The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-05-24
STARVATION MORE DEADLY FOE
THAN BULLETS, SAYS HOOVER

NEW YORK, May "3.-Thc greatest
human G~CiInaliOn in Europe mas not
been wrought by German bullets, Dut
hv starvation and its attendant dis
eases; in the districts OYerrun ny inc
German military power, declared foou
Administrator Hoover in an address
10 the National Dairy League here to-
dav. Pointing out The service which
III" dairymrn Of The nation arc NOR
ally draft cd To fulfill he SAID he WAS
convinced that If the war were 10
cease tomorrow the toll Of actual dead
from starvation and its attendant dis
eases would double or treble the nFe
million or six million killed BY Ger
many and her allies.
Calling upon The dairHmen 10 IL"
their part in maintaining the Inlten
States as IL "rcscryoir III food. Mr..
Hoover said:
"n is worse than folly 10 put five
million of our boys into France II Inc
civilian population Of our allies Is mol
also 10 he maintained in strength and
morale with our food.
aDuring this fiscal year North Amer
ict, will have supplied approximately
80 per cent in nutritirc values or inc
fnt lstuirS imported by the Allies ana
50 Der cent. came from more rcmnl"
ma kcts. Before tn" war We contrib
ME probably less Than IL per cent
Thu shining situation or III" war Sl u
ATTIC might develop 10 Il point Wh'rc
the ships must be- Withdrawn 10 IN"
nra ST markcr---;'ur own. IL ihah DE-
cam necessary. and if We could sup
NV 10 FOOD, The allied food carrying
tIert ,ould be- diminished by l,ouo,OpV
IONS and sill feed our associates III
the war. This contingency may not
arise, but ii il should arIs" anu We are
unprpImred 10 meet this demand lor /"
doubling Of the whole Of the 1000 eH-
DORIS from This country, il might result
in The losing OF the War.
North America" MIR. Hoover con-
tinued, " stands unique in one great
particular. Ne are independent Oh
SEA transport for feeding stutiS Tot our
animals. We grow them sid" by side
Here lies the great economic diner
encc between ourselves and Europe,
and this is one reason why We can ana
must bc The great final reservoir OIL
supplies" 49,,
In order that people Of tho allied
pcwerS whose dairy herds have becn
diminished by lack Of feeding StutiS
ana other rXigcnci"s Of war may nc
provided even with Il slender milk ana
fat ration by the United States. Mr..
Hoover cxplane,... it would be- nec"S-
sary for the dairymon ct ms conn'r!
not only 10 maintain the herds. hui 10
build un stocks in warehouses IN Sra-
son OF surplus production. lie Sald
dairy products in sIoras" at present
was MOI a cause for alarm ant lrglSl*'
lion. but should be Il source oil Sails
faction.
Referring 10 The work Of the various
milk commissions appointed b! tue
food administration 10 arhIlratc n'-
tween The producers and diStrlbutorS.
with fairness 10 the consumers. MI.
Hoover declared the present market
system in dairy products is inherently
Il wnSteiul and expensive system. our
consumers need relief from the pres
rnl high cost price levels OF milk.
This relief may partly come through
cheaper foods. but. il appears 10 me.
must b" to large degree il r"dar"d
cost vi distribution.
To solve tho problem Mr.. Hoover aG-
ynca'rd Il c0mp!olr reorganization al
tiIribu,inn method. iniinIa1inC thai IN
cities and towns where Ih"r" ar" S"T'
cral distributing companies these con-
Germs should b. combined.