The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-02-23
British Prime Minister Presents
to the House Of Commons Today
His Program for Coping With
the Grave Situation.
INCREASE OF HOME FOOD
PRODUCTION is PLANNED
Curtailment Of Non.victual I'm
ports Advocated; Stocks of
Eatables in Great Britain Lower
Than They Have Ever Been.
BY Associated Press

BY Associated Press.
London, Feb. 23.---DaVid Lloyd
George. the British prime minister.
to-day presented TO the house OF com
mons. In a speech lasting an hour and
H. half. his program FOR coping with
The serious situation arising from the
hortage of shipping space, depletion
of foods;ocks and the German sub
marine menace
The premier advocated the in
j crease Of home food production and
i ne curtailment of non-victual imports
&ru tins end ne outlined "A plan for
= pcodlng up the farmer by guarantee
Xng good prices for commodities over
n period of years. This ne supple
fsentcd ny the announc "ment that the
.fnd owner would he forced to Guilt
Fate his land.
The speeding up OF the farm laborcr
Nas provided for by the premier by
uaranteoing him minimum wage ~
b shiliings per week instead of the
brescnt II to is shillings.
By curtRilment Of imports Mr..
lloyd George said he expected To re-
ucc the demands ON cargo space by
eVerai million tons Foodstuffs OF
(which $1,000. OeO tons were imported
=
Ions by Topping Off ccrviu luXuries.
u'apcr usucrs who already have been
unsidcrablg curtated must hence
orth get along with only half the sup
U,ly they are now receiving thus saving
HtO,0uO tons Certain savings also
il be effected In the import of or"
htoh now amounts To S,OdO,Oo0 tons
Ennuouy aud IN lumber which at pres
Eut H. UUO.0OO tpua
Scanty stocks of Food.
The stocks of food in Great Britain
tins present time are lower than
Uhcy ever have been before. Lloyd
Ncurgc said II was essential Tor the
Hcry lifc Of the nation. he said that
IVORY possible effort bc made to in
Nrcasc home production.
n ~ We take drastic measures hc
Suntinucd. eve can cope with the sub
aripc menace, but II the nation is not
urcparcd to accept drastic measures
1or dealing with the submarir. menace
l-astcr is before us.
THE government is hopeful of rnd-
lng means of dealing with the suhmn
Inc but We should be- guilty of folN
W. rested TRANQUILITY upon the eN-
1c,tation of the realization "f the rea
zatiun ot that hope We have to deal
Euthlcssly aud promptly with the ton
Iage problem by measures which inn
bose great sacrifices upon the country
Three sets of Measures.
There are three sets of measures
FIRST hv the navy rs described hv Sii
Edward Carson C'irsi lord Of the ad
Iraltyp
Second. the building uf merchant
Ihps. third, dispensing with unne'cs
ttry commodities from abroad ant
reduction OF ~ much food a. possible
" home
Farmers can increase even now h'
uudreds of thousands Of tons for thi'
ear said Premier Lloyd George
the food supplies % the country. II
Ia the plans are carried ont e very
considerable quantity OF tonnage MI
IT, saved bat future tonnage be- urgent
H. needed Tho French dmbassadu
Was been here bcisging for mo:c ship
Nnd the Italian Ambassador Just lcr
Nftcr making the same request. W.
Heed an Immediate and substantial
livngs uf tonnage Let us come dowi
puthlossly ON imports which are no
ESSENTIAL Il is idle e. suggest that VI
hu are comfortable al home shoul'
lot DE prepared to surrender tn
Iihiugs unnecessary