The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-24
J. s. MUST SHARE FOOD AS WELL AS
 BLOOD SACR|F F|CE
Herbert Hoover, Just Back From Europe, Says He Pledged the Allies That
 America Will Do This

New York, August 23.-Ths United States will share with the allies their sacrifice of food as well as blood in the cause of world democracy. declared Fed eral Food Administrator Hoover on his arrival here today, en route to Washing ton, after a visit to England and France.
 Asserting that i've have to make good a pledge to this effect which he had given to the allied food administrators while sitting lat common table in common cause,' Mr. Hoover said to do So, America will next year have to supply the allies four billion pounds of fats, 900, 600 pounds of beef products, 50O,- i 000,000 bushels of cereal and 1,500,OO0 tons of sugar. However, MT Hoover added, : beginning September l, there will be need for drastic food rationing in the allied countries, except in the case of sugar and beef.
 In a statement dealing with his obser- vations abroad, MT. Hoover said in part:
 "The harvests in France, England and Italy are better than one could expect in the tremendous drain of man pawer to the front. This is due to the women. There is no sight in the world that would appeal to the American heart as that of the literally millions of women doing al the work of gathering the harvests while their men are at work in the shops and driving back the Germans"
 Of the foodstuffs which America must export, MT. Hoover said:
 After shipping is set aside for the transport of the American army and for military purposes of the allies, a defin- ite amount of tonnage is made available for the transport of the programme of food for civilian consumption. The pur- pose of our European food conference has been to determine the amount of food upon which health and morale can be maintained and to determine the near est possible sources of supply of this food to the allies.
 BURDEN ON U. s.
 'Upon North America falls the burden of food supply. While Canada can ex- port 100, GOO 000 bushels of grain this year, the major part of the allied programme for next year falls upon us.
 We also have to feed our own enor- nous army. We can do it if we simply have the will to live with every economy and to waste nothing.
 By the great effort Of our farmers : our United States harvests are better this year but in order that we may build up SurpluS or wheat ln1S year, dS against possible crop failures such as we had last year, We have decided to mix 20 per cent of other grains with wheat flour in all the countries lighting Germany We cannot ask for better bread than France, and we propose the American people should maintain com mon standard of bread with them. sss Under these arrangements, however, the bread situation in the United States s will be much easier than last year and < in allied countries an enormous improve !, ment Bread to them is of the first 7 impots pce as it comprises 50 per cent of theh food intake By supplying them with bread and fats in such amounts as will not necesstate rationing on their } side we can rest assured that their courage and strength in the war Will remain high during next winter
 s&- Tt will be a bad winter in Europe, because coal will be much shorter there than even last winter, and the health of, their populations cannot be maln- tained if they in addition. are to be also restricted in their allowance of bread and fats. Our complete fulfill nnent of our last years promises in food and our assurance to furnish even larger supplies this next year, have re- Removed from them the least fear of hunger.
 ENCOURAGEMENT DISAPPEARS - "The German drive and the appr3- hension of famine last spring brought a great deal of Encouragement to the Civilian population of England, France and Italy. The arrival, however, of the American army, their instant nagnifi- cent performance in action, the gradual overcoming of the submarine with the assistance of our navy, together with our assurances of all necessary funds have put new heart into the allies Since the war began I have not seen their spirit so high and their determina- tion to finish the job so fixed as it is today.
 'There is much bitter complaint abroad at the prices of food products. It is necessary to remember that the working people and soldiers families of the all lied countries are upon a much lower average income than our people. The average wage is not over $10 per week. The government allowance to the aver age soldiers family is considerably less than this American bacon at 50 cents per pound is very difficult to them. Their governments have found it necessary to sell our breadstuffs at great loss in order to help the people out. On the other hand the higher wage level in the United States renders