Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-11-15
OUR PEOPLE MUST
CONTINUE SACRIFICES
FORSTR|CKEN EUROPE
May Now Abandon Use of
Flour Substitutes, Says
Hoover but Economy and
Conservation to Go On

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12.-Tbe ma
tons obligation and opportunity to
serve stricken humanity in war-torn
Europe by helping to provide susie
nance until the next harvest will de-
mand further sacrifices of the American
people, Food Administrator Hoover de-
c!ared today in an address at a confer
ence here of state food administrators.
Conditions of famine exist in Europe,
Mr.. Hoover said, that will be beyond
our powers to remedy" even with the
carrying out of the plan to ship from
America 20,0O0.000 tons of foodstuffs
during the next year. In northern Rus
STA alone, he declared, there are 49,
chance of obtaining fbod this winter
Millions of others Throughout Europe
fed
created by the collapse of the war" Mr..
Hoover continued, the prime changes
IN our policies on today's outlook can
be Summarized:
Abandon Flour Substitutes
THAT we may now advantageousiy
abandon the usS of substitutes in our
wheat bread; that we will still require
economy and elimination OF waste in its
need conservation in butter and con
densed milk; that ultimately 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
change in Europe policies.
These are special features of
changes in policy, but the shifting of
conservation from one commodity to
a n ic a. ~L,1T1 mi
is one policy which cannot change, and
that is the vital necessity of simple
living, to economy in all consumption
for commodities more or less substitute
the specter of famine abroad now
haunts the abundance of our table at
home.
The matter of prime Importance to
us is how much of each commodity the
exporting countries can furnish between
now and next harvest, and how much is
necessary to the importing countries in
which we have vital interest in order
to maintain health and public order in
the world"
Situation At Present
computation on this basis. shows.
Mr.. Hoover said this situation until
the next harvest.
A shortage of about three billion
pounds of pork and dairy products and
vegetable oils, and of dairy feeds of
about 5000, 900 tons. OF beef. there are
sufficient supplies to load all refriger-
ating ships capacity, and there will be
enough of other foodstuffs provided the
utmost economy is practiced by the
American public. Although sugar that
will be available is ample for normal
consumption here IF other nations re-
tain. their present short rations, any in
crease in Europe will create world
shortage. There is a surplus of coffee.
North America, Mr.. Hoover said, will
have to furnish 50 per cent of the
worlds supply of foodstuffs and the
United States and the West Indies will
be able to export 29,000,O0O tons as
against a pre-war normal Of 100000
tons.
There will be a shortage under the
normal world supply of fats for two
or three years, Mr.. Hoover asserted,
and pork production must be maintain
ed. Of Americas export possibilities
in fats, the largest item will be pork
products, Mr.. Hoover said.
Mr. Hoover told the state adminiStra-
tors that the food administration Will
be discontinued under the law when
peace is proclaimed, and added:
II do not expect to see 1T renewed.
"I look now," he said, for turn or
American food trades towards conserva-
tive and safe business"