The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-26
BURDEN Of FOOD
SUPPLY FALLS
UPON AMERICA
U. S. Must Make Good Pledge
to Supply Allies, Hoover
Saws on Return to u. S.

NEW YORK, Aug. 26.-The United
States will share with the allies their
sacrifice OF food as we'll as blood in
the cause of world democracy, de-
clared Herbert c. Hoover, federal food
administrator on his arrival here, en-
route to Washington. after BRIEF
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 ad-
minfstrators while sitting lat COM
mon table In a common cause" Mr.
Hoover said that. to do so, America
next year will have to supply the al
lies 1000 100000 pounds of fats. 9OO.-
600 900 pounds of beef products, 5O0,-
O0O, 900 bushels of cereals, and l,5OO,-
600 tons of sugar. However. Mt
Hoover added beginning Sept. l, there
will be no need for drastic food "a
tioning in the allied countries, except
in the case of sugar and beef.
In a statement dealing with his OBJ
servations abroad, Mr.. Hoover SAID In
part:
"The harvests in Frame, England
and Italy are better than one could
expect in consideration of the tremen-
dous drain of man-power to the 'front.'.
This Is due to the women. There Is
no sight in the world that would ap-
peal to the American heart more than
that Of the literally millions OF women
doing all the work of getting In the
harvests while their men are at work
In the shops and on the battle line
driving back the Germans.
Burden Falls on Us.
upon North America falls the bur
den of food supply. While Canada car
export 100000 bushels OF grair
this year, the major part of the alllee
program for next year falls upon us
We have also to feed our own enor
nous army. We can do it II we sim
ply have the will to live with ever.
economy and to waste nothing.
In order that we may build up ;
surplus of wheat this year, as agains
possible crop failures such as we hat
last year, we have decided to mix 2
per cent. of other grains with Whea
-four in all the countries fighting Ger
many. We can not ask for bette
bread than France.
THE bread situation in the Unite
States will be much easier than las
year and in allied countries an enol
nous improvement Bread to them
OF the first importance, as 1T con
prises 80 per cent of their food intake
BY supplying them with bread an
fats In scuch amounts as Will not NJ
cessitate rationing on their side w
can rest assured that their courag
and strength in the war will renal
high during next winter.
Bad Winter in Europe.
1T will be a bad winter in Europ
because coal will be much shorte
there than even last winter, and tn
health of their populations cannot
maintained If they in addition are
be also restricted in their allowant
of bread and fats.
1.-THE German drive and the Apr
hension of famine last spring brougl
q great deal of encouragement to TT
civilian population of England, Franc
and Italy. Their arrival, however,
the American army, its instant ma
nifcent performance in action, II
gradual overcoming Of the submariT
with the assistance of our navy, I
gether with our assurances of all n
cessary food, have put new heart
to the allies. Since the war began
have not seen their spirit so high
their determination to finish the j
so fixed as it is today.
THE only real difficulty in t
United States is sugar, and that is
shortage that can not be helped.
cannot take ships from our army
allies and send them to the East
dies to fetch us candy and sWe
drinks, and we will simply have to
vide the West Indian sugar with I
allies and put up with what we hav