Bisbee daily review., 1917-10-26
o. WHEAT, .|HOCS AND SHIPPING REAL FOES OF THE U-bOATS
Food Administrator Declares That America Must Supply Needs of Allies in Food stuffs to Beat the Sub marine.
(By Review Leased Wire. )

WASHINGTON, Oct 9. - In a statement tonight reviewing the world food situation. Food Administrator Hoover said the fight against the sub marine would be won if the United States and Canada could stimulate production and effect economies so as to feed the allies from this continent without sending ship farther afield than the American Atlantic seaboard.
 Ships, wheat and hogs are the great needs emphasized by MT. Hoover.
 Situation of Pork He said deepest concern had been caused by the fact that Tn spite of price this country's pork cOnsump, ton had increased during the war un- til production had been outstripped, a situation that must be changed.
 'If we discontinue exports" said MT. Hoover, i've will move the Ger man line from France to the Atlantic seaboard. Pork production will have an influence in the present world sit uation wider than one would ordina- rily attribute to it. The human body must have a certain amount of fat; we must increase production of hogs if we are to answer the worlds cray ling.
 Every pound of fat is as sure of service as every bullet, and every hog is of greater value to the winning of this war than sheHp -@
 As to Wheat
 As 10 wheat. the administrator said the allies deficiency of production is 196, 100000 bushels, with imports of 577. 100000 bushels required to main tain normal consumption. He esti- mated the aggregate American, Ca, nadian, Australian, Indian and Ar genuine export surplus at 77O.OO0,O0O bushels, but pointed out that lack of shipping made it necessary for this country and Canada to bear this bur den of meeting the allies deficiency.
 Problem of Ships
 SThe problem is thus simply one of ships" he said.
 If ample shipping existed there would be no need for saving or in creased production of wheat on the part of the American people. But if we can produce economies and stimu- late production in the United States and Canada as will enable us to feed the allies absolutely from this conti- nent. and thus enable them to live without sending a ship farther afield than our Atlantic seaboard. we can resist the submarine indefinitely.
 Placing the the United States wheat export surplus from this years crop at SOOOO.O00 bushels and Canada's at 15O OOO. 900 bushels. Mir. Hoover urged domestic economies to increase this countrv's surplus to 150G00.000 bush els.
 "This we could do." he said, If our people would eat one pound less ol wheat flour per week and one pouhu of corn meal instead.
 Endurance Will Win.
 "Ouestion of who wins this war IS of who can endure the longest, ana the nroblem of endurance. in a large de- gree is a problem of food supply ana the ships to carry it. The farmer who works overtime and the consumer who economies are fighting the submarine with a positive and sure weapon.
 If climatic conditions next year are right. he estimated a wheat crop in this country of one billion bushels.
 If war continues this wheat will be vitally necessary" MT. Hoover said. but if the war should come to an end. there will be no foreign market for at least 400. 100000 bushels. The govern ment must then take over the wheat and probably find market for it at very great loss, as it guaranteed price of S2 a bushel."
 Meat Situation.
 Turning to the meat situation, the administrator said pork products were more vitally needed by the allies than beef.
 ''In the matter of beef" he said "the allies can support themselves without any conseouental expansion of imports from the United States"
 In view of the European situation and the American shortage fin hogs, he pointed out there would he a high average price for pork products, and therefore it would be to the vital ad-
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