Taiban Valley news., 1917-08-24

| washington, aug. roou "a"
ministrator Hoover tells the American
people, in a lengthy statement issued
today, just what Is the food situauoh
of the world, what are to be the neeus
Of the nations allied against the cen
trail powers, and what must be- done
to supply those needs and to feed the
population of our own land.
The normal imports of wheat anu
other cereals by France, italy, the
United Kingdom and Belgium, ana the
estimates of the 1917 crop In those
countries compared to the normal pro-
duction are given by Mr.. Hoover IN
tabulated form, and the conclusion Is
drawn that In order to provide norhiai
consumption it will be necessary
for them to import in the next IL
months 577,6OO,O00 bushels Of wheat
and 674,OO0OO0 bushels of other cere-
ais. If the crops of the United states
and Canada all mature safely, North
America will have an apparent sur
plus of 2O8OOO,000 bushels OF wheat
and 95O,OOO,OO0 bushels of other cere-
ais. The allies, therefore, must use
other cereals than wheat for mixing
in their war bread, and the people Oh
America must reduce their consulnp-
ton of wheat -four from five to four
pounds per week per person.
Decrease in Food Animals.
careful estimate of the world S
food animal position shows a total net
decrease of 115,005,000 and this Will
be greater as the war goes on AS
the increase of herds and flocks taxes
years. we must reduce the consump-
ton, eliminate waste and care1uiiy COLI
troll meat exports.
. Our home dairy products supplies
are decreasing, while our population Is
Increasing, and we must snip IN
creasing amounts of such products TO
, our allies. Consequently this indus
/ try must be stimulated and nome
users must save the wastes in milk ana
, butter. Much the same may be said IN
! the case of sugar.
Mr. Hoover urges a greater con-
sumption of fish and sea foous' III
t which our coasts and lakes are enor-
mously rich. The products of the land'
) he reminds us, are conserved Dy liie
a eating of those of the sea.
Our Duty.
In conclusion the food administrator
! says:
7 have endeavored to show In previ
ous~articles that the world is short o.
food; that Europe is confronted WIFI
the grim specter of starvation unless
= from our abundance and our waste We
keep the wolf from the door. Not onl!
must we have proper use of our foot
supply In order that we may furnish
q our allies with the sinews with which
v they may fight our battles, but 1t Ii
y an act of humanity towards fellow
q men, women and children.
u BY the diversion Of millions OF mel
II from production to war, by the occu
f. nation of land by armies, by the iso
.e lation of markets, by belligerent lines
r and by the destruction of shipping b.
submarines, not only has the home pro
70 duction of our allies fallen by owe
10 500 900 900 bushels of grain, but the
it are thrown upon us for much large
# proportion Of their normal imports fol
10 merly obtained from other markets.
II They have reduced consumption a
in every point, but men in the trenches
men in the shops, and the millions O
Id women placed ut physical labor re
ut duire more food than during peac
sc times, and the incidence of their savin
pr and any shortage which they may sui
If fer, falls first upon women and Chi
dren. If this privation becomes to
f. great, their peoples cannot be mair
III tanned constant in the war, and we wi
m he left alone to fight the battle {
III democracy with Germany.
IN The problem of food conservation
Id one of many compilations. We canno
id and we do not wish, with our free II
III stitutiops and our large resources {
,e food to initiate Europe in its police
,e rationing. but we must voluntarily an
ut intelligently assume the responsible
D. before us as one in which everyor
has a direct and inescapable interes
We must increase our export Of foot
70 the allies, and in the circumstance
te of our shipping situation, these expor
r. must be Of the most concentrate
40 foods. These are wheat, flour, bee
pork and dairy products. We have OF
ID er foods in great abundance which v
can use instead of these ccmmoditie
wv and we can prevent wastes in tho
sand directions. We must guard Il
at drainage of exports from the Unite
IN States, that we retain proper supp
ri, for our own country, and we mu
adopt such measures as VIII ameli
rate. so far as may be, the price conc
~ tions of our less fortunate. We mig
so drain the supplies from the count
- to Europe as by the high prices tn
would follow to force our people