Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-23
ASKS FOR HEROIC
EFFORTS BY PEOPLE
,r..tie Measures Necessary to Save
Nation From Disaster. Says Premier
Three Plans to Be Inaugurated to
Prevent Starvation, Including Bat
tIina Of Submarines, More Ship Ton
naoe and Increased Production.

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,smmons, in Q speech lasting an
hour and half, his program to
,ops with the food situation, depIe.
Non Of food stocks and tho German
submarine menacs.
The premier advocated the in.
crease of home food production and
The curtaiIment Of imports Of 'ie-
tuaIs. He planned to speed UP the
farmer by guaranteeing good
priesA over a period Of years.
The speeding up Of the farm la
,orer was provided for by guaran-
,sejna him minimum wage OF
Is shiIIinas a week, instead Of tho
,r mt ~ to 18 shillings.
sod stuffs will be cut nearly
million tons in imports by Topping
,ff csrtain luxuries. Paper users
xho already have been consider.
IDLY, ourtsiIsd must heneeforth get
,Iena with half the supply they are
now rseeixinu. Certain savings
also will be effected in tho import
pf ore, which now amounts 70 g.
10000 tons annually, and IN lum.
bsr, which at present 10 100000
hens.
IL london, Feb. o3.-The stocks Of food
q GREAT Britain At the present time
.sfe lover than tfey ever have been
before, Premier Lloyd George said in
a speech in the house Of commons to-
day It was essential for the life OF
the nation, he declared, to make a
+ ero;c effort to increase home produc-
tion. He said the success of the allied
cause depended on the ability to solve
tha tonnage shortage which caused a
situation calling for the gravest meas
ures.
Loyd-Georgs said that for some
time there has been a shortage OF tom
mage required for the general needs
~ the nation. The nation should
realize what the conditions were, ne
declared. ....
III we take drastic measures" he
continued, 1--WE can cope with the sub
arine MENACE, but If the nation Is not
prepared to accept drastic measures
for dealing with the menace disaster
Is before us.
H6psful Of Finding Means.
.The government is hopeful OF find
ing means of dealing with the sub
marine, but we should be guilty OF
follie II we rested TRANQUILITY upon the
expectation of the realization of that
hope. We have to deal ruthlessly anS
promptly with the tonnage problem by
measures which impose great sacri-
fees upon the country. There are
three sets Of measures:
~First by the navy, as described by
Sir Edward Carson.
Second, the building Of merchant
ships.
Third, production Of as much food
a. possible at home"
There was crowded house at the
special meeting today to listen to the
premiers statement on the restriction
of Imports and the encouragement OF
agricniture.
Depends on Tonnage Question.
The premier said the success Of thu
allied cause depended on the solution
OF the tonnage question. Before tht
war British tonnage was just ade.
Squate. More than 100000 tons d
British shipping had been allotted tt
France, and very considerabl,
amount had been set aside for Rus.
sia ana Italy. The premier said there
was no sure way to victory withou
hunting the submarine from the deep.
Great sacrifices were necessary from
the public, said the premier. He stated
the government proposed to dispens,
with all non n-important imports.
The importation Of apples, tomatoe!
and fruits will be prohibited entirely.
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The only exceptions made. in tn
prohibition OF fruit Importation viii
be In the cases Of oranges and ba
nanas, in which the amount brough
n will be restricted 25 per cent. Th
same restrictions will apply to nuts
The importation Of foreign tea, coffe
and cocoa is prohibited. The premie
4Ald 1t was expected to save 100000
tons Of shipping yearly on foodstufft
The opinion was expressed by tn
DYemier that food prices were no
likely to decrease for long time afte
4 the war inasmuch as Germany the
\ , would be heavier purchaser tha
ever before. Therefore 1t was safe
grant the farmer minimum price 70
= definite period OF time. II was pro
posed to guarantee a wage Of % shill
inGs weekly for farm laborers.
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