The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-17
GERMANY TO FEED
SELF, SAYS HOOVER
Administrator Before Sailing
Bids q. S. Make No Sacri-
fices for Former Foe.
HELP FOR SMALL ALLIES
Hurley Goes Abroad to Speed
Shipping Home of Vic
tOrious Army.

Shipping Home of Vic
torious Army.
Herbert C. Hoover sailed Yesterday on
the Olympic for Europe to become a
food administrator for the world. One
OF his fellow passengers was Edward n.
Hurley. chairman Of the United States
Shipping Board. en- route on the big mis-
sion Of making arrangements with Gen.
Pershing for shipping home the victo-
rious American Army.
Just before leaving the Bntmore for
the pier. Mr.. Hoover issued n statement
in which he declared that the first and
greatest concern Is the provisioning OF
the Belgians, Serbians. Rumanians,
Greeks, Jugo-SlovRks. Czechs and peo-
Piles Of the other smaller allies. released
from the German yoke. These must be
helped at once. no said. and next in or
der in ,the matter OF food relief must
come the neutral nations OF Europe,
which are on food rations.
There has been n great deal OF I'M
necessary furore In this country about
feeding tho Germans" Mr.. Hoover said.
We are not calling upon the American
people to make any sacrifice with o view
to feeding the Germans. We are not
worrying about the Germans"
Remove the watertight blockade. he
said. and the Germans will be able to
take care OF themselves. What Ger.
many most needs now. he added, is to get
on q stable basis go that she may be
able to pay Belgium and France what
she owes.
Drought to Continue.
One OF the last informal statements
made by Mr.. Hoover before going aboard
ship was that the Federal order that
prohibits brewing after December / will
not be rescinded. although the prohibit
lion expires with the signing of peace.
After explaining that he was going to
Europe 'to discuss the further food
measures that must be organized as a
result Of the cessation OF hostil!tles. Afr.
Hoover said:
The food problem IN Europe to-day
Is one OF extreme completely. OF their
+2o.OOO.OO0 people, practically only three
areas - South Russia, Hungary and
Denmark-compris'ng say, 10000. 900,
have sufficient food supplies to last until
next harvest without imports. Some
must have immediate relief.
We have surplus OF some eighteen
to twenty million tons OF food II we are
economical. SO that the situation can be
handed II this and the other smaller
SURPRISES in tho world can be trans
ported. -
IAN continental Europe has reduced
herds and is consequently short OF meats
and especially fats These countries
have their last harvest and under or.
derby Governments this would furnish
breadstuffs and vegetables for various
periods from two months upward, de-
pending upon the ratio OF Industrial
populations, Something more than ZOO
100000 or peoples are now in social dis
order. In these cases. with transporta-
uen and financial decentralization, the
tendency fs for peasants to cease mar
keting>ev their surplus, and thus in
slant difficulties are projected into the
cities even when resources are available
in the conn. =. The peasa mt and villager
OF Europe always provides for himself
for the whole year In any event. The
problem thus narrows itself to the sup
port OF the cities and large towns pend
ing the restoration OF order and the es-
tablishment OF confidence in future sup
piy-and the cities are the centres OF
infection. Arrangements have
long since been completed by which the
big Allies that Is. France, England and
italy. will be provisioned. This covers
$4,000. 600 people"
"0ur Deepest Concern"
Referring TO the little Allies" which
Mr.. Hoover insisted arc "our first and
deepest concern" the Food Admins
traitor said:
There are some 100000 people in
these groups and they must DO SYSTEM
attcally helped and helped at once. We
have already doubled the stream of food
Rowing toward BELGIUM.
our next concern must be TO relax
blockade measures as far as possible III
order that the neutral states In Europe
who are now all on short rations, should
be able to take care OF their people and
prevent the growth ~ anarchy. This Is
another group OF 100000.
Another problem lies In the 10000
000'people in north Russia, a large part
OF whom are inaccessible owing to the
breakdown of transportation and
through sheer anarchy. Millions of
these are beyond help this winter. Those
groups are the ones that must enlist the
sympathy OF the American people and
for whom we are prepared to make any
necessary sacrifice.
There Is great problem in the stu
alton OF the enemy people-about co.
100000. This problem is not one OF
going to their relief. II is a problem OF
the water-tight blockade, which
continues through the. armistice. SUM
ciently SO that they may secure for
themselves the bare necessities that will
give stable government.
Menace of Anarchy.
Unless anarchy can be put down and
OF government can be obtained
IN these enemy states there will be no.
body to make peace with and nobody 20
paw the bill TO France and Belgium for
The fearful destruction that has been
lone. I would certainly approach this
problem with mixed feelings, having
been long witness OF the robbery OF
TODD from women and children ana the
Of millions Of tons of food
At sea and TO the misery under which
he millions among the big and little al
les have suffered under German yoke.
Justice requires that government be
able to make amends for
wrongs done. And II cannot be accom-
pllshed through the spread OF anarchy.
Famine is the mother Of anarchy.
There has been a great 6eai OF an
necessary furore In this country about
feeding the Germans. We are not call
ng upon the American people 70 make
any sacrifice with view TO feeding the
Germans. We are not worrying rbout
The Germans. They can take caro- OF
II given n chance. But the
water tight blockade has got 10 Ia [