The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-06-08
Chairman Hoover Reports on
What America Must DO
to Insure Supplies.
APPEALS TO PEOPLE
TO MAKE SACRIFICE
Billion Bushels Must Come
From Somewhere for Al
lies and Neutrals.
BY Associated Press,

Washington. June 7.-Herbert C.
iioover's report to the government on
what the United States must do to
sustain its supply of food. mad. public
today. shows that the allies and n few
neutrals which must be considered. re-
quire during the next year n billion
bushels OF cereals alone, and that their
needs or meats, fats ana sugar also
VIII be enormous.
production in the allied countries
and imports from other countries can
meet only portion of these needs and
America must supply the remainder.
Americas surplus on the present
scale of consumption will not meet the
deficiency. Mr.. Hoover says, so he
points out that the enormity of the
| task requires reduction Of home con
sumption in many ways.
| Appeals to American People.
The report closes with an appeal to
the American people to assist the food
administration in Its effort to increase
production ana conserve American sup
| plies.
I'VE are ut war" 1t says. I'VE must
do what success in war demands. lie
also fights who helps n fighter to
fight. That is the way we can all help
IN the war and if we do not help the
war will not be won''
The situation abroad was outlined
by Mr.. Hoover as follows:
Situation Abroad
| Great Britain normally raises abou,
| one fourth of the grain she needs 70,
| broad 'rn, nh No
ditions necessary to make up the total
quantities needed are brought in from
other countries. But in these abnormal
times the native production of tn,
fighting allies Is greatly reduced by tn,
! withdrawal of man power from the
farms to the armies and munition
factories; also by reason OF late frosts
this years crop in the United Kingdom
France and Italy Is u partial failure
| Opportunity to import from certain
grain raising countries as Russia and
Rumania. is entirely lacking and from
certain others, Australia, South Ameri
ca and India, IL greatly lesscncd on ac-
count OF the long haul for which ships
cannot be spared.
Consumption Is Increased.
! In addition. the actual cereal and
meat consumption of the allied eoun-
tries is increased by the transfer OF
millions of men from secondary occu :
pations to those of great physical ac-
tivity and by the wastage incidental Ia
| the feeding of the great armies in the
| field. There must be also recognized
/ the greater demand for feed grain to
maintain the dairy and meat supplies
and the calvary horses for the armies.
Americas duty Is set forth by Mr..
| Hoover thus:
| "All these conditions throw on North
| America the brunt of the burden of
supplying our co -beliigcrents with the
human and animal food necessary to
| maintain these great armies In fight
Ing condition, as well as to keep alive
and Efficient the families of the fight
ers and the great industrial army at
| home.
Exports Must BE Heavier.
| THE exports from America necessary
| to meet these needs, which absolutely
or even Is to be carried on at all dur
ing the next year. must be immeasur-
ably greater than they have been in
J normal times.
| THE requirement In cereals alone
for the next year of the allies and the
| few ncutrals whose needs must be Civ
| en- some consideration, are a billion
bushels. The needs of meat. fats and
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