Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-30
FOOD LAW Plan
IS TO BAR beer
Prohibition Of Use of Barley
for Alcoholic Drinks is
Favored
NO RESTRICTION
ON THE CORN CROP

WASHINGTON, May 30.-Prohibition
of tho use of barley in the manufacture
Of alcoohlic beverages is one of the first
steps in drastic food conservation that
will he taken by the new food admins
tration when it is given powers by Con-
gress, according to reliable information
obtained Yesterday.
As barley is one of the principal in
gradients in the manufacture of beer,
the prohibition of its use would bring
the brewing industry which represents
a Capitalization of hundreds of millions
of dollars. to q complete halt during the
period a the war and undoubtedly
would wreck a considerable part of the
industry. I'm the last fiscal year %.
43n.g73 bushels ot barley were Used in
brewing and 4.O732G2 bushels iu the
manufacture of distilled spirits total
of lG5l3 23l bushels This Is consid -
cradle portion of the barley crop, beng
slightly more than onc-fourth the aver
ace for the five years between 1910 and
1914. inclusive. The barley yield in
1916 was lS0027 600 bushels. The five
wear average. 1910 To 1914, was lo6,
Dos O00 bushels
The barley will be sent almost OK
clusively TO France. II present plans
are carried out The French nation
has been under almost intolerable
priyatons i'm the last year. and IL is
the wish 81 the food administration
TO Tighten them as much as possible
The French have not been able in
tho manufacture of bread TO mix corn
successfully with the wheat They
have mixed barely with wheat and
have made a bread that is acceptable
90 tho general population as war
bread. For This reason II is the
present purpose to divert the bulk OF
the barley crop to France.
That there is no intention o place
an Immediate restriction on the use
OF corn ami some other grains in the
manufacture or l.Quor is due to the
stand of Herbert c. Hoover. the pro-
spectivc food controller. that his iunc-
Vions arc solely to conserve the fooa
supply and that he is not to set him
self mp as dictator of morals or t.
concern himself with the ethics OF
LIQUOR production in any way.
So title corn is used in the manu-
facture OF liquor is due to the stant
Of Heryield that there is no disposi
ton at present to halt the industry
Of manufacturing liquor from corr
to save this relatively small quantit.
Of corn for human food purposes.
Although the total of corn used TO
liquor la the fiscal year ended june 81
1910. was the considerable quantity q
45Gl30G3 bushels. the average annu'
Weld for the United States for the fin
years between 1910 and 1914 inclusiv
was 1882 .457 600 bushels. The amour
used I'm liquor therefore is only abol
onc-sivtieth of the total yield and Il
quantity used ordinarily for human foe
Is only slightly above per cent. of Il
Weld. so neither item forms very e.
pcnt argument for the stoppage Of Il
use Of corn in liquor, as the situation
viewed by the food administration.
Barley. ON the other hand. is beii
used 20 the extent of q 20 per cent. a
mixture with wheat in the making
bread I'm tho Allied Countries and pa
tici,arlv I'm France and England is +
mrdcd as much superior to the corn a
miytnre. The British however, Ina
succeeded I'm introducing the use Of co
as miNture TO considerable cNter
Halv probably is the greatest consm
of corn 81, human food Americas lar
shipments of corn. therefore viii 90
Great Britain and Italy and the barl
TO lrauce.
At present the food adnhnistratiC
accorine TO the best information q
tainalle. does not feel justified in Gu
time of the use of corn and rvc on t
l,a-i- of food economy and this is {
exclusive basis ON which Mr.. llooy
PROPOSES to conduct his department.