The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-11-12
HOOVER ASSERTS
NATONMUST KEEP
ON SAVING FOOD

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12.-The ma.
-tion's obligation and opportunity tc
serve stricken humanity in war-torI
Europe by helping to provide susie
nance until the next harvest will de.
mand further sacrifices Of the Amer
or declared today in an address, at a
conference here Of state food admins
traitors.
Conditions Of famine exist in Eu-
rope, Mr.. Hoover said, which will be
beyond our powers to remedy,1 even
with the carrying out Of the plan tc
ship from America 20,0O0,000 tons Of
foodstuffs during the next year. In
Northern Russia alone, he declared
there are 100000 people who have
but little chance OF obtaining food this
winter. Millions of others Throughout
Europe. he, said, who can be reached
must be fed
This being the new world situation
created by the collapse Of the war, u
changes in our policies on today's out
look can be summarized;
That we may now advantageously
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
COIuttstu tIllih llldl utIllIldltly we
must extend this to all the fats.
we can contemplate, at the most
maintaining fully three pounds per
month Of sugar per person of household
sugar on the present outlook, and we
can by the availability of Java sugars
to Europe begin at once to relax more
restraints on sugar pending some
changes in European 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 can not change, and that
Is the vital necessity of simple living
to ecopomy in all consumption for COM
modities more or less substitute for
each other. We must realize that the
specter of famine abroad now haunts
the abundance of our table at horne.
The matter of prime Importance to
us is how much of each commodity the
exporting countries can furnish be-
tween now and next harvest, and how
much Is necessary to the importing
countries in which we have vital in
terest, in order to maintain health and
pubic order in the world"
A computation OF this basis shows
Mr.. Hoover said, this situation until
the next harvest:
A shortage Of about 5000, 900, OOC
pounds in pork and dairy products
and vegetable oils. ana OF dairy feeds
Of about 100000 tons. or beef there
are sufficient supplies to load all re-
frigerating ships to capacity. and there
will be enough of other foodstuffs pro
vided the utmost economy is practiced
by the American public. Although
sugar that will be available is ample
for normal consumption here, II other
nations retain their present short ra
tions, any Increase in Europe will
create world shortage. There Is a
surplus of coffee.
North America, Mr.. Hoover said, will
have to furnish so per cent of the
worlds supply Of foodstuffs and the
United States and the West Indies will
be able to export 20 1000 900 tons. as
against a prewar normal Of 5000, 900
tons.
There will be shortage under the
normal world supply OF fats for two
or three years, Mr. Hoover asserted,
and pork production must be main
tanned. or Americas export possibili-
ties in fats, the largest item will be
pork products. Mr.. Hoover sad.
Mr., Hoover told the state administra-
tors that the food administration will
be discontinued under the law when
peace is proclaimed, and added:
Il do NOT expect to see its renewal. 4"
IT look now" he SAID. "for a turn
OF American food trades toward con-
servative and safe business