The sun., 1918-11-13
OPEN ARMY STORES
TO HUNGRY EUROPE
Food Administration and War
Department Arrange a
Basis of Action.
HOOVER TELLS OF NEEDS
Safety Of Civilization Demands
Care for Stricken, Starv-
ing Nations.
HOOVER TELLS OF NEEDS
Special Despatch 10 Tar suS.


Special Despatch TO TaE suS.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 12.-Arrangements
were contaminated to-day between the
War Department and the Food Admins
tration whereby the army is to furnish
supplies from the military stores in
depots in France for the relief of civil
populations in the battle area and other
stricken sections.
Arrangements were made between
Food Administrator Hoover and Secre-
tary Baker whereby number OF trans
ports will be turned over for relief work
to carry food supplies to France. Bel
GUM and possibly some parts Of Ger
many.
Announcement to this effect was made
by MIR. Hoover to-day in an address be-
fore the Food Administrators of Forty
eight States In conference here. The an
nouncement was part of n speech in
which Mr. Hoover outlined what he con-
sidered Americas duty In helping feed
the world. He outlined the future of the
Food Administration and said that while
its functions under the Lever act were
essentially wartime functions and should
end. the functions of redistribution in this
country and abroad should be continued
through some form OF organization to
survive the Food Administration.
wheat Economy still Necessary.
In outlining the food situation con-
fronting the world to-day Mr.. Hoover
said:
'In the matter OF wheat and rye the
large supplies that have accumulated in
Argentina. Australia and other in
accessible markets appear to us to sup
plement the stores Of clear wheat bread
for the world. 1t will. however. require
continued high percentage of milling
with continuous economy in consump-
ton and the elimination of waste Here
directly arises a change in our policies,
for we are able from now on to abandon
the use of substitutes In our wheat loaf.
The worlds supply of wheat at this
juncture IL a priceless blessing. for while
bread comprises but rs per cent. of our
national diet. the food Of Europe is from
90 to go per cent. bread. The large
harvest that We have here this year is
TO a great degree the result Of the guar
anteed price"
The Food Administrator pointed out
that while the United States has a sur
plus of most food commodities the world
shortage is such as TO necessitate the
most rigid economy. Dairy productions.
he said, We're an exception. They were
so short that IL was necessary to prohibit
exports, though milk was the life OF chill
dren. This nation. he said, should i'm
mediately curtail Its consumption OF
butter and condensed milk.
Coffee supply Plentiful.
Coffee spectators In foreign countries
who had counted on world shortage
when peace came are due to receive a
shock. Mr. Hoover said. az 1t is indi-
Gated there is more than enough to carry
! the. whole world TO the next harvest
pN'Het summarized the food situatiofi
mus:
That We may now advantageouSy
abandon the use of substitutes in our
wheat bread; that we will still require
economy and elimination of waste in
its consumption; that for the present we
need conservation In butter and condensed
milk: that ultimately we must extend
this to all the fats. We can contemplate
at the most. maintaining fully three
pounds n month to the person OF house.
hold sugar. and we can by the avail
| ability of Java sugars to Europe begin
at once to relax more restraints on
sugar pending some change in Euro
pean policies.
These are special features OF changes
in policy but the shifting OF conserva-
, ton from one commodity to another is
| not the whole policy. There is one
policy which cannot change and that is
the vital necessity TO simple living; TO
| economy in all consumption, for COM
modities more or less substitute for
each other
Famine Conditions Abroad.
I'VE must realize that the spectre OF
| famine abroad now haunts the abund-
ance of our table at home. There are
conditions OF famine in Europe that will