The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-06-21
APPEALS or HOOVER ARE
CONSIDERED TIMELY AND
MAY AVERT SUGAR FAMINE

NEW YORK, June Food Admins
traitor Hoover S special message to the
people of the country read from church
pulpits on Sunday, May 20, urging the
, immediate conservation of sugar was
faVorably commented on in sugar circles
this week, reports Facts About Sugar.
1t was regarded as timely step toward
! aTertiHg a possible recurrence Of the
disturbing, conditions Of last fall and
Appeal c6haddssfFsd opportuno
Not only did the trade hold TO the
general opinion that the request was
a timely one, coming at the beginning
OF the period Of heaviest consumption
but the view was held also that it
would prove highly effective inasmurh
as Mr.. Hoover had taken the public
into his confidence by drftlv directing
attention to the Impossibihty of sugar
being in plentiful supply during the
, remainder Of 1918, on account of the
increasing demands upon shipping for
/ overseas military and foot supply
SeTYlrf,
Warned In Time
Discussing these points prominent
sugar authority said:
When warned in time and given
the reason for the warning, the Amer
lean people can be drpcmdrd ON to
respond wholrheartrdly to nrv rcn
sonahle request made to them for
the exercise Of self denial that will
aid in winning the war Thi- ap
plies fully to the sugar situation. Now
that Mr.. Hoover has met both Of these
h.a
toward avoiding the mistake mnde last
year when the public was led to hr
hevr that sugar supplies were ample
and lao possibility Of a future shortage
was minated 10y those who were fully
aware Of conditions -
Influence Of Ship Situation
Mr.. Hoover : reference to sugar
| consisted Of short paragraph in IL
statement referring at greater length
to the conservation of wheat and
meats. 1t was as follows:
In the case Of sugar We are rmbar
raSS"I Icy the necessity Of using ships
for carrying our soldiers and Feeling
the Allies, and i'll consequence we must
use sugar with great economy. We
must emphasize the Importance Of can
nIhg and preserving on large scale
among our people this summer and our
available sugar must be conserved for
this purpose.
The import of Mrs Hoover = state
ment to the American people roinridrs
with the opinion which has prevailed
in the trade for some time past relative
to the general outlook Since the be
ginning of last mouth it has been real
| iZed that the refners will be hnrd
pressed to meet the heavy demand
which rs expected to set in when the
canning season gets into full swing,
and there is every reason to believe
| that this demand will be fully as heavy
az last wear. AS Mr.. Hoover has now
Indicated that the best interests of the
American public can be served 10y con
serving the greatest possible amount Of
food products through preserving and
canning, and as there is no call for
any cuTtailmem in that direction, il IS
not unlikely that the demand for
sugar for home preserving may be even
greater than last year, when it
drained the country of practically all
visible and invisible supplies.
RaWs Are Limited
To meet this condition refined sup
plies must be obtained from the Inn
hted volume Of raws which can be
moved month by month from producing
sections to refining points from now
to the end of the year. These month
ly shipments will inevitably show II
considerable shrinkage as conpurrd
with the movement during April amt
May. Another unfavorable fuctor IS
the unusually low level Of raw stocks,
(which practically equal only one wrrh )
melting requirements.