The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-30

hNdiidDlt INC removal OF tne HedIleSb
day limitations when desired.
A larger area Is in cultivation this
year. chiefly by the use of several
hundred American tractors-sn i'm
plement which has been introduced in
England. France and Italy this sum-
mer with greater amount ofNsuccess
than was expected by any OF the
Governments
Restrictions Here sim to Hold.
Gratifying as are these reports which
have come to the American Government
and which were made possible chiefly
by the patriotic and united action of the
civilian population here in refraining
from the use Of food materials sorely
needed by the allied Powers and by our
own wheat crop Of SOL 900. 900 bushels.
there will be no removh of rules of
economic consumption in this country.
This was made apparent to-day In the
statement OF officials of this Government
that the United States as we'll as the
Allies must store a surplus supply of
food from the abundance Of this year to
guard them against possible droughts
and crop failures next year.
Thrilling even In Its simplicity is the
account OF the energetic action taken in
March by Mr.. Hoover to prevent famine
and defeat in England. Cable messages
to him at that time in1elored the
shipping OF additional quantities of
wheat. Mr.. Hoover replied that these
shipments could be made only from the
supply on hand for actual consumption
by the American population. as the re-
serve or surplus OF last years crop was
completely exhausted.
A foh hui ~ fho L.,
this country showed a total Of lie. 000.-
900 bushels of wheat, or its equivalent
In milled flour. The nation needed 20o.-
100000 bushels to meet Its needs until
the harvest was gathered. England
asked for 100000 bushels as a means
Of preventing defeat through starva-
ton.
Mr. Hoover acted without delay. He
asked the American people to curtail
their consumption nv one half. or 100.-
900. 900 bushels. The response which
was given to him enabled the Food Ad-
ministration afterward to ship 10000
900 bushels to the people OF England.
buoyed them up until the harvest was
gathered and changed their situation
into an economic victory.
ThrodRh the expectation OF 500 trac-
tors to England and $500 more TO be
sillDIftt vet tHlS summer, 4,VVV 10 italy,
and 800 now on the road, and approxi-
mately 5000 to France the great es-
tates OF those countries have been
ploughed this summer with a minimum
Of man power.
Increase Of As Per Cent. Likely.
While It Is not expected that the food
production will be up to normal In any
~ hA oil al ~ IL
crease OF not less than IS per cent. Is
looked for. which. with the assistance
which the United States will give to
them. ID believed to have solved the
serious aspec.s OF the food conditions OF
those countries.
without the saving which the people
Of the United States made this spring in
the use Of substitutes in bread and re-
framing from using wheat not only
England but possibly her other allies on
that side would have persisted" said an
ofTicial here to-day who Is conversant
with every detail OF the foreign food sit
uation. Because Of the confidential char
acter OF much Of his work he declined to
permit the use OF his name
In discussing the ernbargoes which the
Government laid against expectations to
neutral countries in the spring he
pointed out that the Scandinavian coun-
tries were compelled to draw on their
normal supplies Of cattle and hogs on
the hoof. which had the effect Of entirely
stopping expectation of these meats to
Germany.
AS a result the supply Of cattle has de-
creased IS per cent and of hogs about
75 per cent. in those countries. Butter,
milk and cheese produced in neutral
countries Is no longer being shipped to
the munition plants of Germany to sup
ply fats and oils for the production OF
munitions.
Ninety per cent. OF the oleomargarine
sent to Germany from Scandinavia since
the war started had its base In fats from
the United States, It is said.
With regard to the food conditions in
the Central Empires and their conquered
provinces the report Just received shows
that the genera position Of the food sup
ply this summer Is on the whole slightly
easier than II was last year. This IL due
in part TO the better vegetable crops In
4 number Of the provinces and also to
the supplies which have been drawn dur
ing the spring from the Ukraine. Local
authorities have succeeded In stretching
the bread ration further and have man
aged to put by some reserves with a
view to possible emergency In the future.
But the supply procured from Russia.
with the aid OF which Germany hoped to
defeat the British armies in the spring
offensives, while tie English civilian
population was actually subssting on a
food ration smaller than that through
which Great Britain had hoped to starve
Germany at the outset of the war. has
not been sufficient to relieve the shortage
in all parts OF Germany. especially In the