Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-11
HOOVER OUTLINES
FOOD REGULATION
Constructive, Not Disturbing,
Regulations Proposed Un-
der New Law.
AMERICA FACES GREAT DUTY
Must Provide 40,00O,O00 Men
Engaged in Carrying
on War.

WASHINGTON, Aug. lO.-With the
signing OF the food control and food
survey bills today. Herbert c. Hoover
was formally appointed food adminis-
traitor and Immediately issued a state
ment outlining the governments pur-
pose in food legislation as follows:
The hopes OF the food administra-
ton are threefold: First so to guide
the trade In the fundamental food
commodities as to eliminate vicious
speculation, extortion and wastefu
practices and to stabilize prices In the
essential staples; second to guard our
exports so that against the worlds
shortage we retain sufficient supplies
Tor our own people and to cooperate
with the allies to prevent initiation OF
prices, and third, that we stimulate in
every manner within our power the
saving of our food in order that we
may increase exports to our allies to a
point which Will enable them properly
TO provision their armies and feed
their peoples the coming winter.
Not Disturbing Factor.
The food administration is called
into being to stabilize, not to disturb
conditions and to defend honest en-
terprise against illegitimate competi-
ton. II has been devised to correct
abnormalities and abuses that have
crept into trade by reason OF tho
world disturbance and to restore busi-
ness as far as may be to a reasonable
basis.
THE business men of this country,
] am convinced, as a result OF many
hundreds of conferences with repre-
sentativeS of the great forces of food
supply, realize their own patriotic OBJ
legation and the solemnity of the sit
uation and will fairly and generously
cooperate in meeting the national
emergency. I do not believe drastic
forces need be applied to maintain
economic distribution and sane use Of
supplies by the great majority of tho
American people. and l have learned
deep and abiding faith in the intel
ligence OF the average American busi-
ness man, whose aid we depend upon
to remedy evils developed by the war
which he admits and deplores us
deeply as ourselves. But II there be
those who expect to exploit this hour
OF sacrifice, If there are men or or
ganizations schemins to increase the
trials of this country. we shall not
hesitate to apply fully the drastic,
coercive powers congress has con-
ferred on us.
Must supply 1O.O0O,0OO Nonproduccrs
The deep obligation is upon US to
feed the armies and the people as
ISOLATED with us in this struggle. The
diversion of forty million OF their men
to war or war work. the additional
millions OF women drafted to the
places of their husbands and brothers.
the toll of the submarine. all have
conspired to reduce production so that
their harvests this autumn will fall
five hundred million bushels Of grain
below normal production. Always de-
pendent upon imports from other
countries for q substantial part OF
their food needs, our western allies
because of the destruction of shipping
by submarine and the isolation from
the normal markets by belligerent
lines, are forced TO 4 large degree
upon our markets not only as the
nearest but as the only market OF re-
lieving their bitter necessity.
Therefore, whereas we exported
before the war but eighty million
bushels of wheat per annum, this year
by one means or another we must find
for them 225. .000, 900 bushels and this
in the face of n short crop. Our best
will but partly meet their needs for
even then they must reduce their
bread consumption q per cent and 1t
will be war bread they must eat--war
bread of which n large portion con-
sists of other cereals.
Annual supply Depleted.
Already the greater call for meat
and animal products due to the stress
of war on the millions OF men on the
fighting line and the enhanced physi-
cal labor of populations ordinarily
subsisting on lighter diets. coupled
with the inadequate world supply.
have compelled our allies to kill up
wards of 33.000,000 head OF their
etock animals This is burning tha
candle at both ends for they thus are
Sitting their annual production.
Therefore not only must we increase
their supplies of meat and dairy
products, but must prepare as war
goes on to meet an even greater de-
mand for these necessary commodi-
ties