The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-25
FOOD SITUATION
Is IMPROVED BY
Sub SUCCESSES
War Won't Be Won By Star
walton of England, Says
Lloyd George
DEBT OF GRATITUDE
TO AMERICAN PEOPLE
Nav Losses From Subs Will
Show Less Than April
Figures.

London, May 25.-''The successes
against submarines have resulted in O.
distinct improvement in our food sit
uation," said Premier L1oyd-George to,
day in the House of Commons.
The premier said that more effective
blows had been deal tthe submarines
during the last three weeks than in
any corresponding period Of the war.
The shipping losses for May, the
premier said, probably would show a
reduction from the April figures. In
speaking of the success of the anti
submarine methods he said:-
1--WE owe very considerable debt
of gratitude to the great American
people for the effective assistance they
have rendered and the craft they have
placed at our disposal. Now that the
American nation is in the war it is
easier to make arrangements for the
protection Of our mercantile marine
than 1t was before
MrLloyd-George asserted that there
was no danger to the country from
starvation, but that the utmost ecen-
omy of foodstuffs was still essential.
'"The submarine menace need cause
no fear that the war is going to be
lost for that reason he declared.
"I see that today the Germans are
depending mainly on submarine war.
fare for Success" said Mr.. Lloyd
George etA11 can say is that IL that
is their main hope Of success It Is
doomed to disappointment I say It
with a, full sense of responsibility and
on behalf of the government, after fuil
consideration of the whole facts That
does not mean that the people need
not economic. that farmers need not
plow their land. It means that II ev-
eryone does his duty the German hope
of triumph in the war based on SUD-
marines is the greatest niscalculatlon
in. the whole series Of niscalculations
of that sated empire. If everyone
does his duty patriotically, each in his
own to the common stock, then say
the submarine is not going to defeat
u.s.
The premier's statement on sub
marine warfare was altogether the
most satisfactory heard in England In
MANY months eft is much more
difficult" he said, ttfor me to give
public answer ON this than on any
other topic. It is very difficult for
me to give information without to
certain extent revealing things which
we had better keep to ourselves. All
I can say is that we are making sub
stantial progress"
In reference to the labor situation
Mr.. Lloyd -Geoarge said the govern
ment had taken steps to deal with
| the present labor unrest in the coun-
try and prevent furtner recurrence.
| The termination of the engineers
strike afforded a good opportunity
for reviewing the labor position. That
dispute, happily had ended, but there
had been great unrest in certain
quarters.
'eThe government have their views
as to how that has been fostered, he
continued, "but at the same time
there are some genuine grievances
| which assisted the designs of those
with Interior motives. The govern
ment, therefore, appointed a commits
| sion to inquire into industrial, unrest
and report on the operations of wal
emergency measures regarding labor. .
It was proposed to divide the coun-
| try into seven areas, Mr.. Lloyd
| George continued, and to appoint a
separate commission for each OF
| these areas. The government hoped
| to obtain the services of labor rep
resentative, an employer and an i'm
| partial third person to constitute each
| coronoiSSiOn