Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-06

specifically used in the transportation
of munitions of war and food products
to the allies. That the supplying Of
food products is almost as vital as the
1oaning of billions of dollars generally
is conceded. for during recent weeks
the submarine peril has grown by leaps
and bounds rather than has 1t abated.
First of all, the United States must
far as the production of food products
is concerned. There are no surplus
stores of food in the belligerent ma
lions of Europe. The surplus in the
United States has decreased to almost
nothing.
America. with more intensive meth
DDS of cultivation, the adoption of more
economical marketing and distributing
systems, as well as curtaflment of ac-
tual consumption, is looked upon as
the savior of the old world from a
food standpoint
Recent dispatches have emphasized
the fact that the keenest suffering
prevails not only In France Belgium,
nations. but Great Britain. the largest
of them all, today is considering imme-
date installation of the rations system
that there shall be no hungry people In
the British Isles.
Administration officials in Washing
ton have set on foot well defined plans
looking toward the increase of food
products, methods of conservation as
well as methods to Systematically send
food abroad. This country must un-
dergo sacrifices in the way of food. as
our allies in the struggle have under
gone sacrifices. Our allies abroad are
looking to US for the very bread they
eat in future months. for they realize
that their own production during the
remainder of the war will fall pitifully
short of what is necessary to keep
mind. soul and body together. Wash
ington will not betray her trust il pres
oil nj NJ ara 70 rria
The building of ships for transatlan-
tic service is the one big means of solv-
ing the submarine
Shipbuilding to menace. according to
Meet Manec. best informed ex-
MeeI meuace. perts in the service
of this as well as foreign governments.
It is declared that American ship
yards will, within the next four
months. get under way in the con-
struction of standardized wooden YES
sells to such an extent that preponder
antly greater numbers of vessels will
be sent abroad-more than the German
submarines can destroy. American in
eenuity also is banked upon to aid ma
terldlly III sOlNluS Tue SuDHldTlnc
die, which has grown incres singly per-
picking to the officials Of entente ma
lions.
During the past two weeks German
submarines have been destroying allied
merchant vessels at the rate of fifty a
week 1t is admitted that the rate of
construction in entente shipyards is
not nearly as great as the rate of de-
struction. 1t is but natural, then, that
| the older nations of Europe should
look to their new and industrially
virile ally in the new world.
Off1cials of Great Britain state that
an increasingly great number Of sub
marines are being destroyed. but it is
admitted that this rate of destruction
| Is but about equaling the German rate
of construction. Consequently, this
would leave. according to German
| reckoning. between 300 to 500 under
seas boats to prey upon the commerce
of entente nations. Greater strides
must be taken by the allied powers be-
fore the submarines are conquered and
| the menace Is entirely eliminated. The
Germans continue to declare that the
war is to be won by the nations u
boats Entente governments are not
ready to admit that this is possible,
but they do openly state that strenu-
GUS steps must be taken II the already
bad internal conditions in some coun-
| tries do not grow worse
| While the United States 10 looked on
to furnish economic - well ~ military