New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-14
British Premier's
Plea to Farmers
Published Here
Agricultural Department
Finds Lesson for u. S.
in Letter

Washington, April 49, DR. Beverly
T. Galloway. in charge Of the Depart
ment Of Agriculture campaign to plant
more acres" and eliminate all food
wastes, to-day made public an open
letter to the people of England written
I by Lloyd George, in which he declared
, that the success or failure of the Ger
man submarine campaign rested with
the farmers Of England. The letter
reads:
40 Downing Street
Whitehall, S. W,
March 5. 1917.
Eve have now reached a crisis in the
war when, to ensure victory, the hero
ism of our armies at the front must be
backed by the self-sacrificc and tircless
labor Of every one at home. To this
end the production Of each quarter Of
wheat and oats and Of each buShel Of
potatoes is of vital Importance. The
work Of the next few weeks must de-
eide the harvest of the year, and in
the nations interest | urge you, at
whatever personal sacrifice, to over
come all obstacles. to throw your full
est energies into the work and to in
fuence and encourage all who assist
you, so that every possible aero shall
be sown.
"The imperative demands OF the war
have made it impossible to avoid call
ing UP men fit for active service. even
though skilled in farming. As far as
possible this is being met by bringing
onto the land men and women from
other industries. They cannot be eI-
pected to do work equal 20 that of
men expert in agriculture, but there is
no time for delay, and the government
is confident that farmers will at once
step forward and do all in their power
10 utilize their services TO the best
advantage.
"The farmers of this country can de-
feat the German submarine, and when
they do so they destroy the last hope
of the Prussian. Yours faithfully,
"(Signed) d. LLOYD GEORGE"
To Conserve Food
Though the major food problems con-
fronting the Council Of National De
fence and the Department of Agrlcult-
ure will await the personal attention OF
Herbert c. Hoover, the recently deslg-
mated Food Commissioner of the Coun-
Gil. much of the preliminary organlza-
ton work is being planned IN daily
conferences between officials OF the de-
fence body and DR.. Galloway, who IS
representing the Department Of Agri-
culture on tho interdepartmental com
mittee cooperating with the council.
Besides taking steps to stimulate IN
creased production, one OF the hrSV
moves TO be made by Commissioner
Hoover on his return TO this country
will be the Inauguration OF country
wide food conservation plan. MT:
Hoover is expected TO utilize many or
the schemes operated successfully IN
England during the war period.
Some phases of the British conser-
walton programme are reported IN a
dispatch made public by the Depart
ment of Commerce to-day from Consul
Augustus f. Ingram, at Bradford, Eng
land. Consul Ingram reports that
waste from hotels, restaurants, can
teens. clubs and other large establish
ments is being collected and success
fully used in feeding stock, domestic
animals and poultry. Emphasis is laid
on the value of fat, bones and camp
refuse in the manufacture Of glycerlne,
which is extensively used in munitions.
II is said that during January glycerlne
manufactured from camp wastes en-
abled the Ministry of Munitions to dis
pensc with over 1000 tons of foreign
rlvccrine, with saving OF over $50
97O. AS q result, the Ministry OF NUM-
lions returned to the British army
S46.232 weekly for camp refuse during
January, representing an annual saw
ing TO the military establishment OF
approximately S2,433.25O. Another
phase of the British governments
economy programme which is beng
copied in this country is the saving OF
paper Local authorities are beng
urged to forbid the incarceration OF all
waste paper