The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-02-27
Lloyd George In Notable Address
Before Commons Outlines Pro-
posals Which Are Intended To
Make Islands SeIf-suppOrting
DEMANDS FOR CARGO SPACE
FOR LuxyRIEs CUT DOWN
Farmer To Be Encouraged To
Cultivate His Land BY Prom
ise Of Increased and Steady
Profits For All He May Raise
tAssoeIated Prsss oy rsdsral wirslessl

Associated Press ny Federal wirsisss)
r oNDON, February 2+--Britain is
to mobilize every possible resource
to meet the threat of the snb-
marine warfare. The plans os her ad.
miralty are but q part oE the vast
scheme that will affect every man
woman and child in the United King.
Ion before il has becr IN ctfcG. long,
for the chief aim of the proposed plans
TO put the people ne, these islands
put Of danger Of starvation, no after
how successful the U.bcat campaign
may prove. o.. ",.T
Such was the gist of sensational
ddress made before the house Of com
mons yesterday by Lloyd George, who
outlined the drastic steps which the
government proposes to take 10 meet
the diver menace, and the admittedly
grave situation arising from the short
ige of shipping and the consel ie'.t
'hortage of food supplies 49,.
The premier advocated an increase
in home food production and curtail-
uent Of non-victual imports. He out
lined also a plan for speeding up the
farmers in raising crops by gunr0n.
'eeing good prices for the commodities
extending over a period Of years. He
announced also that all owners of land
will be forced to cultivate it.
The farmer is to be guaranteed a
minimum wage of twenty-five shillings
week instead of the prevailing re-
urns of fourteen to eighteen shillings.
National economy is well outlined by
he premier. Many Injuries are to be
stopped, whether produced at home or
imported from abroad.
The importation Of apples, tomatoes
md fruits is prohibited. Oranges and
bananas are excepte1 from this order.
This restriction is to be imposed i'm
nediately. >
Premier Lloyd George declares. that
he expects to reduce the demands for
cargo space by several million tons,
thus checking the disastrous effects to
shipping of the U-boat war.
hx Weeks Supply ~ ..
An official of a very large interna.
ional shipping company estimates that
9reat Britain has on hand supply of
food equal TO less than six weeks con
lumption. That is not as sensational
g at first thought might seem to be
the case. The. British are the largest
food importers in the world, relying
more than any other people on sup.
lies from overseas, and under normal
conditions the stock of food would be
'erhaps always less than enough to last
For a period Of six weeks in the un,
imaginable event of q sudden and total
CESSATION of shipping. The fact, as
'tated, merely emphasizes the vital ne
essity of keeping the food lanes open
British purchasing agents all the
world over are said to be bending all
heir efforts toward expediting the
movement Of foOdstuffs to England, es-
Iecially wheat. They have been very
tctive during the last few days in Chi.
ago, the American grain market cen
err, and il is said that 600 cars $780,
90 bushels) of wheat originally routed
0 Eastern parts of the United States
ave been diverted to the Canadian
ieahoaTd. .... p.
Great Britain's wheat imports since
he end of August have been parallel
those for the corresponding period
# the preceding year and are consider
bly, less than in former years.
Vars Effect On Tonnage rE..s.
At the outbreak of the war Lloyd 3
Registry gave the. worlds steam and
nil tonnage at 49nS9,552, composed of
.0,S36 vessels. The tonnage credited
10 the Entente Allies was 15,70l ships,
u 26.554, SAT tons. OF this the United
Kingdom had ll,32S ships of II ,04504
.ons The Central Powers had $685.
hips of 6,64s,l73 tons. Lloyd's reports
IN all craft over 100 tons. and includes
liver, harbor and fishing boats.
Practical steamship men, who have
made efforts to estimate the oceangoing
tonnage, calculate that when the ships
Niles and vessels in service in trans
lort Of troops and supplies TO the
irmies are subtraeted il leaves not over
100000 British tons available for the
transatlantic trade. The ooeangoing
'onnage of all nations, exclusivCeof that
4 the Central Powers. now inactive, is
estimated at around $4,000 900 tons.
By the records for the first nine days
VI February, Germany is destroying
onnage at the rate of 5O6Sl25 tons a
year. AT this rate il would take her
over eight years to destroy all hostile
and neutral ships, making no rrovi ION
for new vessels constructed. Ii would
AXE her over four years to wipe out
lnf"in's merchant vessels II her cnor.
ie could be centered upon their d"s-
~ ion, 1t would take Germany two
% to destroy all Of England IS ocean
lips now conveying fool rn1 mimi.
IONS, But much of the tonuaEe smt
own Is armed trawlers and small
rift that impede the submarines way