The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-23
No Victory Without Hunting
U-Boats From the Deep.
DEMAND ENORMOUS SACRIFICE
Put Fruit, Tea, All Luxuries ON
Import Blacklist. h.
Fixes 6-Year Schedule ON Grain
Prices and Labor.
BY ED L. KEEN.

London. Feb. 2s.-Face to face with
a menace of admitted gravity to her
food supplies. thru operation of the
German submarine warfare, England.
curtailment of her imports.
All luxuries will be banned. Non
essential staples must make way for
the necessities of war. 80
Premier David Lloyd George am
nounced such sweeping steps in the
house of commons today.
The restrictive plans will affect the
very foundations of British life: They
will practically affectsthe dining table
of every British citizen.
IT such program is carried OUT
the premier gravely promised his audi
ence. England can face the enemy's
worst.
Food stocks are lowest in our
recollection" England's imam of the
hour" declared, s.dne to bad harvests.
For the nations life increased pro-
duction is necessary.
The year before the war fifty mill
lions of tons of shipping entered Brit
ish ports. During the past year the
total was thirty million. This was
due partly to the ALLEGATION of tom
mage to our allies. .s-t =.
Many Ships Sunk by U-Roats.
ITALY and France are begging for
more ships -
"A considerable portion of our tom
mage has been sunk by submarines
during the past thirty months The
ratio has been Increased during the
present month, due to Germany's spe-
+! cial efforts to do her worst"
The premier did -.ot mince HIS
words in declaring the nation must
prepare for sacrifice.
Enormous sacrifices are required"
he declared, testing the national
grit. The government hopes to deal
effectively with the submarine ques-
tionEbut 1t does not follow that we
should rest on this hope only.
There is no sure means to victory
without hunting the submarine from
the deep" aes.s .s
The restrictive measures proposed
by Englands IMAM of the hour and
announced to the house of commons
are these:
The board of agriculture to receive pow
ers to enforce cultivation of food products-
Importation of foreign tea, coffee and
cocoa prohibited.
Importation OF canned salmon reduced
Paper Imports be reduced 100000 terss.
and a scheme of distribution made for
supplying the printing trade.
Importation of timber banned. 81
On Import Blacklist.
! Importation of apples and tomatoes pro-
! Importations of oranges, bananas and
imports.
OF internal plans to economic and
aid England in defeating the German
Starvation policy Lloyd George dA-
clared:
I'VE must find iron ore ships at all
costs
Brewing will be limited to ten mill
lion barrels year, thus effecting a
saving of 100000 tons of foodstuffs
now used in that industry.
Corresponding restrictions will b.
made as to distillatioh of spirits, In
order that the public taste may not Be
| driven from beer TO Sniritsv
Under the plan for control of al,
farming by the board of agriculture.
the premier announced these plans:
A guarantee must be given the
farmers for minimum prices for soma
years"
Fixing of a minimum wage of twen-
ty-five shillings week for agriculs
tural laborers.
Fixes Prices on Grains.
Guarantee of the price of wheat It
SIXTY shiiiings quarter for 1915
fifty-five shillings per quarter for
1918 and 1919 and forty-five shiliinss
for the next three following years.
Potatoes during the coming season
TO have fixed price of six pounds
per ton -
Dat prices to be fixed at thirty
eight and half shillings per. qua rter
for 1917; thirty-two shillings for the
next two years and twenty-four shffi-
ings for 1920 to 1928
me part England has played, az
mistress of the seas, in giving freely
, of her ships to her allies was strik-
tngly revealed by the premier.
He said more than a million tons of
ships had been diverted to the use of
J France alone.
1t was in this connection that the
prime minister made forceful impas-
stoned plea for more tonnaEcz'not
only for ordinary needs, but for milf
tary necessity.
The grayest measures are neces-
STATED :" he declared snlemrlly other.