The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-08-11
HOOVER IS
ON TRAIL OF
FOOD HOGS
Food Dictator Gets
Busy With Job
At Once
PIRATES TO GET
NO LENIENC1
Most Business Men Are
Ready To Help,
He Says

WArHINAf W. aus
statement issued last might foiiooine
the signing Of One food control b.I
by President Wilson. Hcrber
Hoover. food conservaior ~ The
United states left no doubt that be-
intends 70 use his sweeping powcre
10 the utmost 10 enforce squar"
deal for the American consumer
Expressing his confidence IN The
honesfy and patriot N ~ The Sreai
majority of American business mel.
Hoover declared thar those iew who
NIGH attempt 90 eXtori big prom
from The country's necessities VIII
be shown no mercy
lie laid stress on the necessity OF
providing an adequate food supply
for America allies by he checking
OF waste and eNtrsSagance ~ homo
Sir. Hoovers statement follows ~
part
The hopes - the food adm nlstra-
ton are threc-foid FIRST sn o. guiaN
the trade in The fInda~enta food
comnodlfies a. 90 eliminate
speculation cNtorfiop and "astTtHI
practices and 20 stabilize pftces y
Tho essential staples. second, - Slarc
our exports ~ that ngalusr fff
worlds shortage. We retain sur eiNnt
supplies fof our own pie and g.
Cooperate with the Alhes q prevent
imitation OF prices. and, laird tfat We
stimulate IN every manner within .ar
power the saving ~ our food ~ rrttf
that we may Increase exports go nir
allies 20 point which wtll ena Pc
th~rn properly 20 provision thetr
- +
during the coming winter
The food administrs = called
into being 20 stabilize. and not 20
disturb conditions. and a. defend hon
est enterprise against iilegtu innate
con, petition ~ has been devised -
correct the sbnormalities ana abuses
that have crept into trade
The business men ~ this country.
I am convinced realize their cwrp
patriotic obligation and the s0ler
generously will cooperate ia mertins
the national emergency
do not believe that drastle fof
nsed be applied % maintain ecp-
noniic distribution and sane use -
supplies by the great majority ~
But n there be those who expect
10 exploit this hour 81 "a CT Sec. u
there are men or 0rgaulzAft0nf
schemipg 20 increase the trials %
this country. We snail not nNff "a -
20 apply 70 the fuli the drastic. Coz
ercivs powers that congress has con-
ferred upon US
In enforcing the measures ~ the
act, ~ IL not our intention 90 pro-
ceed with a host Of punitive meas
ures but rather by co-Ordinafi
with the various trades 90 eject
such constructive regulations as viii
render gambling. eNtorfior and other
wastefui practices impossible and
wilt stabilize prices.
We hope within The next few days
90 announce the method % wheat
and four ofntroi
The deep DBL cation "a upon Vs. %
feed the armies and he peoples aes0-
ciated with 80 IN this struggle Dl-
yersian ~ A. .oo0.8 600 % their men tc
war or war work additional rliliious
~ women drafted 10 the places -
their husbands and brothers the toi'
~ the submarine-al have c0nspir-
90 40 ~ reduce production that their
hArvests this autumn viii fan 300
600 900 bushels ~ grain below their
normal production
Always dependent unon imports
from other countries FOR substan-
tial part 90 their food needs cor
western European allies beCause 81
the destruction 81 shipping hv sub
normal markets ny heliiRarent lines
arc forced 90 . large degree upon oar
markets. not only a. the nearest hni
ne the only market capable ~ reliev-
ing their bitter necessities