The Sentinel=record., 1918-08-18
URGES PEOPLE CONTINUE
 WITH THEIR ECONOMY
United States Is Now in Better Posi- tion Than Ever Before to Furnish Food to the nations and Armies That Are Fighting for the Freedom of the World.

London. Aug. 17.-Universal bread and better quality than last year for all the nations lighting Germany. practical rationing, will be one of the chief results of the food controllers conferences at London, Herbert C. Hoover, American food administrator, announced to the Associated Press to- night. He said that there will be am pie supplies of fats and meats if the people are economical. The decision of priyation is passed, he declared. He said the people of the United States were now able to take over seas the bulk of food and to curtail the length of voyage to bring the supplies to the allies, thus affecting a considerable saving in tonnage.
 MT. Hoover said a program had been reached regarding the different commodities that are required, not only to maintain the health, but the comfort of the armies and civilian populations. He appealed to the United States for continued rigid economy to meet the increased de- mands of Europo and enable us to carry over the stock of food that will form positive Insurance against a pos sible climate eyentuality on the har- vest next year." The text of MT. d1oo ver's statement follows:
 q am well satisfied from the results of the food conferences. These were called at my request, with a view to the formation of policies and pro grams with regard to the import on, food supplies to the countries at war with Germany. An agreement has been reached as to policies which will af- feet a great measure of coordination in the purchase and transportation of supplies during the coming year and in their equitable distribution be- tween all the countries, and program has been agreed upon as to the dif- ferent commodities that are required. not only to maintain the health, but the comfort of the armies and civil populations. The peoples of North America are this year able to take upon their shoulders the movement oi the great bulk of food supplies re- quired, and it will, therefore, be pos sible to curoail the total length of the voyage necessary to bring these sup plies to the European allies, thus af- fecting a considerable saving in ton- mage as we'll as contributing a ma terial factor of safety on account Of the comparative immunity of the At lantic lane over all others from inter- ference from the enemy. The great transportation problem within the next year is to move American troops into Europe to give an overpowering strength against any forces the Ger mans may be able to bring to bear, and, fin order to accomplish this, econ omy in consumption is imperative in all the allied countries.
 "On the other hand, the danger of priyation is now passed. In the United States we have need for continued rigid economy in consumption, so that we may meet the increased demands from Europe and to enable us to carry over from this abundant harvest year stock of foodstuffs that will form positive insurance against possible clf- mate eyentualities in the next har- vest.
 Arrangements have been made by the four food controllers, not only to cover these matters of policy, but also to provide for the erection of machin- cry for continuous supervision of the necessary operations.
 ''The food council, which is body that has just been created, will be