Evening journal., 1918-05-31
MUST SAVE WHEAT
While War IS On
No Likelihood at Present Of
Getting Old Time Bread
Again
HOOVER NAILS
GERMAN LIE

That there is little likelihood % a re-
turn to wheat bread without the use
Of substitutes until after the war. is
indicated in a telegram received by
Food Administrator Edmund Mitchell
today from Herbert Hoover. Federal
Food Administrator for the United
States.
Mr.. Hoover's statement voices the
concensus Of opinion OF food admins
traitors from every State in the Union,
and refutes the German propaganda
that there is no further need for wheat
conservation. The statement follows
Recent press dispatches widely cir
culated throug the country have given
the wholly false impression that there
Is no longer need for rigorous conserve
ton Of wheat and -four. The Food
Administration declares that every
aspect OF the wheat situation both
present and prospective. intensifles the
need for the greatest possible limita-
tion In the American consumption Of
wheat and wheat products. II present
restrictions should be in the slightest
degree relaxed 1t would result IN seri-
Gus want for the people OF Europe be-
fore the new crop can reach the
market.
The Food Administrations estimate
Of the position on the frst Of June
indicates a total available supply, until
the new harvest, Including the grain
which will be available from the farms
in country and terminal elevators and
mill elevators, OF about flfty-six mil
lion bushels. or this thirty million
bushels must be exported before new
wheat is available for export II we are
20 maintain the absolutely necessary
shipment 10 our army and the Allies.
That leaves about twenty-six million
bushels for domestic consumption for
the next two months.
Normal American consumption Is
something over forty million bushels
month so that the most liberal con-
sumption at home would be only one
third Of normal.
in addition 10 the wheat on the
farms and In elevators. there Is always
an indeterminate further amount in
transit and In dealers hand. and this can
never be reckoned in with the -four
available for use for export and use at
home AS a mater Of fact. this stock is
not actually available since these sup
plies must remain constantly in flow;
they remain a permanent stock, the re-
movsl OF which would later cause a
period OF acute shortage In distribution
before new wheat would be available.
There is further sn inclination TO in
clude new crop prospects with present
conditions which has led 10 confusion.
The harvest viii not he generally avail
bale in -four uni middle August OF
early September. although in extreme
South 10 Will be somewhat earlier.
At the meeting Of the Federal Food
in Washington yester-
day, representing all forty-eight States, /
70 was the unanimous view that even n I
The harvest does prove abundant. IL Will /
be the first duty OF the American people /
10 place every grain they can save into /
storage as against possible bad years 1
ahead. In consequence, there should be
no anticipation Of unlimited wheat
bread until the war is over
some Of the most incOnvenient re-
,triction can no doubt be modified with
he arrival Of a large harvest, but II we
ire honest with ourselves we will main
ain restrictions requiring the use OF
,ome substitutes, both domestic and
We will continue the re-
Of high milling extraction
md the elimination Of the non-essentisl
ise OF and waste in flour and bread.
1T is worth remembering that the
anime in Egypt 5000 years ago was
aved by little governmental
oresight. and Il does not require any
dream TO anticipate that so
ong as the war lasts, with its increas-
ng drafts for soldiers and munitioR
workers.. the world will steadily pro-
Iuce less food. II we are wise a great
Iarvest will mean the willing building
10 OF great national reserves.
tslgned) HERBERT HOOVER" l