Nhirh places IN the
hands of the president very plrnuri
powers 10 haudl" III" fowi aud fu"
I situation of the United States both ~
u affects this country nud III" allies 1t
b this wur
II is Mr. Levers mrlirf ihnt there l.
not IN this country to-day an nlrlwpu
| Atuatinu, rnthcr one 'u h" taken n.