The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-12-04
Jane Adams Hears That the Great
Problem Is to Transport 1t to
Centers of Need

C6nterS Vi Netu
New York, Dec. 3.-The Food Ad-
ministration in Washington estimates
that Germany has food sufficient to
feed her population for eight months
according to Jane Adams OF Hull
House, Chicago, who addressed 5000
members and guests of the League for
Political Education in Carnegie Hall
yesterday morning. "The Worlds
Food and World Politics" was the
speakers theme. Robert Erskine Ely,
secretary of the league, presided.
After declaring that the mind Of the
world would be focused upon the com
ing Peace Conference, Miss Adams
spoke of the Congress Of Vienna,
in 1915, following the Napoleonic
wars. She said that the congress had
given the world two lessons; first,
that the attending delegates had been
unable to forget their national ambi-
tons, and, second, the great efforts
that had been made to break this am
bition in favor of a larger and less
selfish conception of world duty.
II think that if we look back upon
sess. If we ask what nation will be
great enough to do this, to exert this
influence, | should say that it will be
something that will be done in con
cert, blending of the latent tenden-
cies which they all possess. To my
mind one of the most powerful infu'
ences, or motives, will come through
the free elf-determination evolved by
the war"
Turning to the question of food,
Miss Adams referred to the restric
lions which had been put upon the
expectation of foodstuffs and pointed
out that our position Of furnishing
food where it was needed rather than
where the greatest profit lay, was an
innovation.
Taking Serbia, as an example for
discussion at the peace table, Miss
Adams said 1t was her conviction
that the country should be national
lied, with an outlet to the sea, so
that never again would 1t be in a pre-
war state of dependency. Continuing
on her idea of what would take place
when the conferees assembled, she de.
clared that there would undoubtedly
be jealousies and chickering's unless
the delegates were supported by unit
ed public opinion. She said it would
be necessary that the peoples be fed
not only during the period of recon,
struction, but until wholly norma.
conditions were restored.
Miss Adams pointed out that fol
the first time in history, the worlds
food supply was being regarded as Q
unit and was being administered IL
an altruistic manner.
Since the war, nations have revert
ed to the primitive methods employed
by individuals who gathered together
in tribes for the purpose of collective.
ly fighting starvation. Just as all eA
ports from this country have beer
under government control, so all i'm,
ports Of food into foreign countries
have been under the control OF theil
governments. Restrictive tariffs have
been abolished and it is doubtful l.
they will ever be imposed again, Thus
we have entered upon a new era o
internationalism, which has beer
evolved out of the sufferings and tn,
privations of the war.
at is in this way that the world,
food problem is linked with futur,
world politics It will supply a mo
tive for humanitarianism, and tn,
breaking down of the barriers be
tween nations. Academic discussion
is all right, it is necessary perhaps
and have no fault to find with It, bu
1t must be supplemented by something
higher. I believe that ethical ant
moral relationships will evolve fror,
the adjustment of international foot
problems that will be of incaiculablt
benefit to the world"
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