Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-21
AMERICA WILL kO|
Be REQUESTED To
FEED HUN PEOPLE
Rut u S. Must Save Food to
Keep Out Bol hevikism'
Expert Declares.
MUST STOP ALL WASTE

That America will not be asked TO teed
Germany. but that Americans must
continue to save food and eliminate
waste If this country is to feed our allies.
and thus crush out a}olshcvlklsm, and
prevent II from spreading to tins coun-
iry. was n statement made by fredenck
O'Brien. former acting food administrator
for California. at State Food Confer
ence held in Parlors \ and B at the Hotel
,lu Pont TODAY MIR O'Bricn Is now con
nccted with the food administration IT
Washington. and came 70 tins cltN to
explain 10 The food administration forces
Of Delaware what Mr.. Hoover hopes to
obtain through conservation week IN
December
Intending IN, conference were dis
trict food administrators from Aii "i INC
sections down state. home economic
,,,,rLrr. clergyncn representing all de-
nominations. schools heads and leaders
in fratcrnul and civlr bodies
Mr.. O'Rricn, IN explaining away doubts
about this country feeding the huns
said hat there was no Intention Of our
fc..Iinr them That the tliICS had dc
ended 10 permit them IL buy food supplies
through neutral countries, and that The
food supplies would not he carried by
American ships. but by German merchant
mcn
That Germany would have to buy the
food and nav FOR 1t with her own gold
H.. made il very clear that there Was e.
IT, no concessions gwen Germany that
are about to bc gwen neutral countries
That there might hc exceptions where
American lives III the shape ot our soldiers
were, concerned In the larger eitI"S 81
Germany that are to 10 pohccd ~ "
forces under Gcrncal Pcr~hnC. i might
81 necessary in order to prevent anarchy
and the Srilling of more American hl'oh,
10 duict conditions by food
In speaking of the program ~ ieed nc
world that Mr. Hoover hopes Wit hc
supported. ht said
\mcri,:. t. facing i neW tood problem
Nrh th signing If tho armlet!cC, We
r,. -,l.idenly confronted with the que>-
tla., III helping tn support two hundred
nIlhoi, hungry European people These
Iu,llldc Belgium Scryla. Poland, Greece
Portpgnl auJ the natIon~ released tfon
the woke ii Austria hr~c countries
lave ! population OF nearly >evcniv-tivc
inilIioo- They must bc fcd largely with
IMMIGRANT foods. On account of tho
I,lockatr the northern ncutral~ WITH
,,.n,,,I4tion ii fartN-tnc millions have
.,e, an Iow food 4iIons, and We must
,end fhcni enough foods TO prevent the
-prcad If anarchy and a breakdown &
thcjr governments
We must continue 10 send the seven
zen million ton> OF food - our hg Atilc~.
inriudinE England, France and Italy. Wuh
4 ropuldtion ef one hundred and wcrty-
* millions. which the | mtcd states has
promised 10 send In Northern Ru~eia
there are .orty million starving people
Their government and their Transports
tlnn arcnn chua, They are without hope
Of help from the outside before inc next
harvest The onlv people IN Europe who
viIl not have to depend on imports 10
-ala fhcu, through the winter are llun-
g;.r1 ami Southern Russia.
There are enough food Surli,.>e-
:. Ia, world except he group oi tatS IN
..I,idne pork. oils and he dairy products.
- nlryfur starvation ~ the pcOplt ui
E,lrol,,4 II lie blockades aTe nodl Ell anu
if sbinS are sent ~ once Ia Australia the
Ia, Trdie- south America and South
Africa. Ia bring ne >arpuSes nt cereals.
meat fats and sugar which have not been
ayaIlablc ON account oi shipping condl-
ton. provided The American people con
finlIe 10 cat only enough to sustain bodily
health and vigor and thereby create vast
.ffrnlu-f.e al the staple IoOd products Tor
oversees Shipment Without u continued
conservation IN america. the necessary
food supplies cannot be assured.
.'~ilnple living and 10 waste i the
gospel
we need not Worry about the food
supplies Of the enemy countries 1'nc
irnperative needs for them 70 keep alive
their populations must be cared for BY
barter and sale with neutrals. and that
food will bt. carried II German bottoms
That there are ten million IN northern
Russia OF is population of forty million.
who will die this winter through ~tarya-
ito. wa~ one OF the surprising facts
stated br Mr. O'Brieu He SAID thi-
information was obtained by Mr. Hoover.
q that the estimate of the mortality
Ms formed by Mr. Hoover through &C.
cess to facts of recent food survey made
Mr. Brien said that the food OF the
world Mas now IN one common pot and
that America was the only country that
had supplies OF food in abundance The
country Is not TO be asked IL save iOod
through restrictions. but voluntarily
That the four or FIVE meals formerly ID
vogue must not return Food must not
BE- wasted. and while there was nccd lor
saving during the war. the necessity u9w
j. nnnlnrutly greater
Germany. bc said arbcd coa TODD and
.-l,.1lag :iud inns winter rherc would ,r
haI<1v enough cI"l inue to iIde hr naked
ness 81 it. people
The plans for conservation week were.
.utineds and arrangements made TO
meet all Of the provisions Of the extensive
program