Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-06-08
Allies and Some Neutra|s
Should Have Billion Bushels
OF Cereals if War Is to Be
Made Successful.
DUTY OF AMERICANS
CANNOT BE SHIRKED
Consumption Must Be Radi-
calIy Reduced in Order to
Win Struggle Against Ger
man Power.
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Washington, June 7--Herbert c.
Hoover's report to the government on
what the United States must do to
sustain its allies with food, made
public today, shows that the allies
and few neutrals, which must be
considered, require during the next
year a billion bushels of cereals alone
and that their needs of meat, fats
and sugar also will be enormous.
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meet only portion Of these needs;
America must supply the remainder.
Americas surplus on the present
scale of consumption will not meet
the deficiency, Hoover says, so he
points out that the enormity of the
task requires reduction of home con-
sumption in many ways.
The report closes with an appeal
to the American people to assist the
food administration in its efforts to
increase production and to conserve
American supplies.
Must Meet Conditions.
1--WE are at war" 1t says. 1--WE
must do what success in war de-
mands. He also fights who helps
fighter fight. That is the way we
can all help In the war, and If we
don't help the war will not be won"
The situation abroad was outlined
by Mr.. Hoover as follows:
Great Britain normally raises
about one-fourth of the grain she
needs for her bread, France about
one-half. The additions necessary to
make up the total quantities needed
are brought In from various other
countries. But In these abnormal
times the native production of the
fighting allies is greatly reduced by
the 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 a par
tial failure. Opportunity to import
from certain grain raising countries
as Russia and Rumania, is entirely
lacking and from certain others, as
Australia, South America and India.
is greatly lessened on account of the
long haul for which ships cannot be
spared,
Consumption Increased.
I'm addition, the actual cereal and
meat consumption of the allied coun-
tries is increased by the transfer of
millions of men from sedentary occu-
pations to those of great physical ae
tivity and by the wastage incidental
to the feeding of the great armies in
the field. There must also be recog-
nized the greater demand for seed
grain to maintain the dairy and meat
supplies and the horses of the arm
ies.n
Americas duty is set forth by Mr..
Hoover thus.
"All those conditions throw on
North America the brunt of the bur-
den of supplying our co-belligerents
with the human and animal food nec-
essary to maintain their great arm
les in fighting condition, as well as
to keep alive and efficient the fami-
lies of the fighters and the great in
dustrial army at home.
The exports from America neces-
sary to meet these needs, which alb
solutely must be met If the war is to
be won, or even is to be carried at
all during the year must be immense
ly greater than they have been in
normal times
Billion Bushels Needed.
'The requirements in cereals alone
for the next year of the allies and
the few neutrals whose needs must
be given some consideration. are a !
billion bushels. The needs of meat.
fats and sugar also are enormous.