Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-30
lAlaSDEFEAT'
1erican Sacrifices Win
~ Allies Wars Greatest
Economic Victory
(ffUATION IS IMPROVING
efman Spring Drive for
Eoast Launched on Learning
England's Peril
New York. July 80,

m New York. July 80.
The Sun today publishes a special
0iepatch from Washington giving a COM
nsete summary of the European food
letuation. including the Allied countries
ana Central Powers and conquered terri
/ Varies. The summary reveals the signifl-
cAnce of the order of Food Admins
traitor Hoover, cabled to the United
States yesterday, releasing hotels and
housewives from their pledge to refrain
from the use of wheat until after this
years harvest.
The significance of the sacrifice is
this: That the wars greatest economic
crisis was surmounted that the defeat
of Great Britain last spring was con-
verted into an economic victory as i'm
portant as any success that has come
to the military forces of the Allied ma
Ucns. and that now the Allies are safe
The facts shown by The summary are:
"That Great Britain on March l faced
food crisis of. such alarming propor-
tons that this country was notified that
the war could be continued successfully
only by the immediate sending of 75.-
600, 900 bushels of wheat and enormous
quantities Of meat and other foodstuffs
Tor the civilian popultion.
Germany's Hopes Shattered
THAT Germany learned Of this con-
dition and launched the first of the
series Of spring and summer military
offensives without delay, hoping by push
ing the English armies back to the
coast to break the backbone of British
resistance and because of the food crisis
compel London to sue for immediate
peace.
THAT Germany obtained approxi-
mate 100000 bushels of grain from
the Ukraine. which supplemented the
available supply OF tho Central Powers
gufnciently to Justify. at least in part,
the gamble in 'Ukrainan futures in
which the food officials and Government
authorities at Berlin had engaged.
That the embargoes which the United
States placed on the expectation of food
stuffs to the neutral nations of Europe
to respond to Englands appeal for aid
compelled those countries to draw upon
their own supplies of livestock, resulting
In O reduction which since has stopped
the expectation of fats and oils to Ger
many and converted the British situation
into an economic factor against the Cen
tral Powers
Lifting Food Restrictions
"That food restrictions Of all sorts are
now being either lifted or modified in
both England and France with indica-
tons that 1t will not be necessary to re-
store them during the rest of the war.
THAT the food supply of Germany is
slightly better than It was year ago.
with the exception Of oils and fats, which
are heavily decreased in volume--a sit
uation which the Germans are attempt
ing to overcome through the use Of veg
etabie oils,
.That Austria Hungary is subsisting
~ this time on small food importations
from Rumania and the Ukraine in addi-
tion to such crops as are being produced
IN that country, and that the Hungarian
uRess II greatly alarmed over the situa-
Sion and expressing fear of deploreble
I'd shortage next winter
3 THAT the Runlanian harvest is dis
t1nctly unfavorable and that the drought
which is making itself unpleasantly felt
IN Germany is a grave danger to the
fruit and vegetable crops. Caterpillars
ana ether forms Of plague are raVishlng
many Of the food crops of this country.
No Scarcity in France
.rhat there Is no scarcity of foodstuffs
IN France and prices generally are lower
SNan for a long time. The price of meat
has been reduced and the French min
ieter has accumulated sufficient stocks
0f fcuds to make available the removal
Of the meatless day limitations when
desired.
i "a larger area is in cultivation this
year, chiefly by the use of several nun
dred American tractors-an implement
which has been introduced in England
France and Italy this summer with a
srAater amount of success than was eX-
uected by any of the governments.
Thrilling even in it's simplicity is the
account Of the energetic action taken III
March by Mr.. Hoover 70 prevent FAMINE
ana defeat in England. Gable messages
to him at that time impiored the snip
ninr az additional quantities of wheat.
Xr Hoover replied that these shipments
could be made only from the supply on
hand for actual consumption by the
American population, as the reserve or
snrpIus OF last years crop was completely
exhausted. ,.s
IA tabulation of the supply on hand
IN this country showed a total OF 49,
00O. 900 bushels of wheat, or its equiv
niant in milled -four. The nation needed
aOO. 900 900 bushels to meet its needs
until the harvest was gathered Eng
land asked for 75,0o0,o00 bushels as a
means of preventing defeat thTough
starvation.
Changed Entire situation
ssxar. Hoover acted without delay. He
asked the American people to curtal
their consumption by one-half, or loo.'
o00 900 bushels. The response which
vas given to him enabled the food ad
ninistration afterward to ship 10000
600 bushels to the people Of England
huoyed them UP until the harvest was
eathered and changed their situation
into an economic victory.
".Vithout the savings which the peo
MA OF the United States made this
spring in the use of substitutes in bread
ana refraining from using wheat, not
only England. but possibly her other
Allies on that side. would have perished,
nd an official here today who is con
vItrsant with every detail of the foreign
fteA situation. Because of the con
AAential character of much of his WORK
- declined to permit the use of his
name
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