Alma record., 1918-12-26
END OF WAR SHOWS
FOOD CONDITIONS
VAST POPULATIONS OF CoUN-
TRIES IN EUROPE URGENTLY
NEED FOOD FOR THIS
WINTER.
SAVE TO help THESE PEOPLE

Food Administrator Hoover said be-
fore going TO Europe
Il am going 10 Europe 60 discuss the
further food measures that must be
Organized as result q the cessation
OF hostilities. The food problem IN
Europe today 10 one Of extreme com
pleyity OF their tfo.00o.oe0 prscti
cally only three areas-South Russia
Hungary and Denmsrk-comprisips 6
say $4,000. .000-hsve sufncient food
supplies 10 last until nett harvest
without imports Some mus, have i'm
medisfe rsas<f
We have = surpbas q come le.0oo.-
600 10 10000. 900 tons of food il We
are economical 90 that the situstion
can be handled n this and ths other
smaller surpluses In the world can be
transported.
'All continental Europe has reduced
hsrds and is consequently. short OF
Dsats and especially fate. Those coun-
tries have their last harvest and under
orderly governments this would fur
nieh breadstuffs and vegetables for
N1lAOlM UfttOdE az kAAA WV nOhAhF W.
wards, depending upon the ratio Of
eocial disorder. In these cssss with
transportation and financial deInorai-
ization. he tendency is for peasants
10 cease marketing even their s..rplus
and thus instant difficulties are pro-
1ected into the cities even when re-
sources are available IN the country.
The peasant and 'villager OF Europe
always provides for himself for the
whole wear in any event. The prob
lem thus narrows itself 20 the support
OF the cities and large towns pending
restoration OF order and the establish
ment % confidence in future supplies
and The cities are the cente~ Of au-
archisuc infection.
Arrangements have long since been
completed by which the biz Allies
that is. France. England and Italy will
be provisioned This covers l2G.0OO.-
600 people.
"uur frst and deepest concern nov
must be for the little Allies Who we're
under the German yoke--they are the
Belgians. Serbians Roumanians.
Creeks. Zechs. Jugo-SlaNs and others.
There are some 5000 600 people in
these groups and they mus, be svs-
temaiically helped and at once. We
have already doubled the streams ~
food fiowinl toward Belgium.
our next concern must be- 10 relay
blockade measures rs FAR Is possible
in order that the neutral states in
Europe who are now all on short "a
lions should be- able 10 take care OF
their people and prevent the growth
OF anarchy This is ¬her groOp OF
about 10000 900
Another problem lies in the So
ooo,00 people in North Russia. large
part OF whom are inaccessible owing
90 The breakdown OF transportation
and through sheer anarchy Millions
OF these are beyond help this winter.
These groups are the ones that must
enlist the sympathy OF the American
people and for whom We are prepared
TO make any sacrifice
There is great problem in The
situation of the enemy people. about
FNrNNttfVN Ilh pIObAtlN IL not one
OF going To their relief IL is a prob
lem OF relaxing the watertirht block
ade, which continues through the
armistice sufficiently so that they may
secure for themselves the bare neces.
stiles that will give stable government
Unless anarchy can be put down and
stability OF government can be or
tanned IN these enemy states. there
will be nobody % make peace With
and nobody TO pay the biA To France
and Belgium for the fearful destruc-
tion that has been done ! would Ger
tsinly approach this problem with mix
ed feelings. having been long = wit.
ness TO the robbery OF food from won.
en- and children and the destruction
OF millions Of tons OF food at sea and
TO the misery under which the millions
amongst the big and little Allies have
suffered under the German yoke jus
tice requires that government he es-
tablished able TO make amends for
wrongs done. and il cannot be accom-
plished through spread OF ANARCHY.
Famine - the mother OF anarchy