The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-07-26
HUNS STARVING, HOOVER SAYS
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will be less than last and conse.
quently we will have more ships TO
American soldiers"
Taking broad view," Mr.
Hoover said, lone outstanding anC
dominating fact is preceived within
the enemy lines, namely, hunger
And, altho a body of some 100000
persons, comprising the dominating
spirits in Germany have been able tt
put against the world the forces OF
some 100000 people, they have
not been able to produce their needed
food.
1.-THE conquered people, already
hungry, are being slowly but surely
starved and their loss of life thru
starvation during the period before
the next harvest will be far larger
than all the casualties on the west
ern front.
I'm seeking President Wilson'S
counsel as to the conference of food
officials which now is in progress,
received from him this statement
of our point OF view in all Our food
negotiations:
THAT the American people will
gladly and willingly make any sacri-
flee in consumption and in the pro-
duction of food stuffs that will main
tain the health, comfort and the
courage of the people of the allied
countries. We are, in fact, eating
at the common table with them"
Reviewing what already had been
done in the way of increased produc-
ton and saving in consumption by
voluntary efforts and rationing. Mr..
Hoover said the exertion of the
American agricultural authorities
and farmers had borne such fruit
that there will be on need during
the next twelve months for any re-
strictions on the volume of bread
stuffs to be shipped to the European
allies" Continuing Mr.. Hoover
said:
1T will be the joint conclusion of
my colleagues in the European coun-
tries that we can get along with
less moderate mixture of other
cereals in the loaf and thus provide
better bread for the two hundred
opposed to Germany"
Mr.. Hoover pointed out, however,
that with restricted shipping the en-
tente allies must face reduction in
FODDER imports and thus a decrease
in animal products until the SUBJ
marine had been overcome and ship
ping restored.
This degeneration in production,
he added, would be continuous thru
out the war. He contended that it
would be strategy to devote Euro
pean land to breadstuff production
and to send animal products instead
of fodder from the United States.
At the Mansion House luncheon
the first speaker was j. Austin Cham
berlain, member of the war cabinet,
who expressed in warm terms, on be-
half of the government, appreciation
to Mr.. Hoover and the people of the
United States for the help rendered
the common cause, particularly thru
the self-sacrifice of people in land
of plenty. ..
eve have been able to tide over
times of great difficulty and moments
of grave anxiety, as to the susten-
ance of our population" said Mr..
Chamberlain, 'for which we are
under lasting debt of gratitude to
Mr.. Hoover and the people of the
united States. This has been Ameri-
cas- portion of the war burden in a
fight for right, though now
they have come to help us not in
fodstufis alone, but with brave and
gallant troops"
Referring to Emperor Williams
famous reference to the 'contemp-
tible British army" which Mr.. Cham
berlain said would never be forgotten
nor forgiven by the present or future
the speaker continued:
1.-THE German higher command in
his campaign has experienced one
deception as to the military value of
he British army. 1t seems as if
hey are beginning to have another
deception as to the extent of the
7alue of the United States forces.
Great Britain is proud to call such
men brothers in arms, and to renew
md coment on the field of battle the
I'D ties which have bound together
hem and us"
The conference of food controllers
If the allied governments was form
lily opened this morning by John
Robert Clynes, the British food con-
roller, Mr.. Hoover attended the
meeting, as did the food controllers
If Italy, France, Belgium and other
countries.